14 Facts About Bushwhacker Butch

Bushwhacker Butch was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Bushwhacker Butch, where he teamed with Bushwhacker Luke as The Bushwhackers.

Bushwhacker Butch was known for his appearances under the ring name Butch Miller for promotions such as NWA New Zealand, Stampede Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, Southwest Championship Wrestling, and the Universal Wrestling Federation, where he teamed with Luke as The Kiwis and The Sheepherders.

Bushwhacker Butch Miller started wrestling for NWA New Zealand in 1964 where he achieved a great deal of regional success.

Luke and Bushwhacker Butch initially worked in Canada among others for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling billed as "The Kiwis".

Luke and Bushwhacker Butch stayed with the SWCW through the rest of 1983 and into 1984, when the two came head-to-head with the Fabulous Ones, a team Williams and Boyd had feuded with extensively while Miller was away.

When Luke and Bushwhacker Butch returned to mainland USA and signed on with Bill Watts' UWF, they quickly cemented their status by beating Ted DiBiase and Steve Williams for the UWF Tag Team Championship on 16 March 1986.

Back in the UWF for their "Mid South Superdome Show", the Sheepherders clashed with the Fantastics once more, this time Luke and Bushwhacker Butch lost in a "New Zealand Boot camp" match to the UWF Tag champs.

Just as it looked like the Sheepherders were going to face the Fantastics in the finals of a tournament to crown new United States tag team champions, Luke and Bushwhacker Butch signed with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation.

Luke and Bushwhacker Butch signed on with the WWF in the midst of its national expansion, giving them a national and international exposure unlike anything they had ever had before.

In 1999, Luke and Bushwhacker Butch participated in a "wrestling nostalgia" pay-per-view called Heroes of Wrestling as the Men from Down Under.

Bushwhacker Butch lived in Paraparaumu Beach and was the Commissioner for Kiwi Pro Wrestling.

Bushwhacker Butch wanted to be back in New Zealand with his 2 daughters, Sharon and Kirstin who he lived for.

Bushwhacker Butch retired in Paraparaumu Beach where he met his third wife.

Bushwhacker Butch had traveled to the city in order to participate in WrestleMania 39 festivities.