Early career (1987–1993) Carl Ouellet debuted in 1987 on the
independent circuit. In the late-1980s, he wrestled for
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling as "Super Bee #1", teaming with
Super Bee #2 as the "Super Bees". At
In Your House 3 on September 24, 1995, Hart faced LaFitte in a rematch. This match ended when Hart forced Ouellet to submit by using the
Sharpshooter. In his
Wrestling Observer Newsletter,
Dave Meltzer described this
pay-per-view match as the "show saver" and an "excellent match." Hart later recalled, "In a lot of ways, I loved working with guys like him. He was a guy, that when he threw you in the ropes, he really threw you in the rope...everything he did was power, and at the same time he was a very safe guy.... He took a lot of pride in his work, he really wanted to have a great match with me...And so we worked really hard, and it was a really good match." Hart defeated LaFitte once again on the following episode of
Monday Night Raw, ending their feud. In October 1995, Ouellet participated in the "Full Metal Tour" of Europe. He left the WWF in November 1995. At a Montreal house show in April 1997, Ouellet won a "patch match" against
The Giant via disqualification. In May 1999, Ouellet was sent to the WWF's
Memphis, Tennessee-based developmental territory,
Power Pro Wrestling, where he was known as "Kris Kannonball".
Extreme Championship Wrestling (2000) Ouellet briefly working for
Extreme Championship Wrestling in mid-2000,
squashing jobbers for several weeks before losing to
Justin Credible in a match for Credible's
ECW World Heavyweight Championship on
ECW Hardcore TV. In an interview with
Slam! Sports on August 6, 2008, Ouellet declared that he would like another stint with the WWE. Ouellet retired from professional wrestling on February 8, 2011. On May 21, 2016, Ouellet made his return to professional wrestling at an MWF event, entitled "Collision," in
Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada, defeating Jake Matthews, following a cannonball. On November 5, 2017, Ouellet, as "Quebecer" Jean-Pierre Lafitte, defeated
Hannibal to win the Great North Wrestling Canadian Championship in Rockland, ON. On May 25, 2018, Ouellet was defeated by Hannibal via disqualification in a Great North Wrestling Championship rematch in Pembroke, ON. Post-match, Ouellet was stripped of the championship for his assault on GNW President, Michael Andrews. In 2018, Ouellet began wrestling as "PCO" (originally a contraction of his long-term former ring name, "Pierre Carl Ouellet", but later stated to be an initialism for "Perfect Creation One"). Under a new gimmick as a "French Frankenstein" as Ouellet described it, he became a regular name in several independent promotions. On April 2, 2018, Ouellet defeated
Walter at Game Changer Wrestling's (GCW)
Joey Janela's Spring Break 2 in
New Orleans. Ouellet's performance and online footage of his unconventional workout regimen impressed the independent wrestling audience, and led to many higher-profile bookings. On June 18, 2018, Ouellet was announced as the first of twenty-four participants for
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's (PWG) annual
Battle of Los Angeles tournament. At
2018 Battle of Los Angeles – Stage One on September 15, he made his company debut, losing to
Brody King in the Opening Round. Two nights later, at
2018 Battle of Los Angeles – Final Stage, he led a losers' ten-man tag team match, in which Team PCO (Ouellet, Darby Allin, Dan Barry,
Jody Fleisch and
Puma King) defeated Team
DJ Z (DJ Z, Adam Brooks,
David Starr,
T-Hawk and
Timothy Thatcher).
Ring of Honor (2018–2021) On December 1, 2018, Ouellet announced his exclusive signing with
Ring of Honor. He debuted for ROH at the December 15 tapings joining up with
Marty Scurll and
Brody King in a new stable called
Villain Enterprises. At
Honor Reigns Supreme 2019, Villain Enterprises defeated
Silas Young and the
Briscoe Brothers. PCO and King would then go on to win the 2019
ROH Tag Wars Tournament during the ROH Road To G1 Supercard tour in February 2019, and on March 15, 2019, he and King defeated the Briscoes to win the
ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time in a
Las Vegas street fight at the
ROH 17th Anniversary Show. The following night at the
Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings, PCO, King and Scurll defeated
The Kingdom to win the
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, making PCO a double champion within a 24-hour span. At the
G1 Supercard, PCO and King dropped the ROH World Tag Team Championship to the
Guerrillas of Destiny in a winner takes all four-way tag team match also including
the Briscoe Brothers and
Evil and
Sanada, with G.O.D.'s
IWGP Tag Team Championship belts also on the line. In a Six Man Tag title defence, PCO would get the winning fall over
ROH World Champion Matt Taven, which gave him a future title opportunity. On April 27 at the
2019 Crockett Cup event, PCO and King won the eight-team tournament (winning three matches in the same night) to not only win the Crockett Cup Trophy, but also win the vacant
NWA World Tag Team Championship as well. At
War of the Worlds, PCO challenged ROH World Champion
Matt Taven for the championship, however he was defeated. The following night, PCO continued his feud with Taven by attacking Taven following his win over
Mark Haskins. PCO would then compete in a Four Corner Survival match to determine the #1 contender for the ROH World Championship which was won by
Jeff Cobb. At State of the Art, PCO competed in a DEFY or DENY match for the ROH World Championship which was won by Taven. At
Death Before Dishonor XVII, PCO defeated
Kenny King in a First-round match in the
Final Battle ROH World Championship #1 contender tournament. At
Glory By Honor XVII, PCO defeated fellow member of Villain Enterprises Marty Scurll in the finals of the tournament to become the #1 contender for the
ROH World Championship. At
Final Battle, PCO defeated
Rush to become the ROH World Champion, in the process once again becoming a double champion in ROH, as well as becoming a world champion for the first time in his career. On January 13, it was revealed that PCO had signed a contract with Impact. on the January 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, PCO defeated
Chris Sabin. At
No Surrender,
Honor No More (
Matt Taven, PCO,
Mike Bennett,
Vincent, and
Kenny King) defeated
Team Impact (Chris Sabin,
Rhino,
Rich Swann,
Steve Maclin, and
Willie Mack) in a 10-man tag team match to remain in Impact. At
Sacrifice, PCO lost to
Jonah. At
Multiverse of Matches, PCO and
Moose lost to
Josh Alexander and
Jonah. On the April 14 episode of Impact Wrestling, PCO lost to Jonah. On April 24 PCO defeated Jonah in a Monsters Ball match in Poughkeepsie NY for a TV episode to be aired on May 5. On October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, PCO would turn face by leaving Honor No More attacking his partners after Eddie Edwards quoted, "PCO is nothing but a bitch!" On April 16, 2023, at
Rebellion, PCO defeated Edwards in a
Last Rites match to end their rivalry. On October 24, with Impact rebranding themselves under the revived Total Nonstop Action Wrestling name entering the following year, PCO was announced as the first signee of its new area.
Digital Media Champion (2024) In the summer of 2024, PCO began a
kayfabe relationship with
Steph De Lander. On the May 30 episode of iMPACT, PCO gave De Lander a "Love Note". On the June 20 episode of iMPACT, In an in-ring date segment, De Lander explained how it was nice to meet a "normal" guy for once and that she has dated so many "weirdos". The two went on to eat black spaghetti before being interrupted by First Class (reigning TNA Digital Media Champion,
A.J Francis, and
Rich Swann). Francis would then throw champagne at PCO and Swann would superkick him. De Lander would try to intervene, but Francis would then slam De Lander through a table, sparking a feud between PCO and A.J Francis. On the July 11 episode of iMPACT, After Francis successfully defended the
TNA Digital Media Championship against Rhino, PCO appeared to attack Francis but was unsuccessful. PCO was then booked against Francis for the TNA Digital Media Championship and
Canadian International Heavyweight Championship at
Slammiversary. At the event, PCO defeated Francis to win the TNA Digital Media Championship and the International Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career. After the match, Steph De Lander proposed to PCO, to which he responded, "Oui" ("Yes" in French). in 2024 On the August 1 episode of
TNA Impact, PCO and De Lander's wedding was interrupted by a returning
Matt Cardona, who attacked him and ruined their wedding. While feuding with Cardona, PCO successfully defended the Digital Media Championship and International Heavyweight Championship against
Shera at
Emergence and
Rhino in a no disqualification match on the October 17 episode of
Impact!. PCO's rivalry with Cardona intensified during the following months, culminating in a
Monster's Ball match at
Bound for Glory, which PCO won to retain his titles. Following the event, PCO formed a tag team with
Sami Callihan and began pursuing the
TNA World Tag Team Championship. At
Final Resolution, PCO and Callihan participated in a three-way tag team match against
Jake Something and
The Rascalz. Rascalz won the match. PCO's contract with TNA expired at the end of 2024 while he still held the TNA Digital Media Championship. PCO's last match in TNA took place on December 14, in which he and Callihan lost to the World Tag Team Champions
The Hardys in a non-title match; the match aired on the January 16, 2025 episode of
Impact! following his departure.
Game Changer Wrestling (2025) On January 19, 2025, PCO appeared at the
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) event "The People vs. GCW", winning a
Rumble match. During the event, he smashed the TNA Digital Media championship with a sledgehammer and attempted to make a
shoot promo against TNA before the feed abruptly cut. Journalist
Dave Meltzer suggested that PCO was disgruntled due to TNA having rescinded a contract offer, then asked him to lose the title in his final appearance. In August 2025, PCO returned to GCW at its cross-promotioonal "2-Day War" pay-per-view with
Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), teaming with Nate Webb in a loss to the Outbreak.
Independent circuit (2025-present) After leaving TNA, PCO resumed wrestling regularly on the independent circuit. ==Personal life==