| Dutch Mantell | |
|---|---|
 Mantell in 2014 | |
| Birth name | Wayne Maurice Keown[1] |
| Born | November 29, 1949 Walhalla, South Carolina, U.S.[2] |
| 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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Wayne Maurice Keown[1][6] (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.[7][8][9]
Keown debuted in 1972, as Wayne Cowan.[10] He achieved fame in the regional and independent circuits, as well as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), as "Dirty" Dutch Mantell. Keown also worked with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as Uncle Zebekiah in the mid-1990s, and again in the 2010s as Zeb Colter.[5] In the late 1990s, 2000s, and late-2010s, he worked as a booker for the World Wrestling Council (WWC), International Wrestling Association, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as well as Championship Wrestling from Florida.
- ^ a b c Mooneyham, Mike. "On the road with Dutch Mantell - Charleston South Carolina". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (September 20, 2016). "Dutch Mantell on getting death threats, being stopped by cops with The Undertaker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Classic Memphis Wrestling-70s Arena Footage". Classic Memphis Wrestling. RF Video. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Jack Swagger def. Zack Ryder to qualify for the World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Elimination Chamber Match". WWE. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Zeb Colter". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (July 2, 2012). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Sports Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-61321-075-8. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Story Time with Dutch Mantell - Youtube". Wrestling Shoot Interviews Network. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Story Time with Dutch Mantell on Apple Podcasts". Wrestling Shoot Interviews Network. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Story Time with Dutch Mantell's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Mantell's matches at WrestlingData.com".