1. Yvon Cormier was a Canadian professional wrestler.
19 Facts About Yvon Cormier
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Yvon Cormier wrestled in many countries but regularly returned to Canada, where he competed for the Eastern Sports Association and the ESA-promoted International Wrestling.
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Yvon Cormier competed in the Calgary, Alberta-based Stampede Wrestling for many years.
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Yvon Cormier was born into a family of thirteen children, of which four of the brothers became professional wrestlers, and another became a referee.
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Yvon Cormier met Emile Dupre in 1957, who told him to consider a career in professional wrestling.
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Yvon Cormier began training, and later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, to continue his preparation under trainer Les Ruffen, and made his debut in 1963.
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Yvon Cormier defeated Stampede veteran Dave Ruhl to win the Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship.
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Yvon Cormier gained a different title the following year when he teamed with Bob Sweetan to defeat the Christy Brothers for the Calgary version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship on July 12,1967.
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Yvon Cormier then began competing for the Amarillo, Texas-based territory of the National Wrestling Alliance.
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Yvon Cormier won the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship and held it for several months before losing it in a match against Ricky Romero on February 2,1970.
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Yvon Cormier participated in numerous chain matches, in which he and an opponent were joined together by a steel chain attached to their wrists.
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Yvon Cormier was known for his physical strength and intense exercise regimen.
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Yvon Cormier was known to bench press 450 pounds with ease, and he was once recorded as bench pressing 527 pounds.
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Yvon Cormier trained horses for harness racing and had six of his own Percheron horses.
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Yvon Cormier had four sons, all of whom are being trained to wrestle, as well as one daughter.
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Yvon Cormier was married to his wife, Doris, for 44 years until his death.
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Yvon Cormier underwent treatment but suffered a heart attack soon after beginning.
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Yvon Cormier died on March 4,2009, at a hospital in Moncton, New Brunswick.