Real Name: Jacques Rougeau
Finisher: Carotid Control Technique
Manager: Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 254 lbs.
From: Canada
Titles: WWF Intercontinental, WWF Tag Team (3)
Quote: "I am the Mountie!"

He's handsome... he's brave... he's strong... and he always gets his man.

Jacques Rougeau Jr. was born into a wrestling family, and literally began learning the ropes right away. His father, Jacques Sr., was a major star in Montreal's wrestling scene, and he got Jacues Jr. appearances in different federations in Tennessee and Alabama in the 80's. He gained major fame teaming with his brother, Raymond Rougeau, as the Rougeau Brothers. The two wrestled in the WWF for a time before Raymond retired in the early 90's.

The WWF decided to use Jacques as a new villain for their newly heel-turned-face star Big Boss Man. The Mountie was created as a Canadian counterpart to the American police officer, Bossman, and the WWF hoped the two would have a successful feud. Managed by Jimmy Hart and armed with a cattle prod, the Mountie was introduced. The Mountie was billed as a "tough guy" villain, and was more of a serious character, especially compared to the cartoonish WWF era of the early 90's. Although he hated America, he was an honest wrestler. His introduction music was an instrumental theme with a Northern/Canadian feel to it. After several appearances and a solid push, the Mountie got little or no crowd response. The WWF decided to tweak the Mountie, and made him a loud, brash, cheating character, and to top it off - he sang his own theme song. What made it better was that Bobby Heenan always sang along. Mountie and Jimmy Hart cheated in every match, and let the fans know it - and the fans hated him right away.

The Mountie's Instrumental Theme (Right Click and Save As...)
The Mountie Sings! (Right Click and Save As...)

The Mountie then challenged the Bossman to a series of bouts, and was pummeled. Bossman finished off the Mountie once and for all at Summerslam 1991 in a "Jailhouse Match". The loser would have to be carted off to jail. The Mountie lost, and he was handcuffed, transported to jail in a padded van, booked, and thrown in a cell with a bunch of criminals - crying and screaming the entire time. However, he rebounded. The Mountie gained an Intercontinental Title shot at Bret Hart later that year, just prior to the Royal Rumble '92. However, at the last moment, Hart came down with the flu after Jimmy Hart dumped a bucket of water on him, and the Mountie shocked the Hitman with his shockstick. WWF President Jack Tunney advised Hart to drop the title to the Mountie without a match, and get a rematch down the line. Hart, always the competitor, refused. The Mountie had the advantage through the match, and was able to steal the win over the weaker Hart. After his win, the Mountie continued to beat on Hart, and shock him with his shockstick. Rowdy Roddy Piper himself came out of the locker room to save Hart, and drove off the Mountie and Jimmy Hart. The enraged Mountie demanded that Piper face him at the Royal Rumble for sticking his nose where it didn't belong. Piper accepted, and met the Mountie at the Pay Per View. The result? Piper whipped the Mountie, and good. The Mountie never mounted an assault, and Piper beat him from ringpost to ringpost. Piper went on to WrestleMania, and lost the Intercontinental Title to the former champion, Bret Hart. The Mountie decided to tip the scales in his favor by powering up his shockstick with a large battery pack, and called his new stick the "Great American Scream Machine". The Mountie then assisted Ric Flair on several occasions, battling foes such as Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The Undertaker, and The British Bulldog. Despite his new weapon, he lost time and again.

After his defeats, the Mountie decided he might have better luck in the tag team division. He called on his fellow Canadian, Pierre. The two teamed up with a manager, Johnny Polo, whom you might better know now as Raven. Billing themselves the "Quebecers", the duo was a pair of Mounties who were twice as loud and annoying, and cheated just as much to win. The two were a successful tag team, winning the tag team titles on three occasions. Although the two weren't exactly honorable champions, they had some great contests - especially against The Hart Brothers - Owen and Bret. Owen and Bret lost to the two at the Royal Rumble '94, and Owen turned heel. Later that year, at WrestleMania X, they lost by count-out to Men On a Mission (M.O.M.). The two eventually faded from the WWF, and resurfaced in WCW as the Amazing French Canadians. They returned to the WWF years later, to feud shortly with the Godwinns, and appeared at WrestleMania XIV's tag team battle royal. Pierre returned briefly to WCW to side with Lance Storm in WCW's version of wrestling's Canada vs. USA. Since then, the two have remained in Canada for the majority of their career.

Interestingly enough, when he wrestled in Canada, Jacques Rougeau wrestled under his own name. The Canadian government banned the WWF from letting Rougeau use the moniker "Mountie", because they felt it was an insult to the tradition of the Canadian Royal Mounted Police. Go figure. Even though he wrestled as himself, he kept the Mountie uniform on. Whatever name he used, Rougeau or Mountie, he damn sure got his man.