10 Wrestlers You Didn’t Realise Wrestled For WWE In 1998

3. Ray Rougeau

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After retiring from full time competition in 1990, Ray Rougeau worked predominantly as a broadcaster for WWE outside of novelty appearances against The Brooklyn Brawler and Owen Hart in 1993 and 1996 respectively.

He would however make one final appearance for the company in March 1998, competing in a dark match alongside brother Jacques and his Quebecers partner Pierre against the makeshift trio of Adam 'Edge' Copeland, Shawn Stasiak, and Tom Brandi.

With Copeland and Stasiak still maturing as performers and Brandi heading in the opposite direction, the three were cannon fodder for the French Canadian trifecta during the dark match of the post-WrestleMania XIV Shotgun and Monday Night Raw television tapings.

The Quebecers weren't long for WWE themselves, seeing out the remainder of their dates in August of that year before parting ways completely in 1999. Rougeau would work occasional matches teaming again with Jacques before retiring for good in 2003

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