Robert Miller
Born
October 21, 1944
Died
April 2, 2023 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Robert Miller, better known by his ring name Butch Miller, is a New Zealand retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as one half of The Bushwhackers in WWE. Butch Miller started wrestling for NWA New Zealand (later known as All-Star Pro Wrestling) in 1964 where he achieved a great deal of regional success. Miller, along with his friend Luke Williams, was brought to America in 1965 by fellow New Zealander Steve Rickard, who was also the booker for NWA Hawaii. Luke and Butch initially worked in Canada among others for Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling billed as "The Kiwis" (Butch was known as "Nick Carter" and Luke was known as "Sweet William"). The first recorded title that the Kiwis won was in 1974 when the duo beat Bob Pringle and Bill Cody for the Stampede International Tag Team Championship on 6 January 1974. The Kiwis lost the titles to Tokyo Joe and the Great Saki only to regain them a short time later. The Kiwis lost the titles for good when Stan Kowalski and Duke Savage defeated them and kept the titles away from them in subsequent rematches Miller moved back to New Zealand from Florida in 2003. He lived in Paraparaumu Beach until 2016. He was ever present at the Robert Harris café and City Fitness gym in Coastlands. He met his wife Helen in a Paraparaumu gym and the romance blossomed. His wife Helen used to work in the shoe shop in Coastlands. Miller and his wife Helen moved to Otaki Beach in 2016 because of the sand.
Known For
Biography: D-Generation X
(archive footage)
2022
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Bushwhacker Butch
2001
Heroes of Wrestling
Bushwhacker Butch
1999
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
Cousin Butch
1997
WWE Action Zone!
Bushwhacker Butch
1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Cousin Butch
1995
German Fan Favorites 2
Bushwhacker Butch
1994
WWE WrestleMania X
Cousin Butch
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Butch Doink
1993
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Bushwhacker Butch
1993
WWF European Rampage 1993
Butch
1993
WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
Bushwhacker Butch
1993
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
Cousin Butch
1993
Raw
Bushwhacker Butch · (9 episodes)
1993
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
Bushwhacker Butch
1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Cousin Butch
1992
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
Cousin Butch
1992
WWE WrestleFest '92
Bushwhacker Butch
1992
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Bushwhacker Butch
1992
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Cousin Butch
1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Cousin Butch
1992
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Cousin Butch
1991
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Cousin Butch
1991
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Bushwhacker Butch
1991
WWE Mega Matches
Bushwhacker Butch
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Bushwhacker Butch
1991
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Bushwhacker Butch
1990
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Bushwhacker Butch
1990
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Cousin Butch
1990
WWF SuperTape
Bushwhacker Butch
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Bushwhacker Butch
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Cousin Butch
1989
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
Cousin Butch
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
Cousin Butch
1989
WWE WrestleMania V
Cousin Butch
1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Butch Miller
1989
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Butch Miller
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
Butch Miller
1988
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
Butch Miller
1988
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Butch Miller
1988
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
Butch Miller
1988
Hitman the Cobra
1987
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Bushwhacker Butch · (42 episodes)
1986
NWA Battle of the Belts III
Butch Miller
1986
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Butch Miller
1986
Saturday Night's Main Event
Butch · (1 episode)
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
(1 episode)
1985