The August 8 episode of ECW saw a promo of Dupree announcing he would debut soon and claiming that he will be the most hardcore wrestler ECW will ever see. Rene Dupree is certainley a familar face to WWE fans, here is a brief look at his career so far:
René Goguen (Dupree), became a professional wrestler in 1997 at age 14. In 2001, he won the Mr. Canada Bodybuilding National Championship. That same year, he signed a developmental contract with WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling to gain seasoning.
He debuted on WWE RAW in 2003, alongside fellow Canadian wrestler Sylvain Grenier,as the tage team La Résistance. After a succesful spell in the tag team division, the team dispanded shortly after an injury to Grenier.

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