Emile Duprée

weight= birth_date=20 birth_place=Shediac, New Brunswick resides=Pointe-du-Chene, New Brunswick trainer=Vic Butler Reggie Richard debut=October 10 1955 retired= 1988 }}

Emile Duprée (born Emile Goguen on October 20, 1936) is a professional wrestler and promoter. He is also the father of former WWE professional wrestler, Rene Duprée and currently lives in Pointe-du-Chene, New Brunswick.

Professional wrestling career

Duprée began training in 1955 with Maritime professional wrestling legends Vic Butler and Reggie Richard. He had always been into weightlifting, but professional wrestling was something Duprée had never gotten into until Butler and Richard told Emile that they saw potential in Emile for a professional wrestling career.

Duprée started in Boston, Massachusetts and began to travel all over the continent and even went on tours to Australia and New Zealand. He has also wrestled for the legendary Canadain wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling.

Throughout his career he has wrestled many wrestling legends including Killer Kowalski, Dusty Rhodes, and Maritime legend the Cuban Assassin.

Duprée's ring name has always sparked controversy, as there are two ways to spell "Dupré". People also write "Duprée", in which his son René used when wrestling for the WWE.

Grand Prix Wrestling

In 1977, Duprée began his own small wrestling promotion. This promotion was ran all across the Maritimes and as years went on and the promotion grew, he would take the tour to Quebec, Ontario and other places around the Maritimes.

At one time, Grand Prix Wrestling was televised and had major success until World Wrestling Entertainment bought Grand Prix Wrestling from Emile. Notable wrestlers who have wrestled in Grand Prix Wrestling include Edge, Christian, Killer Kowalski, Andre The Giant, and Ric Flair.

Today Emile is retired and runs Grand Prix Wrestling in the Maritimes and has traveled to Quebec one time so far for the 2008 tour. The promotion is now partnered up with the WWE to bring Maritime wrestling talent into the WWE spotlight.

External links

• Emile Duprée Profile at SLAM! Sports

Category: 1936 births Category: Living people