Archie Gouldie

Archie Gouldie
Birth name Archibald Edward Gouldie
Born (1936-11-22)November 22, 1936
Carbon, Alberta, Canada
Died January 23, 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 79)
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Residence Maynardville, Tennessee, United States[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Archie Gouldie[1]
The Masked Bounty Hunter[2]
The Midnight Stallion[2]
The Mongolian Stomper[2]
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 260 lb (120 kg)
Billed from Mongolia
Debut November 2, 1962[2]
Retired September 2, 1995[2]

Archibald Edward "Archie" Gouldie (November 22, 1936 – January 23, 2016)[3] 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.

Professional wrestling career

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.[4]

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.[4][5]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 "Mongolian Stomper profile". Obsessed With Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Archibald "The Mongolian Stomper" Edward Gouldie Obituary". Obits for Life. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  4. 1 2 Oliver, Greg (2016-01-23). "Archie 'The Stomper' Gouldie dies". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  5. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (2016-01-23). "Archie "Mongolian Stomper" Gouldie dead at 78". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "(Kansas and Western Missouri) West Missouri: North American Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 253. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ↑ "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948–1990)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

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