Brian Wickens
Biography
Brian Wickens is a semi-retired New Zealand professional wrestler best known as Luke Williams, one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as The Bushwhackers in the WWF. After leaving Stampede Wrestling, the Kiwis began doing double duty in NWA Pacific Northwest as well as the Canadian-based International All-Star Wrestling around 1979-1980 as "The Kiwi Sheepherders". In 1979, the team won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship on three occasions between 21 July and 5 August 1980, before they left the territory. On 22 September, the Sheepherders lost the gold to Dutch Savage and Stan Stasiak, only to regain them a week later. On 11 February 1980, the Sheepherders became double champions when they downed Dutch Savage & Stan Stasiak, this time for the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. Top faces Rick Martel & "Rowdy" Roddy Piper teamed up in May, to take the NWA Canadian tag title from The Sheepherders and, in effect, run the duo out of the Northwest region by August, gaining the NWA Pacific Northwest tag titles when the Sheepherders left the promotion. The next stop for The Sheepherders was a brief stay in the Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling territory run by Jim Crockett. In MACW, the two won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship by beating Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer for the gold. The Sheepherders held onto the gold for close to three months before dropping it to Dewey Robertson and Rocky Johnson on 12 December. After losing the titles, Luke and Butch headed for warmer weather as they traveled to Puerto Rico and began working for the World Wrestling Council as Los Pastores. While in Puerto Rico, the team won the WWC North American Tag Team Championship twice while touring the island
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Movies (47)
Catch of the Day 2: You Die at Dawn!
as Bushwhacker Luke
2020
350 Days
as Self
2019
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Bushwhacker Luke
2001
Heroes of Wrestling
as Bushwhacker Luke
1999
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
as Cousin Luke
1997
WWE Action Zone!
as Bushwhacker Luke
1997
Big Bully
as Wrestler on TV (uncredited)
1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Cousin Luke
1995
German Fan Favorites
as Bushwhacker Luke
1994
WWE WrestleMania X
as Cousin Luke
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as Luke Doink
1993
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
as Bushwhacker Luke
1993
WWF European Rampage 1993
as Luke
1993
Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
as Bushwhacker Luke
1993
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
as Cousin Luke
1993
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
as Bushwhacker Luke
1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992
as Cousin Luke
1992
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
as Cousin Luke
1992
WWE WrestleFest '92
as Bushwhacker Luke
1992
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Bushwhacker Luke
1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Cousin Luke
1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Cousin Luke
1992
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Cousin Luke
1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
as Cousin Luke
1991
WWE SummerSlam 1991
as Cousin Luke
1991
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Bushwhacker Luke
1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
as Bushwhacker Luke
1991
WWE Mega Matches
as Bushwhacker Luke
1991
WWE Funniest Moments
as Bushwhacker Luke
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as Bushwhacker Luke
1991
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Bushwhacker Luke
1990
Wrestling Tough Guys
as Bushwhacker Luke
1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Bushwhackers Luke
1990
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
as Cousin Luke
1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
as Bushwhacker Luke
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Bushwhacker Luke
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as Cousin Luke
1989
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
as Cousin Luke (Ringside)
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
as Cousin Luke
1989
WWE WrestleMania V
as Cousin Luke
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as Luke Williams
1989
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
as Luke Williams
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
as Luke Williams
1988
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
as Luke Williams
1988
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Luke Williams
1988
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
as Luke Williams
1988
