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Join Karl Stern today for a look at another Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame nominee: The Mongolian Stomper.
I grew up watching the Stomper on Southeastern Wrestling, but he worked a different sort of character in Stampede. I’ll discuss if any of those belong in the Hall of Fame.
Plus, I continue our look back at 1930s wrestling at Madison Square Garden, and more 1990s Tokyo Dome pro wrestling history!
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We’ll start the show this week discussing two men Les has great history with and fond memories of: The Mongolian Stomper Archie Gouldie, and the great Gordon Solie (18:41), whose 87th birthday would’ve been this week. Then we’ll turn our attention to the AJ Styles/Chris Jericho match (36:17) and talk about why Les thinks it was a terrific match that may not be getting the credit he thinks it deserves. We’ll segue into thoughts on the Royal Rumble and Raw (42:01), shed some light on how one of Jim Cornette’s favorite phrases came to be (51:04) and close things out by going into the mailbag (55:06). Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Biography Series – The Mongolian Stomper. I wanted to dedicate an entire biography show to the late Archie “The Mongolian Stomper” Gouldie. He was my first favorite heel character when I started watching wrestling. Normally, I would not expect a lot to be made of the Stomper’s death other than a mention here or there since he was not a giant international star. But to me, here in the deep southern United States and, I am sure, to many in Canada he was a very big deal.
Today I want to talk about the career of the Mongolian Stomper and talk about the angle that made him my favorite. He was well spoken in some areas, while in others he was a grunting brute. Yet, even when he played the brute, his angles were often sophisticated. He was part of a famous, very heavy, angle in Stampede wrestling that lead to the shows announcer quiting. He did a similar angle in Alabama.
On today’s show I will talk in detail about another sophisticated angle he did involving Ric Flair, Austin Idol, Buddy Rogers, and much more. Today, I am going to give the Stomper his due and I hope you enjoy learning about a relatively under rated wrestling star.
