View source for Jacques Rougeau

{{Short description|Canadian professional wrestler}}
{{distinguish|Jacques Rogge}}
{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name        = Jacques Rougeau
|image       = Jacques Rougeau Jr 1983.png
|alt         =
|caption     = Rougeau Jr. in 1983
|birth_name  = Jacques Rougeau Jr.<ref name=oww/>
|names       = Jacques Rougeau<ref name=oww/><br />Jacques Rougeau Jr.<br />Jerry Roberts<ref name=oww>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/jacques-rougeau/|title=Jacques Rougeau profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=August 28, 2009}}</ref><br />The Mountie<ref name=oww/><br />Quebecer Jacques
|height      = 6 ft 1 in<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/214 214]|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley|DK]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0|url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/214}}</ref>
|weight      = 257 lb<ref name=Encyclopedia/>
|birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1960|6|13|mf=y}}<ref name=oww/>
|birth_place = [[Saint-Sulpice, Quebec]], Canada<ref name=oww/>
|death_date  =
|family      = [[Rougeau wrestling family|Rougeau]]
|spouse      = {{marriage|Nathalie Thibodeau|1978}}
|children    = 3
|billed      = [[Montreal]], Quebec<br />Canada (as The Mountie)
|trainer     = [[Jacques Rougeau Sr.]]
|debut       = October 14, 1977<ref name=oww/>
|retired     = August 18, 2018
}}

'''Jacques Rougeau Jr.''' (born June 13, 1960)<ref name="GlobeandMailObitJacquesSr">{{cite news |last1=Lapierre |first1=Matthew |title=Revered Quebec wrestler Jacques Rougeau Sr. shied away from spotlight |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-revered-quebec-wrestler-jacques-rougeau-sr-shied-away-from-spotlight/ |access-date=December 4, 2020 |work=The Globe and Mail |agency=TVA Sports |publisher=Crawley, Phillip |date=July 12, 2019}}</ref> is a Canadian former [[professional wrestler]] best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]. He began his career under his real name as half of the [[tag team]] [[The Fabulous Rougeaus]] with his brother [[Raymond Rougeau]]. In 1991, he began a singles career as '''the Mountie''', winning the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] once.<ref name="IntercontinentalHistory">{{cite web |title=Intercontinental Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/intercontinental-championship |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> In 1993, he formed three time [[WWF Tag Team Championship]] winning tag team [[The Quebecers]] with [[Carl Ouellet|Pierre Ouellet]].<ref name="TagChampHistory">{{cite web |title=World Tag Team Championship |url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/world-tag-team-championship |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

==Professional wrestling career==
At least three of Jacques' [[Rougeau wrestling family|family members]] were wrestling promoters and/or wrestled themselves: his older brother [[Raymond Rougeau|Ray]],  his father [[Jacques Rougeau Sr.|Jacques Sr.]], and his uncle [[Jean Rougeau|Jean "Johnny" Rougeau]]. Jacques' sister Johanne also promoted wrestling matches in Montreal, and brother [[Armand Rougeau|Armand]] wrestled for smaller federations.

=== Early career (1977–1985) ===
Jacques Rougeau began his career in 1977, working in [[Stu Hart]]'s [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] based [[Stampede Wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]].<ref name="MountieWhereAreTheyNow">{{cite web |title=Where Are They Now? The Mountie |url=https://www.wwe.com/classics/wherearetheynow/mountiepart1 |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> 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 Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]].<ref name=oww/>

===World Wrestling Federation (1986–1994)===

====Fabulous Rougeaus (1986–1990)====
[[Image:Rougeau Brothers' Finishing Move.jpg|thumb|Jacques Rougeau and his brother Raymond as the Rougeau Brothers, March 1989]]
{{Main|Fabulous Rougeaus}}
Jacques debuted in the [[WWE]] (then WWF) on February 26, 1986, during the Australian leg of the company's  ''International Tour,'' in a losing effort against [[Moondog Rex]].<ref name="BlogTalkPodcast">{{cite web |title=Former wwe superstar Jacques Rougeau joins us live tonight |url=https://www.blogtalkradio.com/wrasslinwithlife/2014/12/09/former-wwe-superstar-jacques-rougeau-joins-us-live-tonight |website=Blog Talk Radio |date=December 9, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Raymond, who was victorious in his debut match against [[Moondog Spot]] the same night, debuted alongside Jacques 6 days later, winning their debut match as the "Fabulous Rougeaus" against [[The Moondogs (professional wrestling)|the Moondogs]].In their first year in the WWE, the Fabulous Rougeaus claimed tag-team victories against [[The Hart Foundation]]<ref name="RougeausVsHarts">{{cite web |title=Hart Foundation vs. Rougeau Brothers: World Tag Team Championship Match - March 7, 1987 |url=https://www.wwe.com/videos/hart-foundation-vs-rougeau-brothers-world-tag-team-championship-match-march-7-1987 |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> ([[Bret Hart]] and [[Jim Neidhart]]), [[The Moondogs (professional wrestling)|The Moondogs]], Jimmy Jack and [[Dory Funk Jr.]],<ref name="IWDJJFunk">{{cite web |title=Jimmy Jack Funk |url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/jimmy-jack-funk-1084.html?prom_id=1 |website=Internet Wrestling Database |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> and [[The Dream Team (professional wrestling)|The Dream Team]] ([[Greg Valentine]] and [[Brutus Beefcake]]),.<ref name="PulseBigEvent">{{cite web |last1=Streeter |first1=S. |title=On The Streeter – WWF The Big Event, 1986 |url=https://insidepulse.com/2019/06/01/on-the-streeter-wwf-the-big-event-1986/ |website=Inside Pulse |date=June 2019 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

Although they lost their match at WrestleMania III in 1987 to Valentine and Beefcake,<ref name="Wrestlemania3Results">{{cite web |title=Full Wrestlemania III Results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/3/results |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> they briefly upset The Hart Foundation for the WWF Tag Team Championship at the [[Montreal Forum]] on August 10 that year.<ref name="87TagChampWin">{{cite web |last1=Killiam |first1=Mike |title=The Mountie Speaks on "Original Montreal Screwjob"; Claims The Rougeaus Beat the Hart Foundation in Canada |url=https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/436847-the-mountie-speaks-on-original-montreal-screwjob-claims-the-rougeaus-beat-the-hart-foundation-in-canada |website=WrestleZone |date=December 7, 2013 |publisher=Mandatory |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The decision was reversed to a disqualification and the championship returned, since the challengers initially won after using Jimmy Hart's megaphone as a weapon.<ref name=oww/>

After two years in the Federation, The Fabulous Rougeaus turned [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]]. The Canadian brothers began being announced as "From Canada, but soon to relocate to the United States"<ref name="BleacherReportLyrics">{{cite web |last1=Soucek |first1=Andy |title=Amazingly Awful Wrestling Lyrics: Volume 2 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1597614-amazingly-awful-wrestling-lyrics-volume-2 |website=Bleacher Report |publisher=Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> and debuted an intentionally annoying entrance song, in which they sang (partly in French) about being "All-American Boys" and their [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]], [[Jimmy Hart]]. They were also briefly billed from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], Hart's home city. They mockingly waved tiny American flags to the chagrin of many American fans. They would humorously attempt to start "USA!" chants, which led to further negative fan "heat".<ref name="PulseUSAChant">{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=The SmarK Retro Repost – Wrestlemania V |url=https://insidepulse.com/2002/07/28/4756/ |website=Inside Pulse |date=July 28, 2002 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> According to Jacques, the widespread antipathy of American fans inspired [[Vince McMahon]] to turn them into heels.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} They feuded with [[The Killer Bees (professional wrestling)|The Killer Bees]], [[The Hart Foundation]] (who had turned face in between), [[The Bushwhackers]], and [[The Rockers]] during their heel run.

====The Mountie (1991–1992)====
Ray Rougeau retired in early 1990,<ref name="IHeartRadioBullying">{{cite web |last1=Deschamps |first1=Richard |title=QUEBEC WRESTLING LEGEND NOW GRAPPLES WITH BULLYING |url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad/news/quebec-wrestling-legend-now-grapples-with-bullying-1.3443166 |website=I Heart Radio |publisher=Bell Media |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> ending his tag-team partnership with Jacques. Jacques departed the Federation for a year before redebuting in January 1991, once again alongside Jimmy Hart. The Mountie character was that of a corrupt, [[cattle prod]]-wielding member of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], who often boasted that he "always gets his man" (a phrase long associated with the RCMP, which insinuated that criminals cannot escape from Canada's federal police force).<ref name="BleedingCool">{{cite web |last1=Terror |first1=Jude |title=Former WWE Superstar The Mountie to Wrestle Last Match, Sons Unwilling to Carry on Family Business |url=https://bleedingcool.com/pop-culture/wwe-superstar-mountie-wrestle-last-match/ |website=Bleeding Cool |date=August 18, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref><ref name="RCMP">{{cite web |title=History April 13, The RCMP "always get their man" |url=https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2015/04/13/history-april-13-the-rcmp-always-get-their-man/ |website=Radio Canada International |date=April 13, 2015 |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref>  The cattle prod came into play as part of The Mountie's post-match gimmick, where he would handcuff, berate and then "shock" his defeated and helpless opponents in the stomach.<ref name="SportskeedaShockStick">{{cite web |last1=Chin |first1=Mike |title=10 WWE Wrestlers and their weapons of choice |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/10-wrestlers-and-their-weapons-of-choice-ss/8 |website=Sportskeeda |date=February 27, 2019 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The story of the character change was that Jacques Rougeau had actually gone through the training to become a Mountie to wield authority.  The character was eventually the subject of litigation in Canada, preventing Rougeau from performing as The Mountie in his home country.<ref name="SeanMooneyMountiePodcast">{{cite web |title=Prime Time with Sean Mooney - The Mountie! Jacques Rougeau |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mountie-jacques-rougeau-prime-time-vault/id1245809419?i=1000454069403 |website=Apple Podcasts |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> 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,<ref name="TMPToWPodcast">{{cite web |title=TMPToW: Jacques Rougeau |url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tmptow/episodes/2015-12-21T21_00_00-08_00 |website=PodOMatic |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> although he did retain other parts of his costume such as red shirt, black pants, and boots.<ref name=oww/>

The Mountie made his in-ring debut in January 1991. In his pay-per-view debut, he defeated [[Koko B. Ware]] at the [[Royal Rumble (1991)|1991 Royal Rumble]].<ref name=Rumble1991info>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#91|title=WWF Royal Rumble 1991 results/info|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> He gained another major victory at [[WrestleMania VII]], defeating [[Tito Santana]] after using the shock stick.<ref name=ManiaVIIinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#VII|title=WWF WrestleMania VII results/info|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> The Mountie began a [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with the [[Big Boss Man]] after declaring that he was the sole legitimate law enforcer in the WWF, and on August 26, 1991, he spent a night in prison ([[kayfabe]]) after Bossman defeated him in a Jailhouse Match at [[SummerSlam (1991)|SummerSlam]].<ref name=SSlam1991info>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#91|title=WWF SummerSlam 1991 results/info|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=December 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061913/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#91|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[Survivor Series (1991)|1991 Survivor Series]], Mountie teamed with [[Ric Flair]], [[Ted DiBiase]] and [[The Warlord (wrestler)|The Warlord]] to defeat [[Roddy Piper]], [[Bret Hart]], [[Virgil (wrestler)|Virgil]] and [[Davey Boy Smith]] in a four-on-four Survivor Series elimination match.<ref name="SurvivorSeries91Results">{{cite web |title=Survivor Series 1991 |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1991 |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

The Mountie's greatest achievement as a singles wrestler came when he won the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] in an upset over [[Bret Hart]] on January 17, 1992.<ref name=oww/> In the [[Plot (narrative)|storyline]], Hart was suffering from the flu (Hart was actually going through contract negotiations).<ref name="TheMixBretFlu">{{cite web |last1=Patterson |first1=Hunter |title=The Twenty Most Shocking Title Reigns In WWE History |url=https://www.themix.net/2017/10/the-twenty-most-shocking-title-reigns-in-wwe-history/10/ |website=TheMix.net |date=October 19, 2017 |publisher=MIX |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The Mountie lost the title just two days later to [[Roddy Piper|Rowdy Roddy Piper]] at the [[Royal Rumble (1992)|1992 Royal Rumble]], in what was one of the shortest Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship reigns.<ref name=Rumble1992info>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#92|title=WWF Royal Rumble 1992 results/info|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> The Mountie received a rematch at the February 8 ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event XXX]]'',<ref name="Chairshot">{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Brock |title=Throwback Thursday: The Best of 'The Road to WrestleMania' on WWE Network |url=https://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/throwback-thursday-road-to-wrestlemania-on-wwe-network/109586/ |website=The Chairshot |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> but when he attempted to use his shock stick, it had no effect as Piper was wearing a rubber vest under his T-shirt. Piper removed his shirt after the match to reveal the vest, which was labeled "Shock Proof". Piper won the match after using the shock stick on The Mountie.<ref name=oww/>

For the next several months, The Mountie primarily appeared in the undercard. He was on the losing end of an eight-man tag team match at [[WrestleMania VIII]]<ref name=ManiaVIIIinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#VIII|title=WWF WrestleMania VIII results/info|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> and a six-man tag team match at [[SummerSlam (1992)|SummerSlam]].<ref name=SSlam1992info>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#92|title=WWF SummerSlam 1992 results/info|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|access-date=December 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061913/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/summer.html#92|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He feuded with [[Sgt. Slaughter]] after shocking him with an extra large cattle prod on an episode of ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'', though the subsequent matches all took place on [[house show]]s that summer, with no conclusion on television.<ref name="wwf1992results"/> After losing to then [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|WWF World Heavyweight Champion]] Bret Hart in seventy-five seconds on October 26, 1992, Rougeau left the WWF.<ref name="wwf1992results">{{cite web|url=http://thehistoryofwwe.com/92.htm|title=1992 WWF results|access-date=May 21, 2011|publisher=The History of WWE}}</ref>

====The Quebecers (1993–1994)====
{{Main|The Quebecers}}
Jacques returned to the WWF in July 1993. Shortly thereafter, Rougeau began tagging with [[Carl Ouellet|Pierre Ouellet]] as [[The Quebecers]].  The team, who feuded with [[Steiner Brothers]], [[Men on a Mission]], [[The Headshrinkers]], and [[Marty Jannetty]] and [[Sean Waltman|The 1–2–3 Kid]], were three-time [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Champions]]. 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 (who were managed by [[Raven (wrestler)|Johnny Polo]])<ref name="IMDBJohnnyPolo">{{cite web |title="WWE Raw" Quebec Province Rules |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0954517/ |website=IMDB |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> emphasized their detachment from the earlier Mountie controversy by using a doctored version of Jacques's second Mountie theme song, titled "We're Not The Mounties", with the lyrics modified to insult the RCMP - for example, "because the Mountie always gets his man" became "unlike the Mounties, we always get our man".<ref name="IMDBPCO">{{cite web |title=Pierre Carl Oullet |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653570/ |website=IMDB |publisher=Amazon |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Jacques participated in the main event of the [[Survivor Series (1993)|1993 Survivor Series]] as a member of the "Foreign Fanatics" team.<ref name="SS1993Results">{{cite web |title=Survivor Series 1993 |url=http://wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1993/results |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> At the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|Royal Rumble]], The Quebecers defeated Bret Hart and Owen Hart by referee stoppage to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship.<ref name="94RumbleResults">{{cite web |title=Full Event Results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/results |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> At [[WrestleMania X]], The Quebecers faced [[Men on a Mission]] for the WWF Tag Team Championship and retained after getting counted out.<ref name="ManiaXResults">{{cite web |title=Full Wrestemania X Results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/10/results |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> They lost the title to Men on a Mission at a house show on March 29, 1994, in London, England.<ref name="DKEncyclopedia">{{cite book |title=WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment |date=September 29, 2020 |publisher=DK |location=London, England |isbn=978-1465497871 |page=402 |edition=New |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YLXmDwAAQBAJ |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> The Quebecers won the belts back on March 31 at another house show.<ref name="TagChampHistory" /> They lost the championship to The Headshrinkers on the April 26 episode of ''Raw''<ref name="TagChampHistory" /> and split up soon after.

The Quebecers broke up at a house show in the Montreal Forum on June 25, 1994. After a loss to The Headshrinkers, Pierre and Polo turned on Rougeau.<ref name="wwf1994results">{{cite web|url=http://thehistoryofwwe.com/94.htm|title=1994 WWF results|access-date=May 21, 2011|publisher=The History of WWE}}</ref> After a few minutes of Jacques being attacked in front of his hometown crowd, Raymond Rougeau (who by this point was an announcer for the WWF's French-language broadcasts) ran to the ring to save his brother. This angle led to Jacques Rougeau's first retirement match, which, over the next few months, was heavily promoted on WWF TV shows broadcast in the Montreal area and in the local media. The match, held on October 21, 1994,<ref name="MadDogsBook">{{cite book |last1=Laprade |first1=Patric |title=Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs |date=February 1, 2013 |publisher=ECW Press |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |isbn=978-1770410947 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ey8bluWM_m4C |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> drew a sell-out crowd of 16,843 to the Montreal Forum, and resulted in a victory for Jacques, when he pinned Pierre following a seated tombstone piledriver. Jacques, who was accompanied by Raymond, used [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s song "[[We Are the Champions]]" as his theme music for the night.<ref name="wwf1994results"/>

===World Championship Wrestling (1996–1997)===
{{see also|Amazing French Canadians}}
On September 9, 1996, Rougeau came out of retirement reuniting with Ouellet as they debuted as The Amazing French Canadians in [[World Championship Wrestling]] in a losing effort against [[The Nasty Boys]].<ref name="CagematchWCWDebut">{{cite web |title=Quebecers |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=75&page=2 |website=Cagematch |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> In 1997, Jacques became one of few wrestlers to cleanly defeat then-[[WCW Heavyweight Championship|WCW Heavyweight Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]], claiming a singles victory at the [[Molson Centre]] in [[Montreal]].<ref name="HoganVictory">{{cite web |last1=Lealos |first1=Shawn S. |title=10 Wrestlers You Didn't Know Hold Wins Over Hulk Hogan |url=https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/hulk-hogan-wrestlers-surprising-wins/ |website=The Sportster |date=April 10, 2020 |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> On the ''Right After Wrestling'' program on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] Channel 98, Jacques told hosts [[Arda Ocal]] and [[Jimmy Korderas]] that Hogan put him over because of his respect for the Rougeau family name and for keeping a clean wrestling image.<ref name="rightafterwrestling">{{cite web|url=http://radio.thescore.com/episodes/jacques-rougeau-right-after-wrestling-nov-2-2010|title=Jacques Rougeau talks about pinning Hogan clean|access-date=November 1, 2010|work=SIRIUS Radio 98|publisher=[[The Score Satellite Radio]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110101104010/http://radio.thescore.com/episodes/jacques-rougeau-right-after-wrestling-nov-2-2010|archive-date=January 1, 2011}}</ref> On [[Colt Cabana]]'s ''Art of Wrestling'' podcast, Rougeau's former student, [[Kevin Owens]] stated that there is a rumor that Hogan lay down for Rougeau for an additional $10,000 payment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/2011/07/06/aow-50-kevin-steen |title=AOW 50: Kevin Steen « Art of Wrestling |access-date=March 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418113445/http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/2011/07/06/aow-50-kevin-steen/ |archive-date=April 18, 2012 }} Art of Wrestling, Episode 50: Kevin Steen, July 6, 2011</ref> Rougeau said that he paid and organized the show, so it was a Jacques Rougeau show, not a WCW show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/404|title=Página no encontrada|website=solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com|access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref>

===Return to WWF (1998)===
In January 1998, Rougeau returned to the WWF for a final run teaming once again with Pierre Ouellet in an updated version of The Quebecers.<ref name="PostAndCourierPCOBio">{{cite news |last1=Mooneyham |first1=Mike |title=At age 52, Ring of Honor world champion 'PCO' Carl Ouelett enjoying career renaissance |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/wrestling/at-age-52-ring-of-honor-world-champion-pco-carl-ouelett-enjoying-career-renaissance/article_bfd79f98-2d76-11ea-98b1-57c262c0798d.html |access-date=December 4, 2020 |work=The Post and Courier |publisher=Evening Post Industries |date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> This incarnation of the team still used the ring attire from their WCW run as the Amazing French Canadians.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The team were also one of the 14 tag teams eliminated in the [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Tag team battle royal|tag team battle royal]] at [[WrestleMania XIV]], leading to a win for the [[Legion of Doom (wrestling)|Legion of Doom]].<ref name="WWEComResultsManiaXIV">{{cite web |title=Full WrestleMania XIV results |url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/14/results |website=WWE.com |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Rougeau teamed up with his brother, Ray (who at the time was a commentator, announcer and host for the French-produced WWF programming) alongside Ouellet in a dark match for ''[[WWF Shotgun Saturday Night]]'' where they defeated the team of [[Adam Copeland|Edge]], [[Shawn Stasiak]], and [[Tom Brandi]]. They failed to achieve the same success they enjoyed during their prior run, with their only notable feud being with [[The Godwinns]], where the Godwinns went over. Both Rougeau and Ouellet left the WWF in August 1998.

===Later career and retirement (1998–2018)===
After WWF, Rougeau was the promoter for the Montreal-based Lutte International 2000 where he wrestled on occasion.

Rougeau and Ouellet briefly reunited in WCW in 2000 in Lance Storm's [[Team Canada (WCW)|Team Canada]].<ref name="TeamCanadaWNW">{{cite web |last1=Fullerton |first1=Hakeem |title=The Forgotten Members of TNA Wrestling's Team Canada |url=https://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/global-force-wrestling/the-forgotten-members-of-tna-wrestlings-team-canada |website=Wrestling News World |date=October 27, 2020 |publisher=Maven |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> After WCW, Rougeau and Ouellet went their separate ways.

Rougeau continued working in his promotion until wrestling his last match on December 27, 2011 with his son Jean-Jacques as they defeated [[Kurrgan (wrestler)|Kurrgan]] and Frank The Machine in Repentigny, Quebec. After his last match, Rougeau decided to close down Lutte International 2000.

After retiring, Rougeau attempted to join the [[Montreal Police Department]], but was unable to do so as he had not graduated from [[high school]].<ref name="Woods">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2013/12/13/former_quebec_wrestling_superstar_jacques_rougeau_teaches_life_lessons_in_the_ring.html|title=Former wrestling superstar Jacques Rougeau teaches life lessons in the ring|date=December 13, 2013|last=Woods|first=Allan|access-date=April 1, 2014|work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> He is now a public speaker, touring schools to speak on drugs, smoking, and bullying.<ref name="Woods"/> He opened the Rougeau Wrestling School in Montreal in 1998.<ref name="Woods"/>

In 2018, Rougeau announced that he would retire for a third time,<ref name="CanadianPress2018Retirement">{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Sidhartha |title=Final match with sons marks last hurrah for Quebec wrestler Jacques Rougeau |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4394738/final-match-with-sons-marks-last-hurrah-for-quebec-wrestler-jacques-rougeau/ |access-date=December 4, 2020 |work=The Canadian Press |publisher=World News |date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> and that he had closed his wrestling school.  On August 18, 2018, shortly after his retirement announcement, Rougeau mirrored his father's retirement matching by teaming with his sons for the first and only time.<ref name="CanadianPress2018Retirement" /> As Rougeau's sons, all of whom have wrestled,<ref name="GlobeandMailObitJacquesSr" /> have expressed no desire to return to wrestling,{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Jacques' retirement effectively ended the Rougeau family wrestling dynasty after more than six decades.

==Personal life==
Rougeau is divorced from Nathalie Thibodeau, whom he married in 1978.<ref name="IMDBBio">{{cite web |title=Jacques Rougeau - Bio |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745613/bio |website=IMDB |publisher=Amazon |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> He and Thibodeau had three sons:<ref name="Woods"/> Cedric, Emile, and Jean-Jacques.<ref name="CanadianPress2018Retirement" /> Former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] ice hockey defenceman [[Denis Gauthier]] is Rougeau's nephew.<ref name="Denis Gautier">{{cite web |title=Fliers A-Z: Denis Gauthier |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/alumni/gauthier-denis |website=PhiladelphiaFliers.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Heart of America Sports Attractions|Central States Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Central States Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Central States Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Butch Reed|Bruce Reed]]
*'''[[Continental Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship]] ([[AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])
**[[NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])
*'''[[Continental Championship Wrestling|Southeastern Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Wrestle Birmingham Heavyweight Championship|NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Wrestle Birmingham Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
**[[NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division)|NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship ''(Northern Division)'']] ([[NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division)#Title history|1 time]])
*'''[[Lutte Internationale]]'''
**[[Canadian International Tag Team Championship]] ([[Canadian International Tag Team Championship#Title history|4 times]]) – with [[Raymond Rougeau]]
*'''[[Lutte Internationale 2000]]'''
**Johnny Rougeau Tag Team Championship (1 Time) – with Raymond Rougeau<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=2&nr=1647&page=4&s=0|title=Matches " Ray Rougeau " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net|access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref>
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**PWI ranked him #'''41''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/temp/pwi500/1992.html|access-date=August 18, 2012|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1992|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
**PWI ranked him # '''222''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the [[PWI Years]] in 2003.
**PWI ranked him # '''83''' of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with [[Carl Ouellet|Pierre Ouellet]] in 2003.
*'''[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/|title=WWE Intercontinental Championship|access-date=August 5, 2020}}</ref>
**[[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)|3 times]]) – with Pierre Ouellet

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons}}
* {{Official website|http://www.jacquesrougeau.com/}}
* {{professional wrestling profiles}}
* [https://archive.today/20150430002036/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/rougeaus.html SLAM! Wrestling profile of the Rougeau Family]

{{Rougeau family}}
{{NWA Mid-America championship}}
{{WWE Intercontinental Championship}}
{{World Tag Team Championship (WWE)}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rougeau, Jacques}}
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Canadian male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:Canadian people of French descent]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Professional wrestlers from Quebec]]
[[Category:WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions]]
[[Category:Stampede Wrestling alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:Stud Stable members]]
[[Category:World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)]]
[[Category:NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen]]