Johnny Saint

John Miller was born in Failsworth on 29 June 1941. After finishing school at the age of 15, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a factory worker. By this time, he was already an amateur boxer. One day, his mother went to the hair salon, where she had her hair cut by Billy Robinson's mother; they became friends and introduced their sons to each other, with Miller soon beginning to train at Robinson's father's gym. He trained as a wrestler under Robinson, Colin McDonald, and George Kidd. ==Career==

Under the Johnny Saint ring name, Miller debuted as a professional wrestler in June 1958, being defeated by Colin McDonald. He also had two European Lightweight Championship reigns in 1979 and 1983. On 10 October 1996, Saint defeated Naohiro Hoshikawa at a Michinoku Pro Wrestling event in what was billed as Saint's retirement match. The following day, Saint teamed with Quackenbush to defeat the team of Kidd and Colt Cabana, with Saint pinning Kidd. On 7 June 2018, it was announced that he would be the general manager of the UK division of its NXT brand. He would remain as general manager until the brand's closure in September 2022. On August 24, 2025, Saint made an appearance for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as part of their Forbidden Door event at the O2 Arena in London, England. He was part of pre-recorded segment alongside British wrestler and commentator Nigel McGuinness who was challenging fellow British wrestler Zack Sabre Jr for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship as part of AEW's working relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling. During the match, Saint also appeared at ringside with former World Mid-Heavyweight and British Light Heavyweight Champion Marty Jones. ==Professional wrestling style and persona==

Saint's nickname "The Man of a Thousand Holds" came from his largely submission based grappling style, frequently using wrist locks, roll-up pins, and bridges to counter his opponents' offence. He would also utilise a lady of the lake hold as his finishing move. ==Personal life==

Miller resides in the Welsh town of Rhyl. ==Championships and accomplishments==

• British Championships • British Lightweight Championship (1 time) • European Lightweight Championship (2 times) • World Lightweight Championship (10 times) • Wrestling Observer Newsletter • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (2024) ==References==