TAG TEAM PROFILES

[The Sheepherders Gallery]	Team: The Sheepherders Members Luke Williams Butch Miller Jonathan Boyd Rip Morgan Jack Victory Hometown: New Zealand Debut: Previous Identities: Kiwis (Nick Carter/Sweet William) The New Zealand Sheephearders The Bushwhackers (WWF) Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Tommy Rogers Bobby Fulton Steve Williams Ted DiBiase Roddy Piper Rick Martel Road Warriors Bobby Jaggers Grapplers Zambuie Express Fabulous Ones Austin Idol Robert Fuller
Stampede International Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Great Saki & Tokyo Joe (????, 1974); Stampede International Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Bill Cody & Bob Pringle (January ??, 1974); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Ron Starr & Adrian Adonis (July 21, 1979); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Stan Stasiak & Dutch Savage (September 29, 1979); NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Stan Stasiak & Dutch Savage (Febuary 11, 1980); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Roddy Piper & Rick Martel (March 29, 1980); NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne (September 28, 1980); WWC North American Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Invader I & Carlos Colon (Febuary 28, 1981); WWC North American Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating The Medics (May 22, 1981); NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles [Luke/Boyd] defeating ????? (December ??, 1981); AWA Southern Tag Team titles [Luke/Boyd] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (December 13, 1982); AWA Southern Tag Team titles [Luke/Boyd] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (Febuary 7, 1983); SCW Southwest Tag Team titles [Luke/Boyd] defeating The Grapplers (May ??, 1983); SCW (Southwest) World Tag Team titles [Luke/Boyd] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (March 4, 1984); WWC North American Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Ivaders I & III (January 6, 1985); WWC North American Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Super Medico & Invader III (March 23, 1985); AWA Southern Tag Team titles [Boyd/Morgan] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (June 22, 1985); AWA Southern Tag Team titles [Boyd/Morgan] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (September ??, 1985); AWA Southern Tag Team titles [Boyd/Morgan] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (September 6, 1985); AWA Southern Tag Team titles [Boyd/Morgan] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (September 16, 1985); UWF (Mid South) World Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Steve Williams & Ted Dibiase (March 16, 1986); WWC (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Tommy Lane & Mike Davis (August 3, 1986); NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (October 7, 1986); AWA Southern Tag Team titles [Boyd/Bigfoot] defeating Billy Travis & Jeff Jarrett [Tournament] (November 10, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond (January 10, 1987); WWC (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Chris & Mark Youngblood (April 4, 1987); NWA Florida Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Steve Keirn & Mike Graham (June 23, 1987); UWF (Mid South) World Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong (October 16, 1987); APWL (Pennsylvania) Tag Team titles [Luke/Butch] defeating The House of Kane (Febuary 19, 1999);
Starting out in New Zealand Butch Miller & Luke Williams began their wrestling careers in New Zealand under the NWA New Zealand banner.. Butch Miller & Luke Williams were brought to U.S. soil by fellow New Zealander and NWA Hawaii promoter, Steve Rickard.. Stampede Wrestling in Western Canada 1965: Butch Miller and Luke Williams made their debut in Western Canada as "The Kiwis".. ~~~The Kiwis won the Stampede International tag team titles.. The Sheepherders Luke & Butch began competing as the "Sheepherders", a crazy, blood-thirsty team from New Zealand.. Butch eventually quit wrestling and moved back to New Zealand to be with his family, and was replaced by Jonathan Boyd.. Butch returned to team with Luke again.. Pacific Northwest Wrestling - Oregon 1981: Buddy Rose discovered the Sheephearders (Luke & Butch) and got them booked in Pacific Northwest with Don Owen.. The Sheepherders started out as one of the most violent teams in wrestling history.. Universal Wrestling Federation 1986: The Sheepherders enter Bill Watt's UWF.. The Sheepherders had a very bloody feud with The Fantastics.. The Sheepherders won the UWF Tag Team titles on two separate occasions.. The Sheepherders were the last UWF Tag Team champions when the UWF was absorbed by the NWA.. National Wrestling Alliance 1988: The Sheepherders competed in the NWA for about a year.. World Wrestling Federation December 1988: The Sheepherders joined the WWF, changing their name AND attitude, becoming known as the Bushwhackers.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Click on this link to read the history of Luke & Butch in the WWF as the Bushwhackers