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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.
Apr 21, 2022 · The crux is that Stampede Wrestling was a promotion with real longevity and credibility in its heyday, which survived longer than most of WWE’s competitors after they took their product national. The territory days of professional wrestling in many ways laid a foundation for what was to come.
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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.
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.
Jul 7, 2016 · Two years later, Stu Hart brought wrestling to the Stampede to increase the “variety” of entertainment. Top stars from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry were also added to the July showcase.
Launched by Edmonton-raised pro wrestler Stu Hart in 1951, world renowned, Calgary-based Stampede Wrestling (originally called Big Time Wrestling), was much more than a wrestling promotion in Alberta. Rather, for four decades it was a part of the province’s very cultural fabric.
Feb 2, 2021 · What makes the Stampede story so tangible is that it stems from two loves of Stu Hart: His “Tiger Belle” Helen and the “tell-tale” bell ringing of the squared circle. “Stu loved the business...
