Armand Rougeau is a Canadian former

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. He is the son of

Jacques Rougeau, Sr. Jacques Rougeau Sr. (May 27, 1930 – July 1, 2019) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was the father of wrestlers Jacques Rougeau, Armand Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau. Career Rougeau started wrestling in 1956 with his brother, Johnny Rougea ...

and brother of former

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(WWF) wrestlers Jacques Rougeau, Jr. and

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. He performed in Canada before he was hired by the WWF. An injury forced him out of the

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for several years. He has wrestled occasional matches and worked as an auto mechanic since retiring from wrestling.

Career

Rougeau started wrestling in his native

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in 1982. In 1983, while wrestling in the

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area, he formed a

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with

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known as the Flying Canucks. They feuded with The Long Riders ( Scott and

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). They also had a rivalry with

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over

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. On February 8, 1987, Rougeau and Kroffat defeated Charland and

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to win the title belts. They held the championship for over two months, dropping it to Charland and Chuck Simms on April 13. During his time with the company, Rougeau also competed as a singles wrestler, facing such opponents as

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He signed a contract to compete for the

(WWF) in 1986. One month before his WWF debut, he sustained a serious back injury. To repair the injury, he had two discs removed from his back, which forced him to retire. He operated an auto repair business after leaving wrestling. He did not wrestle for several years, until he agreed to wrestle in a tag team match for his brother Jacques's Lutte 2000

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in December 2001. He has come back for several matches since then but does not intend to return to wrestling on a regular basis.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) - with

References

External links

Online World of Wrestling profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rougeau, Armand 1961 births Canadian male professional wrestlers Living people People from Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Professional wrestlers from Quebec

Career

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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