| Wayne Cowan | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | "Dirty" Dutch Mantel Dutch Mantel Texas Dirt Uncle Zebekiah |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Born | November 29, 1949 Oil Trough, Texas |
| Resides | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Debut | 1973 |
Wayne Cowan (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantel. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Murfreesboro is a city in and the County seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as He currently is semi-retired but still makes occasional wrestling appearances. His main job is with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a writer behind the scenes. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett He is also a Vietnam War veteran. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia [1]
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Cowan debuted in 1973 as Dutch Mantel but it wasn't until 1980 that he added the "Dirty" to his wrestling nom de guerre. He wrestled for various Southern promotions and achieved considerable success in the National Wrestling Alliance. South is one of Cardinal directions and is opposite to the North. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA
Mantel was instrumental in the careers of several huge wrestling stars of the nineties, including the Blade Runners, who later went on to achieve notoriety as Sting and the Ultimate Warrior. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. The Undertaker and Kane both were early recipients of Mantel's astute wrestling knowledge, which served them well later on in their careers. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Mantel also is credited with giving Stone Cold Steve Austin his stage surname, since Austin's real name is Steve Williams which was also the name of "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Steve Williams (wrestler may refer to Stone Cold Steve Austin "Dr [1] At the time, he was a booker for Jerry Jarrett's Memphis territory. Jerry W Jarrett (born September 4, 1942 in Nashville Tennessee) is an American promoter and former professional wrestler [1]
Mantel formed several tag teams throughout his career, including The Kansas Jayhawks (with Bobby Jaggers) and The Desperados, which lasted only two months. Mantel achieved his greatest notoriety in 1980 when he and then-partner, Cowboy Frankie Lane, as Los Vaqueros Locos, sold out the 16,000 seat Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico for an unprecedented 9 weeks in a row, an attendance feat that still holds to this day. The Hiram Bithorn Stadium ( Estadio Hiram Bithorn in Spanish is a Baseball Stadium in San Juan Puerto Rico, operated by the municipal government San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in
When the independent wrestling promotion Smoky Mountain Wrestling, promoted by Jim Cornette, opened in 1991, Mantel served as the original color commentator for the television broadcasts. Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter He was joined by Bob Caudle and would give something of a heel perspective to the television show. Bob Caudle is an American Professional wrestling Announcer most notable for his time with Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW and Smoky Mountain He also hosted a weekly talk segment called "Down and Dirty With Dutch," where he would interview the stars of SMW. He remained with Smoky Mountain until around 1994.
In the 1990s, Mantel appeared in the World Wrestling Federation as Uncle Zeb. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, [1] He was the manager of The Blu Brothers and later Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons John Charles Layfield (born November 29 1966 known by his current Ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American He also had a brief stint in the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a member of The Desperados. The Desperados were an American Professional wrestling team consisting of Dutch Mantell, Black Bart, and Deadeye Dick. Mantel later joined the Puerto Rican International Wrestling Association as a creative consultant which included writing/producing and booking 4 hours of original TV programming per week and remained there until September 22, 2003. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The International Wrestling Association (IWA is a Wrestling promotion in Puerto Rico, started in Japan in 1994 by promoter Victor Quiñones. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mantel set a record in the number of hours that a single writer produced a TV wrestling show as he was responsible for 4 hours a week, 52 weeks a year for a total of 208 hours a year for 5 years straight while in Puerto Rico. His ratings also set records as his shows regularly ranged in the 12 to 15 range with his highest being an 18. 1 with a 55 share of the TV viewing audience while working for WWC in 2000.
Since 2003, Mantel has worked behind the scenes as a writer/producer for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling most recently as a member of a committee which includes Vince Russo and Jeff Jarrett. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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