 Paul LeDuc,c. 1972 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul LeDuc (1939-11-10)November 10, 1939 (age 86) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Children | Carl Leduc |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1957 |
| Retired | 1978 |
Paul LeDuc (born November 10, 1939) is a Canadian formerprofessional wrestler. He is best known for teaming with hiskayfabe (storyline) brotherJos LeDuc.
LeDuc began wrestling professionally in 1957 at age 18. He began his training inMontreal, Quebec and later moved toMexico for further instruction. He talked a friend, Michel Pigeon, into becoming a wrestler as well. Pigeon agreed and took on thering name Jos LeDuc, as the pair pretended to be brothers.[1] They first worked together inStu Hart'sStampede Wrestling promotion inCalgary,Alberta. The LeDucs used alumberjack gimmick to honor deceased professional wrestler"Yukon" Eric Holmback.[2] While wrestling in Stampede Wrestling, the pair held theStampede International Tag Team Championship.[3]
The LeDucs next moved back to Montreal. They feuded with theRougeau wrestling family as well as the Vachon brothers (Maurice andPaul).[4] During a wrestling show in Montreal, Paul LeDuc waslegitimately married in thewrestling ring. They also held the Grand Prix Wrestling Tag Team Championship twice in 1972 and 1973.[5]
The LeDucs also wrestled inFlorida, where they were known as the Canadian Lumberjacks.[6] In December 1973, they defeatedDusty Rhodes andDick Slater to win theNWA Florida Tag Team Championship.[7]
LeDuc retired from wrestling in 1978 and began working forQuebecor, a communications company, the following year.[1][8] He later accepted a position writing about professional wrestling forCanadian Online Explorer.[8]
LeDuc's long-time friend and tag team partner died in 1999. The pair had played the role of brothers so well that, when it was revealed that they were not related, the news was widely discussed on talk shows in Quebec.[4][9] Paul LeDuc's son,Carl, is also a professional wrestler.[10]
...the LeDucs were such an institution in Quebec that when it was revealed, following Jos' death in 1999, that they were not brothers, a mini-scandal erupted.
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