Dutch Mantel
Dutch Mantell | |
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Birth name | Wayne Maurice Keown[1] |
Born | Walhalla, South Carolina, U.S.[2] | November 29, 1949
Children | 1 |
Website | dirtydutchmantell |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chris Gallagher[3] Dutch Mantel Dutch Mantell Texas Dirt Uncle Zebekiah Wayne Cowen Zeb Colter[4] Zebekiah |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[5] |
Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[5] |
Billed from | "Wandering along the roads of U.S. Route 190" "Oil Trough, Texas"[1] Nashville, Tennessee[5] |
Debut | 1972 |
Retired | 2013 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Unit | 25th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | Vietnam Service Medal |
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Years active | 2022–present | ||||||
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Subscribers | 114 thousand[6] | ||||||
Total views | 25.2 million[6] | ||||||
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Wayne Maurice Keown[1][7] (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestling manager, booker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Dutch Mantel (also spelled Dutch Mantell). Since May 2022, Mantell has co-hosted Story Time with Dutch Mantell, hosted by James Romero on the WSI Network.[8][9][10]
Keown debuted in 1972, as Wayne Cowan.
Early life
Keown graduated from Walhalla High School in Walhalla, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University for one year before being drafted into military service undergoing basic training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina before being assigned to the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division, Keown was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal for his service during the Vietnam War.[citation needed]
Professional wrestling career
Various territories (1972–1990)
Keown debuted in 1972 as "Wayne Cowan". He then became "Dutch Mantel", and added the "Dirty" nickname in 1980. The Dutch Mantel name was taken by an earlier wrestler named
Mantel was instrumental in the careers of several huge wrestling stars of the nineties, including the Blade Runners, who later went on to achieve fame as
Mantel formed several tag teams throughout his career, including The Kansas Jayhawks (with Bobby Jaggers), and The Desperados, which lasted only two months. 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. They had a unique gimmick, where they put US$1,000 all in silver dollar coins at stake to the team that could defeat them.
Mantel's other notable achievement was in 1982 when he and
World Championship Wrestling (1990–1991)
In 1990, he worked for
Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1991–1994)
When Jim Cornette's independent wrestling promotion Smoky Mountain Wrestling opened in 1991, Mantel, joined by Bob Caudle, served as the original color commentator for the television broadcasts, and would give something of a heel perspective. He also hosted a weekly talk segment called "Down and Dirty with Dutch," where he would interview the stars of SMW. He remained with Smoky Mountain until around 1994.
World Wrestling Federation (1995–1996)
From 1995 to 1996, Mantel appeared in the World Wrestling Federation as "Uncle Zebekiah."[13] He was the manager of The Blu Brothers until they were released in October 1995 and in January 1996, he returned as just "Zebekiah" and managed Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw until Mantel was released in December 1996.
United States Wrestling Association (1989–1997)
In 1989, Mantel worked in the Memphis-based promotion United States Wrestling Association where he was a well known star for the company. He was the last USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion defeating Jerry Lawler on August 8, 1997, in a Title vs All Body Hair match. Mantel kept his body hair. The title was vacated in November 1997 when the promotion closed its doors.
World Wrestling Council and International Wrestling Association (1996–2003)
After departing the WWF, Mantel later joined the Puerto Rican World Wrestling Council as a wrestler and booker. Then he went to WWC rival promotion International Wrestling Association as a creative consultant, which included writing/producing and booking four hours of original TV programming per week. Mantel remained there until September 22, 2003. Mantel set a record while in Puerto Rico (IWA), 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. His ratings also 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.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2009)
In 2003, Mantel began work behind the scenes as a writer/producer/agent for TNA
Mantel is credited with bringing
On July 31, 2009, Mantel was released from TNA due to creative differences. Soon after, he returned to the IWA, once again working as a writer.[14]
Independent circuit (2009–2012)
In November 2009,
On March 3, 2011, Mantel wrestled in the place of Jamie Dundee at XCW Midwest in Corydon IN. He took on local heel Lone Star, further cementing his semi-active status as a part-time wrestler. On March 22, 2011, Mantel was added to the April 4, 2011
Return to WWE (2013–2016)
On February 11, 2013, Mantel, under the name of Zeb Colter, returned to WWE as the manager of
On the June 17 episode of Raw, after Jack Swagger suffered a hand injury, Colter aligned himself with
In a storyline described by Rolling Stone as "the wildly unpopular MexAmerica storyline",[21] Colter returned at Hell in a Cell 2015, utilizing a mobility scooter, where he announced that the returning Alberto Del Rio would answer John Cena's Open Challenge for Cena's United States Championship, where Del Rio was victorious.[22] The next night on Raw, Del Rio and Colter began advertising a union between the United States and Mexico as "MexAmerica",[23][24][25][26] leading to several confrontations with Colter's former protege, Jack Swagger. After Colter caused Del Rio to stumble during one of these confrontations on the December 7 episode of Raw, Del Rio ended his association with Colter.[27] This marked his last appearance in WWE, as he was released from his WWE contract on May 6, 2016.[28]
Return to the independent circuit (2016−present)
Following his release from WWE, it was confirmed that Keown signed to appear at a show co-promoted by Global Force Wrestling and WrestlePro on June 11, 2016.[29]
Return to Impact Wrestling (2017)
In January 2017, it was announced that Mantel would be working as a creative consultant for
Story Time with Dutch Mantell
Story Time With Dutch Mantell | |
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | James Romero |
Starring | Dutch Mantell |
Genre | |
Language | English |
Updates | Twice weekly |
Length | 60–150 minutes |
Production | |
Production | James Romero |
Video format | MP4 |
Audio format | MP3 |
No. of episodes | 90 (Story Time with Dutch Mantell) 31 (Ask Dutch Anything) as of March 7, 2024 |
Publication | |
Original release | May 2022 – present |
Provider | Wrestling Shoot Interviews Network (WSI) |
Related | |
Related shows | Ask Dutch Anything |
Website | Official website |
Mantell currently stars in a weekly podcast and YouTube show called Story Time with Dutch Mantell[10] on the Wrestling Shoot Interviews Network, with producer and creator James Romero as its host. The show sees Mantell and Romero discuss current events and happenings within professional wrestling, as well as Mantell's several decades as a wrestler and manager with various promotions.[8][9]
The duo also produce a second show called Ask Dutch Anything, in which Mantell answer questions that are submitted by fans of their primary show.[8][9]
Other media
Keown regularly appeared as Zeb Colter in the WWE web series The JBL and Cole Show, until its cancellation in June 2015.
Keown has appeared in two WWE video games as a manager (as Zeb Colter). He made his in-game debut at WWE 2K15 and appears in WWE 2K16.
In 2019, Keown narrated 5 episodes in season 1 of Dark Side of the Ring.
Personal life
In August 2012, Keown announced on Facebook that his 16-year-old granddaughter Amelia had died in a car crash. He also 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 also died.[32][33][34][35] On June 3, 2014, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law Amelia's Law, which requires parolees whose crimes were related to drugs or alcohol to wear a transdermal monitoring device that would test the wearer's blood every 30 minutes. The bill, the first of its kind in the United States, had been pushed by Keown's family and went into effect July 1, 2014.[36] Keown has a surviving granddaughter (Amelia's sister), in addition to their mother, Amanda, his daughter.
Championships and accomplishments
- All-South Wrestling Alliance
- ASWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Central States Wrestling
- Dyersburg Championship Wrestling
- DCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[37]
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- Hoosier Pro Wrestling
- HPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[39]
- Mid-South Wrestling Association
- Mid-South Wrestling Association (Tennessee)
- MSWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[37]
- NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bill Dundee (1), Koko Ware (1) and Tommy Rich (1)[41][42]
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[43]
- CWA International Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[44]
- CWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Austin Idol[45]
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (12 times)[46]
- NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Gypsy Joe (1) and Ken Lucas (1)[47]
- NWA Mid-America Television Championship (1 time)[48]
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with David Schultz[49]
- NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with John Foley[50]
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with John Foley[51][52]
- NWA Southeastern Championship Wrestling / NWA Continental Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 103 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500in 1992
- Ranked No. 103 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- Rolling Stone
- Least Compelling Comeback of the Year (2015)[56]
- United States Wrestling Association
- World Wrestling Council
- 4 times) – with Frankie Laine (3) and Dennis Condrey (1)[58]
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[59]
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bouncer Bruno[60]
- 1 time)
- WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Wendell Cooley
Bibliography
- The World According to Dutch (2009) – with Ric Gross and Mark James.
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External links
- Dutch Mantel on Twitter
- Zeb Colter on WWE.com
- Dutch Mantel at IMDb
- The Dutch Mantell Show on MLW Radio Network Archived 2020-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Dutch Mantel at Cagematch.net
- Dutch Mantel's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database