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Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
is a
Canadian
professional wrestling promotion
based in
Calgary, Alberta
and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in
western Canada
and the
Canadian Prairies
. Originally established by
Stu Hart
in 1948, the promotion competed with other promotions such as
NWA All-Star Wrestling
and
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
and regularly ran events in Calgary's
Victoria Pavilion
, Ogden Auditorium and the
Stampede Corral
between 1948 and 1984. Bought out by promoter
Vince McMahon
, the company was briefly run by the
World Wrestling Federation
(WWF) before being sold back to the
Hart family
the following year. Run by
Bruce Hart
until January 1990, he and Ross Hart reopened the promotion in 1999 and began running events in the Alberta area.
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