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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.
Best Pro Wrestling DVD (2006) Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be; Best Pro Wrestling DVD (2011) Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart; Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler; Match of the Year (1997) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
In Your House was a series of monthly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events first produced by the World Wrestling Federation in May 1995. They aired when the promotion was not holding one of its then-five major PPVs (WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble), and were sold at a lower cost. [1]
An amateur and professional wrestling performer, promoter and trainer, [5] Stu owned and operated his own wrestling promotion, Stampede Wrestling. He also trained some of the most well known stars in wrestling history including "Superstar" Billy Graham , Fritz Von Erich , Chris Benoit , and his own sons Bret Hart and Owen Hart .
Dynamite made a big impact in his matches for Stampede Wrestling with the increasingly popular Bruce Hart and rookie Bret Hart. Despite differences between them due to comments Dynamite Kid made about Stu Hart in his autobiography, Bret still regards him as "pound-for-pound, the greatest wrestler who ever lived."
By 1952 Hart had purchased another minor promotion in the Alberta area, merged them and renamed it Big Time Wrestling. It was later renamed Wildcat Wrestling and finally Stampede Wrestling. [5] The book also centers in large parts on the Hart wrestling family and their work for the promotion. All of Hart's twelve children receive coverage in ...
Stampede show N/A 1 13 10 Bret Hart October 12, 1979 Stampede show N/A 3 7 — Vacated October 19, 1979 Stampede show N/A — — Bret Hart moved to heavyweight division. 11 Dynamite Kid March 24, 1980 Stampede show Red Deer, AB 4 179 Defeated Keith Hart in a tournament final. 12 Bruce Hart September 19, 1980 Stampede show
Stewart Edward Hart OC (May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur and professional wrestler, wrestling booker, promoter, and coach.He is best known for founding and handling Stampede Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta, teaching many individuals at its associated wrestling school "The Dungeon" and establishing a professional wrestling dynasty ...