Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Role Professional wrestler Billed weight 260 lb (120 kg) Retired 1995 | Debut 1961 Name Archie Gouldie | |
Residence Maynardville, Tennessee, United States Ring name(s) Archie GouldieMongolian StomperThe Stomper | ||
Archie Gouldie vs The Mongolian Stomper on JTGMtv
Archibald Edward Gouldie (November 22, 1936 – January 23, 2016) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He wrestled for Stampede Wrestling for decades as Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie, with the nickname coming from the wrestler's reputation of "stomping" on his opponents, when they were down, with his black cowboy boots. He was also known by the ring name The Mongolian Stomper.
Contents
- Archie Gouldie vs The Mongolian Stomper on JTGMtv
- Bret stu hart archie gouldie jr foley interview
- Central States Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling
- Southeast Championship Wrestling
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling
- Personal life
- Death
- In wrestling
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Bret stu hart archie gouldie jr foley interview
Central States Wrestling
Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie was a young good guy in the Central States territory he wins the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States Version) from Enrique Torres in St. Joseph on Dec. 20, 1963 losing it to Rocky Hamilton on Jan 31, 1964 and took it back May 22, 1964 only to lose it to Sonny Myers June 12,1964. He wouldn't regain that title until 1965 from Sonny Myers losing to Bobby Shane on Dec, 4 1965 in Waterloo, IA
Archie wins his first Central States Heavyweight Title from Ron Reed in St.Joseph, MO. on June 4th, 1965 holding it for 30 days, dropping it to Sonny Myers on July 4, 1965 in Kansas City, KS. Gouldie wins the title for the second time on June 8, 1972 from Black Angus Campbell in St. Joseph, MO. Only to lose it to Harley Race on July 7, 1972 in Kansas City, KS.
Archie also proves himself to be an accomplished tag team wrestler winning the NWA North American Tag Team Championship on May 1, 1962 with his last title run coming on Oct 14, 1972. the Stomper teams up 4 times with The Viking, 3 times with Bob Geigel, twice with Rufus R. Jones, once with Danny Little Bear and once with Bob Ellis for a total of approximately 238 days.
Stampede Wrestling
Gouldie held the North American heavyweight title a record 14 times between 1968 and 1984, quite a streak of longevity for that time frame. He was also the first champion, defeating former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O'Connor in the tournament finals. Gouldie feuded with British mat technician Billy Robinson, among others, for the title.
Although he wrestled as a heel during the majority of his Stampede tenure, Gouldie made a face turn late in 1983 after Bad News Allen turned against Gouldie and his storyline "son", Jeff, during a six-man tag team match and brutalized and injured Jeff (which led to Stampede TV host Ed Whalen to quit the company in protest); the attack led to a bloody feud which climaxed with Gouldie defeating Bad News for the Stampede North American title (his 14th, and what would be final, reign).
Gouldie never used the Mongolian Stomper gimmick while wrestling in Stampede; instead, staying true to his roots, he went with the gimmick of a tough Alberta cowboy as just "The Stomper" from Carbon, Alberta.
Southeast Championship Wrestling
Gouldie achieved most of his US fame in this territory, based in Knoxville, Tennessee. He held the NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship a record eleven times between 1976 and 1981, winning it for the last time against Jerry Stubbs and losing it to Jos LeDuc. He feuded with Robert Fuller and Ronnie Garvin over the title.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Gouldie, joined SMW, like Southeast based in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1992. At this point in his career, the Stomper was considered a babyface, teaming with former rival Ronnie Garvin in his feud with Paul Orndorff and feuding with Kevin Sullivan's latest incarnation of evil wrestlers. Gouldie defeated Rob Morgan at the first Bluegrass Brawl in Pikeville, Ky. According to several magazines, Gouldie maintained his shape by riding his bicycle almost everywhere he went, sometimes riding up to 60 miles a day.
Personal life
After his wrestling career came to an end, Gouldie served for several years as a deputy sheriff in Knox County, Tennessee, working as a correctional officer. Until his health began to fail him, he worked in the guard shack at a prison. Before that, he ran the paddy wagon for three years until he "got tired of hauling drunks."
In 2011, memory issues began to surface, and in one incident, Gouldie got in an argument with a neighbor and beat him up.
Death
On January 9, 2016, Gouldie fell and broke his hip, which required surgery. After the surgery, he never recovered and died in his sleep on January 23.