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John Mortl Lanzo [4] (October 14, 1935 – December 8, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Blackjack Lanza.Along with his long-term tag team partner, Blackjack Mulligan, Lanza was one-half of The Blackjacks: "black cowboy hat-wearing, cowboy boot-stomping, rugged hombres who drew money wherever they went".
In 1985, the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions came up with a new match to increase the fans' interest in their product. The Bunkhouse Stampede was a regular battle royal where the wrestlers wore "bunkhouse gear" (blue jeans and cowboy boots, etc.) to the match, similar to 'street fight' matches.
Cowboy Lang was recognized for more than 30 years as one of the top midget wrestlers in the world. [3] Lang made his professional wrestling debut in the mid-1960s when he was 16 years old. [3] He would regularly rush to the ring wearing his trademark cowboy hat and boots. [3] He was born in Saskatchewan but raised in Rimbey, Alberta. [4]
The National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Bunkhouse Stampede involved wrestlers wearing what was described as "bunkhouse gear"—cowboy boots, jeans, T-shirts—instead of their normal wrestling tights and not only allowed but encouraged the bringing of weapons.
In 2002, Burke partnered with Todd Okerlund of Classic Wrestling to repackage and license the library through DirecTV and ESPN Classic Canada. Dark Side of the Ring aired an episode focused on the promotion titled "Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story" in May 2020. [11] It was the third-highest rated episode in the show's history. [12]
Archibald Edward Gouldie (November 22, 1936 – January 23, 2016) [4] was a Canadian professional wrestler.He wrestled for Stampede Wrestling for decades as Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie, with the nickname coming from the wrestler's reputation of "stomping" on his opponents, when they were down, with his black cowboy boots.