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Alex the Butcher

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 284 lbs.

From: Lac St. Jean, Quebec, Canada

Pro Debut: 1970

Aliases: Gilles Poisson, Buster Matthews, The Canadian, Pierre Poisson, Louis Cyr, Pierre Le Grand, Pierre LeGrand

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, WWWF, Eastern Sports Association (Canada), Grand Prix Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), IWA Montreal (Canada), Japanese Wrestling Association (Japan), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Hollywood (CA), Pacfic Northwest Wrestling (WA/OR), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Varoussac Promotions (Canada)

Signature Moves: Bearhug, Suplex

Career Highlights: -Canadian International Tag Team Champion (w/ Sailor White)
-GPW Champion
-GPW Tag Team Champion (2x; w/ Killer Kowalski)
-Stampede North American Champion
-TCW Maritimes Champion

Affiliates: Killer Kowalski, Moose Morowski

Other Facts: -As Gilles Poisson, he used the nickname "Fish"