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Stampede Wrestling
Acronym	Stampede
Founded	1948
Defunct	2008
Headquarters	Calgary, Alberta
Founder(s)	Stu Hart
Owner(s)	; Stu Hart (1948–1984); Vince McMahon (1984–1985); Bruce Hart (1985–1989); Bruce and Ross Hart (1999–2007); Bill Bell (2007–2008); Smith Hart;
Parent	; National Wrestling Alliance (until 1982); World Wrestling Federation (1984–1985)
Formerly	Klondike Wrestling; Big Time Wrestling; Wildcat Wrestling

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 and regularly ran events in Calgary's Victoria Pavilion, Ogden Auditorium and the Stampede Corral between 1948 and 1984. Bought out by promoter Vince McMahon, the company was briefly run by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) before being sold back to the Hart family the following year. Run by Bruce Hart until January 1990, he and Ross Hart reopened the promotion in 1999 and began running events in the Alberta area.

Along with its wrestling school known as "The Dungeon", many of the promotion's former alumni becoming some of the most popular stars in the World Wrestling Federation and other American promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, the promotion produced one of the earliest televised professional wrestling programs (today considered the forerunner of today's WWE) that remained one of Calgary's most popular sports programs eventually airing in over 50 countries worldwide.^[1]

History

Stampede Wrestling was operated by Stu Hart from 1948 to 1984. In 1983, a riot broke out during a match at the Ogden Auditorium in Calgary during a match between Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith and Sonny Two Rivers against Bad News Allen, The Stomper and Stomper's kayfabe son Jeff Gouldie. Longtime Stampede announcer Ed Whalen reportedly became distraught during the riot, in which a woman was trampled, causing him to quit from the Stampede on air. Speaking of the events he remarked, "We're starting to scare the patrons with this violence outside the ring, and I will not be associated with it anymore."^[2] The event led to Stampede Wrestling being banned from Calgary for six months by the city's wrestling and boxing commission, and within a year the operation was sold to the World Wrestling Federation.^[3]

Take over from the World Wrestling Federation

A member of the National Wrestling Alliance until about 1982, Stampede's talent was taken by the World Wrestling Federation in 1984, developing into the major professional wrestling promotion it is today. In 1985, the WWF sold Stampede back to the Hart family, who continued to run it until it was shut down in December 1989. The promotion was reopened on April 2, 1999 by Bruce and Ross Hart. Stampede's weekly shows were held mostly at the Victoria Pavilion in Calgary, with special events held at the Stampede Corral.

Television program

Stampede Wrestling was the basis for a long-running weekly sports broadcast produced in Calgary showcasing many of the promotion's most popular wrestlers. Hosted by Ed Whalen most of its run, which went from 1957 to 1989, the series was syndicated around the world and reruns continue to be shown in some countries to this day. At the time Stampede was revived in 1999, a second Stampede Wrestling TV series was attempted, hosted by Bad News Allen and play by play commentator Mauro Ranallo, but it was short-lived and Whalen was not involved.

Revival

Hart family member Harry Smith at the Stampede Wrestling revival in 2011.

In early 1999, Bruce and Ross Hart reopened Stampede Wrestling after a nine-year hiatus showcasing graduates from the Hart Dungeon training school. However, only weeks after their first event, the promotion once again became inactive following the death of Owen Hart in May. Although considering closing the promotion, the Hart family continued to promote events five months later and began touring western Canada. Although successful, the Harts were forced to cancel several tours in late 2001 and early 2002 due to the arrival of a rival promotion backed by a Calgary businessman. The promotion also lost much of its roster due to its rival hiring away top stars.^[4]

In 2005, promoters Bill Bell and Devon Nicholson took over day-to-day operations for Stampede Wrestling. During an event at the Spray Lakes Sawmill Sportsplex in Cochrane, Alberta, Nicholson would face Abdullah the Butcher after the scheduled main event between Lance Storm and Rhyno was canceled when Rhyno failed to appear. At that same event, longtime tag team partners TJ Wilson and Harry Smith faced each other in Smith's final match for the promotion before leaving for World Wrestling Entertainment.^[5]

Bruce and Ross Hart sold Stampede Wrestling to Bill Bell in 2007. The promotion ceased operations again in April 2008.

Tape library

WWE currently controls Stampede's extensive tape library. In December 2015, the WWE Network began adding Stampede Wrestling shows to its Vault section.^[6] However, it was all removed a few days later, after Bret Hart proved that he owned the rights to the footage of his matches.^[7]

The Dungeon

Stampede Wrestling was famous for "The Dungeon", a professional wrestling school located in the basement of the Calgary mansion Hart House, home of the Hart family. Stu Hart and Mr. Hito were the main trainers in the Dungeon. The school trained a number of WCW, ECW, WWE, and Japanese stars, including the Hart Brothers, Mark Henry, Chris Benoit, Ricky Fuji, Hiroshi Hase, Ken Shamrock, Justin Credible and Edge.

Championships

Active until 2008

Championship:	Last Champion(s):	Active From:	Active Until:	Notes:
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship	Ravenous Randy	February 28, 1968	April 2008	The North American title was revived in 1998 when Stampede started promoting again^[8]^[9]
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship	Gama Singh Jr	July 1978	April 2008	The British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title was revived in 1999 when Stampede started promoting again^[8]^[10] Karl Anderson won it on March 12, 2006 in Santa Monica, California.^[8]^[11]
Stampede International Tag Team Championship	Pete Wilson & Chris Steele	1958	April 2008	The International Tag Team title was revived in 2000 when Stampede started promoting again^[8]^[12]
Stampede Women's Pacific Championship	Belle Lovitz	June 15, 2005	April 2008	The Women’s Pacific Title is the only title that was not used in the original version of Stampede Wrestling^[13]

Retired, defunct, and inactive championships

Championship:	Last Champion(s):	Active From:	Active Until:	Notes:
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)	Dave Ruhl	November 1, 1946	1972	^[8]^[14]
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version)	Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon	1954	1959	Tag Team title replaced by the NWA International Tag-Team Championship (Calgary version) later known as the “Stampede International Tag Team Championship”^[8]^[15]
Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship	Dynamite Kid	1979	c. October 1985	^[8]^[16]
Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship	Michael Modest	May 1999	June 27, 2001	^[8]^[17]
IWA World Women's Championship	Kyoko Inoue	December 1987	1997	In 1989 the title began being promoted by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling^[8]^[18]
NWA Alberta Tag Team Championship		1954	1956	^[19]

Roster

Male wrestlers

Ring name	Real name	Tenure
Alex Plexis	Unknown	2005–2008
Apocalypse	Eric Thompson	2000–2008
Bobby Sharp	Robert Sharp	2012–2013
Brady Roberts	Brady Roberts	2005–2008
Brandon Van Danielson	Unknown	2005–2008
Bruce Hart	Bruce Hart (wrestler)	1999–2003
Carlo Cannon	Unknown	2005
Carrot Adams	Unknown	2006–2008
Chris Steele	Unknown	2000, 2002, 2004, 2006–2008
Chucky Blaze	Michael Richard Blais	2005–2008
Crosse	Deryck Barton	2006–2008
Duke Durango	Jordan Clarke	2003–2006
Dusty Adonis	Unknown	2005–2008
Eddie Mustang	Unknown	1999–2005
Gama Singh Jr.	Unknown	2004–2008
Greg Pawluk	Greg Pawluk	1999–2000, 2003–2004
Harry Smith	Harry Smith	1999–2006
Jimmy T	Unknown	1999–2000, 2007–2008
Johnny Devine	John Parsonage	1999–2000, 2002–2006, 2008
Juggernaut	Craig Renney	2002–2003, 2006–2007
Karnage	Unknown	2002–2005
Kirk Melnick	Unknown	2000–2004, 2007
Lance Storm	Lance Evers	2001
Marky Mark	Unknown	2003–2008
Matt Richards	Unknown	2004–2006
Michael Avery	Unknown	2006–2008
Mike Modest	Michael Ciriglio	2001
Neil Faith	Neil Horsfall	2002
Pete Wilson	Peter Minnema	2003–2008
Randy Myers	Theo Francon	2001–2008
Retch Worthington	Unknown	2007–2008
Richard Pound	John Cozman	1999–2001, 2003–2004
Scotty Putty	Unknown	2007–2008
Superfly Dan	Unknown	2002–2008
Tatanka	Chris Chavis	1999
T-Bone	Unknown	2006–2008
Teddy Hart	Theodore Annis	1999–2006, 2008
Tiger Raj Singh	Yuvraj Raj Dhesi	2004–2008
Tiger Kahn	Marlon Kalkai	1999–2001
T.J. Wilson	Theodore James Wilson	1999–2007

Female wrestlers

Ring name	Real name	Tenure
Anna Marie	Unknown	2004–2005
Belle Lovitz	Unknown	2002–2008
Mama Myers	Unknown	2004–2006
Natalya Neidhart	Natalie Neidhart	2002–2007
Phoenix Taylor	Unknown	2003–2005, 2007–2008

Former personnel (1948–2007)

Adrian Street

Abdullah the Butcher

Bad News Allen

Hercules Ayala

Ben Bassarab

Black Tomcat

Steve Blackman

"Bulldog" Bob Brown

Kerry Brown

Leo Burke

Larry Cameron

The Cobra

Cuban Assassin

Steve DiSalvo

Dynamite Kid

Dory Funk, Jr.

The Great Gama

Sumo Hara

Bret Hart

Bruce Hart

Keith Hart

Owen Hart

Teddy Hart

Mr. Hito

Honky Tonk Wayne

Hiroshi Hase

Jason the Terrible

Hashif Khan

Killer Khan

Tyson Kidd

Killer Kowalski

Dan Kroffat

Keiichi Yamada

Rick Martel

Don Muraco

Kendo Nagasaki (Peter Thornley)

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

Nattie Neidhart

Harley Race

Big Daddy Ritter

Jake Roberts

Goldie Rogers

Mr. Sakurada

Benkei Sasaki

Satoru Sayama

"Dr. D." David Schults

Rhonda Sing

Makhan Singh

Brian Pillman

Vokhan Singh

Davey Boy Smith

Harry Smith

Johnny Smith

The Stomper

Terrible Ted (bear)

Les Thornton

Biff Wellington

The Bushwackers

Hall of Fame

The Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame list professional wrestlers and others who have competed in Stampede Wrestling, from Stu Hart's Klondike Wrestling to the original Stampede Wrestling promotion which closed in 1990.^[20]

Stu Hart

Lou Thesz

Pat McGill

Dr. Bill Miller

Earl McCready

Édouard Carpentier

Czaya Nandor

Johnny Valentine

Archie Gouldie

Tiger Joe Tomasso

Geoff Portz

Les Thornton

Leo Burke

Harley Race

Lionel Giroux

Alexander Scott

Dynamite Kid

Bruce Hart

Brian Pillman

Jim Neidhart

Hiroshi Hase

Jack Taylor

Jim Wright

Ski Hi Lee

Whipper Billy Watson

Pat O'Connor

Gorgeous George

Waldo Von Erich

Stan Stasiak

George Gordienko

Angelo Mosca

Kazuo Sakurada

Dan Kroffat

Dory Funk, Jr.

André the Giant

Fabulous Moolah

Cedrick Hathaway

Davey Boy Smith

Bret Hart

Chris Benoit

Dino Ventura

Duke Myers

Larry Cameron

Al Mills

Rube Wright

Luther Lindsay

Chief Thunderbird

Ilio DiPaolo

Argentina Rocca

Tex McKenzie

Don Leo Jonathan

Dave Ruhl

Billy Robinson

Tor Kamata

Mr. Hito

Terry Funk

Sky Low Low

Penny Banner

J.R. Foley

Keith Hart

Owen Hart

David Schultz

Kerry Brown

References

^ "Stampede Wrestling gets pinned". CBC Television News. 1990-01-10..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ McCoy, H. (2005) Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. CanWest Books. p 187.

^ Meltzer, D. (2004) Tributes II: Remembering more of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. pp 105-106.

^ "Can't Stop the Stampede". Wrestling Digest. August 2001.

^ Clevett, Jason (2006-05-14). "Stampede Wrestling - Past, present and future collide". SLAM! Sports.

^ Mike Johnson (2015-12-03). "STAMPEDE WRESTLING, GWF/USWA ADDED TO WWE NETWORK". PWInsider. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

^ "Bret Hart Contacts Vince McMahon And WWE Attorney Over Stampede Wrestling Footage". WrestlingInc.com. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g^hⁱ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

^ "North American Heavyweight Title (Calgary Stampede)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title (Calgary Stampede)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "Stampede British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship". Jump City Productions.

^ "Stampede International Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05.

^ "Stampede Women's Pacific Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "N.W.A. Canadian Tag Team Title (Calgary)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "IWA Women's World Championship". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

^ "Alberta Tag Team Title". Retrieved 23 August 2017.

^ "Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

Sources

McCoy, Heath. Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. Toronto: CanWest Books, 2005.
ISBN 0-9736719-8-X

External links

Official website

Wrestling-Titles.com: Stampede Wrestling

The Fight Network: Stampede Wrestling Through the Years by Richard Berger

KayfabeMemories.com - Regional Territories: Stampede Wrestling

Stampede stars remember Tiger Khan - Slam! Canoe

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[2] McCoy, H. (2005) Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. CanWest Books. p 187.

[3] Meltzer, D. (2004) Tributes II: Remembering more of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. pp 105-106.

[4] "Can't Stop the Stampede". Wrestling Digest. August 2001.

[5] Clevett, Jason (2006-05-14). "Stampede Wrestling - Past, present and future collide". SLAM! Sports.

[6] Mike Johnson (2015-12-03). "STAMPEDE WRESTLING, GWF/USWA ADDED TO WWE NETWORK". PWInsider. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[7] "Bret Hart Contacts Vince McMahon And WWE Attorney Over Stampede Wrestling Footage". WrestlingInc.com. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

[Titles-8] ⁱ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

[9] "North American Heavyweight Title (Calgary Stampede)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[10] "British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title (Calgary Stampede)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[11] "Stampede British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship". Jump City Productions.

[12] "Stampede International Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05.

[13] "Stampede Women's Pacific Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[14] "NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[15] "N.W.A. Canadian Tag Team Title (Calgary)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[16] "Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[17] "Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[18] "IWA Women's World Championship". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

[19] "Alberta Tag Team Title". Retrieved 23 August 2017.

[20] "Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

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