1. Archibald Edward Gouldie was a Canadian professional wrestler.
24 Facts About Archie Gouldie
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Archie Gouldie 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.
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Archie Gouldie was known by the ring name The Mongolian Stomper.
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Early in his career, Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie was a babyface in the Central States territory.
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Archie Gouldie won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Enrique Torres in St Joseph on Dec 20,1963, losing it to Rocky Hamilton on Jan 31,1964.
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Archie Gouldie regained it on May 22,1964, only to lose it to Sonny Myers June 12,1964.
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Archie Gouldie regained it yet again in 1965 from Sonny Myers, and dropped it to Bobby Shane in December in Waterloo, IA.
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Archie Gouldie won his first Central States Heavyweight Title from Ron Reed in StJoseph, MO.
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Archie Gouldie won the title for the second time on June 8,1972, from Black Angus Campbell in St Joseph, MO.
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Archie Gouldie proved himself to be an accomplished tag team wrestler, winning the NWA North American Tag Team Championship eleven times.
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Archie Gouldie held the North American heavyweight title a record 14 times between 1968 and 1984, quite a streak of longevity for that time frame.
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Archie Gouldie was the first champion, defeating former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O'Connor in the tournament finals.
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Archie Gouldie feuded with British mat technician Billy Robinson, among others, for the title.
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Archie 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.
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Archie Gouldie achieved most of his US fame in this territory, based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Archie Gouldie 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.
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Archie Gouldie feuded with Robert Fuller and Ronnie Garvin over the title.
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Archie Gouldie wrestled as the Mongolian Stomper in Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1981.
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Archie Gouldie appeared very briefly in Mid South in late-1982, saving Skandor Akbar from an attack by Buck Robley.
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Archie Gouldie only wrestled one or two matches before abruptly leaving the territory.
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Archie Gouldie wrestled as the Mongolian Stomper in Southwest Championship Wrestling in 1982.
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In 1992 Archie Gouldie joined SMW, which, like Southeast, was based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Archie Gouldie defeated Rob Morgan at the first Bluegrass Brawl in Pikeville, Ky.
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On January 9,2016, Archie Gouldie fell and broke his hip, which required surgery.