Retirement and Return
On October 10, 1996 Johnny Saint defeated Naohiro Hoshikawa at a Michinoku Pro Wrestling event in Saint's retirement match.
On November 27, 2007, more than 10 years after he retired, Saint returned to the ring for LDN Wrestling defeating Johnny Kidd. Saint wrestled a further eight matches for LDN, including two bouts against three time LDN British Heavyweight Champion 'Gentleman' Jon Ritchie, in which Saint put up a considerable fight before being defeated by the heavier champion.
He was defeated by Mike Quackenbush at Chikara's Tag World Grand Prix 2008 by KO after he did not get up from the referee's ten count after he suffered a knee injury while performing a knee breaker.
Saint made his debut in America at Chikara's King of Trios Tournament on March 27, 2009 with Mike Quackenbush and Jorge "Skayde" Rivera in "The Masters of a Thousand Holds" team. The team would win their opening round match against "Incoherence" (Delirious, Hallowicked and Frightmare), but would lose their quarter-final round match against "Team Uppercut", which consisted of Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, and Dave Taylor. Saint returned to Chikara on July 30, 2011, losing to Johnny Kidd in a match contested under World of Sport rules. The following day Saint, teaming with Mike Quackenbush, pinned Kidd, teaming with Colt Cabana, in a tag team match.
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