Johnny Saint

Infobox Wrestler
name=Johnny Saint
names=Johnny Saint
The Man of a Thousand Holds
height=5"8" 1/2
weight=11 stone
birth_date = birth date|1942|6|29|df=y
death_date =
birth_place =Manchester
resides= Blackpool
billed=Blackpool, England
trainer=Billy Robinson
Colin McDonald
debut=June 1958
retired=1996|

Johnny Saint is a retired English professional wrestler who worked around the UK during the "World of Sport" era.

Career

During June 1958, Johnny Saint was defeated by Colin McDonald in Saint's debut match. On November 3, 1976 Johnny Saint would be featured in the "World of Sport" in England, though was underrated in America due to his strait-laced attitude to wrestling.

Retirement and return

On October 10, 1996 Johnny Saint defeated Naohiro Hoshikawa in Saint's retirement match.

On November 29th 2007, more than 10 years after he retired, Saint returned to the ring under the banner of LDN, wrestling to defeat Johnny Kidd in a classic match

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves:*"Johnny Saint Special":*"Russ Abbot Special" (Saint perfroms a leapfrog, crawls between opponent's legs, rolls over the opponent and performs a schoolboy):*Wrist lock, sometimes followed by a backward roll into a double wrist lock:*Straight leglock:*Crossbody, sometimes from the top rope

Championships and accomplishments

*British Championships:*British Lightweight Championship (1 time):*European Lightweight Championship (2 times):*World Lightweight Championship (10 times)