Jim Cornette on What Happened When Vince McMahon Bought Stampede Wrestling 

Vince bought out Stampede Wrestling in the late summer of 1984. Stu & Bruce reopened Stampede Wrestling in the fall of 1985, with Vince's blessing, as the Stampede Territory would act as a farm system for the then WWF. The arrangement lasted to the end of 1989. Ted Arcidi, Don Muraco, Corporal Kirchner all wrestled for Stampede in 1987-88, while Bad New Allen, Mike Shaw, Barry O, Gangrel, & Steve Blackman were called up to work for the WWF. Of course, Owen Hart, Chris Benoit, Lance Storm, Brian Pillman all ended up in the WWF too.

Let me guess... Someone got screwed over

Bruce got some cheese job $:150 a mouth wwf wasntvenought live on Bruce woulda got absorbed shitty mic skills good in ring but at that time underrrrsized 211lbs 5.9