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Stampede Wrestling was formed in 1948 by Stu Hart and Al Oeming under the name Klondike Wrestling, and held their first show on September 11, 1948, at the Sales Pavillion in Edmonton, Alberta. It also become the National Wrestling Alliance 's Calgary territory in Canada.
Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling is a 2005 history book written by Heath McCoy about the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling and its associated wrestling territory.
Apr 21, 2022 · As documented in Heath McCoy’s book, Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling, Stu Hart was the driving force behind Stampede from the late 1940s to early 1980s.
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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...
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 showNov 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 institution.
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This map documents the very real impact Stampede Wrestling had on Calgary from the 1950s to the ‘80s, focusing on key locations that tell the tale of the promotion, the Hart family, and the motley cast of characters who passed through along the way.
