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John Parsonage Canada
Born (1974-04-27) April 27, 1974 (age 50)
Merritt, British Columbia British Columbia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)J.P. Parsons
Johnny Devine
Havok
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Billed fromWinnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba
Reno, Nevada Nevada
Calgary, Alberta Alberta
Trained byBad News Brown,
Scott D'Amore,
Bruce Hart,
Stu Hart,
Davey Boy Smith
DebutOctober 27, 1997

John Preston (J.P) Parsonage, better known by his ring name "Hot Shot" Johnny Devine, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently wrestling on the Canadian independent circuit and in the United States of America for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Devine is the current TNA X Division Champion.

Professional wrestling career

As a teenager, Devine and his friends organised and competed in a wrestling show. After graduating from Garden City Collegiate high school, Devine relocated to America, attending college in Minnesota. After graduating, he joined the Canadian infantry, and met Bret Hart while posted to Calgary, Alberta in 1997. Devine then decided to train as a wrestler. He began training in August 1997 in the infamous Hart Dungeon under Bruce Hart, a son of the legendary Stu Hart. He debuted on October 27, 1997, facing "Gorgeous" Vinny Vegas (not to be mistaken with Vinnie Vegas). Devine then wrestled for various independent promotions in Western Canada, and in April 1999 he joined the resurrected Stampede Wrestling, a wrestling promotion operated by the Hart family, at times forgoing pay when attendances were poor and takings low. As part of the Stampede Wrestling roster, Devine appeared on the A-Channel on Canadian television. In 2001 he wrestled with the short-lived Western Canadian Extreme Wrestling promotion.

Devine wrestled dark matches for both Extreme Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. While unable to wrestle due to nerve damage in his right shoulder, he operated his own promotion, Young Lions Wrestling.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004-Current)

In February 2004 Devine debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as part of Team Canada, taking part in the TNA X Cup. He returned to TNA on May 26, 2004 along with Petey Williams, Bobby Roode and Eric Young, taking part in the TNA World X Cup, which pitted teams of wrestlers from Canada, Mexico, the United States and Japan against one another. Team USA was victorious with six victories in the course of the night, with Team Canada in third place with three points.

In June 2004 Team Canada began a lengthy feud with the 3Live Kru.

On September 26, 2004, Devine and fellow TNA wrestler Andy Douglas were involved in an altercation after leaving Bar Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee. Devine was stabbed in the stomach, and his gallbladder was removed as a result. He was sidelined for six weeks while recuperating, returning on December 5. [1]

In March 2005 Devine was removed from in-ring competition once more after he tore his medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate ligament while defending the Mid-Southern Tag Team Championships with Eric Young for Memphis Wrestling in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] He underwent knee surgery on March 15, with a predicted recovery time of six months to a year. While injured, Devine worked as a trainer at Scott D'Amore's Can Am Wrestling School in Windsor, Ontario, as well as acting as an announcer for some promotions. He was replaced within Team Canada by A-1.

Devine returned to the ring in July 2005, wrestling occasionally for various Canadian independent promotions. On August 18, 2005, Devine appeared on an episode of WWE SmackDown! as J.P. Parsons, teaming with Ruffy Silverstein and losing to Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich in a squash match.

In October 2005 he returned to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Two weeks later, he announced that he required further surgery as a result of the stabbing thirteen months earlier, which had been improperly treated by doctors in Nashville, leaving him with several hernias. He underwent surgery to repair the hernias on January 27, 2006. Devine later relocated to Windsor, Ontario.

Devine returned to TNA on the May 4, 2006 episode of iMPACT!, teaming with Eric Young and subsequently losing to Shocker and Magno of Team Mexico in the first round of the 2006 World X Cup.

On the June 29, 2006 episode of iMPACT!, Team Canada was disbanded by TNA Management Director Jim Cornette. On the same episode of iMPACT!, Devine joined Paparazzi Productions, appearing alongside Alex Shelley and acting as his production assistant. Devine was fired from Paparazzi Productions by Kevin Nash for allegedly refusing to edit German snuff films for Nash. He was replaced with Austin Starr. [1]

Devine appeared with Matt Bentley and Kazarian at TNA's Prime time premiere, displaying an entirely different look. The three have been dubbed Serotonin, a new version of Raven's Flock stable. As apart of the new group, Devine's name was changed to Havok. Following Kaz's turn, the release of Martyr (Bentley), and Raven's disappearance from television, the Havok gimmick still continued even with him on his own as a member of the X Division - including standing up for them against Team 3D. On the November 15th edition of Impact, Team 3D apparently took him hostage in order to get their demands met by the Motor City Machine Guns. The X Division rescued him and he went under the ring and grabbed a Kendo Stick, then he suddenly attacked his fellow X Division stars thus turning on the division and joining Team 3D on their quest to destroy it. This also effectively ended Serotonin once and for all, since within that segment, he'd ditched both the face paint and the brooding attitude associated with the group, although he does still wield Serotonin's signature weapon, the Kendo Stick. The week after that he went back to being called Johnny Devine.

On the November 27, 2007 edition of TNA Today, Devine defeated former Team Canada teammate Petey Williams after driving him to the mat with a double underhook piledriver. Devine was sporting new entrance music and attire as well and regained his cocky and obnoxious attitude.

On the January 24, 2008 taping of TNA Impact Devine defeated Jay Lethal to win the TNA X Division Championship after Brother Ray hit Lethal with a kendo stick. This is Devine's first major title in TNA.

Finishing and signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

  • Great Canadian Wrestling
  • GCW Canadian Championship (2 times)
  • Top Rope Championship Wrestling
  • TRCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • TRCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Vain
  • Western Canadian Extreme Wrestling
  • WCEW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

References

  1. ^ a b c Wojcik, A. (2007). "Interview Update: Johnny Devine AKA Havok". AlanWojcik.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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