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dishdude714
02-18-2012, 07:09 PM
Posted by Steve Carrier on 02/18/2012 at 03:06 AM

Steve Austin updated the blog section of his website, BrokenSkullRanch.com. Here are a few highlights from a story from his first days in the business when "Dirty" Dutch Mantel cussed him out:

"He then proceeds to rip me apart for at least a lifetime it seemed. He called Chris Champion over and demonstrated how I had screwed up half the wrestling holds I had used. This ass chewing session was a 9.9 out of 10. I think he actually invented a few new cuss words to use on me. The Dutchisms were relentless, ruthless, and certainly unparalleled at this point in my life.

"Then he points at a steel chair…You see that steel chair, right there? Yes… I want you to grab that chair and watch every match on the card. That’s the only way you’re going to learn this *****. He turned and walked away. He had just given me some of the best advice anyone had ever given to me in the wrestling business."

ironworks
02-19-2012, 03:00 AM
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Dutch Mantel

Ring name(s) "Dirty" Dutch Mantel
Dutch Bass
Dutch Mantel
Texas Dirt
Uncle Zebekiah
Chris Gallagher[1]
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Born November 29, 1949 (1949-11-29) (age 62)
Oil Trough, Texas
Resides Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Billed from "Wandering along the roads of U.S. Route 190"
"Oil Trough, Texas"[2]
Debut 1973

Wayne Keown[2][3] (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestler, and author better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantel or Dutch Mantell. He currently is semi-retired but still makes occasional wrestling appearances. He was previously with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a writer behind the scenes. He is also a Vietnam War veteran.