Jacques Rougeau had previously worked for the WWF both as a tag team wrestler with his brother
Raymond Rougeau as
The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers and later on as a singles wrestler under the name
The Mountie (the Quebecers have since been sometimes confused with the Rougeau Brothers). Pierre had worked on the
independent circuit until 1993 where he met Jacques Rougeau in Puerto Rico.
World Wrestling Federation Jacques and Pierre were paired up by the WWF, dressed in red and black uniforms that were reminiscent of Jacques’ previous identity as “The Mountie”. They even played off Vince McMahon's legal troubles over the Mountie gimmick by giving the team a theme song that said "We're Not the Mounties", but otherwise was the same as Jacques’ “Mountie” theme song. They were also teamed up with a young charismatic talker,
Johnny Polo, who portrayed a preppy rich kid. They debuted on the July 24, 1993 episode of
WWF Superstars and were quickly pushed to the top of the tag team division, challenging
The Steiner Brothers for the titles. The match was fought under "Quebec Province Rules" where the tag titles could change hands via disqualification. Jacques took advantage of this rule by tricking
Scott Steiner into swinging a hockey stick as a
foreign object and getting disqualified, causing the Quebecers to win the titles. In this same match, Polo debuted as the Quebecers' manager by coming to ringside during the match, sporting a
Montreal Canadiens sweater. Their feud with the Steiners continued, they were on opposite sides of the
1993 Survivor Series main event when they joined the "Foreign Fanatics" team with
Ludvig Borga and
Yokozuna against The Steiners,
Lex Luger, and
The Undertaker. However, Pierre was replaced by
Crush in an injury storyline. The Steiner Brothers never managed to regain the titles from the Quebecers and soon the Quebecers started to defend against other teams. Apart from the Steiners, the Quebecers focused on teams they deemed easily beatable, including
jobbers like
Barry Horowitz and
Reno Riggins. Horowitz brought in
the “1-2-3” Kid as his partner, leading to a series of title defenses against the Kid with changing partners. On January 10, 1994, the Kid and
Marty Jannetty won an upset victory and won the gold. However, they lost the titles back to the Quebecers a week later. At the 1994 Royal Rumble, The Quebecers were the opponents during the match where
Owen Hart turned on
Bret Hart, but only served to bring the turn about, not as integral players in the developing storyline. The Quebecers looked strong, defending the titles against all comers, including
Men on a Mission, who were unsuccessful in their challenge at
WrestleMania X, but managed to win the titles in
London during a UK tour. They regained the belts two days later in
Sheffield. The Quebecers luck finally ran out when they came up against the recently face turned team of
The Headshrinkers, who won the tag team titles from them on
Monday Night Raw in
Burlington, VT, which was the only time a title change occurred in
Vermont, causing the team to argue after the match and then fight. After they lost to the Headshrinkers in Montreal; Jacques was attacked by Pierre, who blamed Jacques for costing them both the match and the titles. Their brief feud culminated in Jacques’ (first) retirement match at the
Montreal Forum in 1994, which Jacques won. In early 1995, Pierre was repackaged as a pirate named "Jean-Pierre Lafitte." In early vignettes, Pierre would mention his previous gimmick as the Quebecer and explained that he changed his look and that Pierre's full name was "Jean-Pierre Lafitte" and was a pirate the whole time. Pierre was released in December 1995.
World Championship Wrestling Retirement did not last for Jacques Rougeau, as he returned to the ring in 1996 where he reunited with Pierre in
World Championship Wrestling. The team had been renamed
The Amazing French Canadians and Pierre had reverted to his real name, Carl Ouellet, to avoid trademark issues with the WWF. The duo retained their patriotic nature as they would enthusiastically wave flags of Canada and Quebec during their entrances, in addition to having the
Canadian national anthem as their entrance theme. During that time period, they were managed by
Col. Robert Parker, who dressed like a comical
French Legionnaire and added a smattering of French words to his trademark southern drawl. They began feuding with
Harlem Heat, as a result of tension between Parker and Harlem Heat's manager,
Sister Sherri. After Harlem Heat defeated the Amazing French Canadians at
World War 3 on November 24, 1996, Sherri won the right to fight Parker for five minutes. Parker was beaten down by Sherri, but the rivals later reconciled and fell in love with one another. The French Canadians participated in what turned out to be
Arn Anderson's last wrestling match before his retirement, losing to Anderson and
Steve "Mongo" McMichael. The Amazing French Canadians lost to their old rivals the Steiner Brothers at
Clash of the Champions XXXIV on January 21, 1997.
Return to the WWF and beyond In mid-1997, Jacques and Pierre were released from WCW and signed with the WWF, making their return in the early part of 1998. Gone were the Mountie uniforms, replaced by maple leaf adorned uniforms reminiscent of their run in WCW. The team was only used sporadically, primarily in losing effort at
No Way Out 1998 against
The Godwinns and as nondescript participants in the tag team battle royal at
WrestleMania XIV before leaving the federation again. Their last match together was in a three-way in Montreal against
Mark Henry and
Godfather and
The New Age Outlaws, which the Outlaws won, on August 2, 1998. After leaving the WWF, Jacques and Pierre briefly appeared together in WCW as a part of
Lance Storm’s
Team Canada, but did not team up. Jacques opened up a wrestling school and runs a part-time promotion which both he and Pierre appear for on occasion. Jacques is semi-retired from the ring while Pierre wrestles mostly in Canada, mainly for the Montreal-based
International Wrestling Syndicate and the
Hull-based
CPW International promotion, as
Pierre Carl Ouellet. ==Championships and accomplishments==