Early career (1968–1973) Prior to entering professional wrestling, Pigeon gained
combat sport experience by studying
judo. and Pigeon trained under
Stu Hart in
Calgary,
Alberta. They portrayed stereotypical Canadian
lumberjacks and wore
flannel shirts to the ring. They received a
push from the promoters and won the
Stampede International Tag Team Championship in 1969, but they lost the belts later that year. This led to a
feud between the LeDucs and the Rougeaus (Johnny and his real-life brother
Jacques). The LeDucs had two reigns with the Grand Prix Wrestling Tag Team Championship in 1972 and 1973. They won the
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship on November 23, 1973, by defeating
Dusty Rhodes and
Dick Slater. This was the final time the LeDuc's held a title together, as Paul LeDuc sustained a
legitimate injury that forced Jos to wrestle without him. Jos LeDuc also wrestled as a singles competitor in Florida, defeating Rhodes on February 5, 1974, for the
NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship. LeDuc made his AWA television debut on August 2, 1975, defeating Angel Rivera. LeDuc was given wins over
Buddy Wolff and
Boris Breznikoff before forming a team with
Larry Hennig. They first teamed on September 12, 1975, in Denver, Colorado losing to
Jimmy and
Johnny Valiant. LeDuc and Hennig feuded with the
Valiant Brothers for several months before entering a feud with
Baron Von Raschke and
Mad Dog Vachon. Jos and Larry also received a few title shots against AWA tag champs
Blackjack Lanza and
Bobby Duncum in August 1976. Probably his most memorable accomplishment while working for the promotion was a bus-pulling stunt filmed in Minneapolis that was also used in promo videos while appearing in the Memphis and Atlanta territories, among others. LeDuc departed the AWA in September 1976. On August 26, 1977, LeDuc teamed with
Bob Armstrong to win the
NWA Southeast Tag Team Championship in
Tennessee. LeDuc was placed with a new partner, Jean Louie, to win the NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Championship in May. In a storyline several months later, LeDuc and
King Curtis Iaukea attacked
Buddy Rogers, a veteran then working as a face. The injuries Rogers received were said to be so severe that he was forced to retire, although, in reality, Rogers had simply moved to another wrestling promotion. In the Japanese media, he was referred to as "maniacal" and "demented". The title reign did not last long, as the belt was soon taken away because of an angle that saw LeDuc cheat in a title defense against
Johnny Weaver. This led to a worked feud between LeDuc and the members of Humperdink's stable, although the main rivalry that was portrayed was between LeDuc and Dick Slater. During the course of this feud, the belt changed hands twice. Fuller was booked to win the belt from LeDuc, but LeDuc won a subsequent match to win the title for his sixth and final reign. He made his first house show appearance on April 22, defeating
Jose Luis Rivera in White Plains, New York. On May 9 at a show in Ontario, LeDuc added
Frenchy Martin as his manager. On July 4 (in a match taped on June 21 in Glens Falls, NY, LeDuc made his first television appearance as "The Headbanger/Butcher LeDuc" on
WWF Prime Time Wrestling. He lost to
Brian Costello via disqualification after he refused to cease headbutting his preliminary opponent. On July 16 in Landover, MD he sustained his first pinfall loss when he was defeated by
Sam Houston. His final WWF match came a day later when he again lost to Houston in Hershey, PA although he did have a match versus
Tito Santana which was broadcast on July 25 on
Prime Time Wrestling, but it was likely recorded much earlier. He suffered a pinfall loss in that encounter with Santana.
Later career (1989–1995) The following year, LeDuc returned to Japan for another brief wrestling tour for
Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling. He wrestled primarily in tag teams with Masanobu Kurisu. They lost each of these matches. On June 10, 1995, he wrestled one final event, teaming with
Phil Hickerson to face Lawler and Valiant at the
United States Wrestling Association's "Memphis Memories II" event. The match built upon the storyline feud between LeDuc and Lawler, and Lawler won the match for his team by
pinning LeDuc. In November 1995, he was scheduled to wrestle for
Smoky Mountain Wrestling, teaming with
Buddy Landel in a series of matches against
The Punisher and
Tommy Rich, but due to LeDuc retiring,
The Bullet took his place teaming with Landel. ==Personal life==