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Carl Ouellet - Career

Carl Ouellet debuted in 1987. He worked on the independent circuit , at one point forming a tag team with "Evil" Eddie Watts known as the Super Bees, until 1993, when he met Jacques Rougeau in Puerto Rico. Jacques brought Ouellet to the World Wrestling Federation to replace his brother Ray Rougeau (who had retired) as his tag team partner.

Carl Ouellet - World Wrestling Federation

In the WWF, Ouellet was renamed Pierre Carl Ouellette. He and Jacques formed a tag team known as The Quebecers, and dressed like Mounties, a reference to Jacques's previous gimmick, The Mountie, which the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had banned him from using in Canada, fearing that the heelish character of The Mountie would lead to children mistrusting legitimate law enforcers. The Quebecers sang their own entrance theme, in which they announced that, contrary to appearances, "We're not the Mounties". Later in the year they were joined by their manager, Johnny Polo.

The Quebecers held the WWF World Tag Team Championships on three occasions. On September 13, 1993 they defeated Scott and Rick Steiner for the tag titles when the Steiners were disqualified in a match conducted under "Province of Quebec Rules" (titles change hands on a disqualification): Johnny Polo threw a hockey stick into the ring which was intercepted by Scott Steiner. When the referee saw Scott brandishing the foreign object, the Steiners were disqualified and the Quebecers won the titles. They were defeated by The 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty on January 10, 1994, but regained the titles a week later. The Quebecers reigned as champions until March 29, when they lost the titles to Men on a Mission. The Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission in a rematch two days later before losing the belts a third and final time to The Headshrinkers on April 26.

This Quebecers eventually disbanded, and in 1995 Ouellet was repackaged as Jean-Pierre Lafitte, the descendant of a pirate from New Orleans, Louisiana. He engaged in a three month long feud with Bret Hart, and would steal the mirrored sunglasses that Hart handed to fans at ringside. After Ouellet purloined Hart's trademark leather jacket, the enemies faced one another at In Your House 3 on September 24, 1995, where Hart forced Ouellet to submit by using the Sharpshooter. Ouellet disliked the gimmick and eventually left the company as a result.

Carl Ouellet - World Championship Wrestling

In 1996 the Quebecers reunited in World Championship Wrestling, renamed The Amazing French Canadians, but failed to duplicate the success they had found in the WWF. They had the distinction of losing to Arn Anderson and Steve "Mongo" McMichael in Anderson's last match.

The Amazing French Canadians were managed by Col. Robert Parker (who began dressing in a French Foreign Legion uniform), and they began feuding with Harlem Heat as a result of tension between Parker and Harlem Heat's manager, Sister Sherri. After Harlem Heat defeated the Amazing French Canadians at World War III on November 24, 1996, Sherri won the right to fight Parker for three minutes. Parker was beaten down by Sherri, but the rivals later reconciled and fell in love with one another.

Carl Ouellet - World Wrestling Federation

Along with Jacques, Ouellet was rehired by the WWF in 1998, but was rarely utilised. Ouellet competed in the Brawl For All tournament, but lost in the first round to "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. The Quebecers took part in the tag team battle royal at WrestleMania XIV, but were disbanded once more soon afterwards. Along with other WWF employees such as Mike Barton and Vader, he worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling as part of a talent loan, and spent time in the WWF's Memphis based developmental territory, Power Pro Wrestling, where he was known as Kris Kannonball. He left the WWF once more when his contract expired in January 2000, unhappy with the way he was being used.

Carl Ouellet - Extreme Championship Wrestling

Ouellet began working for Extreme Championship Wrestling in mid-2000, squashing jobbers for several weeks before losing to Justin Credible in a match for Credible's ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

Carl Ouellet - World Championship Wrestling

Ouellet and Jacques had a second run in WCW in August 2000, briefly joining Team Canada at the New Blood Rising pay-per-view. Jacques left immediately afterwards, but Ouellet worked two more dates in Canada, and was awarded the WCW Hardcore Championship by Lance Storm on August 14. He lost the title that same night to Norman Smiley.

Carl Ouellet - International Wrestling 2000

Between 2000 and 2003, Ouellet appeared with Jacques' Lutte International 2000 promotion. He headlined an event in the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal on December 29, 2000, facing King Kong Bundy in front of an audience of 4,000. In the summer of 2003 Ouellet decided to begin wrestling outwith the Quebec area once more.

Carl Ouellet - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

In November 2003, Ouellet debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as X, a masked wrestler who competed primarily in the X Division. He left after two months. In February 2005 Ouellet began hosting the French version of TNA iMPACT! from the RDS studios with Marc Blondin, replacing Michel Letourneur.

Carl Ouellet - Internet Wrestling Syndicate

As of December 2005, Ouellet continues to wrestle in Canada, primarily for the Montreal-based Internet Wrestling Syndicate and the Hull-based CPW International promotion, as Pierre Carl Ouellet.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Career", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki