History
Luke Williams and Butch Miller started wrestling as The Kiwi Sheepherders for NWA New Zealand (later known as All-Star Pro Wrestling) in 1964, where they achieved a great deal of regional success. The duo was brought to America in 1965 by fellow New Zealander Steve Rickard, who was also the booker for "NWA Hawaii".
Williams and Miller initially worked in Canada for various promotions, most notably Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling, billed as The Kiwis (Miller was known as "Nick Carter" and Williams was known as "Sweet Williams"). The Kiwis began their first recorded title reign by defeating Bob Pringle and Bill Cody for the Stampede International Tag Team Championship on 6 January 1974. The Kiwis lost the title to Tokyo Joe and the Great Saki, only to regain it a short time later. The Kiwis lost the title for good to Stan Kowalski and Duke Savage, and were unsuccessful in subsequent rematches.
The Sheepherders then worked for the World Wrestling Council as Los Pastores. A short time into their run with WWC, they defeated Puerto Rican legends Carlos Colon and Invader I for the WWC North American Tag Team Championship, defending it for a month and a half until being defeated by "Los Medicos". Los Pastores regained the belts on 22 May, and held them until coming up short against Jack and Jerry Brisco on 8 August 1981.
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