1. Dutch Mantel attended Clemson University for one year before being drafted into military service, undergoing basic training at Ft.
26 Facts About Dutch Mantel
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Dutch Mantel then became "Dutch Mantel", and added the "Dirty" nickname in 1980.
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The Dutch Mantel name was taken by an earlier wrestler named Alfred Albert Joe de Re la Gardiur.
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Dutch Mantel wrestled for various Southern promotions, and achieved considerable success in the National Wrestling Alliance.
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The Undertaker and Kane both were early recipients of Dutch Mantel's astute wrestling knowledge, which served them well in their careers.
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Dutch Mantel is credited with giving Steve Austin his stage surname, since Austin's real name at the time was Steve Williams.
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Dutch Mantel formed several tag teams throughout his career, including The Kansas Jayhawks, and The Desperados, which lasted only two months.
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Dutch Mantel achieved his greatest notoriety in 1979 when he and then-partner, Cowboy Frankie Laine, 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.
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Dutch Mantel achieved what no other opponent could do while Lawler was a babyface and that was to get a clear cut win over the King.
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When Jim Cornette's independent wrestling promotion Smoky Mountain Wrestling opened in 1991, Dutch Mantel, joined by Bob Caudle, served as the original color commentator for the television broadcasts, and would give something of a heel perspective.
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Dutch Mantel hosted a weekly talk segment called "Down and Dirty with Dutch," where he would interview the stars of SMW.
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In 1989, Dutch Mantel worked in the Memphis-based promotion United States Wrestling Association where he was a well known star for the company.
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Dutch Mantel was the last USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion defeating Jerry Lawler on August 8,1997, in a Title vs All Body Hair match.
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Dutch Mantel set a record while in Puerto Rico, in the number of hours that a single writer produced a TV wrestling show as he was responsible for four hours a week, 52 weeks a year, for a total of 208 hours a year for five years straight.
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Dutch Mantel's ratings set records as his shows regularly ranged in the 12 to 15 range, with his highest being an 18.1, with a 55 share of the TV viewing audience while working for WWC in 2000.
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Dutch Mantel was instrumental in several successful creations for the company, most notably the TNA Knockouts division that helped to reinvigorate interest in women's wrestling in the United States.
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On July 31,2009, Dutch Mantel was released from TNA due to creative differences.
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In November 2009, Reno Riggins, announced that Dutch Mantel would be joining Showtime All-Star Wrestling promotion out of Nashville as a writer and on air talent.
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In December 2010, Dutch Mantel released his second book "Tales From a Dirt Road".
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On March 3,2011, Dutch Mantel wrestled in the place of Jamie Dundee at XCW Midwest in Corydon IN.
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Dutch Mantel took on local heel Lone Star, further cementing his semi-active status as a part-time wrestler.
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On March 22,2011, Dutch Mantel was added to the April 4,2011 WrestleMania morning WrestleReunion event in Atlanta, Georgia.
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In January 2017, it was announced that Dutch Mantel would be working as a creative consultant for Impact Wrestling.
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Dutch Mantel left Impact Wrestling in December 2017 after Don Callis and Scott D'Amore took over as Executive Vice Presidents.
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Dutch Mantel made his in-game debut at WWE 2K15 and appears in WWE 2K16.
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Dutch Mantel said that the driver of the other vehicle, who had drugs in his system, was on parole, and running from the police at the time, had died.