1. Raymond Rougeau was born on February 18,1955 and is a Canadian politician, former professional wrestler and French language commentator.
19 Facts About Raymond Rougeau
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Raymond Rougeau began training with his father Jacques Rougeau, Sr.
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Raymond Rougeau debuted in 1971 at the age of sixteen in Joliette for his father's Montreal promotion as a babyface.
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In 1976, Raymond relocated to Atlanta, Georgia to work for Jim Barnett in the National Wrestling Alliance along with his close friend Pierre Lefebvre.
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Raymond Rougeau went into semi-retirement three months after SummerSlam in 1989.
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In October 1992, Raymond Rougeau replaced Edouard Carpentier as the play-by-play commentator for the French syndicated WWF programming distributed to Quebec, Europe and Africa.
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Raymond Rougeau commentated alongside Guy Hauray from October 1992 to April 1994, then Jean Brassard from May 1994 to November 1998 when the WWF stopped producing French-language TV shows.
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Raymond Rougeau left the commentary table and ran to the ring to save his brother.
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Raymond Rougeau later accompanied Jacques in his first retirement match in the WWF, held in Montreal.
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Raymond Rougeau was an interviewer and presenter on WWF programming in 1993 and 1994.
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Raymond Rougeau did English play-by-play for the international version of Superstars in 1998.
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Raymond Rougeau came out of retirement on August 8,1996, to face Owen Hart in a boxing match at the Montreal Molson Centre during a WWF house show despite not being active as a competitor for years.
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Raymond Rougeau came out of retirement again in March 1998, when he teamed with Jacques and Carl Ouellet to defeat Adam Copeland, Shawn Stasiak and Tom Brandi in a dark match for WWF Shotgun Saturday Night.
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In 2000, Raymond Rougeau participated in the "Lutte 2000" event, where he defeated Richard Charland.
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Raymond Rougeau left the WWF in early 2002 when it stopped producing French-language versions of its programming.
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Raymond Rougeau was elected for the first time in the November 2002 municipal election and is reelected in 2005,2009 and 2013.
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Raymond Rougeau occasionally promotes wrestling shows in Montreal along with Jacques.
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In September 2011, Raymond Rougeau was credited with saving the life of a 77-year-old hunting friend who was lost in the woods, near Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec for two days.
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Raymond Rougeau flew his own plane for the rescue mission after a police search did not lead to the man being found.