Jos LeDuc information

Jos LeDuc
Jos LeDuc
	LeDuc in the mid-1970s.
Birth name	Michel Pigeon
Born	August 31, 1944; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	May 1, 1999 (aged 54); Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Butcher LeDuc; The Headbanger; Jos LeDuc
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	280 lb (127 kg)
Billed from	Godbout, Quebec, Canada
Trained by	Jack Britton; Stu Hart
Debut	1968
Retired	1995

Michel Pigeon (August 31, 1944 – May 1, 1999)^[1] was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Jos LeDuc.

Wrestling with a lumberjack gimmick, he debuted in Stampede Wrestling with his kayfabe brother, Paul LeDuc. The pair later won several titles in Montreal, where they feuded with the Rougeau wrestling family, and Florida, where they held the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship. After an injury ended Paul's career, LeDuc competed as a singles wrestler. He was involved in a heated feud with Dusty Rhodes. LeDuc then moved to Tennessee, where he had a rivalry with Jerry Lawler over the NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Championship, notably legitimately breaking Lawler's leg when he threw him over the top rope onto the announcer's desk.

LeDuc spent many years traveling between Florida and Tennessee, and he won belts in both locations as a singles wrestler and as a tag team competitor. He also spent time on wrestling tours of Japan and New Zealand. One of LeDuc's biggest storylines was with manager Oliver Humperdink, whom LeDuc had accused of stealing his money. This led to a feud, during which LeDuc won the NWA Television Championship from one of Humperdink's wrestlers. LeDuc continued to split his time between singles and tag team wrestling, and he resumed his feud with Lawler in Tennessee. In his later career, LeDuc competed in Puerto Rico and had a brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation. Altogether, LeDuc held 32 championships—15 singles belts and 17 tag team titles. He died of a lung infection on May 1, 1999.

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^ ^a ^b "SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Jos LeDuc". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "1988". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
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^ "Wrestler Profiles: Jos Leduc". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Jos Leduc and Paul Leduc". Canadian Pro Wrestling Page of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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[obit-1] Oliver, Greg. "SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Jos Leduc dead at 55". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[bio-2] "SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Jos LeDuc". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[wwf1988-3] "1988". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

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[oww-5] "Wrestler Profiles: Jos Leduc". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[cwhof-6] "Jos Leduc and Paul Leduc". Canadian Pro Wrestling Page of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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