Rene Goulet spent the early part of his career traveling the territories, spending a significant amount of time in the AWA.
15 Facts About Rene Goulet
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Karl and Rene Goulet dropped the belts to Baron Mikel Scicluna and King Curtis Iaukea at the next television taping on February 1,1972, staying on a few more months before looking for new opportunities.
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Rene Goulet was in the first WWF match ever televised on the USA Network, with his opponent being Tito Santana.
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Rene Goulet was well known as a very dependable wrestler who could always be trusted to have a good match.
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The list of wrestlers who had either had their first match or one of their first matches against Rene Goulet includes Ric Flair, Chris Taylor, the Iron Sheik, Jim Brunzell, Greg Gagne and Ken Patera.
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Rene Goulet was the subject of a full-page photo in the third issue of People Magazine of March 11,1974.
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Rene Goulet was known for wearing a glove on just one hand, sometimes wearing a fancy glove from the locker room then changing to a more work-glove at the start of the match.
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Rene Goulet found himself brought into a variety of territories in North America as well as promotions from around the world.
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Rene Goulet worked in Europe, Australia, and Japan, working in singles and tag team competition.
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Rene Goulet wrestled regularly until 1986, and he competed in a legends battle royal in the Meadowlands in 1987.
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Rene Goulet worked as a road agent for the WWF until 1997 and could frequently be seen coming to the ring to maintain control when wrestlers got into fights.
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Rene Goulet had a recurring role in the classic wrestling show, TNT, as the host of "Cafe Rene".
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Rene Goulet was involved in one of wrestling's biggest angles when he, Tony Garea, Blackjack Lanza, and other road agents fought furiously to save The Ultimate Warrior when he was locked in a coffin by The Undertaker.
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Rene Goulet was an avid golfer and regularly competed in celebrity charity tournaments.
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Rene Goulet eventually became an American citizen and continued residing in North Carolina.