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John Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor.

He is known for competing in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1989. Minton was also an actor in both .

Minton died on March 20, 1995 from liver cancer and Hodgkin's disease. Lou Albano revealed in 2000 that Minton had also suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Minton was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1995 and the WWE Hall of Fame by Big Show in 2004.

Championships
Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Jimmy Garvin)
European Wrestling Union
EWU World Super Heavyweight Championship (one time)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA National Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Super Destroyer)
Maple Leaf Wrestling
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (one time)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (four times) (with Ric Flair (one), Ken Patera (one), Masked Superstar #1 (one), and Roddy Piper (one))
NWA Big Time Wrestling
NWA American Heavyweight Championship (one time)
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Bull Ramos)
NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (one time)
NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Buddy Rose)
NWA Southern Championship Wrestling
NWA Tennessee Southern Heavyweight Championship (one time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Tag Team of the Year (1976) (with Killer Kowalski)
He was ranked #60 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
World Championship Wrestling
WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)
World Wrestling Association
WWA World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Ox Baker)

World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
WWWF World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Killer Kowalski)
Royal Rumble (1989)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Most Overrated (1984)

 References 

Other websites
WWE profile

Category:1948 births
Category:1995 deaths
Category:American movie actors
Category:American professional wrestlers
Category:American television actors
Category:Deaths from liver cancer
Category:Deaths from Hodgkin's lymphoma
Category:Former WWE wrestlers
Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
Category:WWE Hall of Fame