Luke Williams

Brian Wickens was a professional wrestler better known as Luke Williams. He was one half of the tag team variously known as "The Sheepherders" and "The Bushwackers". Professional wrestling is a form of performance entertainment where the participants engage in simulated sporting matches. ...

Career

Brian Wickens was born on January 8, 1947 in Auckland, New Zealand. He started wrestling in 1964 in New Zealand and formed the "Kiwi Sheepherders" with Butch Miller in Canada in 1965. They wrestled for Stu Hart's Calgary promotion and won their tag team titles. January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Stewart Edward (Stu) Hart (born May 3, 1915 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; died October 16, 2003 in Calgary, Alberta) was a Canadian wrestler and wrestling trainer. ...

In the 1970's, Butch quit the team and went to Australia. Luke started teaming with Jonathan Boyd in his absence.

Butch returned to team with Luke as "The Sheepherders" in the United States in the early 1980's and they feuded with Mark and Chris Youngblood, "The Fantastics" (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) and the "Fabulous Ones" (Stan Lane & Steve Keirn). Bobby Fulton Then and Now James Hines is a professional wrestler better known as Bobby Fulton of The Fantastics. ... Tommy Rogers Thomas Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics. ... Stan Lane Stan Lane is a professional wrestler famous for being a member of The Midnight Express. ...

In late 1988, The Sheepherders were on the verge of winning the NWA United States Tag Team Titles when they quit Jim Crockett Promotions for a better money offer from the World Wrestling Federation. They changed their name to "The Bushwackers" and changed their violent style to a comedic style and were instant hits with the fans. Crockett logo from 1973-1988 Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett up until the late 1980s. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ...

They had feuds with the Brain Busters, "The Bolsheviks" Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff), the Beverly Brothers (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom) and the Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Jr. & Raymond Rougeau). The Brain Busters with Bobby Heenan The Brain Busters were a professional wrestling tag team in the 1980s. ... Boris Zhukov Jim Darrel was a professional wrestler better known as Boris Zhukov. ... Nikolai Volkoff (born Josip Peruzovic around October 1947 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian professional wrestler. ... Jacques Rougeau (born June 13, 1960) is a Canadian professional wrestler from St. ... Raymond Rougeau (born February 18, 1956 in St. ...

They left in late 1995 and opened up a restaraunt and wrestled on the independents. They returned to the WWF in 2001 for the gimmick battle royal at Wrestlemania 17. Official WrestleMania logo WrestleMania is the name given to the annual flagship pay-per-view event of World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Luke is now retired and living in Puerto Rico where he is a booker for the IWA promotion.

Luke Williams & Butch Miller "The Bushwackers"

Profile

• Height: 6'0"
• Weight: 248 lbs.
• Birthday: October 21, 1944
• Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
• Trainer: -
• Managers: Jonathan Boyd, Lady Maxine, Don Carson
• Flag Bearers: Jack Victory, Rip Morgan, Johnny Ace
• Other Gimmicks: Luke Williams, "Crazy" Luke Williams, Cousin Luke, Bushwacker Luke, Cousin Luke Dudley, Pretty Boy Floyd, Sweet William, Gorgeous Teddy Williams

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Championships/Accomplishments

• 2-Time UWF Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 1-Time Florida Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 1-Time NWA Florida United States Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 3-Time Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 2-Time Southwest Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller once & Jonathan Boyd once)
• 2-Time WWC Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 1-Time WWC North American Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 1-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 2-Time WWWA Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 2-Time Stampede Tag Team Champion (with Butch Miller)
• 1-Time Southeast Tag Team Champion (with Jonathan Boyd)
• 1-Time Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champions (with Jonathan Boyd)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 363 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him # 71 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Butch Miller.