John Robert Hindley (born 7 August 1965) is an English retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Johnny Smith.
[2][1] Hindley was trained by his uncle Ted Betley, initially in Winwick, Warrington, and then Port Erin, Isle of Man.
In January 1989, Smith's third reign as British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight champion came to an end as he lost the title to Chris Benoit in a death match.
In February 1989, he began feuding with Dynamite Kid after interfering during a British Bulldogs-Karachi Vice rematch, attacking him from behind and cutting his hair.
His opponents included Antonio Inoki, Keiji Muto, Masa Saito, and Seiji Sakaguchi.
[4] In February 1989, he followed The Dynamite Kid to wrestle for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and replaced Davey Boy Smith as Dynamite Kid's tag team partner in September 1990, reforming the tag team: The British Bruisers.
He was planning to make a comeback in March 2004 for IWA Japan, but chose to remain retired for health reasons.