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DVD–R

Running Time
1 hour, 52 minutes

Publisher: Crowbar Press

Cover: Full color

Item #: swtl-13

Price: $17.95

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Archie played football for the CFL, but found his niche as a professional wrestler known as the Mongolian Stomper.  As one of the biggest stars to ever appear in Calgary, Archie held the Stampede version of the North American heavyweight title a total of eight times between 1968 and 1984.  He was a main event wrestler in every territory in which he appeared before settling down in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Archie tells his story here for the first time anywhere.

•  Breaking into professional wrestling
•  Stu Hart and the dungeon
•  The injured knee
•  Learning to wrestle with Bret Hart
•  A mark (Archie) hits the ring
•  "Riot Call" Jim Wright
•  Learning to work
•  Closet wrestling fan
•  Kayfabe
•  Timing and high spots
•  The mechanics of a match
•  Jim Crockett, Sr.
•  Taking his first turnbuckle
•  Being put over in Calgary
•  Making a match look believable
•  The Stomp, Archie's finishing move
•  Turning heel
•  1st time away from home
•  Wrestling in Charlotte, Mobile, and Amarillo
•  Invitation to Kansas City
•  Payoff in Sedalia, Missouri
•  Origin of the "Mongolian Stomper"
•  Cowboy Bob Ellis, Archie's favorite opponent
•  Working for Roy Shire
•  Archie bodyslams a car salesman
•  Staying in character
•  Picnic on the beach
•  Gunfire in the Memorial Hall
•  Gunfire in Harlan, Kentucky
•  Gorgeous George goes to jail
•  Stabbed in Oakland, California
•  Close call in Puerto Rico
•  Andre the Giant stops traffic in Japan
•  Memories of Andre
•  Injuries
•  Bret Hart drops Stomper on his head
•  One-legged squats
•  2,000 squats
•  Working through injuries
•  Booked in New York
•  Archie cancels his run with Bruno Sammartino
•  Archie cancels his WWWF run
•  Managed by Bearcat Wright
•  Settling down in Knoxville, Tennessee
•  Using a blade
•  Expenses on the road
•  Payoffs in Calgary
•  Tex McKenzie makes a comeback
•  Emergency plane landing
•  Stu's ring trailer disappears
•  Life after wrestling
•  Charsing down a jail escapee (cut Ralph)
•  Archie's toughest opponent
•  Throat cancer


When It Was Real

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