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RENE GOULET'S PASSING ANNOUNCED

By Mike Johnson on 2019-12-11 15:59:00

 

The Cauliflower Alley Club disclosed this afternoon that former WWF official and wrestler Rene Goulet passed away this past May.  His passing was not officially announced until today, according to CAC:

Goulet, real name Robert Bedard, broke into the business in the late 1950s in his native Quebec City.  Like many stars of the era, he made his way through a number of territories, most notably the WWWF, where he held the Tag Team titles with Karl Gotch.

Over the course of his career, Goulet worked for Verne Gagne’s AWA (as Sgt. Goulet), for Georgia Championship Wrestling, Eddie Graham’s Championship Wrestling from Florida and countless other territories.

Goulet was considered an excellent wrestler in the ring and would often be entrusted with inexperienced talents to help carry them along.  He was one of the first men to wrestle Ric Flair when Flair was breaking into the business in the AWA.  He was usually used in a supporting role to make pushed stars look stronger.

Goulet retired in 1986, at which point he became a road agent for the WWF, working there for the next decade before leaving the company in 1997.  I believe his final match was a legends battle royal in East Rutherford, NJ.

The nature of Goulet's passing was not disclosed.  He was 86 years old.

On behalf of everyone at PWInsider.com, we'd like to express our deepest condolences to Goulet's family, friends and fans.

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