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Revision as of 23:50, 15 July 2008
| Jacques Rougeau | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1960 St. Sulpice, Quebec |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jacques Rougeau, Jr. Jerry Roberts Jacques Rougeau Jacques The Mountie Quebecer Jacques |
| Billed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 109 kg (234 lb) |
| Billed from | Montreal, Quebec |
| Trained by | Jacques Rougeau, Sr. |
| Debut | 1977 |
| Retired | 1998 |
Jacques Rougeau (born June 13, 1960) is a former French-Canadian professional wrestler from Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s with the World Wrestling Federation under his own name, and as The Mountie.
Career
The Rougeau family as a whole has been very involved in professional wrestling; Jacques is the younger brother of Raymond Rougeau, the son of Jacques Rougeau, Sr., and the nephew of Jean "Johnny" Rougeau, all of whom have worked as professional wrestlers and promoters of wrestling matches. Jacques' sister Johanne also promoted wrestling matches in Montreal, and brother Armand wrestled for smaller federations.
Jacques Rougeau began his career in 1977, working in Stu Hart's Calgary, Alberta based Stampede Wrestling promotion. In the 1980s he began wrestling in the United States, achieving success in Alabama and Tennessee, and in 1985 he and Ray were signed by the World Wrestling Federation.
World Wrestling Federation (1986-1994)
The Rougeau Brothers (1986-1990)
The brothers made their WWF debuts in February 1986 during a tour of Australia. During their first year with the company they faced and defeated such duos as The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart), the Moondogs, Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk, Jr., and The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake).
Although they lost their match at WrestleMania III in 1987 to Valentine & Beefcake they did win the WWF Tag Team Titles later that year, albeit briefly. Jacques & Raymond upset The Hart Foundation for the titles at the Montreal Forum on August 10, 1987 but the championship was later returned since the challengers won the match after using Jimmy Hart's megaphone as a weapon. The title win was never mentioned on American TV.
After two years in the Federation, The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) turned heel when they participated in an angle in which the Canadian brothers were announced as "From Canada, but soon to relocate to the United States," and had an intentionally annoying entrance theme in which they sang (partly in French) about being "All-American Boys" as well as now having Jimmy Hart as their manager (The Rougeaus were also briefly billed as being from Memphis, Jimmy Hart's home city). They also waved tiny American flags, infuriating fans, who questioned their sincerity. Also, they would humorously attempt to start "USA!" chants, which lead to further negative fan "heat". According to Jacques, the widespread antipathy of American fans inspired Vince McMahon to turn them into villains. They would feud with The Killer Bees, The Hart Foundation, The Bushwhackers, and The Rockers during their heel run.
The Mountie (1990-1992)
Jacques returned to the WWF under the name, The Mountie, in December of 1990, with Jimmy Hart as his manager, and started a feud with Koko B. Ware. Mountie went one-on-one with Koko at the 1991 Royal Rumble on January 19th. Koko had Mountie pinned with The Bird Buster, but Jimmy Hart had the referee distracted. Koko became distracted as well. Mountie stunned Koko with his "shock stick" cattle prod and pinned Koko to win the match. After the Royal Rumble, Mountie started a feud with Tito Santana. They went one-on-one at Wrestlemania VII on March 24th. Santana had Mountie pinned with the Flying Forearm but Hart had the referee distracted. Santana became distracted as well and ended up being stunned with the "shock stick" by Mountie. Mountie pinned Santana to win the match. In May, Mountie started a feud with The Big Boss Man. They went one-on-one at SummerSlam on August 26th in a Jailhouse Match, in which the loser would have to spend one night in jail. Boss Man pinned Mountie with the Boss Man Slam to win the match. As a result, Mountie had to spend one night in a New York City jail. A month later, Mountie started a feud with the Intercontinental Champion, Bret Hart. At Survivor Series on November 27th, the team of Bret "Hitman" Hart, Rowdy Roddy Piper, The British Bulldog, and Virgil took on Ric Flair, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, The Warlord, and The Mountie. Flair's team won when Flair was the sole survivor as the other competitors were disqualified. On January 17, 1992, Mountie finally got a shot at the Intercontinental Championship against Bret "Hitman" Hart. Hart went into the match with a high fever and wrestled against doctor's orders. Hart amazingly made Mountie tap out to the Sharpshooter, but the referee was knocked out. Mountie pinned Hart with a roll-up while using the ropes for the leverage to win the match and the Intercontinental Championship. After the match, Mountie attacked Hart. Rowdy Roddy Piper came to Hart's aid and challenged Mountie to a match for the Intercontinental Championship at the 1992 Royal Rumble which would take place 2 days later.
The Quebecers (1993-1994)
Jacques returned to the WWF in July 1993 and went on to hold the WWF World Tag Team Championship on three occasions as part of The Quebecers tag team with Pierre, feuding with The Steiner Brothers, Men on a Mission, The Headshrinkers, and Marty Jannetty and The 1-2-3 Kid. The Quebecers characters were an extension of the earlier Mountie-theme, albeit with a more casual costume and an emphasis on bullying behavior. The pair (who were managed by Johnny Polo) emphasized their detachment from the earlier Mountie controversy by using a doctored version of Jacques's second Mountie theme song, entitled "We're Not The Mounties."
Retirement match (1994)
The Quebecers broke up at a house show held at the Montreal Forum on June 25, 1994. After a loss to The Headshrinkers, Ouellet and Polo turned on Rougeau. After a few minutes of Jacques being attacked in front of his hometown crowd, Raymond Rougeau (who by this point was an announcer for the WWF's French-language broadcasts) ran to the ring to save his brother. This angle led to Rougeau's first retirement match, which, over the next few months, was heavily promoted on WWF TV shows broadcast in the Montreal area, as well as in the local media. The match, which was held on October 21, 1994, drew a sell-out crowd of 16,843 to the Montreal Forum, and resulted in a victory for Rougeau, when he pinned Ouellet following a flying bodypress. Rougeau, who was accompanied by Raymond, used Queen's song We Are the Champions as his theme music for the night.
World Championship Wrestling (1996-1998)
The Amazing French Canadians
Yet as so often happens in wrestling, this retirement proved temporary. Beginning on September 9, 1996, Rougeau and Ouellet went on to team again as The Amazing French Canadians in World Championship Wrestling. In 1997, Jacques joined a select few when he cleanly defeated Hulk Hogan in a singles match in the Bell Centre in Montreal. Hogan insisted that he lose to Jacques, citing his deep respect for the Rougeau family. Rougeau's pinfall victory was rarely referenced by WCW in order to protect Hogan's image. In 1998, Rougeau returned to the WWF for a final run teaming once again with Carl Ouellet in an updated version of The Quebecers. The team lasted for a few months. He and Ouellet briefly reunited in WCW in 2000 in Lance Storm's Team Canada.
Retirement
Jacques opened a professional wrestling school in the Montreal borough of Laval and also occasionally promotes shows. However, when Jacques is unable to teach his wrestling classes, he is replaced by head trainer Eric Mastrocola.
Jacques is a spokesman and supporter of SOS Suicide Jeunesse, an organization which offers support and information to the suicidal. In addition, he is an account executive for the Transport Pro Cam trucking company.
Jacques got married on 29 December 2007 to Nancy Menard. The ceremony took place in a wrestling ring, provided by his Lutte 2000 promotion.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- As Jacques Rougeau
- As The Mountie
- Carotid Control Technique (Nerve hold sleeper) - 1991
- Kneeling chokebomb to oncoming opponent - 1991
- Dropkick - 1992
- Applying a half nelson and smashing the opponent's head into the turnbuckle
- Clawhold
- Piledriver
- Jumping knee drop
- Jumping back elbow
- Signature illegal weapons
- With Carl Ouellet
- Diving leg drop (Ouellet) / Boston crab (Rougeau) combo
- Assisted senton bomb
- Elevated senton bomb
- With Raymond Rougeau
- Bearhug hold, seated senton combination
- Holding an opponent in an abdominal stretch while Raymond delivers a savate kick
Championships and accomplishments
- Lutte Internationale (Montreal)
- PWI ranked him # 222 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.
- PWI ranked him # 83 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Pierre Oulette in 2003.