Paul Orndorff
Biography
Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr., nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful", was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his appearances with WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). After seven years working around the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Orndorff became a star in the 1980s WWE wrestling boom, and featured with manager Bobby Heenan and champion Hulk Hogan extensively, including in the main events of the first WrestleMania and Survivor Series. With an untreated neck injury, he left WWE for WCW in early 1988, where he won the WCW World Television Championship and the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Paul Roma (as a team called Pretty Wonderful). Arm atrophy from a nagging injury led him to retire in 2000 and he was treated for cancer in 2011. After retiring, he trained aspiring wrestlers. Orndorff was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2009.
Known For
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWF Superstars
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE Pay Per View
Mid-South Wrestling
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
All Movies (77)
- 350 Days2019 · as Self
- Andre the Giant2018 · as Self (archive footage)
- WWE Unreleased: 1986-19952017
- Legends of Mid-South Wrestling2013 · as Himself
- WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden2013 · as Himself
- WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event2009 · as Himself
- Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 12007 · as Paul Orndorff
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology2006 · as 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff
- WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship2006
- The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s2005 · as Self
- WWE Hall of Fame 20052005 · as Himself
- WCW Fall Brawl 20002000 · as Himself
- WCW World War 3 19951995 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI1995 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Bash at the Beach 19951995 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Slamboree 19951995 · as Himself
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX1994 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Halloween Havoc 19941994 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Fall Brawl 19941994 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII1994 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Bash at the Beach 19941994 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW SuperBrawl IV1994 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI1994 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Starrcade 19931993 · as Himself
- WCW BattleBowl1993 · as "Mr. Wonderful"
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXV1993 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Halloween Havoc 19931993 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Fall Brawl 19931993 · as "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV1993 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Beach Blast 19931993 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII1993 · as Paul Orndorff (Manager)
- WCW Slamboree 19931993 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW SuperBrawl III1993 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXII1993 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- SMW Fire on The Mountain 19921992 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- SMW Volunteer Slam 19921992 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- UWF Beach Brawl1991 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WCW The Great American Bash 19901990 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush1990 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- TWA Summer Sizzler1990 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- TWA Spring Spectacular1990 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- The Best of the WWF: volume 141987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments1987 · as Paul Orndorff
- WWE Houston Wrestling: December '871987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Survivor Series 19871987 · as Paul Orndorff
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '871987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '871987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- The Best of the WWF: volume 121987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '871987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWF Hulkamania 21987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '871987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '871987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports1987 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '861986 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Houston Wrestling: October '861986 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE The Big Event1986 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino1986
- WrestleMania II1986 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Grudge Match1986 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- The Best of the WWF: volume 51986 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '851985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- The Wrestling Classic1985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits1985 · as Paul Orndorff
- The Best of the WWF: volume 41985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Andre the Giant1985 · as "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (Archive footage)
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '851985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WrestleMania1985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports1985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (archive footage)
- WWE War to Settle the Score1985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams1985 · as Self
- Best of the WWF Volume 31985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Most Unusual Matches1985 · as Paul Orndorff
- Best of the WWF Volume 21985 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '841984 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '841984 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE The Brawl to End it All1984 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '841984 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
All TV Shows (19)
- Mr. McMahon2024 · as “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff (Archive Footage)
- WWE Table For 32015 · as Paul Orndorff
- Hogan Knows Best2005
- WWE Hall of Fame2005 · as Self
- Clash of the Champions1988 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- Clash of the Champions1988 · as Paul Orndorff (Manager)
- WWF Wrestling Challenge1986 · as Paul Orndorff
- WWF Superstars1986 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985 · as Paul Orndorff
- WWE Pay Per View1985
- Tuesday Night Titans1984 · as Paul Orndorff
- Tuesday Night Titans1984 · as Paul Orndorff (Archive footage)
- Mid-South Wrestling1981 · as Paul Orndorff
- WWE Old School1973 · as Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff
- WWE Old School1973 · as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
- WWE Old School1973 · as Paul Orndorff (Manager)
- WWE Old School1973 · as Paul Orndorff
- Fury Hour—