Johnny Kidd (wrestler)

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Ring name(s)	Johnny Kidd
Billed height	5 ft 7 in (175 cm)
Billed weight	229 lb (102 kg)
Born	September 20, 1955 (1955-09-20) (age 52) Balham, London
Resides	Luton, Bedfordshire
Trained by	Ampthill Amateur Wrestling Club
Debut	vs. Tony Scarlo in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Johnny Kidd (born September 20, 1955) is the ring name a British professional wrestler best known for his work during what was known as the Golden Era of British Wrestling.

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Kidd made his professional wrestling debut in a singles match against Tony Scarlo at the Salisbury City Hall in Salisbury, Wiltshire after being trained by the Ampthill Amateur Wrestling Club.

Kidd found his most success during the Golden Era of British Wrestling when the television show World of Sport was launched featuring wrestling in the mid-1960s. Kidd became a household name during this time and after the end of that era he would travel the United States; making appearance with Smoky Mountain Wrestling.

A practitioner of the British style of wrestling, Kidd found little success in the more modern form of wrestling. However, Kidd would find sanctuary in old-school promotions like Revolution British Wrestling, and Premier Promotions where he won various titles. Kidd still continues to compete in wrestling to this day, he can regularly be seen on LDN's Capital TV show on TWC Fight! or appearing in many different European promotions it what are known as Legend/World of Sport Rules matches to display British style wrestling. He recently won the LDN Golden Grappler trophy after a 6 month TV tournament.

He will be competing at TWCfight!/LDN's Legend Showdown event against Brian Maxine on Saturday 24th November at the Broxbourne Civic Hall.

Outside of wrestling Kidd is a technical advisor for Vauxhall Motors.