Brian Wickens
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1947-01-08 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Aukland, New Zealand
- Also known as
- Bushwhacker Luke · Cousin Luke · Cousin Luke Dudley · Bushwhacker Luke · Luke · Gorgeous Teddy Williams
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
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Raw
1993
as Bushwhacker Luke
Family Matters
1989
as The Bushwhackers
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Luke / Bushwhacker Luke
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Luke Williams
WWE Old School
1973
as Luke Williams
Clash of the Champions
1988
as Luke Williams
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
as Luke Williams
Movies (51)
Big Bully
1996
as Wrestler on TV (uncredited)
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as Cousin Luke
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Cousin Luke
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
as Bushwhacker Luke
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as Cousin Luke
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
as Cousin Luke
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Cousin Luke
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as Cousin Luke
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
as Cousin Luke
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
1988
as Luke Williams
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as Cousin Luke
WWE WrestleFest '92
1992
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989
as Cousin Luke
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
as Luke Williams
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
1988
as Luke Williams
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as Cousin Luke
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
as Luke Doink
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
as Luke Williams
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as Bushwhacker Luke
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
as Bushwhacker Luke
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
1997
as Cousin Luke
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
as Luke Williams
350 Days
2019
as Self
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
as Bushwhacker Luke / Bushwacker Luke
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
1993
as Cousin Luke
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
1992
as Cousin Luke
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
as Luke Williams
WWF European Rampage 1993
1993
as Luke
German Fan Favorites
1994
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
1992
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
1989
as Cousin Luke (Ringside)
WWE Action Zone!
1997
as Bushwhacker Luke
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
as Cousin Luke
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
as Cousin Luke
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
as Luke Williams
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990
as Bushwhacker Luke
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
as Bushwhackers Luke
WWE Mega Matches
1991
as Bushwhacker Luke
Guest Booker with Sheepherder Luke
Catch of the Day 2: You Die at Dawn!
2020
as Bushwhacker Luke
NWA Battle of the Belts III
1986
as Luke Williams
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
as Bushwhacker Luke
About Brian Wickens
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… With 59 credits spanning from 1973 to 2020, Brian Wickens has appeared in 51 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Big Bully (1996) — as Wrestler on TV (uncredited)
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 (1992) — as Cousin Luke
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989) — as Cousin Luke
- WWE WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) — as Bushwhacker Luke
- The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
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