Bios
Bushwacker Butch
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 250 lbs
From: Auckland, New Zealand
Birthday: Oct 21st
Pro Debut: 1965
Aliases: Nick Carter, Butch Miller, Brute Miller, Ron Miller, Butch Dudley, The Tiger, The Detroit Assassin
Feds Worked For: NWA, UWF, WWF, Stampede (Canada), NWA, Southwest Championship Wrestling (TX), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Continental Wrestling Alliance (TN), MCW (IL), WWWA (PA)
Finisher: Battering Ram
Career Highlights: -AJPW All-Asian Tag Team Champion (w/ Sweet William)
-APWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Butch Miller)
-Can-Am Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-CWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-IWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-MCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-NWA Southeastern Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Luke Williams)
-Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Luke Williams)
-SoCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-SoCW Southwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Sweet William)
-UCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-USWL Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
-UWF Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Luke Williams)
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (4x; all w/ Luke Williams)
-WWC Universal Tag Team Champion (2x; all w/ Luke Williams)
-WWWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Williams)
Affiliates: Larry O'Day, Sweet William, Luke Williams, Jonathan Boyd, Jacko Victory, Johnny Ace, Rip Morgan, Jamison, Lady Maxine, Don Carson,
Notable Feuds: The Fantastics, Rhythm & Blues, Orient Express, Bolsheviks, Powers of Pain, Brain Busters, Beverly Brothers, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Other Facts: -Real name was Robert Miller
-Billed as the cousin of pro wrestler Luke Williams. Together they were known as The Sheepherders, The Kiwis, Los Pastores, and The Bushwhackers
-Uncle of pro wrestler Rip Morgan
-As Butch Miller, he used the nicknames “Wild” and “The Tank of War”
-Is currently a columnist for New Zealand official wrestling website.
-Former commissioner of the New Zealand based Kiwi Pro Wrestling
-Ranked # 125 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as Butch Miller)
-Ranked # 179 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 264 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 252 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked # 244 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked # 369 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked # 381 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015 (w/ Bushwacker Luke as The Bushwackers)
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020 (w/ Bushwacker Luke as The Bushwackers)
-Passed away April 3, 2023 at the age of 78 after a brief illness.
Supplemental Information
Latest News
Sammy Guevara no longer suspended by AEW
Former three-time TNT Champion Sammy Guevara is no longer under suspension by AEW. Dave Meltzer reported the news in this week... Read More
The Gimmick Table: Who
In 1996, Bret Hart was being pushed as a top singles star in the WWF. That left his longtime Hart Foundation tag team partner Jim ‘the Anvil’ Ne... Read More
EC3 Opens Up About His Time In WWE, Being NWA Champion, What’s Next For Him, More
In the latest exclusive interview with PWMania’s Scott Mitchell (@Scott44Mitchell), E... Read More
Upcoming Events
- WAH · May 11 6:00pm · Tulsa
- UWO · May 11 6:00pm · Tuttle
- NAW · May 11 6:30pm · Watts (Chewey)
- UWE · May 18 6:00pm · Tahlequah
- EPW · May 18 6:00pm · Midwest City
- TexPro · May 18 7:00pm · Ardmore
- WAH · May 25 6:00pm · Tulsa
- CPW · May 31 7:30pm · Sand Springs
- WFC · Jun 1 7:00pm · Tulsa
- WFC · Jun 2 6:00pm · Tulsa
- WAH · Jun 8 6:00pm · Tulsa
- NAW · Jun 8 6:30pm · Watts (Chewey)
- CPW · May 31 7:30pm · Sand Springs
- EPW · May 18 6:00pm · Midwest City
- NAW · May 11 6:30pm · Watts (Chewey)
- NAW · Jun 8 6:30pm · Watts (Chewey)
- TexPro · May 18 7:00pm · Ardmore
- UWE · May 18 6:00pm · Tahlequah
- UWO · May 11 6:00pm · Tuttle
- WAH · May 11 6:00pm · Tulsa
- WAH · May 25 6:00pm · Tulsa
- WAH · Jun 8 6:00pm · Tulsa
- WFC · Jun 1 7:00pm · Tulsa
- WFC · Jun 2 6:00pm · Tulsa
- Jerry Lawler, Mick Foley, Scott Steiner, Leva Bates, Lex Luger, Matt Hardy, Milo Beasley, and Ron Simmons · May 24 2:00pm · Oklahoma City Convention Center · Oklahoma City
- Jerry Lawler, Mick Foley, Scott Steiner, Leva Bates, Lex Luger, Matt Hardy, Milo Beasley, and Ron Simmons · May 25 10:00am · Oklahoma City Convention Center · Oklahoma City
- Jerry Lawler, Mick Foley, Scott Steiner, Leva Bates, Lex Luger, Matt Hardy, Milo Beasley, and Ron Simmons · May 26 10:00am · Oklahoma City Convention Center · Oklahoma City
- Jimmy Hart and Matt Riddle · Aug 10 10:00am · Cox Business Convention Center · Tulsa
- Jimmy Hart and Matt Riddle · Aug 11 11:00am · Cox Business Convention Center · Tulsa
- Jake Hager and Jimmy Hart · Oct 5 10:00am · A. J. Horton Event Center · McAlester
- Jake Hager and Jimmy Hart · Oct 6 10:00am · A. J, Horton Event Center · McAlester