Tuesday, January 26, 2016

WE LOVE PRO WRESTLING!

NWA Wrestling Wrap Up Magazine
January 1990


New WWE World Heavyweight Champion


Royal Rumble 2016 saw the predictable outcome of Triple H coming out as entrant #30 and eliminating then champion Roman Reigns.  Now the unpredicted part was that Dean Ambrose was left to battle with Triple H for the championship.  Even with this outcome of H eliminating Ambrose, this was a very entertaining edition of the annual Royal Rumble.   After 2 years of terrible moves by the WWE in "booking" the Rumble, this year seemed more logical and thought out.  This might be due to the return and influence of Pat Patterson, who for years was the brains behind the Rumble and working with all the wrestlers to make it as entertaining as possible.  
I would give this RR 2016 a B+ and not an A due to the well known outcome, even though nothing had leaked before the show, it seemed to easy to figure out.
Personal highlight was the debut of AJ Styles, now if they don't ruin him and bury him in a useless feud but make him legit with the everyday WWE fans and put him in a title run soon, that would make me a happy fan.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Archie Gouldie aka The Mongolian Stomper (R.I.P.)

Archie Gouldie, better known to the world as The Mongolian Stomper as died today (01/23/2016) at the age of 71.
Famous for his brawling style, he held a myriad of titles all across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.  He debuted in Canada for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in 1962.  He retired from the ring in 1995.  After his ring retirement he spent several years as a correctional officer and deputy sheriff in Knox County TN.



IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 1990/08/19 Tokyo, Japan

Match of the Day 
August 19th 1990
Tokyo, Japan

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title Match
Jushin Thunder Liger (Champion)
vs
The Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit)

Gigantic Royal Rumble Eliminations — WWE Top 10


Tuesday, January 12, 2016

WCW Wold Tag Team Champions (1990s)


Bunkhouse Buck and "Dirty" Dick Slater
Won the WCW World Tag Team titles on June 21st 1995 during a  WCW Saturday Night taping in Atlanta GA.
They defeated Harlem Heat and held the titles for 57 days before losing the back to Harlem Heat in a rematch at Fall Brawl 1995 in Asheville NC on September 17th 1995.  They held the belts for 57 days.