Neil Guay

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Neil Guay
Born (1942-07-21) July 21, 1942 (age 81)
Matane, Quebec, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Neil Guay
The Hangman
Le Bourreau
Super Destroyer III
J.P. Durelle
The Towering Inferno
Big John the Quebec Lumberjack
Jean Louie
Jean Pierre LaSalle[1]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight290 lb (130 kg; 21 st)
Trained byPat Gerard
Debut1964[2]
Retired1987

Neil Guay (born July 21, 1942) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name The Hangman (Le Bourreau) who spent his career in Calgary, Japan, New York, Montreal, Minnesota and Tennessee.[3]

Career

Guay worked as a policeman who was skilled in judo. He gave wrestling a shot and worked in Montreal and the Maritimes.[4]

In 1975, he made his debut in Japan for

New Japan Pro Wrestling. He also worked in Los Angeles where he became The Hangman and in Calgary for Stampede Wrestling.[5]

In 1978, he made his debut in Memphis as Jean Louie winning the tag team titles with

Jos Leduc. In 1979, he made his debut for the American Wrestling Association in Minnesota and became the Super Destroyer Mark III teaming with Sgt. Slaughter and managed by Bobby Heenan.[6]

In 1980, he made his debut in the

Andre the Giant and Pedro Morales.[9] He left the WWF in 1981.[10]

After WWF, he worked in Montreal for Lutte Internationale where he was a major star until the promotions shut its doors down in 1987.[11] He retired from wrestling afterward.

Personal life

In 1991, he was in a car accident that left him with a broken neck.[12]

He appeared in the documentary Mad Dog and the Butcher released in 2019.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hangman « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  2. ^ "the top ranked pro wrestlers by rookie year 1964".
  3. ^ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  4. ^ "Québec Wrestling History: 1960s".
  5. ISBN 978-1-77090-296-1
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  6. ^ "American Wrestling Association".
  7. ISBN 978-0-7566-9159-2
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  8. ISBN 978-1-4928-2597-5
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  9. ^ Cawthon, Graham (19 December 2023). "Yearly Results: 1980". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
  10. ^ Cawthon, Graham (19 December 2023). "Yearly Results: 1981". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
  11. ^ "Québec Wrestling History: 1980s".
  12. ^ Oliver, Greg (30 June 1999). "Neil Guay succeeded outside Quebec, from Japan to WWWF". SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  13. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  14. ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lentz2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference PacificHeavy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "International Wrestling International Tag Team Title (Montreal)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2009-01-16.

General

External links
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