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Rene Goulet
Nickname: The Number One Frenchman
Height: 6' 0
Weight: 220 lbs.
From: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Birthday: Jul 12th
Pro Debut: 1957
Aliases: Bob Bedard, Buddy Rogers, Jr., Sgt. Jacques Goulet
Feds Worked For: TSW, WWF, AWA, NWA, Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), World Wrestling Association (IN)
Finisher: Scorpion Claw Hold
Career Highlights: -NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/ Ole Anderson)
-Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Pepper Martin & Shag Thomas)
-WWA (Indianapolis) Tag Team Champion (w/ Don Fargo)
-WWWF World Tag Team Champion (w/ Karl Gotch)
Affiliates: The Legionnaires, The House of Humperdink, Chris Markoff
Other Facts: -Sometimes billed from Nice, France
-While working as Buddy Rogers, Jr., he was billed as the son of pro wrestler Buddy Rogers.
-First person to defeat Ric Flair
-While teaming with Chris Markoff, they were billed as the European Tag Team Champions, though no documentation of this title is available.
-Subject of a full-page photo spread in the third issue of People Magazine. (March 11, 1974)
-Competed in the first WWF match ever broadcast on the USA Network (against Tito Santana)
-Hosted the "Cafe Rene" segment on "Tuesday Night Titans"
-Former member of The Legionnaires
-Former member of the House of Humperdink
-Served as a road agent for the WWF from 1987-1997
-Passed away May 25, 2019 at the age of 86.
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