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The Bushwhackers
Tag Team
Members Luke Williams
Butch Miller
Name(s) The Kiwis
The Kiwi Sheepherders
The New Zealand Sheepherders
The Sheepherders
Los Pastores (in Puerto Rico)
The Bushwhackers
Los Sacamantecas (in Spain)
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Combined weight 225 kg (500 lb/35. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 4 st)
Former member(s) Jonathan Boyd
Rip Morgan
Debut 1964
Promotions AWA
NWA
WWF
ECW
Stampede
FCW
UWF
SWCW
WWWA
WWC
Indies
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The Bushwhackers is a former professional wrestling tag team that also competed as The Sheepherders during their long career. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions as well as a long run on the independent wrestling circuit for almost 40 years. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised The Bushwhackers consisted of Luke Williams and Butch Miller while the Sheepherders also saw Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan perform under that name. Brian Wickens (born January 8, 1947) is a professional wrestler best known as Luke Williams, one half of the tag team known as "The Butch Miller (born October 21, 1944) is a retired Professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" Jonathan Barry Boyle ( October 21, 1944 - August 7, 1999) was an Australian professional wrestler who is known worldwide under the name Mike Morgan is a former Professional wrestler from New Zealand who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling

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History

Luke Williams and Robert Miller started wrestling as The Kiwi Sheepherders for NWA New Zealand (later known as All-Star Pro Wrestling) in 1964 where they achieved a great deal of regional success[1] . Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The duo was brought to America in 1965 by fellow New Zealander Steve Rickard who was also the booker for “NWA Hawaii”. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. [2]

Luke and Butch initially worked in Canada among others for Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling billed as The Kiwis (Butch was known as “Nick Carter” and Luke was known as “Sweet Williams”). Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions The first recorded title that the Kiwis won was in 1974 when the duo beat Bob Pringle and Bill Cody for the Stampede International Tag Team Championship on January 6, 1974 [3]. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King The Kiwis would go on to lose the titles to Tokyo Joe and the Great Saki only to regain them a short time later[3]. The Kiwis lost the titles for good when Stan Kowalski and Duke Savage defeated them and kept the titles away from them in subsequent rematches[3]. The Sheepherders began working for the World Wrestling Council as Los Pastores. The World Wrestling Council (WWC is one of Puerto Rico 's two main Professional wrestling promotions the other one being the International Wrestling Association Only a short time into their run with WWC Luke and Butch defeated Puerto Rican legends Carlos Colon and Invader I for the WWC North American Tag Team Championship, defending them for a month and a half until they were defeated by “Los Medicos”[3]. Carlos Edwin Colón Sr (born Carlos Edwin Colón Gonzalez on July 18 1948 in Santa Isabel Puerto Rico) is a retired professional wrestler better known in Jose Huertas Gonzalez, better known as Invader #1 to the wrestling fans in Puerto Rico is a Professional wrestler that wrestled in the United States and around the WWC North American Tag-Team Championship are Tag team titles that were contested for in the Professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Council Los Pastores regained the North American tag team title on May 22 and reigned until they came up against Jack and Jerry Brisco on August 8, 1981. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Freddie Joe Brisco (born September 21, 1941) better known as Jack Brisco, is a former American Professional wrestler who was Floyd Gerald "Jerry" Brisco (born September 19 1946) is a former American professional wrestler, now working as a road agent Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.

The New Sheepherder

After the team left WWC Butch decided that he wanted to return closer to home and went to Australia to wrestle. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Luke remained in the United States determined to keep the “Sheepherders” name on everyone’s lips by teaming up with “Lord” Jonathan Boyd (Formerly of the Royal Kangaroos). Jonathan Barry Boyle ( October 21, 1944 - August 7, 1999) was an Australian professional wrestler who is known worldwide under the name The duo of Williams and Boyd quickly gained a reputation of one of the most violent, hard hitting teams in the business[1]. One of the first people to feel the wrath of the “new and improved” Sheepherders was Robert Fuller in South Eastern Championship Wrestling. Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. "CWF" redirects here For the other American Professional wrestling promotion which used the CWF Acronym, see Championship In later 1981 Robert Fuller and Jose LeDuc had split up when LeDuc turned on Fuller during a match. LeDuc brought in the Sheepherders to be a part of his “Commonwealth Connection” to fight against Robert Fuller and the entire Fuller family. In December 1981 the Sheepherders won the NWA Southeast Tag Team Championship that had been vacated when Fuller and LeDuc split and defended the titles against Robert Fuller and various partners including his brother Ron Fuller and his cousin Jimmy Golden (later known as Bunkhouse Buck). The NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Alabama territory known as Southeast Championship Ron Fuller is the ring name of Ronald Welch, a former professional wrestler One act that made the Sheepherders the most hated men in SECW for a while was when the duo attacked and injured (storyline) Jimmy’s father Billy Golden. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Williams and Boyd kept the upper hand for months as Robert Fuller recruited partner after partner to defeated the dastardly duo. On September 11, 1982 the Sheepherders were finally defeated by Fuller and Golden ending the feud on a high for the face duo[1] as the Sheepherders were “run out” of the territory. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul

Boyd and Williams moved slightly more north as they began to work in the Memphis, TN based promotion Continental Wrestling Association owend and operated by Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association” was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. Jerry W Jarrett (born September 4, 1942 in Nashville Tennessee) is an American promoter and former professional wrestler Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling Making their debut in October 1982[4] the team quickly became involved in a heated feud with Jacques Rougeau (who wrestled in Memphis as Jerry Roberts at that point) and Terry Taylor, clashing week after week at the Mid-South Coliseum[5][6] with the Sheepherders brawling their way to victory time and again. Jacques Rougeau (born June 13, 1960) is a former French - Canadian professional wrestler from Saint-Sulpice Quebec, Terry Taylor (born Paul W Taylor III on August 12 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler Taylor and Rougeau redeemed themselves in the end by defeating the Sheepherders in a brutal “Coal Miner’s Glove” match[7]. Showing how incredibly resilient the duo was they returned to the ring later in the night and defeated the territory’s main stars Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee [8]. William Cruickshanks (born October 24 1943 is a Professional wrestler better known as "Superstar" Bill Dundee.

The next feud for Boyd and Williams stands as their most memorable and certainly their most bloody and brutal as the team kicked off a long running feud with The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn). The Fabulous Ones was a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Stan Lane and Steve Keirn that was active between 1982 and 1987 with Wallace Stanfield "Sweet Stan" Lane (born August 5, 1953 in Greensboro North Carolina) is a Professional wrestler, trained by Steve Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is a retired professional wrestler. The “pretty boy”, well polished Fabulous Ones made and the ugly, brawling savage Sheepherders made for the perfect opponents and repeatedly drew big gates all over the country [1]. The matches started out pretty evenly with the Fabulous Ones and the Sheepherders splitting the decisions[9][10] but soon turned brutal and often without a definite winner. In late 1982 the Sheepherders won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship from Lane and Keirn[3] which only turned the intensity of the matches up a notch. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling Tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s Between late December and Mid February the two teams traded the belts back and forth 4 times with the Fabulous Ones ending up with possession of them in the end[3]. On March 28 the Sheepherders wrestled their last match in the Mid-South Coliseum before leaving the CWA[11]. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.

Boyd and Williams resurfaced in Southwest Championship Wrestling only weeks later, continuing their brutal and destructive ways. Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW was a Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joseph Blanchard and based in San Antonio Texas, from Their first target was the reigning Southwest Tag Team Champions “The Grapplers” (Len Denton and Tony Anthony. The Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in Texas All-Star Wrestling. Len Denton (real name - Edward Lynn Denton) is a Professional wrestler, best known by his ring name The Grappler. Tony Anthony (born April 12 1960 in Knoxville Tennessee is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known as Dirty White Boy, who In May the Sheepherders won the gold from the duo through nefarious means, before the match Williams and Boyd had bribed the Grapplers’ manager Don Carson and promised he would become a tag team champion, Carson turned on the Grapplers mid match to ensure the Sheepherders’ victory[1]. The Sheepherders run with the gold was short lived, in June Jonathan Boyd legitimately broke his leg in a car accident which forced the SWCW to name Bobby Jaggers as a replacement for Boyd. Bobby Jaggers (born Robert F Jeaudoin on January 8 1948 in Vancouver Washington) is a retired professional wrestler After Williams and Jagger lost a non-title match to Bob Sweetan and Sweet Brown Sugar Williams turned on Jaggers and the titles were vacated[3]. Koko B Ware (born James Ware on June 20, 1957) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional While Boyd was out with the broken leg Williams was reunited with his old tag-team partner, Butch straight in from Australia[1].

Butch Returns

Luke and Butch stayed with the SWCW through the rest of 1983, into 1984 where the two came head to head with the Fabulous Ones once again, this time the prize was the SWCW World Tag Team Championship. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The SCW World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Southwest Championship Wrestling from its establishment in 1980 until 1984 when the title was abandoned The Fabulous Ones had supposedly won the titles in Australia, which is generally believed to be a fictitious tournament invented by the SWCW[3]. The Sheepherders defeated the Fabs on March 4 and would hold the titles until the SWCW abandoned the tag team titles in September 1984[3]. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The next major stop for the Sheepherders is a return to Puerto Rico and the WWC, this time competing as “The Sheepherders” instead of “Los Pastores”. On January 6, 1985 the team defeated Invader I and Invader III for the WWC North American Tag Team Championship in Bayamon, PR [3]. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Butch and Luke would lose and then regain the titles from Invaders I & III in March and then hold on to the gold until August where the Invaders won the tag team title back for good[3].

While the Sheepherders were enjoying the weather and the action in Puerto Rico the Sheepherders were spreading destruction all over the CWA in Memphis. For the first time ever a Sheepherder team existed without Luke Williams on it as Jonathan Boyd teamed up with Rip Morgan (former flag bearer for the Sheepherders) and continues the Sheepherder legacy of violence under the name “The Kiwi Sheepherders”. Mike Morgan is a former Professional wrestler from New Zealand who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling Boyd and Morgan quickly made a mark on Memphis by beating their long time opposition the Fabulous Ones for AWA Southern Tag Team Championship on June 17 1985. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat The team was soon stripped of the titles due to excessive cheating but had the titles returned to them when Boyd and Morgan threatened to sue CWA management[3]. Instead of taking the titles from the Sheepherders by stripping them the Fabulous Ones took the Southern tag team titles from them the old fashioned way – 4 times in a row between September 5 and October 12[3]. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. After the series of violent matches with the Fabulous Ones came to an end the Sheepherders came face to face with another team that would turn out to be a constant thorn in their side the Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers). Also see the musical The Fantasticks. The Fantastics are a Professional wrestling tag team composed of Bobby Fulton and Bobby Fulton redirects here for the Australian rugby league player and coach see Bob Fulton James Hines (born October 4 1961 Thomas Couch (born May 14 1961) is a Professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics. In the winter of 1985 the Kiwi Sheepherders and the Fantastics traded wins back and forth [12][13] with no side gaining a clear advantage in their feud. In January 1986 the Kiwi Sheepherders defeated the teams of Koko Ware and Rick Casey[14] and also the team of Tojo Yamamoto and Dirty Rhodes[15] to reach the finals of a tournament to crown new Southern Tag Team Champions, but in the finals they fell to the Fantastics[16]. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Koko B Ware (born James Ware on June 20, 1957) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional Tojo Yamamoto was the Stage name of Harry Tanabe (1927– February 19, 1992) a professional wrestler. The loss to the Fantastics only intensified the Sheepherders’ anger bringing the feud to it’s high point as the two teams clashed in a “No DQ Loser Leaves Town” match on January 20 1986. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The Kiwi Sheepherders lost and left Memphis while the Fantastics rode a wave of popularity thanks to the feud[1].

When Luke and Butch returned to main land USA they quickly reminded everyone who the original Sheepherders were by beating Ted DiBiase and Steve Williams for the UWF Tag Team Championship on March 16 1986, but fell to their namesake’s enemies the Fantastics on March 30 in Tulsa, OK [3]. Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Steve Williams (wrestler may refer to Stone Cold Steve Austin "Dr The UWF World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987 Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. The Sheepherders would work for Bill Watts UWF on and off over the next couple of years, taking time out to participate in the first ever Jim Crockett Memorial Tag Team Cup where they beat Hector and Chavo Guerrero in the first round, then downed The Rock 'n' Roll Express in the second round. Bill Watts, (born May 5 1939 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American Professional wrestler and promoter The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr Hector Manuel Guerrero Llanes (born October 11, 1954) is a Mexican - American professional wrestler, better known simply by his Chavo Guerrero Sr (born Salvador Guerrero Llanes On June 15 2004, he was fired by WWE for no-showing a SmackDown! house The Rock 'n' Roll Express was a Professional wrestling tag team comprised of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson that was popular in the 1980s In the third round the Sheepherders clashed with the Fantastics in an out of control brawl that ended in a double DQ. The winners of this match would have gone on to face eventual tournament winners the Road Warriors in the next round[17]. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Back in the UWF for their big “Mid South Superdome Show” the Sheepherders clashed with the Fantastics once more, this tile Luke and Butch lost in a “New Zealand Boot camp” match to the UWF Tag champs[18].

After being unable to beat the Fantastics on several occasions the Sheepherders traveled back to Puerto Rico during the summer and beat the Rock’N’Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) for the WWC World Tag Team Championship on August 3. Michael Davis or Mike Davis may refer to Michael Davis (bassist Michael Davis (director (born 1961 film director writer Tommy Lee Jones was a Professional wrestler. He was best known for wrestling in southern United States wrestling promotions as Tommy Lane, one-half The WWC World Tag Team Championship is the tag team title contested for in the Puerto Rican Professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Luke and Butch defended the titles for about 6 weeks before being beaten by the RPMs on September 21[3]. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. When their short run with WWC ended Luke and Butch sought new challenges and travelled to Florida where they worked for Championship Wrestling from Florida. Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham In Florida the Sheepherders came across their old arch enemies the Fabulous Ones, instantly rekindling their violent feud. On October 7 the Sheepherders ended the Fabulous Ones’ first reign with the NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship and would keep them away from the Fabs until Lane and Keirn finally got the better of them on November 30 where they regained the belts[3]. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962 1978 to 1980 and then 1983 until 1986 Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats

In late November the Kiwi Sheepherders returned to the CWA, Boyd and Morgan (Now billed as “Bigfoot”) cut through the competition[19][20] and won a 4th Southern Tag Team championship when they beat Jeff Jarrett and Billy Joe Travis in a tournament to crown new tag team champions[21]. Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Their run with the titles was brief as Jarrett and Travis won the titles a week later[3] and then ran the Kiwi Sheepherders out of the area in a “Loser Leaves Town” match a week after beating them for the title.

The Kiwi Sheepherders had hardly left the Memphis area before Luke and Butch, the real Sheepherders entered the federation. On January 10 the New Zealanders beat the up and coming team of Badd Company (Pat Tanaka and Paul Diamond for the CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship but lost them back to Badd Company as fast as they had won them[3]. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Badd Company was a Professional wrestling tag team in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980s which later went by the name The Orient Express Patrick "Pat" Tanaka (born August 5, 1963 in Honolulu Hawaii) is a semi-retired American Professional wrestler best known The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship After the quick run with Badd Company the Sheepherders once again became entangled in a feud with the Fabulous Ones in a rivalry that seemingly would never end. In what would turn out to the last series of matches between the Sheepherders and the Fabulous Ones the Fabs dominated the matches[22] and once again “Ran off” the Sheepherders[23].

After leaving Memphis the Bushwhackers was invited to participate in New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “IWGP Tag Team Title League 1987”, making one of their infrequent appearances in the orient. is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 The tournament took place from February 23 until March 20 with the Sheepherders finishing in the bottom three of the tournament[24]. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Butch and Luke only made a brief stay in NJPW opting to return to Puerto Rico and the WWC. Here the Sheepherders started a bloody feud with Chris and Mark Youngblood that drew big crowds in Puerto Rico[1]. Chris Romero is a semi-retired second generation Professional wrestler who is better known as Chris Youngblood. Mark Romero is a retired second generation Professional wrestler better known as Mark Youngblood. The feud saw Luke and Butch win the WWC World Tag Team titles on April 4 and then defend them tooth and nail until the Youngbloods regained the gold on May 10 in a brutal cage match[3]. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.

After their spring run with WWC the Sheepherders returned to Florida and instantly became challengers for Mike Graham and Steve Keirn’s NWA Florida Tag Team Championship. Michael Gossett The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida On June 26 Luke and Butch added that title to their collection by brawling and cheating[3]. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. A month later the Sheepherders defended their Florida tag team titles at the Great American Bash from the Miami Orange Bowl, brawling to a Double DQ with Jimmy and Ron Garvin [25]. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett The Miami Orange Bowl was a Stadium in the City of Miami, west of Downtown in Little Havana. James Williams (born September 25, 1952 in Tampa Florida) is a retired American Professional wrestler. Ron Garvin (born Roger Barnes on March 30 1945) is a Canadian former professional wrestler and referee most known for his time in the Their run with the Florida titles came to an end on August 29 when Keirn and Graham regained the titles[3]. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708)

After losing the Florida titles Luke and Butch returned to the UWF and started a second run with the UWF World Tag Team Championship after beating Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong and Tim Horner) on October 16. Brad Armstrong (born Bradley James on June 15, 1961) is an American professional wrestler. Tim Horner is a Professional wrestler best known for his " Lightning Express " tag team with Brad Armstrong. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The Sheepherders held the UWF tag team titles until the UWF was bought out by Jim Crockett and merged into Jim Crockett Promotions to form the forerunner of WCW. Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr When the UWF merged Luke and Butch began working for JCP, participating in the third Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial, Tag Team Tournament Cup. Luke and Butch beat the “Cruel Connection” in the first round, then defeated Tim Horner and Brad Armstrong in the second round. For some reason the Sheepherders then faced and lost to The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) Also in the second round[26]. The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976 At Clash of the Champions II the Sheepherders faced off against the NWA United States Tag Team Champions Fantastics, but did not win the gold. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. The NWA United States Tag Team Championship, known from February 1991 through July 1992 as the WCW United States Tag Team Championship, was the At Clash of the Champions III the Sheepherders lost to Steve Williams and Nikita Koloff despite the interference of Rip Morgan. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout Just as it looked like the Sheepherders were going to face the Fantastics in the finals of a tournament to crown new United States tag team champions Luke and Butch signed with Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Federation[1]. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,

The Bushwhackers

Luke and Butch signed on with the WWF in the midst of its aggressive national expansion giving them a national and international exposure unlike anything they had ever had before. The team changed their name to The Bushwhackers and changed their violent style to a comedic style which was an instant hit with the fans. The comedy act involved licking, arm motions and more[1]. The Bushwhackers made their debut on January 3, 1989 on a WWF Superstars of Wrestling taping[27]. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

Only a few days into their run with the WWF the Bushwhackers have their first match with a team they would encounter repeatedly over the next year and a half: The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff) [28]. The Bolsheviks were a Professional wrestling Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation from late 1987 until the spring of 1990 Jim Barrell (born December 13 1959) is an American professional wrestler best known as Boris Zhukov (sometimes spelled Boris Josip Nikolai Peruzović (born October 14 1947) better known by his Ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a professional wrestler who is In February the Bushwhackers began a feud with The Fabulous Rougeaus, the first feud to really feature the Bushwhackers on WWF television[29]. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers was the tag team of real-life brothers Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau, best known from their run in the WWF from 1985 - 1990 The two teams would take their conflict to WrestleMania V which saw the Bushwhackers victorious in their WWF Pay Per View debut as a team[30]. WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF The WrestleMania match was not the end of the Bushwhackers/Rougeau feud as the teams clashed again at Saturday Night's Main Event on October 14 (taped September 21), once again the Bushwhackers were victorious[31]. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. The Bushwhackers and the Rougeaus would clash twice more, first at the 1989 Survivor Series[32] and again at the 1990 Royal Rumble [33] both times with the Bushwhackers getting the best of the Rougeau brothers. Survivor Series (1989 was the third annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by Royal Rumble (1990 was the third annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation

During this time the Bushwhackers began to feature in a long series of comedic vignettes, usually subjecting ”Mean” Gene to their wild and wacky ways (and sardine eating antics). Eugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund (born November 29 1942) is a semi-retired American Professional wrestling Interviewer These vignettes were often featured on Coliseum Home Video releases where they served as the “link” between matches.

The Bushwhackers quickly became one of the most popular duos among the viewers, chiefly due to the wildly comedic nature of their antics (including their trademark "Bushwhacker Walk"), their catchy faux-Australian musical theme, and the high level of their friendly interaction with the audience. By 1990 the Bushwhackers were established as a solid mid-card comedy act feuding with the newly establish heel team known as Rhythm and Blues (The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine). The Rhythm & Blues was a tag team comprised of The Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in the World Wrestling Federation from Honky Tonk Man redirects here For the song by Johnny Horton later covered by Dwight Yoakam see Honky Tonk Man (song. John Anthony Wisniski Jr (born September 20, 1950) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" The Bushwhackers’ WrestleMania VI appearance came at the expense of Rhythm and Blues as they showed up during a segment, attacked Honky Tonk Man and Valentine and then broke R & B’s guitars to the delight of the crowd[34]. WrestleMania VI was the World Wrestling Federation 's (WWF sixth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event and the first to Later on the team would be used to help establish newcomers The Orient Express (Pat Tanaka and Akio Sato) [35]. For the full article on Badd Company see Badd Company The Orient Express was a Professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation Patrick "Pat" Tanaka (born August 5, 1963 in Honolulu Hawaii) is a semi-retired American Professional wrestler best known Akio Sato may refer to Akio Sato (wrestler Akio Sato (politician The feud with the Orient Express culminated at Survivor Series 1990 where Luke and Butch teamed up with Nikolai Volkoff and Tito Santana to form “The Alliance” and take on Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zhukov and the Orient Express team dubbed “The Mercenaries”. Survivor Series (1990 was the fourth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Merced Solis (born May 10 1953) better known by his Ring name Tito Santana, is a retired Mexican American professional This article is about the wrestler Robert Remus For the GI Joe character (based on Remus see Sgt The Bushwhackers eliminated the Orient Express but were eliminated themselves as well[36].

At the 1991 Royal Rumble, Luke set a rather unfortunate record as he lasted a total of 4 seconds. Using the trademark arm-swing walk, he climbed into the ring, walked across in a straight path, was thrown over the top rope by Earthquake, and proceeded to leave the arena--without missing a beat--using the trademark arm-swing walk. [37]. The Bushwhackers received a shot at the WWF World Tag Team title Saturday Night's Main Event April 27 against The Nasty Boys, but on that night Luke and Butch were not able to add the gold to their impressive collection as the Nasty Boys retained their titles through underhanded tactics[38]. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The Nasty Boys were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active in the mid to late 1980s and throughout In a televised 6 man tag-team match the Bushwhackers teamed with Tugboat against Earthquake and the Nasty Boys, Tugboat turned on his partners after a few minutes of action and joined Earthquake in laying the two New Zealanders out cold[39]. Fred Ottman (born August 10 1956 in Norfolk Virginia) is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his notoriously After the heel turn Tugboat changed his name to Typhoon and together they became known as “The Natural Disasters” [40] one of the heaviest tag-teams in the world. The Bushwhackers demanded a chance to get even with the big team but were easily defeated at the 1991 SummerSlam PPV[41]. SummerSlam (1991 was the fourth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation After destroying the Bushwhackers the Disasters targeted André the Giant who was at ringside on crutches due to an earlier attack from Earthquake. André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor The assault was stopped by the Legion of Doom who ran off the Natural Disasters

After the Natural Disasters began feuding with the Legion of Doom the Bushwhackers came across a team that was the total opposite of what they were. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Luke and Butch the fun loving, “working class” guys started a feud with the rich, snobby bratty Beverly Brothers (Blake and Beau. The Beverly Brothers were a Professional wrestling tag team comprised of Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom in the World Wrestling Federation. Mike Enos (born June 11, 1963) is a retired Professional wrestler who wrestled mainly as a tag-team wrestler in World Championship Wrestling Wayne Bloom (born March 22, 1958) was a professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling The two teams first clashed at the 1991 Survivor Series where they were on opposite sides in a 4 on 4 elimination match. Survivor Series (1991 was the fifth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation On the night the Beverly Brothers got the upper hand and eliminated both Luke and Butch[42]. The Beverly Brothers’ manager The Genius kept interfering in the matches so the Bushwhackers brought in a manager of their own, the nerdy Jamison [43]. Lanny Poffo (born December 28, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta) better known by his Ring name "Leaping" Lanny Poffo Unfortunately even the addition of Jamison was not enough to prevent the Beverly Brothers from winning at Royal Rumble 1992 [44]. Royal Rumble (1992 was the fifth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The Bushwhackers did gain some small measure of revenge on the Beverly Brothers when they defeated the team in a “dark match” at WrestleMania VIII [45]. WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF The Bushwhackers’ next PPV was at Summer Slam 1992 where they teamed up with Jim Duggan to defeat “The Mountie” Jacques Rougeau and the Nasty Boys in a dark match. SummerSlam (1992 was the fifth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF James Stuart Duggan (born January 14, 1954) and in WCW he was a 1 time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and a 1 time In 1993 the Bushwhackers were used to “Put over” the newly signed team the Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu)[46] and made a few appearances in comedy matches alongside midget “Tiger” Jackson (later Dink “The Clown”) against the Beverly Brothers and “Little” Louie[47]. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Headshrinkers were a Professional wrestling Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation that consisted of Fatu and Samu. Solofa Fatu Jr (born October 11 1965) is a Samoan- American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi. Samu redirects here For the Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence "Emergency Medical Assistance Service" see SAMU. Claude Giroux is a Canadian born Midget wrestler whose career spans over 20 years

In August the Bushwhackers made a quick trip to Puerto Rico to appear at the WWC 20th Anniversary show on August 8 where they defeated the monstrous team of Mr. Hughes and The Warlord[48]. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Curtis Hughes (born December 7 1964) better known by his ring name Mr Terry Szopinski (born March 28, 1962 in Pompano Beach Florida) is a professional wrestler better known as The Warlord. When the team returned to US soil Luke and Butch helped Doink the Clown in the clown’s feud with Bam Bam Bigelow. Doink the Clown is a gimmick used by several professional wrestlers since the 1990s Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known Luke and Butch, as well as Mo and Mabel, all appeared at Survivor Series 1993 wearing the trademark green wig and face paint associated with Doink the Clown. Robert L Horne (born April 13, 1964) is a professional wrestler who is most famous for his time in the World Wrestling Federation as Nelson Frazier Jr Throughout his career he has held championships in a number of promotions, including the top titles of the United States Wrestling Survivor Series (1993 was the seventh annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission defeated Bigelow, Bastion Booger and the Headshrinkers[49] in a match that played more for laughs than serious wrestling. Men on a Mission was the World Wrestling Federation name for the pairing of wrestlers Nelson Frazier Jr Mike Shaw (born May 9 1957) is a professional wrestler who is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF as Bastion In 1994 the Bushwhackers started feuding with The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray), losing to the team in a dark match at WrestleMania X [50] The team also faced another recently signed team: Stephen Dunn and Timothy Well also known as Well Dunn [51]. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Heavenly Bodies was a Professional wrestling Tag team famous for having worked in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation David Ferrier (born November 30 1962) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, "The WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. Steve Doll (born December 9, 1964) is an American professional wrestler. Timothy A Smith is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by the ringnames Rex King and Timothy Well By 1995 the Bushwhackers are used almost exclusively to put over teams such as The Blu Twins [52]. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Donald "Don" Harris and Ronald "Ron" Harris (born October 23, 1961) are American twin brothers who

In March of 1996 the Bushwhackers return to the WWF after a 6 month break to participate in a tournament to crown new tag team champions. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Bushwhackers were beaten in the first round by eventual winners The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip [53]. The Bodydonnas were a Professional wrestling Tag team in the WWF in the mid-1990s consisting of Chris Candido as Skip Candido's real-life Christopher Candito ( March 21 1972 &ndash April 28 2005) On November 19, 1994, Candido won a 10-man tournament defeating Tom Prichard (born August 18 1959) is an American professional wrestler. When the Bushwhackers returned in 1996 it was a slightly revamped version that ignored the fact that both members were from New Zealand as they displayed traditional Australian Stereotypes, including being accompanied to the ring by a giant kangaroo mascot[54]. On September 14 the Bushwhackers made their last appearance while under contract with the WWF[55]

After leaving the WWF the team made special appearances in the independent circuit including a return to WWC for it’s 24th Anniversary show where they were billed as the Sheepherders and took on old rivals Invaders I & II[56]. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. They also appeared at a special event in Amarillo to celebrate “50 years of Funk” where they lost to old rivals Mark and Chris Youngblood[57].

In 1999 the Bushwhackers participated in a “wrestling nostalgia” PPV called Heroes of Wrestling, Luke and Butch took on and defeated former WWF Tag Team Champions the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff[58]. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Heroes of Wrestling was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event that took place on October 10 1999 from the Casino Magic Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (born March 15, 1943) Khosrow also was the assistant coach of two US Olympic squads in the 1970s Luke and Butch made one of their last appearances as active wrestlers on April 1, 2001 when they participated in the WrestleMania 17 ”Gimmick Battle Royal” [59]. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation On June 15 the team returned to Memphis one last time, fighting The Moondogs to a double disqualification on a special ”Mid-South Clash of the Legends” show[60]

Both Williams and Miller have retired from professional wrestling but work behind the scenes in Puerto Rico and New Zealand respectively. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The Moondogs were a Professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF and in two Memphis promotions the Continental Wrestling

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • PWI ranked them # 71 of the best 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years". The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Jonathan Barry Boyle ( October 21, 1944 - August 7, 1999) was an Australian professional wrestler who is known worldwide under the name Douglas A Baker (born April 19, 1934, Sedalia Missouri) better known professionally as Ox Baker, is an American former Professional Andy Kindler is an American Stand-up comedian from New York City who now resides in Los Angeles André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor Kenneth "Ken" Rinehurst (born in Atlantic City New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by Mike Morgan is a former Professional wrestler from New Zealand who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling John Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1965) is an executive with World Wrestling Entertainment. The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling Tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962 1978 to 1980 and then 1983 until 1986 NWA All Star Wrestling is a former Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Vancouver British Columbia. The Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship was established in 1962 as the top Tag team title in NWA All-Star Wrestling Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW also known as Portland Wrestling (PW is the common name used to refer to different Portland Oregon based Professional The NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended in Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic territory "CWF" redirects here For the other American Professional wrestling promotion which used the CWF Acronym, see Championship The NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Alabama territory known as Southeast Championship Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions The Stampede International Tag Team Championship is the main tag-team title Canadian Professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW was a Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joseph Blanchard and based in San Antonio Texas, from The SCW World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Southwest Championship Wrestling from its establishment in 1980 until 1984 when the title was abandoned The Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in Texas All-Star Wrestling. The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 The UWF World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987 The World Wide Wrestling Alliance (WWWA 3WA formerly known as NWA Ohio, is a defunct American Professional wrestling promotion. The World Wrestling Council (WWC is one of Puerto Rico 's two main Professional wrestling promotions the other one being the International Wrestling Association WWC North American Tag-Team Championship are Tag team titles that were contested for in the Professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Council The WWC World Tag Team Championship is the tag team title contested for in the Puerto Rican Professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine.

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