Cowboy gimmicks

Now I know cowboys are a big part of US culture/history, but why were there SO MANY cowboy gimmicks during wrestling history? Seemed like every southern/midwest territory had multiple cowboy gimmicks around in the 70s/80s. Brother Love said that Curt Hennig always wanted to have a cowboy gimmick (technically kinda happened later on with the ... Read more

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