Early career Stilsbury started his career in Canada with
Stu Hart's
Stampede Wrestling in November 1986. Wearing an Australian bush jacket, he appeared in several vignettes hyping his debut by showing him in the wilds of the
Australian Outback—specifically, the
Northern Territory. In addition, as part of the storyline, he claimed to have learned survival skills from the
Aborigines. His wins mainly came over
jobbers such as
Jose Estrada,
Steve Lombardi,
Barry O,
Barry Horowitz and
"Iron" Mike Sharpe. However, Outback Jack also defeated well-known superstars such as
Nikolai Volkoff and former
WWE Champion The Iron Sheik. During this time, he also feuded with
Killer Khan. The pair continued to face each other into the following year. Outback Jack made one appearance on the interview segment
The Snake Pit with
Jake "The Snake" Roberts on 6 June. On 7 May 1988 episode of
WWF Superstars of Wrestling, Outback Jack competed in his final televised match, teaming with
Brady Boone and
Steve Blackman in a loss to
The Islanders; this was the only match in which The Islanders competed as a
team of three, as they were joined by new Islander
Siva Afi. On 15 May, Outback Jack wrestled his last match in
Kissimmee, Florida, against
Greg Valentine. The outcome of his rematch with Valentine remains a mystery although Valentine had pinned him three days prior at the
Columbus Municipal Auditorium. == Personal life ==