Crossbody of Work Episode 175: René Duprée

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

René Duprée was the youngest ever champion in WWE at only 19 years old (until a 4th grader took that accolade). This week we’re breaking down his career, from La Résistance to Fifi, the Canadian indies to Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan. We’ve got appearances from Samoa Joe, Kane, Keiji Mutoh, and more this week, so come join us. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• Rob Terry
• Eating oysters
• Warped Tour
• Clubbing
• Concrete crypts

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

René Rougeau vs Cuban Assassin – Sometime in 1998
Link to the match here.

Match Two:

La Résistance vs Rob Van Dam & Kane (c) – World Tag Team Championships – Bad Blood 2003

Promo: Duprée Before Great American Bash 2004

Match Three:

René Duprée & Kenzo Suzuki vs Paul London & Billy Kidman (c) – WWE Tag Team Championships – SmackDown, September 9, 2004
Link to the match here.

Match Four:

René Duprée, Masayuki Kono & Samoa Joe vs Keiji Mutoh, Taiyo Kea & Rob Terry – Wrestle-1 Outbreak, March 2, 2014
Link to the match here.

Match Five:

René Duprée, Simon Gotch, Dr. Wagner Jr., Anthony Greene & Stallion Rogers vs Daiki Inaba, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kinya Okada, Masaaki Mochizuki & Shuhei Taniguchi – NOAH Destination 2022

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