Johnny Devine

John Parsonage (born April 27, 1974) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Hot Shot" Johnny Devine.

He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

As a teenager, John and his friends organized and competed in a wrestling show.

After graduating from Garden City Collegiate high school, Devine relocated to the United States, 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 confused 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.

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.

On the July 9 edition of Impact, Team Canada (Eric Young, Johnny Devine and Bobby Roode) defeated Rod Steele and Bruce Steele and Frankie Capone, Team USA was victorious with six victories in the course of the night, with Team Canada in third place with three points.

At Sacrifice, Devine competed in a World X Cup Gauntlet which was won by Petey Williams.

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

On the August 11 edition of Impact, Team Canada (Eric Young and Johnny Devine) defeated 3-Live Krew (BG James and Konnan).

On the August 25, 2004 edition of Impact, Team Canada (Scott D’Amore, Johnny Devine, and Eric Young) defeated 3Live Kru in a six-man tag match.

On the August 27 edition of Impact, Team Canada (Williams, Roode, Young, and Devine) beat Rod and Bruce Steele, Mikey Batts, and Jerrelle Clark.

On the September 1 edition of Impact, Team Canada (Young, Devine, and Roode) faced BG James, Konnan, and the Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes) in a six-man tag match in a losing effort.

On the September 10 edition of Impact, Devine and Roode defeated Chris Harris and Elix Skipper.

Following the September 26 edition of Impact, 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 and a foot of his lower intestine were removed as a result.

He was sidelined for six weeks while recuperating, returning on December 5 at Turning Point 2004 in a surprise return where he helped Team Canada recapture the Tag Team titles.

On the December 24 edition of Impact, Devine faced AJ Styles in a losing effort.

On the January 28, 2005 edition of Impact, Devine faced Monty Brown in a losing effort.

On the February 11, edition of Impact, Devine defeated Sonny Siaki.

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.

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 World Wrestling Entertainment's 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 TNA 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.