Stampede Wrestling

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Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta that for many years produced a weekly series that is considered the forerunner of today's WWE.

1 History
2 Current roster
3 Alumni
4 Current championships
5 External link

History

Stampede Wrestling was operated by Stu Hart between 1948 and 1984, when his son Bruce took over. Stampede was acquired by the World Wrestling Federation in 1985, who took most of the top talents away from the promotion and developed into the major professional wrestling promotion it is today. The Hart family severed their ties with the WWF following the Montreal Screwjob in late 1997, and Stampede closed down. The promotion was reopened on April 2, 1999 by Bruce and Ross Hart.

Stampede Wrestling was famous for "The Dungeon", a professional wrestling school located in the basement of the Calgary mansion owned by the Hart family.

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 for 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. In the 1990s, a second Stampede Wrestling series was attempted, but it was short-lived and Whalen was not involved.

Current roster

Apocalypse
J. Edgar Hooper
Karnage
Belle Lovitz
Anna Marie
Marky Mark
Dandy Myers
Ma Myers
"Crazy Horse" Eddie Mustang
Nattie Neidhart
Kid Nichols
Rod Rage
"Livewire" Matt Richards
René Richards
Gama Singh, Jr.
"Tiger" Raj Singh, Jr.
Phoenix Taylor
"The Stampede Kid" T.J. Wilson
"Pistol" Pete Wilson
Sly Stone

Alumni

Current championships

Title Notes:	Current Champion(s)
North American Heavyweight Championship	Eddie Mustang
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship	Pete Wilson
International Tag Team Championships	The New Karachi Vice (Raj Singh, Jr. and Gama Singh, Jr.)
Women's Pacific Championship	Nattie Neidhart