Johnny Mantell

John Lusk, better known by his ring name Johnny Mantell, is an American retired professional wrestler, and current president of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum who competed in Texas between the late 1970s and early 1990s for World Class Championship Wrestling and Global Wrestling Federation, Mid-South and Japan. He was also known as The Hood in California.

Mantell began his wrestling career in 1977 in Louisiana while attending university studying Physical Education.

In 1978, he went on his first tour of Japan working for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He did two more tours in 1979 and 1980.

In 1979, Mantell worked in Vancouver and Portland for Pacific Northwest Wrestling. Mantell teamed up with his brother Ken Mantell in 1980 for Mid-South Wrestling.

Mantell, began using a gimmick, The Hood a masked wrestler for NWA Hollywood Wrestling in 1980. He won the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship defeating Chavo Guerrero Sr.

After the Hood gimmick, Mantell left California in 1982 and went to Texas making his debut for World Class Championship Wrestling. On October 31, 1983, Mantell defeated Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW Television Championship where he held it for nearly a month dropping the title to The Super Destroyer on November 28. He would work for World Class until 1988.

In 1983, Mantell returned to Mid-South Wrestling where he worked until 1985.

Mantell returned to Japan in 1984 this time for All Japan Pro Wrestling.