Dutch Mantel
| Dutch Mantel | |
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Mantel in April 2014
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| Birth name | Wayne Maurice Keown |
| Born |
November 29, 1949 The Carolinas, United States |
| Residence | West Memphis, United States |
| Alma mater | Clemson University |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chris Gallagher Dutch Mantel Dutch Mantell Texas Dirt Uncle Zebekiah Wayne Cowen Zeb Colter Zebekiah |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Billed from | "Wandering along the roads of U.S. Route 190" "Oil Trough, Texas" Nashville, Tennessee |
| Debut | 1972 |
| Retired | 1990 |
Wayne Maurice Keown (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 Mantell). He is currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), as a creative consultant. He also performed for WWE as Zeb Colter.
Keown debuted in 1972, as Wayne Cowan. While he primarily wrestled on the regional and independent circuits, he made appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Dutch Mantel and with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Uncle Zebekiah in the early to mid-1990s. In the late 1990s and 2000s, he worked as a booker for the World Wrestling Council (WWC), the International Wrestling Association and Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Keown graduated from Walhalla High School in Walhalla, SC. He attended Clemson University for one year before being 'drafted' into military service undergoing basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC before being assigned to the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division Keown was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal for his tour of Vietnam.
Keown debuted in 1972 as "Wayne Cowan". He then became "Dutch Mantel", and added the "Dirty" nickname in 1980. He wrestled for various Southern promotions, and achieved considerable success in the National Wrestling Alliance.
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