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Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta. For nearly 50 years, it was one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies. Originally established by Stu Hart in 1948, the promotion competed with other promotions such as NWA All-Star Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling ...
Stampede Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta from 1948 to 1990 and from 1999 to 2008. Former employees in Stampede consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and colour commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees .
Birth Name:Ring Name (s):Tenure:UnknownAdolph Barbee1985Unknown1981Art WildermanAll Canadian Boy1973UnknownAkam Singh1988Apr 21, 2022 · The facts that Stu’s career was based in Stampede Wrestling—a now largely forgotten territory—and he never won a world title have diminished his legacy a bit over the intervening decades. One part of his career that has remained vital, however, is his role as a trainer. The Dungeon was a nickname for the basement of Hart house.
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The Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top championship, the Calgary version of the NWA ...
No.ChampionChampionship Change(date)Championship Change(event)1February 28, 1968Stampede show2March 8, 1968Stampede show3March 15, 1968Stampede show4June 3, 1968Stampede show- Writer
- BRIAN PILLMAN. Before he was a professional wrestler, Brian Pillman was a football player and played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals. When the Bengals let him do, he moved to Canada and played for the Calgary Stampeders.
- ARCHIE GOULDIE. Archie Gouldie began his professional wrestling career in the '60s in Central States Wrestling, and many older fans know him as the Mongolian Stomper.
- BAD NEWS ALLEN. WWE fans know Bad News Allen by the name Bad News Brown. Specifically, WWE fans might remember the terrible angle where Rowdy Roddy Piper painted half of his body black before he battled the bruiser at WrestleMania VI.
- LEO BURKE. Leo Burke wrestled in the territory system from 1966 through 1992. While he won 46 different championships throughout his career, the Calgary wrestler worked mostly as a tag team star with his brothers Yvon and Jean-Louis.
Nov 29, 2022 · In the years and decades before Vince McMahon and the WWE bought out the Calgary wrestling territory, Stu Hart’s Stampede Wresting promotion was a Calgary in...
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Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies. Originally established by Stu Hart in 1948, the promotion competed with other promotions such as NWA All-Star Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling and regularly ran events in Calgary's Victoria ...
