René Duprée (born René Goguen on December 15, 1983 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a French Canadian professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand and is the youngest worker in the WWE.

He is also the son of celebrated Canadian Maritimes wrestling promoter Emile Duprée .

Profile

• Height: 6' 3
• Weight: 250 lbs
• Birthday: December 15, 1983
• Hometown: New Brunswick, Canada
• Trained by: Emile Duprée
• Professional Debut: 1997
• Previous Identities: Rene Dupre, Rene Goguen, Rene E. Dupre, Rene Rougeau, "French Phenom"
• Finishing/Signature Moves: Dupree Driver (Michinoku Driver II), Loire Valley Driver, French Tickler (Pas de basque followed by Elbow Drop)

Career

René became a professional wrestler in 1997 at age 14, he began working for Grand Prix Wrestling . 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.

In 2003 he debuted in WWE on WWE RAW alongside fellow Canadian wrestler Sylvain Grenier forming a stuck-up French tag team called La Résistance. He soon became the World Tag-Team Champion with Sylvain Grenier making him the youngest champion in WWE history. After Wrestlemania XX, Duprée was selected to move from RAW to WWE's Smackdown! brand. It is then that he started using his current finisher, the Dupree Driver, a sit-out belly-to-belly piledriver.

He also won the WWE Tag-Team Championship along with Kenzo Suzuki on September 9, 2004 but then lost the championship on the December 9, 2004 edition of SmackDown! to Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio. They had a rematch at Armageddon 2004 but lost.

On the March 24 2005 airing of SmackDown!, he was "sacrificed" by the The Undertaker as a message to Randy Orton (regarding their match at WrestleMania 21), when The Undertaker interrupted a match between Rene Dupree and Booker T. The result of the "sacrifice" saw Rene tombstone piledriven on the steel steps which lead up to the ring.

Championships/Accomplishments

• 1-Time World Tag-Team Champion with Sylvain Grenier
• 1-Time WWE Tag-Team Champion with Kenzo Suzuki

Job titles

• WWE Cafe Du René Host