John Hindley

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This article is about the wrestler. For the chairman of the National Coal Board, see John Hindley, 1st Viscount Hyndley.

John Hindley
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Ring name(s)	Johnny Smith
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight	250 lb (110 kg/18 st)
Born	August 7, 1965 Warrington, England
Billed from	Warrington, England
Debut	January 1982

John Hindley (born August 7, 1965) is a semi-retired British professional wrestler best known by his ring name Johnny Smith.

[edit] Career

John was trained by Ted Betley firstly in Winwick Warrington and then Port Erin Isle of Man. He wrestled in the UK for many years before moving over to Canada with his wife Jane. John was originally billed as Davey Boy Smith's brother, Johnny Smith. He followed The Dynamite Kid to wrestle for All Japan Pro Wrestling and replaced Davey Boy Smith as Dynamite Kid's tag team partner. On April 10, Johnny Smith collapsed prior to his match at an All Japan Pro Wrestling show, Paramedics were called to the Hiroshima Arena and Smith was rushed to a local hospital, Smith had lost feeling in some parts of his body, due to massive amounts of pain killers, but was in stable condition at a local Japanese hospital. The Japanese media is suggesting the collapse was related to the use of painkillers, Keiji Muto attempted to down play this story in the Japanese media but with very little luck. Today, John is a police man in full uniform, for the Calgary City police.