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René Duprée (born René Goguen on
December 15, 1983 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a French Canadian professional
wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand and is the youngest
worker in the WWE.
He is also the son of celebrated
Canadian Maritimes wrestling promoter Emile Duprée.
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Career
Early Life
René became a professional wrestler
in 1997 at age 14, he began working for Grand Prix Wrestling. In 2001, he won
the Mr. Canada Bodybuilding National Championship. That same year, he signed a
developmental contract with WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling to gain
seasoning.
World Wrestling Entertainment
In 2003 he debuted in WWE on WWE
RAW alongside fellow Canadian wrestler Sylvain Grenier forming a stuck-up French
tag team called La Résistance. He soon became the World Tag-Team Champion with
Sylvain Grenier making him the youngest champion in WWE history. After
Wrestlemania XX, Duprée was selected to move from RAW to WWE's Smackdown! brand.
It is then that he started adopting a new finishing maneuver, the Dupree Driver
(sit-out belly-to-belly piledriver). He had a small talk show on Smackdown!, but
his only guest was Torrie Wilson, because the ratings failed and it only lasted
for one night.
He went for the WWE United States
Championship, held by John Cena. After an incident that happened during his talk
show, Dupree chellenged Cena to a title match. The match would be granted by
Kurt Angle, and happened at Judgment Day.
Dupree also won the WWE Tag-Team
Championship along with Kenzo Suzuki on September 9, 2004 but then lost the
championship on the December 9, 2004 edition of SmackDown! to Rob Van Dam and
Rey Mysterio. They had a rematch at Armageddon 2004 but lost.
On the March 24, 2005 airing of
SmackDown!, he was "sacrificed" by The Undertaker as a message to Randy Orton
(regarding their match at WrestleMania 21), when The Undertaker interrupted a
match between Rene Dupree and Booker T. The result of the "sacrifice" saw Rene
tombstone piledriver on the steel steps which lead up to the ring.
On June 30, 2005, Duprée became one
of the last minute trades in the 2005 WWE Draft, which saw him jump from
SmackDown! to RAW, and defeat ring veteran Val Venis on the same night. Since
then Dupree has shown interest in gaining a tag partner namely Tyson Tomko.
Profile
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Birthday: December 15, 1983
Hometown: Moncton, New Brunswick
Trained by: Emile Duprée
Debut: 1997
Previous identities: Rene Dupre,
Rene Goguen, Rene E. Dupre, Rene Rougeau, The "French Phenom", The "Phenomenal
One"
Previous manager(s): Kenny Bolin
Quotes: "Simply...phenomenal!"
Finishing and signature moves
Cobra Clutch Slam
Dupree Driver (Michinoku Driver II)
Bonne Nuit (Cobra Clutch)
Loire Valley Driver
French Tickler (Pas de basque
followed by pointed elbow drop to the head)
Standing Spinebuster Slam
Fisherman Suplex
Running Neckbreaker
With Sylvain Grenier
Bonsoir (Double team spinebuster
slam)
Championships and accomplishments
1-Time World Tag-Team Champion with
Sylvain Grenier
1-Time WWE Tag-Team Champion with
Kenzo Suzuki
Job titles
WWE Cafe
Du René Host
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