- Robert Bédard
Infobox Wrestler
name=Robert Bedard
names=Sgt. Jacques Goulet
Buddy Rogers Jr.
Rene Goulet
height=6 ft 0 in (180 cm)
weight=220 lb (100 kg)
birth_date =Birth date and age|1932|7|12|mf=y
death_date =
birth_place =Quebec City ,Quebec
resides=
billed=
trainer=
debut=1957
retired=1990s|:"This page is on the former pro wrestler, Rene Goulet. For the former Canadian champion tennis player seeRobert Bedard (tennis) ."Robert Bédard (born
July 12 ,1932 inQuebec City ,Quebec ) was a Canadianprofessional wrestler better known as Rene Goulet. He began his career in Canada in 1957 with his first match being against Gerard Dugas.He spent the earlier part of his career traveling the territories, spending a significant amount of time in the AWA. His greatest fame was when he competed in the 1970s and 1980s with the World Wrestling Federation where he won the WWF Tag Team Championship. He was famous for his "Iron Claw" finishing hold.
Rene Goulet was well-known as a very dependable wrestler who could always be trusted to have a good match. As a result, he was often selected to have matches with rookie wrestlers so he could carry the match. The list of wrestlers who had either had their first match or nearly their first match against Rene Goulet includes
Ric Flair ,Chris Taylor , The Iron Sheik, Jim Brunzell, Greg Gagne, andKen Patera .Rene has a number of claims to fame:
*He was the first person to defeat Ric Flair. It was Flair's second match. (Flair's first match, against George Gadaski [who later became a referee] ended in a draw.)
*He was the subject of a full-page photo in the third issue ever ofPeople Magazine (March, 11, 1974). The photo was taken of Rene Goulet in a bear hug from Chris Taylor in Taylor's first professional match.
*He was in the first WWF match ever televised on the USA Network. His opponent wasTito Santana .
*He had a recurring role in the classic wrestling show, TNT, as the host of Cafe Rene.He wrestled regularly until 1984, and he competed in a Legends Battle Royal in the Meadowlands in 1987. He worked as a road agent for the WWE through the 1990s.
Finishing and signature move
*Cloverleaf leg-lace Boston crab
Championships and accomplishments
*
National Wrestling Alliance :Regional:*NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-south-h.html |title=N.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - withOle Anderson [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/ga-t.html |title=N.W.A. Georgia Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*
New Japan Pro Wrestling :*NJPW MSG Tag League (1981) - withAndré the Giant *
Pacific Northwest Wrestling :*NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) - withPepper Martin andShag Thomas [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-t.html |title=N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*World Wrestling Association:*
WWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - withDon Fargo andZarinoff Lebeouf [cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/in/wwa/in-wwa-t.html |title=W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]*
World Wide Wrestling Federation :*WWWF World Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Karl GotchReferences
External links
* [http://www.ddtdigest.com/features/goulet.htm Rene Goulet interview]
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