Mongolian Stomper
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| Archie Gouldie | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Mongolian Stomper, Archie Gouldie, The Stomper |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Billed weight | 260 lb |
| Born | Carbon, Alberta, Canada |
| Resides | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Billed from | Mongolia |
| Debut | early 1960s |
The Mongolian Stomper (real name - Archie Gouldie) was a feared tough guy heel who wrestled primarily in Southeast Championship Wrestling and in Stampede Wrestling in his career. His career began in the early 1960's and continued well into the 1990's, where he would often ride to wrestling shows on bicycle. Gouldie rarely spoke when using the Mongolian Stomper gimmick in other promotions, often relying on managers such as Ron Wright and John Foley to speak for him on promos; when he competed in Stampede, however, Gouldie cut surprisingly articulate, and often intense, promos. The Stomper preferred to do his talking in the ring. Gouldie was also at one time a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team in the CFL.
[edit] Stampede Wrestling
Gouldie held the North American heavyweight title a record ten 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 tenth, 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Gouldie, by now in his 60's, 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.
