![]() He remained with Smoky Mountain until around 1994. ![]() He also hosted a weekly talk segment called "Down and Dirty with Dutch," where he would interview the stars of SMW. When Jim Cornette's independent wrestling promotion Smoky Mountain Wrestling opened in 1991, Mantel, joined by Bob Caudle, served as the original color commentator for the television broadcasts, and would give something of a heel perspective. Without Hansen, the group were pushed into service as jobbers and were dissolved as a stable before the end of the year. Hansen reportedly wanted no part of the storyline and left for Japan, never to return to wrestle in North America. Over the course of a few months, they were promoted through a series of vignettes by which they would be beaten up in saloons, searching ghost towns, and riding horses. The Desperados were packaged with the gimmick of being three bumbling cowboys looking to meet up with Stan Hansen to go to WCW and become a team. In 1990, he worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a commentator on WCW WorldWide alongside Tony Schiavone and in 1991, WCW created a stable known as "the Desperados" consisting of Dutch Mantell, Black Bart, and Deadeye Dick. World Championship Wrestling (1990–1991) ![]() Match saw Dutch Mantell taking the pin fall over Landel. The match went a record 26 falls taking an hour and 15 minutes to accomplish. Later that year after Lawler lost a loser leave town match against Bill Dundee, Lawler and Mantell finally mended their ways long enough to face Dundee and Buddy Landel in a Falls Don't Count in Memphis' Mid South Coliseum in front of a sold out red hot Memphis crowd. Mantell achieved what no other opponent could do in when Lawler was a good guy and that was to get a clear cut win over the King. Fans were torn between these two stalwarts of the Memphis ring wars. Mantel's other notable achievement was in 1982 when he and Jerry "the King" Lawler faced off in a good guy vs. They had a unique gimmick, where they put US$1,000 on stake (all on US$1 and 50 cents coins) to the team that could defeat them. Mantel achieved his greatest notoriety in 1979 when he and then-partner, Cowboy Frankie Lane, as Los Vaqueros Locos, sold out the 16,000-seat Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico for an unprecedented nine weeks in a row, a record that still stands. Mantel formed several tag teams throughout his career, including The Kansas Jayhawks (with Bobby Jaggers), and The Desperados, which lasted only two months. At the time, he was a booker for Jerry Jarrett's Memphis territory. Mantell originally considered giving Austin the stage names of either "Stevie Rage" or "William Stevenson III". Mantel also is credited with giving Steve Austin his stage surname, since Austin's real name at the time was Steve Williams (which was currently in use in wrestling by "Dr. The Undertaker and Kane both were early recipients of Mantel's astute wrestling knowledge, which served them well in their careers. ![]() Mantel was instrumental in the careers of several huge wrestling stars of the nineties, including the Blade Runners, who later went on to achieve notoriety as Sting and The Ultimate Warrior. He wrestled for various Southern promotions, and achieved considerable success in the National Wrestling Alliance. Keown debuted in 1972 as "Wayne Mason Dixon," and later became "Dutch Mantel," but it wasn't until 1980 that he added "Dirty" to his wrestling name. Professional wrestling career Various territories (1972–1990) 1.8 Second return to the independent circuit.1.5 World Wrestling Council / International Wrestling Association (1996–2003).
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