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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.
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.
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- 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.
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.
Stampede Wrestling Gouldie held the North American heavyweight title a record 14 times between 1968 and 1984, quite a streak of longevity for that time frame. He was also the first champion, defeating former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O'Connor in the tournament finals.
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 institution. The training grounds for...
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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. They hosted some of the greatest wrestlers of all time , including a number of noteworthy NWA Championship matches and other main events, with legendary talent like Fritz ...
