John Quinn (wrestler)
| Birth name | John Quinn |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Family | Pat Quinn (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Butcher Danny Dubois John Clay John Quinn The Kentucky Butcher Little John Marcel LeMay The Masked Spoiler The Stomper Virgil the Kentucky Butcher |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from |
Kentucky (as The Kentucky Butcher) |
| Trained by | Al Spittles |
| Debut | 1961 |
| Retired | 1988 |
John Quinn (born 1944) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) under the ring name The Kentucky Butcher in the late-1960s, where he challenged then WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino on several occasions, including a 1968 main event at Madison Square Garden.
In addition to his appearances in the WWWF, Quinn performed under his birth name for North American regional promotions including NWA All-Star Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling from the early 1960s to early 1970s. During his later career, he also appeared in European and Japanese organizations from the 1970s until the late 1980s. A popular "heel" in Great Britain during this time, he held the British World Heavyweight Championship a record four times between 1980 and 1986.
A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Quinn was brought in as a sparring partner for Whipper Billy Watson's wrestling camp. Impressed by Quinn, he was invited by Watson to join his tour in Ontario during the summer. Later training under Al Spittles, he eventually made his debut in 1961 wrestling for promoter Larry Kasaboski in northern Ontario. For the next few years, he wrestled under numerous ring names as he toured Canada and the United States including Marcel LeMay, Danny Dubois, Jack Clay and The Masked Spoiler.
In early 1965, Quinn began wrestling in the World Wide Wrestling Federation as Virgil the Kentucky Butcher defeating Arnold Skaaland during a television taping at the National Arena in Washington, DC on January 18, 1965 as well as defeating Skaaland and Wes Hutchinson later that month.
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