names retired permissions weight birth_place trainer height debut birth_date image article_title name resides
johnny powers lord anthony lansdowne 1982 vision resource group inc 265 lb kg on hamilton , ontario , canada jack martínez wentworth johnny valentine lou thesz toots mondt pedro 6 4 1960 20 march 1943 johnny powers 2008.jpg johnny powers -lrb- wrestler -rrb-
 johnny powers niagara region , ontario
johnny powers -lrb- wrestler -rrb-

johnny powers -lrb- born dennis waters on march 20 , 1943 -rrb- is a retired canadian professional wrestler , known by his legally changed ring name johnny powers .
he competed in several north american and international promotions including national wrestling alliance -lrb- nwa -rrb- , american wrestling association -lrb- awa -rrb- , maple leaf wrestling , national wrestling federation , international wrestling association and the world wide wrestling federation feuding with then wwwf world heavyweight champion bruno sammartino during the early 1960s nwa 's lou thesz , gene kiniski and awa 's verne gagne .
as a sports event promoter and television producer since 1967 , he has presented over 3,500 live wrestling and sports events from singapore to new york to trinidad .
he co-founded the national wrestling federation -lrb- nwf -rrb- , which he sold to japanese interests in 1973 .
powers was the first major international syndicator of television wrestling with programs in over 27 countries .
