René Duprée | |
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Duprée at a Hustle show in 2009.
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Birth name | René Emile Gougen |
Born |
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
December 15, 1983
Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
Spouse(s) | Kanako Gougen (m. 2009) |
Family | Emile Duprée (father) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
René Duprée Gedon Geddon René Bonaparte René Duprée René E. Duprée René Rougeau |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Billed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Billed from | Paris, France |
Trained by | Emile Duprée |
Debut | 1996 |
René Emile Goguen (born December 15, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name René Duprée. Goguen is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he is a one-time World Tag Team Champion with Sylvain Grenier as the tag team La Résistance and a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion with Kenzo Suzuki. By winning the World Tag Team Championship, Goguen became the youngest wrestler to win the tag team title at 19 years old. He is also the youngest champion of any kind in WWE, and the first wrestler in WWE to win a title as a teenager. He is the son of Canadian Maritimes wrestling promoter Emile Duprée.
As his father Emile was a wrestling promoter, Goguen was exposed and encouraged into wrestling at a young age. Goguen became a professional wrestler in 1997 at age 14, and began working for his father's Grand Prix Wrestling promotion. A few years later, he signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling to further develop his skills.
in April 2002 Goguen signed with the World Wrestling Federation making him the youngest wrestler to sign with the WWF at the age of 18 on October 9, 2002 Goguen debuted under the the ring name René Duprée after his father defeating Johnny Jeter the next two weeks he defeated Jeter again in a rematch the next week he was defeated in a six man tag team match with Lance Cade and Sean O'Haire against Charlie Haas, Big Boss Man and Mr. P on November 14, 2002 episode of WWE Smackdown Duprée was defeated by Chris Kanyon in a dark match. on December 11, 2002 Duprée defeated Rob Conway. on January 8, 2003 Dupreé and Cade defeated Charlie Haas and Rob Conway on January 15, 2003 Duprée was defeated by Nova (wrestler) in a dark match then the next week Duprée defeated Chris Cage, on February 5, 2003 Duprée defeated Rob Conway the next week Eugene (wrestler) and Rob Conway defeated Duprée and Cade by disqualification on February 17, 2003 episode of WWE Raw Duprée and Cade were defeated by The Dudley Boyz in a dark match on February 26, 2003 Duprée and Cade defeated BJ Payne and Matt Morgan on March 5, 2003 Duprée and Cade lost the vacant OVW Southern Tag Team Championship to The Disciples of Synn on March 19, 2003 Cade and Duprée with Kenny Bolin defeated Mark Magnus and Mark Jindrak on March 26, 2003 Cade and Duprée were defeated by The Acolytes Protection Agency on April 11, 2003 Duprée and Cade were defeated by The APA in what would be Duprée's final appearance in OVW.