| Jacques Rougeau |
| Jacques Rougeau
Height: 6'3" Weight: 234 lbs. Real name: Jacques Rougeau Jr. Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Pro debut: 1977 Finishing move: Quebec Crab, Carotid Control Technique (sleeper hold), Flying elbow drop Other aliases: Jerry Roberts (AWA), Jacques, The Mountie (WWE), Quebecer Jacques (WWE) Career highlights: NWA Alabama Heavyweight Champion, NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Champion, AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion (2), NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion (2), WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE World Tag Team Champion (3) (w/Quebecer Pierre), NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion (w/Raymond Rougeau), SWF World Heavyweight Champion, SWF World Tag Team Champion (15) Trained by: Raymond Rougeau, Jacques Rougeau Sr, Gino Brito The Rougeau family as a whole has been very involved in professional wrestling; Jacques is the younger brother of Raymond Rougeau, the son of Jacques Rougeau, Sr. and the nephew of Jean "Johnny" Rougeau, all of whom have worked as professional wrestlers and promoters of wrestling matches. Jacques's sister Johanne also promoted wrestling matches in Montreal, and brother Armand wrestled for smaller federations. Jacques Rougeau began his career in 1977, working in Stu Hart's Calgary, Alberta based Stampede Wrestling promotion. In the 1980s he began wrestling in the United States, achieving success in Alabama and Tennessee, and in 1985 he and Ray were signed by the World Wrestling Federation. The brothers made their WWF debuts in February 1986 during a tour of Australia. During their first year with the company they faced and defeated such duos as The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart), The Moondogs, Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk, Jr., and The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake). Although they lost their match at WrestleMania III in 1987 to Valentine & Beefcake they did win the WWF Tag Team Titles later that year, albeit briefly. Jacques & Raymond upset The Hart Foundation for the titles at the Montreal Forum on August 10, 1987 but the championship was later returned since the challengers won the match after using Jimmy Hart's megaphone as a weapon. The title win was never mentioned on American TV. After two years in the Federation, The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) turned heel participated in an angle in which the Canadian brothers were announced as "From Canada, but soon to relocate to the United States," and had an intentionally annoying entrance theme in which they sang (partly in French) about being "All-American Boys." They also waved tiny American flags, infuriating fans. According to Jacques, the widespread antipathy of American fans inspired Vince McMahon to turn them into villains. Ray Rougeau retired in 1990, and Jacques departed Federation for a year before returning as The Mountie, a client of manager Jimmy Hart. The Mountie was a corrupt, taser-wielding member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who would often boast that he "Always gets his man" in the ring. The Mountie had two entrance theme songs - the first, a short-lived French horn theme meant to highlight the Canadian heritage of the character, and the second, a heel marching theme sung by Jacques entitled "I'm the Mountie." The character was eventually the subject of litigation in Canada, leading to Rougeau being enjoined from performing as The Mountie in his home country. Thus, while wrestling in Canada, he was billed using only his real name and did not wear his Mountie-inspired hat and jacket to the ring, although he did retain other parts of his costume such as red shirt, black pants, and boots. The Mountie began a feud with The Big Bossman after declaring that he was the sole legitimate law enforcer in the WWF, and on August 26, 1991 he spent a night in prison after Bossman defeated him in a Jailhouse Match at SummerSlam 1991. The Mountie's greatest achievement as a singles wrestler came when he won the WWE Intercontinental Championship in an upset over Bret Hart, who was suffering from the flu and other injuries and needed a few weeks to recover. The Mountie won the IC title and then promptly lost it two days later to Rowdy Roddy Piper, in what was the shortest IC title reign in WWE history for several years. Jacques held the WWF World Tag Team Championship on three occasions as part of The Quebecers tag team with Pierre-Carl Ouellet. The Quebecers characters were an extension of the earlier Mountie-theme, albeit with a more casual costume and an emphasis on bullying behavior. The pair emphasized their detachment from the earlier Mountie controversy by using a doctored version of Jacques's second Mountie theme song, entitled "We're Not The Mounties." In the late 1990s, Jacques and Pierre-Carl went on to wrestle as The Amazing French Canadians in World Championship Wrestling and were briefly members of Lance Storm's Team Canada. In 1997, Jacques joined a select few when he cleanly defeated Hulk Hogan in a singles match in the Bell Center in Montreal. Hogan insisted that he lose to Jacques, citing his deep respect for the Rougeau family, but Rougeau's pinfall victory was rarely referenced by WCW in order to protect Hogan's image. This match marked the end of Jacques's full-time career. Jacques became a promoter with an emphasis on family-friendly entertainment, operating a wrestling company known alternately as Lutte International 2000 or Lutte Familiale within the Quebec region. He also opened a professional wrestling school in the Montreal borough of Saint Leonard. Jacques is a spokesman and supporter of SOS Suicide Jeunesse, an organization which offers support and information to the suicidal. In addition, he is an account executive for the Transport Pro Cam trucking company. |
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