John Hill (wrestler)

John Hill
Birth nameJohn Steele Hill
BornJuly 8, 1941[1]
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 10, 2010 (Aged 68)[2]
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Guy Hill
Guy Mitchell
The Stomper
Jerry Valiant
The Masked Strangler
Mr. X (in Vancouver)
The Destroyer
The Assassin
Guy Heenan
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Debut1959[2]
Retired1988

John Steele Hill[3] (July 8, 1941 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known under the ring names Guy Mitchell, The Stomper and "Gentleman" Jerry Valiant. During his career, he held the top singles titles in Australia and Vancouver, and competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) where he won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship.

  1. ^ "Obituary for John Hill". Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Steven (March 12, 2010). "John Hill, man of many faces, dies at 68". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2010-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) age 68
  3. ^ "Obituary for John Hill". Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center. Retrieved 2010-03-13.