René Emile Goguen (born December 15, 1983), better known by his

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René Duprée (; ja, レネ・デュプリ, Rene Dyupuri) is a Canadian

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currently signed to

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where he is a former two-time GHC Tag Team Champion. Goguen is best known for his tenure in

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, where he is a one-time World Tag Team Champion with

Sylvain Grenier Sylvain Grenier (born March 26, 1977) is a Canadian TV host and semi-retired professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE as a producer since 2020. He is best known for his time wrestling for WWE between 2002 and 2007 where he was part of L ...

as the

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La Résistance and a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion with Kenzo Suzuki. He has also worked for Japanese promotions

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, Wrestle-1 and Hustle. He is the first wrestler in WWE to win a title as a teenager. Goguen is the son of

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wrestling promoter

Emile Duprée Emile Duprée (born Emile Goguen on October 20, 1936) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler and promoter. He is also the father of former WWE wrestler René Duprée, and lives in Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick. Early life Goguen was bor ...

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2002–2003)

In April 2002 Goguen signed with the World Wrestling Federation making him the youngest wrestler to sign with the WWF at the age of 18. On October 9, 2002, Goguen debuted under the ring name, René Duprée, after his father, defeating Johnny Jeter. Duprée would team up with various wrestlers in dark matches on ''

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'' and ''

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'', while also competing in Ohio Valley Wrestling until April 2003.

La Résistance (2003–2004)

After weeks of

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airing,

and Duprée made their first appearance on the April 28, 2003 episode of ''Raw'' as La Résistance by attacking Scott Steiner. Steiner had made remarks two weeks earlier comparing France to

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and Grenier and Duprée were offended. La Résistance went on to feud with Scott Steiner and

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, who was forced to be Steiner's tag team partner by Stacy Keibler. La Résistance ended up defeating Steiner and Test at

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on May 18, 2003 in the team's

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debut. On June 15, 2003, La Résistance won the World Tag Team Championship from Kane and Rob Van Dam at Bad Blood, making Duprée the youngest wrestler in WWE history to not only win the World Tag Team Championship, but any championship in the company's history at 19 years old. Also, as a result of winning the title, he was the first teenager in the history of the WWE that has won a championship. Duprée held on to this distinction until April 2018, when Nicholas won the

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at WrestleMania 34 at the age of 10. The third member of La Résistance,

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, was originally introduced as an unnamed American serviceman being abused by Grenier and Duprée. On the August 18 episode of ''Raw'', when The Dudley Boyz came out to attack La Résistance, they brought Conway into the ring with an American flag. Once the Dudley Boyz had their backs turned, Conway attacked the Dudley Boyz with the American flag and then tore it off the pole and laid it on top of them. Conway, now renamed to Robért Conway, joined Duprée and Grenier and the trio began carrying the

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to ringside and singing the

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before their matches. La Résistance lost the World Tag Team Championship to the Dudley Boyz at Unforgiven in a three-on-two handicapped tables match. The trio went on to

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with several tag teams, including the Dudley Boyz,

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, and Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak. In October 2003, Grenier suffered a back injury, resulting in Duprée and Conway holding the tag team together. At Armageddon, La Résistance competed in a Tag Team Turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship which was won by

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and

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. At the Royal Rumble, Duprée competed in the 30-man Royal Rumble match where he eliminated Matt Hardy before getting eliminated by Rikishi. At

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, La Résistance (Duprée and Conway) competed in a Fatal four-way tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship but failed to win the titles. Grenier returned in March 2004, thus reuniting the trio. The reunion did not last long, as Duprée was drafted to the

brand in the

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on the March 22 episode of ''Raw''.

Championship pursuits (2004–2005)

Duprée made his SmackDown! debut on the March 25, 2004 episode of ''SmackDown!'', defeating Billy Kidman. He briefly had a

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on ''SmackDown!'', called "Cafe de René", but his only guest was Torrie Wilson as the segment was cancelled after only one night. Duprée wrestled Wilson to a draw on the April 29 edition of ''SmackDown!''. For several months, pursued the United States Championship, held by John Cena. After an incident that happened during his "Cafe de René" (the same incident involving Torrie Wilson), Duprée challenged Cena to a championship match. The match was granted by SmackDown! general manager Kurt Angle and it took place at

. Cena retained the championship at Judgment Day when he pinned Duprée after executing an '' F-U''. At

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, Duprée competed in a Four-way elimination match for the United States Championship which saw Cena retain once again. After losing to Cena, he focused on the

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and eventually won the title with Kenzo Suzuki by defeating Billy Kidman and Paul London on the September 9 episode of ''SmackDown!'' (making him the youngest man to win the WWE Tag Team Championship at age 20). At No Mercy, Duprée and Suzuki defeated Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship. They lost the WWE Tag Team Championship on the December 9 episode of ''SmackDown!'' to Van Dam and Mysterio. This match happened just days before Van Dam and Mysterio were to challenge Duprée and Suzuki at Armageddon. At Armageddon, Duprée and Suzuki lost to Van Dam and Mysterio in a rematch. At the 2005 Royal Rumble, Duprée competed in the 30-man Royal Rumble match where he was eliminated by Chris Jericho. On the March 24, 2005 airing of ''SmackDown!'', he was "sacrificed" by

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as a message to

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(regarding their match at WrestleMania 21), when The Undertaker interrupted a match between Duprée and

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. The result of the "sacrifice" saw Duprée receiving a '' Tombstone Piledriver'' on the steel steps which lead up to the ring. Duprée was taken off television after this, working dark matches until the April 28 edition of ''SmackDown!'', where he was defeated by John Cena. Duprée went back to dark matches and a few ''

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'' matches until the June 18 episode of ''Velocity'', where Duprée came out calling himself "The French Phenom", defeating Mark Jindrak via submission. The following week on ''Velocity'', Duprée came out with a new look, sporting black trunks with his initials as well as jet black hair and a Dalí-styled

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Brand switches (2005–2007)

On June 30, Duprée became one of the last minute trades in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery, which saw him jump from

back to

. On the July 4 edition of ''Raw'', Duprée redebuted with his French Phenom

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and defeated

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on the same night. Duprée began cutting promos using a new quote referring to himself as "Simply Phenomenal". Duprée also began a winning streak against superstars such as The Hurricane, Matt Striker and Tajiri before suffering a near career-ending

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in mid-September. Once Duprée was cleared to wrestle, WWE sent him back to

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for training before returning to WWE. On October 19, 2005 Duprée returned to OVW facing Robert Fury in a no-contest. On February 21, 2007 La Resistance defeated Kofi Kingston and David Hart Smith in what would be Duprée's final appearance in OVW. On the August 8, 2006, episode of '' ECW on Sci Fi'', a promo aired with Duprée, sporting a clean shave and long hair, announcing that he would be debuting for the

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brand soon. Promos aired throughout the rest of August showing Duprée taking pictures, posing in mirrors, and working out, while claiming he is "the most extreme athlete in ECW history". Duprée made his ECW debut on September 12, 2006, defeating Balls Mahoney. On the February 20, 2007 episode of ''ECW on Sci Fi'', Duprée reformed La Résistance with

, but the team's reunion was short-lived after Duprée was suspended at the start of March and sent to rehab after violating the Health and Wellness policy. Duprée returned to the ring at WWE's new developmental territory

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on June 26, 2007 and defeated Steve Madison. However, he was released from his WWE contract a month later on July 26, 2007 by his own request. In an interview with

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in 2021, Duprée revealed the

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was his main reason for leaving the company.

Independent circuit (2007–2012)

After leaving WWE, Gougen wrestled primarily on the European independent circuit and Japan. He made his debut for All Star Wrestling on January 25, 2008 defeating Mikey Whiplash. During his tenure at ASW, he formed a partnership with fellow

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, Pierre Carl Ouellet. In March 2008, Duprée wrestled for

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where he fought Mandrake for the

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. In July 2008, he represented Europe in the Grand Prix Tournament. In September 2008, Duprée returned to Europe for several months where he won European Wrestling Promotion Royal Rumble and wrestled regularly for American Wrestling Rampage. In March 2009, Duprée defeated Rob Van Dam for the AWR No Limits Championship and would vacate it after two days when he was awarded the AWR Heavyweight Championship. On November 24, Duprée lost the AWR Heavyweight Championship to RVD in a best of two falls match but would regain the title on December 9. Duprée re-united

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with

for AWR France 2010 Tour. After leaving AJPW, Duprée wrestled on the European independent circuit only and won the Southside Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match. However his time in Europe came to an end when he returned to Canada. On November 11, 2012, made his debut on the American independent circuit when Duprée lost to the Dynamic Sensation in a four corners match which also included Dan Maff and Devon Moore for Pro Wrestling Syndicate in

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. In May, Rene and his father restarted Grand Prix Wrestling and featured talent from All Japan Pro Wrestling and other assorted talent.

Hustle (2007–2009)

Gougen debuted for the Japanese promotion Hustle on August 15, 2007 under the name "René Bonaparte", defeating fellow WWE alumnus Tajiri. After debuting, René became a member of President Nobuhiko Takada's Takada Monster Army thus continuing his winning streak. Bonaparte and Wataru wrestled their grudge match was on September 22, with the stipulation being that Wataru's wife, Eiko, was to become the wife of the winner of the match. Bonaparte defeated his tag team partner Sakata via disqualification, thus winning Eiko. After a brief hiatus, Bonaparte made his return to the promotion in January 2008 and defeated Tajiri. His undefeated streak came to an end on January 17, when he and Giant Vabo lost to Tajiri and

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. In July 2008, he lost the first round of the Hustle GP to Toshiaki Kawada. Goguen debuted a new masked

, Dina Sharp, and teamed with Mighty Sharp, this gimmick didn't last long with them dropping the

after only two shows. In April to May 2009, Bonaparte teamed with

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and stayed undefeated in tag team matches until they lost twice to Tajiri and Magnum Tokyo. In June, Bonaparte teamed with Travis Tomko as Armageddon, where Tomko was named Arma and Bonaparte was named Geddon. In July, Geddon turned on Arma and reverted to his René Bonaparte name before defeating Arma. Goguen wrestled his final match for Hustle on October 10, where his team lost a five-on-five tag team match.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2008, 2010–2011, 2013)

On June 22, 2008, Goguen debuted for

under his René Duprée ring name and defeated Manabu Soya. During his short stint in 2008 he aligned himself with the Voodoo Murders stable where he teamed up with TARU mostly. On January 2, 2010, Duprée returned to AJPW and rejoined Voodoo Murders by filling in the final spot for a Voodoo Murders vs Gurentai tag team match which he lost, later on in the night he lost a seventeen-man battle royal. In April, he participated in 2010's Champion Carnival, where he won only one match upon defeating Taiyō Kea. On September 20, 2010, Duprée and former tag team partner

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were defeated by Akebono and Taiyō Kea in a match for the World Tag Team Championship. From November 20 to December 7, Duprée teamed with TARU in the 2010 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, where they finished seventh in their bracket. On June 3, 2011, AJPW disbanded Voodoo Murders, suspended all of its Japanese members, including Duprée, and vacated all championships following the aftermath of a backstage fight between

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and Nobukazu Hirai, which resulted in Hirai suffering a stroke. In the aftermath of this, Duprée and former Voodoo Murders member Joe Doering stayed together as a tag team until the end of Duprée's run with AJPW. At the joint pay-per-view All Together, which featured wrestlers from AJPW,

and

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, Duprée participated in the Destroyer Cup battle royal, which was ultimately won by Kentaro Shiga. During an AJPW international tour in Cocagne, New Brunswick, Canada on May 27, 2013, Duprée defeated Seiya Sanada to win the Gaora TV Championship. However, he returned the title to AJPW on September 11 after leaving the promotion to begin performing for Wrestle-1. Tajiri camel clutch

Wrestle-1 (2013–2014, 2019–2020)

While still officially the Gaora TV Champion, Duprée made a surprise appearance at the AJPW splinter promotion Wrestle-1's inaugural event on September 8, 2013, teaming with

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in a main event tag team match, where the two were defeated by

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and Keiji Mutoh. Three days later, after Duprée had been announced for all future Wrestle-1 events, he returned the Gaora TV Championship to AJPW. During the October tour, Duprée joined Masayuki Kono's Desperado stable. On March 2, 2014, Duprée took part in the big Kaisen: Outbreak event, teaming with Desperado member Masayuki Kono and Samoa Joe losing to

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, Keiji Mutoh and Taiyō Kea in a six-man tag team match. On March 15, Duprée competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship, which was won by Seiki Yoshioka. Duprée was due to return to Wrestle-1 on September 1, 2019, as part of the Pro Wrestling Love in Yokohama event but was unable to attend due to flight trouble. Enfants Terribles leader

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announced that Duprée had joined the faction. On September 15, 2019, Duprée teamed with Ashino, Kuma Arashi and

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in a losing effort. He teamed with Arashi in the

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, going undefeated in the round robin portion of the tournament before losing to T-Hawk and Shigehiro Irie in the final. Wrestle-1 financial issues meant Duprée would not return to the promotion and would eventually close on April 1, 2020.

Return to the independent circuit (2015–2021)

On January 24, 2015, Duprée made his first post Wrestle-1 appearance for the Canadian Wrestling Federation (CWF) defeating Tyson Dux. On May 20, 2015, Duprée began touring with his father promotion

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from May 2015 through August 2015. On April 29, 2017, Duprée defeated Hannibal to become the new GNW Canadian Champion as part of the 2017 AGPW tour in

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. On May 26, 2017, Duprée competed for What Culture Pro Wrestling as part of their World Cup tournament where he was defeated by Michael Elgin due to disqualification in the first round of the Canadian qualifier. On June 30, 2017, Duprée unsuccessfully defended his GNW Canadian Championship in a three-way elimination match against

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and Hannibal, Brisco went on to win the championship. On August 12, 2017, Duprée and

defeated Kryss Thorn and Scotty O'Shea to win the Canadian Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship. On February 9, 2018, Duprée debuted in

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(SPW) at SPW Repentless, but was defeated by "The Statement" Andruew Tang.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2020–present)

Duprée signed with

as a member of

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's Sugiura-gun stable. He made his in-ring debut teaming with fellow Sugiura-gun member, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. to defeat Kenoh and

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. Duprée and Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. would enter in the Global Tag League, where they won by defeating AXIZ in the finals. On April 19, 2020, they defeated Naomichi Marufuji and Masaaki Mochizuki to win the

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. On July 26, 2020, it was announced that Duprée and Wagner Jr. vacated the GHC Tag Team Championships. On April 30, 2022, Duprée made his return after a near two year absence due to the

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pandemic teaming with Wagner Jr. defeating the team of

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and

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. On May 4, 2022, Duprée and Wagner Jr. defeated

and Hideki Suzuki to reclaim the GHC Tag Team Championships they previously were forced to vacate. On May 21, 2022, Duprée and Wagner Jr. lost the GHC Tag Team Championships to the team of Michael Elgin and

Personal life

Goguen's father, Emile, is also a professional wrestler and a promoter. After leaving WWE, Goguen adopted several

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s, including flame patterns on his

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s and lower legs, the

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characters for

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(日本) on his left deltoid and pectoral, and a large

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spanning across his back. On October 14, 2009, Goguen married in Japan. He hosts a podcast titled ''Cafe De Rene''.

Championships and accomplishments

Bodybuilding

*Mr. Canada Bodybuilding National Champion (2001)

Professional wrestling

** Gaora TV Championship ( 1 time) *American Wrestling Rampage **AWR Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **AWR No Limits Championship (1 time) *Canadian Wrestling Federation **CWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

*Federation de Lutte Quebecoise **FLQ Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Beast King FTM *Great North Wrestling **GNW Canadian Championship (1 time) *

(

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) – with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. ** Global Tag League (

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) – with El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. *Southside Wrestling Entertainment ** SWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

** World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with

( 1 time) – with Kenzo Suzuki *

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** Worst Tag Team (2003) with

References

External links

Official Twitter account
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Slam Sports profile
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