Stampede Wrestling

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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. 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 until 1984 when 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.[1]

History

First run (1948–1984)

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. In May 1951, they changed its name to Big Time Wrestling. In February 1958, they introduced their version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship to replace the Alberta Tag Team Championship that was retired the year before, which was won by The Kalmikoffs.

In 1959, Oeming retired and Hart took full control of the territory. Hart would also retire their version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. In 1965, he changed the name of the promotion to Wildcat Wrestling. Finally, in August 1967, he changed it to Stampede Wrestling, and the name stuck. In February 1968, they created their own singles title, the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Archie Gouldie (the future Mongolian Stomper). Four years later, they retired their version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. In June 1978, they introduced the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship, with Dynamite Kid as their inaugural champion during his first tour in North America. In 1979, Stampede would bring back an old championship, the Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (the title was first introduced in June 1959, before being quickly abandoned), with Dick Steinborn as champion. In 1982, Stampede withdrew from the NWA.

On December 2, 1983, a riot broke out at the Victoria Pavilion 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.[2] 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."[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 Dynamite Kid. Their last show was held on November 5, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, as a WWF/Stampede joint show. Bret Hart claims that Vince McMahon never actually paid for the territory, and “stiffed” his father, Stu Hart.

Second run (1985–1989)

On October 28, 1985, the WWF sold Stampede back to the Hart family, with Bruce Hart taking the reins, and by 1986, the Calgary territory was given a shot of adrenaline with new talent such as Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, Biff Wellington, and Johnny Smith coming in to tangle with Gama Singh and his Karachi Vice stable (which included Shinya Hashimoto, Gary Albright, and Mike Shaw) and The Viet Cong Express (which included a masked Hiroshi Hase). In December 1987, they added a women's championship, the IWA World Women's Championship, with Monster Ripper as their champion, but by January 1989, that championship moved to Japan.

Despite a valiant four years trying to resurrect the wrestling scene in Calgary to its former glory, Stampede officially shut down on December 18, 1989. The closure stemmed from long-standing problems between Bruce Hart and Ed Whalen, producer Fred May's constantly editing too much content off TV, and pay disputes within talent. Their final show before closing down was held in Edmonton on December 16, with Larry Cameron defeating Bob Emory in the main event to retain the North American Heavyweight Championship.

Failed attempts to relaunch

Despite Stampede officially closing down in December 1989, there were several attempts to revive the promotion. The first attempt occurred around March 1990 by Bruce Hart, but it only lasted three months, running smaller towns outside Calgary and Edmonton, due to a lack of approval by the Calgary Wrestling & Boxing Commission to promote shows. The next attempt was around December 1991 by Abu Wizal, but only lasted a couple weeks. Between July 1995 and July 1997, Bruce Hart promoted one-off shows periodically at the Rockyford Rodeo in Rockyford, Alberta.

On December 15, 1995, a special Stampede Wrestling tribute show was held at the Corral in Calgary, celebrating Stu Hart's life and career. It featured several Stampede alumni, as well as talent from both the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. The main event saw Bret Hart successfully defend the WWF Championship against Davey Boy Smith.

Third run (1999–2008)

In early 1999, Bruce and Ross Hart reopened Stampede Wrestling, 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.

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

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.

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.[5] However, it was all removed a few days later, after Bret Hart proved that he owned the rights to the footage of his matches.[6]

The Dungeon

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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 ECW, WCW, WWE and NJPW stars, including the Hart Brothers, Mark Henry, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Ricky Fuji, Hiroshi Hase, Ken Shamrock, Justin Credible, Christian and Edge.

Championships

Championship: Last champion(s): Active from: Active until: Notes:
Alberta Tag Team Championship John Foti and John Paul Henning 1954 1957 [7]
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 againScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8][9]
Karl Anderson won it on March 12, 2006 in Santa Monica, CaliforniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[8][10]
IWA World Women's Championship Kyoko Inoue December 1987 1997 In 1989 the title began being promoted by All Japan Women's Pro-WrestlingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8][11]
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) Dave Ruhl November 1, 1946 1972 [8][12]
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) Butcher Vachon and Mad Dog 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”Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8][13]
Stampede International Tag Team Championship Chris Steele and Pete Wilson 1958 April 2008 The International Tag Team title was revived in 2000 when Stampede started promoting againScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8][14]
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship Ravenous Randy February 28, 1968 April 2008 The North American title was revived in 1998 when Stampede started promoting againScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8][15]
Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship Michael Modest May 1999 June 27, 2001 [8][16]
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 WrestlingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[17]
Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship Dynamite Kid 1979 c. October 1985 [8][18]

Former personnel

Modern version (1999-2008)

Male wrestlers
Ring name Real name Tenure Notes
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Female wrestlers
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Original version (1948–2007)

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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.[19]

# Year Ring name
(Real name)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Inducted by Inducted for Notes<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b]
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20] N/A Wrestling and Promoting Founder of Stampede Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20] N/A Wrestling
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(Adolph Mittlestadt)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
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(Aloysius Thesz)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(James Wright)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(Reuben Wright)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(Patrick McGill)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(Robert Leedy)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and Alberta Tag Team Championship (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(Luther Goodall)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time), NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(William Miller)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(William Potts)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(Jean Baptiste Paul)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20] N/A Wrestling Won the Alberta Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(Patrick O'Connor)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20] N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname
(Édouard Weiczorkiewicz])Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(George Wagner)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(Antonino Biasetton)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(Edward Spulnik)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (2 times) and Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20] N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (3 times) and Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(Walter Sieber)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time) and Stampede Wrestling North American Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(Frank McKenzie)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20]
(John Wisniski)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(George Stipich)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (3 times) and Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[20]
(Don Heaton)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20] N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[20] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (14 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (8 times), Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21]
(Joseph DiTommaso)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (4 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname
(William Robinson)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21]
(McRonald Kamaka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21]
(Daniel Kroffat)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (4 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21]
(Katsuji Adachi)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (8 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21]
(Leonce Cormier)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (8 times) and Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (6 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Wrestling Won the NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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(André Roussimoff)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21]
(Marcel Gauthier)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Midget Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21]
(Lionel Giroux)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Midget Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21]
(Mary Ellison)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Women's Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21]
(Mary Ann Kostecki)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Women's Wrestling
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Refereeing
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Refereeing
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(John Foley)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Managing
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21]
(Tom Billington)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (4 times), Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (5 times) and Stampede International Tag Team Championship (6 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21]
(David Smith)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) and NWA Stampede International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Stampede International Tag Team Championship (1 time) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (7 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (8 times), Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 times), Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (3 times) and NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (5 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (4 times) and Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (4 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21]
(David Schultz)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname
(James Neidhart)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) and Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (4 times)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sortname[21] N/A Wrestling Won the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[22] N/A Announcing and Commentating
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[22] N/A Announcing and Commentating
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[22] N/A Other Calgary Boxing and Wrestling Commissioner
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[22] N/A Promoting
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[22] N/A Announcing, Photography and Promoting
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[22] N/A Announcing and Commentating
Template:Sort 1995 Template:Sort[22] N/A Announcing and Commentating
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(James Vilvang)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		N/A Other Appeared as the "onscreen" president of the National Wrestling Alliance
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>a – Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>b – This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in the Calgary wrestling territory.

Major events

1950s

Date Event Venue Location Main event
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Fritz Von Erich vs. Doug Hepburn[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schoberg vs. Hard Boiled Haggarty and The Mighty Ursus[23][24]
Template:Dts Billy Watson (c) vs. John Paul Henning for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][24]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Gene Kiniski (c) vs. Whipper Billy Watson in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship[23][25][26]
Template:Dts Lou Thesz (c) vs. Whipper Billy Watson for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][25][26]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Dick Hutton (c) b. Bill Miller for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][27]
Template:Dts Dick Hutton (c) b. Billy Watson for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][27]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Pat O'Connor (c) vs. John Foti for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][28][29]
Template:Dts Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Billy Watson for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][28][29]
Template:Dts Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Lou Thesz for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[28]

1960s

Date Event Venue Location Main event
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Gene Kiniski for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][30]
Template:Dts Whipper Billy Watson vs. Gene Kiniski[23][30]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Gene Kiniski for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23][31][32]
Template:Dts Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Whipper Billy Watson for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[31]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Ronnie Etchison (c) vs. Gene Kiniski for the NAWA Heavyweight Championship
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Killer Kowalski (c) vs. Sweet Daddy Siki in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NAWA Heavyweight Championship[23]
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Template:Dts Killer Kowalski (c) vs. Waldo Von Erich for the NAWA Heavyweight Championship[33]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship[23][34][35]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Gene Kiniski (c) vs. Stan Stasiak in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Gene Kiniski (c-NWA) vs. Archie Gouldie (c-SW) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls "Champion vs. Champion" match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Victoria Pavilion Calgary, Alberta Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Billy Robinson for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]

1970s

Date Event Venue Location Main event
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Abdullah the Butcher for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Victoria Pavilion Calgary, Alberta Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Les Thornton for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Dory Funk Jr. (c) vs. Geoff Portz for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Harley Race (c) vs. Klondike Bill for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Jack Brisco (c) vs. Danny Little Bear for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Jack Brisco (c) vs. Dan Kroffat for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Terry Funk (c-NWA) vs. Archie Gouldie (c-SW) in "Champion vs. Champion" match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Stampede Corral Calgary, Alberta Harley Race (c) vs. John Quinn for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Victoria Pavilion Calgary, Alberta Harley Race (c) b. Dory Funk Jr. for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[23]
Template:Dts Stampede Week Victoria Pavilion Calgary, Alberta Nelson Royal (c) vs. The Dynamite Kid for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship[23]

1980s

Date Event Venue Location Main event
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Harley Race (c) vs. Hercules Ayala for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Template:Dts Harley Race (c) vs. Archie Gouldie for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Template:Dts Stampede Week Calgary, Alberta Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. Bret Hart for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
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Template:Dts Stampede Week Vancouver, British Columbia Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. David Schultz for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Template:Dts Stampede Week Saddledome Calgary, Alberta The Masked Superstar (c) vs. Sonny Two Rivers for the "World Heavyweight Championship"[36]

See also

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References

General

  • McCoy, Heath. Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. Toronto: CanWest Books, 2005. Template:ISBN

Specific Template:Reflist

Further reading

Books
  • Ayling, Tom. "Revolutionary: A Biography of George Waclaw Spelvin". (self-published) 2012 Template:ISBN
  • Erb, Marsha. "Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring". Toronto: ECW Press, 2002. Template:ISBN
  • Hart, Bret. "Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling". Toronto: Random House, 2007. Template:ISBN
  • Hart, Bruce. "Straight From the Hart". Toronto: ECW Press, 2011. Template:ISBN
  • Billington, Tom. "Pure Dynamite". Etobicoke: Winding Star Press, 2001. Template:ISBN
Web

External links

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ "Dave Wells, "Stu Hart isn't happy," Lethbridge Herald, December 16, 1983.
  3. ↑ McCoy, H. (2005) Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. CanWest Books. p 187.
  4. ↑ Meltzer, D. (2004) Tributes II: Remembering more of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. pp 105-106.
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