Karl Moffat
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Karl Moffat known by his ring name Jason the Terrible, is a Canadian professional wrestler who was a veteran of Calgary
-based Stampede Wrestling
as well as Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling and the World Wrestling Council
.
Moffat debuted in Stu Hart
's Stampede Wrestling promotion in 1983 under the name Karl "Butch" Moffat. During the mid-1980s, he would win several tag team titles including (Vancouver) All Star Tag Team Championship and the Grand Prix Tag Team Championship in 1984 and 1985. He also had a successful singles career with the World Wrestling Council twice winning that promotion's Television Championship as well as its Caribbean and Tag Team titles between 1987 and 1989.
Moffat also had a successful run with Stampede Wrestling, feuding with Owen Hart as Jason the Terrible, with white overalls, a hockey mask, and a chainsaw. However, Bret Hart claims that he was bleeding too much in his matches. Ross Hart agrees, saying that "it was a bit of a turn off with our audience."
Moffat won the Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling North American Championship twice in 1993 and 1994, winning it from Chris Jericho
and Eric Freeze. On September 23, 1994, he teamed with Randy Rudd and defeated Sonny Corleone
and Rob Austin
to win the Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Championships.
In 1998, he wrestled two matches for Steve Wilde and Otto Gentile's Can-Am Wrestling Federation, losing to both Dr. Hannibal (in a Falls count anywhere match) and the Cuban Assassin
. In 2004, Moffat wrestled three matches in Top Ranked Wrestling, one singles match and two tag team
matches. He won his first singles match, before winning one and losing one of the tag-team matches.
Later that year, Moffat lost to R.A.G.E. in All Star Pro Wrestling, in what was his final match.
While travelling with fellow Stampede Wrestling veterans Davey Boy Smith
and Chris Benoit
, Moffat suffered 2 fractures in his left leg following a head-on collision in Jasper, Alberta on July 4, 1989. That injury cut short his career.
Bret Hart
described Moffat as a biker, and as a dumbass. Hart also described a practical joke
played on Moffat, in which he congratulated Allen Coage
on his daughter's piano skills. Coage proceeded to pretend that his daughter had lost both her hands in a boating incident, and threatening to attack Moffat. He later confessed that he didn't have a daughter.
Moffat is currently a truck driver
in British Columbia
.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
-based Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
as well as Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling and the World Wrestling Council
World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
.
Professional wrestling career
In August 1981, Moffat attacked a Stampede Wrestling wrestler in the ring, and was tackled through the ropes onto a table.Moffat debuted in Stu Hart
Stu Hart
Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart, CM was a Canadian amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, promoter and trainer. Hart founded Stampede Wrestling, a promotion based in Calgary, Alberta, and was the father of famous wrestlers Bret and Owen Hart...
's Stampede Wrestling promotion in 1983 under the name Karl "Butch" Moffat. During the mid-1980s, he would win several tag team titles including (Vancouver) All Star Tag Team Championship and the Grand Prix Tag Team Championship in 1984 and 1985. He also had a successful singles career with the World Wrestling Council twice winning that promotion's Television Championship as well as its Caribbean and Tag Team titles between 1987 and 1989.
Moffat also had a successful run with Stampede Wrestling, feuding with Owen Hart as Jason the Terrible, with white overalls, a hockey mask, and a chainsaw. However, Bret Hart claims that he was bleeding too much in his matches. Ross Hart agrees, saying that "it was a bit of a turn off with our audience."
Moffat won the Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling North American Championship twice in 1993 and 1994, winning it from Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
and Eric Freeze. On September 23, 1994, he teamed with Randy Rudd and defeated Sonny Corleone
Sonny Corleone
Santino "Sonny" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation. He also appears as an infant, as a young boy, and an adult in The Godfather Part II....
and Rob Austin
Rob Austin
Rob Austin is an English racing driver.-Racing career:His career started in British Formula Renault in 1998, where he raced until 1999. An accident put him out of racing for the 2000 season, but he returned in British Formula Three for Alain Menu's team in 2001, where he has raced until 2004...
to win the Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Championships.
In 1998, he wrestled two matches for Steve Wilde and Otto Gentile's Can-Am Wrestling Federation, losing to both Dr. Hannibal (in a Falls count anywhere match) and the Cuban Assassin
Cuban Assassin
Ángel Acevedo is a professional wrestler known by his ring name The Cuban Assassin and for his famous appearances with Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling, Central States Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling....
. In 2004, Moffat wrestled three matches in Top Ranked Wrestling, one singles match and two tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
matches. He won his first singles match, before winning one and losing one of the tag-team matches.
Later that year, Moffat lost to R.A.G.E. in All Star Pro Wrestling, in what was his final match.
Personal life
Moffat says that he wasn't friends with most wrestlers, and that he didn't get along with anyone.While travelling with fellow Stampede Wrestling veterans Davey Boy Smith
Davey Boy Smith
Davey Boy Smith was a British professional wrestler, better known as "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, who was born in Golborne in North West England, United Kingdom. Smith is known for his appearances with Stampede Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling...
and Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
, Moffat suffered 2 fractures in his left leg following a head-on collision in Jasper, Alberta on July 4, 1989. That injury cut short his career.
Bret Hart
Bret Hart
Bret Hart is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer, actor and Semi-retired professional wrestler. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College...
described Moffat as a biker, and as a dumbass. Hart also described a practical joke
Practical joke
A practical joke is a mischievous trick played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort. Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being fooled into handing over money or...
played on Moffat, in which he congratulated Allen Coage
Allen Coage
Allen James Coage was an American professional wrestler with the WWF and Stampede Wrestling among many other companies, better known by his ring names Bad News Brown and Bad News Allen. He was also the 1976 Olympic bronze medal winner in judo, in the heavyweight division...
on his daughter's piano skills. Coage proceeded to pretend that his daughter had lost both her hands in a boating incident, and threatening to attack Moffat. He later confessed that he didn't have a daughter.
Moffat is currently a truck driver
Truck driver
A truck driver , is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck, usually a semi truck, box truck, or dump truck.Truck drivers provide an essential service to...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
Championships and accomplishments
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling
- CRMW North American Championship (2 times)
- CRMW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him # 348 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991
- World Wrestling CouncilWorld Wrestling CouncilThe World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
- WWC Television Championship (1 time)
- WWC Caribbean Championship (1 time)
- WWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Steve StrongSteve DiSalvoSteve DiSalvo is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the WCW as The Minotaur and his short run in WWF as Sadistic Steve.-Career:...
- Other Titles
- (Vancouver) All Star Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Grand Prix Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- TRW Tag Team Championship (1 time)