Bushwhacker Butch

[3.0] "I think Butch might have been a little bit better than Luke. Missed out on the Sheepherder days and by the time he got to the WWF he was the goofy comedy brawler. By 1991 the Whackers were pretty much just jobbers but they were still over with the fans no matter how goofy they were booked and they made good money for easy work, so who am I to knock them?"

[5.0] "Bushwackers were definitely over in WWE even when doing bad comedy matches. Had a chance to check out some of their pre WWE Sheep herders matches and honestly was surprised how different it was. Butch (and Luke for the matter) still had the limited brawling offense but that matched the time, and they had more hardcore brawling style which fit them better."

[1.0] "I heard of them just a few years back and I said why not let's watch some of their stuff and boy they were horrible. Bushwhacker Butch was so useless in the ring."

[4.0] "Stood out more than Luke for the following: Could actually cut a promo, so he was the one always doing em while Luke would say 'that's right cousin! ". Had a pretty good showing at Royal Rumble '89 (I guess switching numbers paid off for Butch! ). I saw how he would take the lead if things were going a bit awry so there's some credit. I was never a fan overall because A) I am not into blood bath brawlers and B) Bushwhackers. Butch though, if you took the gimmick away or tweaked it to something less moronic, *he* is the one that would have had a good career all on his own."

[8.0] "Similar to Luke, he was an innovator of the hardcore wrestling style that you see now. Had great in ring pyschology as both a heel and a babyface. Was 1/2 of one of the most beloved and also one time most hated tag teams of all time in the Kiwi Sheepherders turned Bushwhackers. Didn't have the longevity Luke had due to his injuries piling up in the early 2000's which forced him to move back home to new zeland because of it, but you would never know it because he's asked about so much haha. It's like no time has passed lol. Also he gets an extra nod from me for being the mastermind behind the bushwhacker gimmick. Vince came up with it, but by his and luke's own accord it was Butch who came up with a lot of things that gave the group the uniqueness and staying power it had -- the licking of the faces, the bushwhacker march, the swinging of the arms."

[2.0] "Reading the comments I learned that they had an hardcore style background. Probably the reason why they tried to go on ECW in the late '90s, but people only knew their time in the WWF so they failed at the start. Sadly, that's also the reason why I remember them"

[4.0] "When Luke and Butch performed as Kiwis, they were pretty tough guys whose matches were brutal brawls in which they fought with crowd favorites and it was good. But then there was a moving to the major leagues and already in the nineties the team tried on a more comedic style and gave out one disgusting match after another. Butch, of course, made his contribution to history, but still the last ten years have spoiled the impression of the team and they are perceived more like strange comedy wrestlers and not everyone even knows that they were not always like that."

[5.0] "Nothing really special expect being with Luke. Great as a tag team specialist. Moves were not that great but not terrible. I want to be fair. he was never really given a shot at a singles career."

[7.0] "Along with Luke, he was part of the one of the most memorable 80s/90s tag teams for me. Entertaining as both a member of the Sheepherders and the Bushwhackers."

[5.0] "When he was a Sheepherder he was a terror, tough ruthless and Charismatic. Then he became a bushwacker. What a terrible gimmick. When he would lick Lukes head I wanted to vomit."

[8.0] "Before the WWF he was half of one of the most hardcore tag teams of their time; unfortunately, the gimmick they were given by the WWF (that they interpreted in a great way) limited them on the ring and left a very strong mark, so that most people will only identify Butch and Luke with the goofy Bushwackers."

[3.0] "The Bushwhackers were just awful. We won't even get into mic skills. Charismatic, But wore thin very quickly. And in-ring skills? Non-existent. They were basically a comedy act."

[2.0] "I won't argue that the Bushwhackers were a memorable tag-team of their time, but I can't help but cringe every time I decide to watch some old school wrestling and they pop up. I can usually get behind most harmless comedy gimmicks, but this one is an exception."