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He also wrestled for the legendary Canadian wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. Throughout his career he wrestled many wrestling legends including Killer Kowalski, Dusty Rhodes, and Maritime legend the Cuban Assassin. Duprée's last name was also spelled "Dupré". His son René wrestles as "Duprée".
[3] The event led to Stampede Wrestling being banned from Calgary for six months by the city's wrestling and boxing commission. In August 1984, Stampede Wrestling was sold to the World Wrestling Federation. [4] Of all the talent that WWF took upon their purchase of Stampede, they took only three wrestlers: Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and ...
William Terry (April 10, 1942 – March 13, 1999) was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Kurt Von Hess, who competed in North American and international promotions during the 1970s and 1980s, including International Wrestling Enterprise, Maple Leaf Wrestling, and Stampede Wrestling.
A longtime mainstay of Calgary-based Stampede Wrestling during the 1960s and early 70s, he engaged in memorable feuds with Sweet Daddy Siki and The Stomper over the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship. [1] He was also a close associate of promoter Stu Hart and remained his top booker for much of his time in Stampede Wrestling. [2]
Archibald Edward Gouldie (November 22, 1936 – January 23, 2016) [4] was a Canadian professional wrestler.He wrestled for Stampede Wrestling for decades as Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie, with the nickname coming from the wrestler's reputation of "stomping" on his opponents, when they were down, with his black cowboy boots.
Hayes spent two years wrestling in Winnipeg as well as a brief stint in NWA Central States [4] before moving to Calgary-based Stampede Wrestling during the late 1960s. . Developing a following among fans as an egotistical anti-hero during the next several years, [2] he teamed with Bill Dromo to defeat Jerry and Bobby Christy for the Stampede International Tag Team Championship on February 1
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. Alumni Male wrestlers Birth name: Ring name (s): Tenure: Notes Unknown Adolph Barbee 1985 Unknown Adrian Street 1981 ...
Nicholson started his professional wrestling career in 2001 with Stampede Wrestling, after training in the Hart wrestling family dungeon from the age of 19. [6] [11] In Stampede Wrestling, he played the Kid Nichols character, while in the promotion Matrats, he had the ring name Matt Lust. [1] He has also wrestled under the ring name Adam Lust ...