Rene Dupree vs Undertaker - No 1 Contender Tournament Quarterfinal Smackdown Feb3 05

PHENOM VS PHENOM...and the Taker is taken for a lesson!!


#1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: The Undertaker fought Rene Dupree to a double count-out at 12:37 when Luther Reigns grabbed Taker's leg, preventing him from getting back in the ring after Taker threw Dupree into the steel ring steps; early in the bout, Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns came ringside to watch the match; after the match, Taker hit the tombstone on Dupree

Judgement Day '04: René Duprée vs John Cena

Judgment day for Dupree 
TIM BAINES 
Ottawa Sun 
MAY 2004

Rene Dupree has been dreaming about being a wrestling star for as long as he can remember. At age five or six, he went for ice cream with Harley Race. He played soccer on a field with Japanese star Masahiro Chono.

Following in his father Emile's footsteps, the younger Dupree, whose real name is Rene Goguen, stepped into the ring for the first time at the age of 14.

And it's been full steam ahead ever since.

Now just 20, Dupree will face John Cena for the U.S. championship at tonight's WWE Judgment Day pay-per-view.

What a ride it's already been!
"I dreamed about getting here, but I never thought it would happen," said Dupree on the phone the other day. "I grew up in a wrestling family and I knew I wanted to be in it. I started working out with weights when I was 11. At 14, I was already 200 lbs.
"I begged my father to give me an opportunity to try it."
Try it, he did. And like it, he did.
Problem is the fans don't like him too much. In fact, they love to hate him.
"Even when I was trying to be a fan favourite, people booed me," said Dupree with a laugh. "It works for me. If my job is to get people to hate me, I'm doing a pretty good job of it."
Dupree says he was a bit overwhelmed at first, looking around and seeing major stars everywhere.
"It was nerve wracking ... weird at first," he said. "But after a while, you get comfortable. They're just human beings too."
He says his favourite programs so far have been against Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock.
But facing Cena tonight will be another big notch in his belt.
"It's my biggest match to date," he said. "I don't think the fans will be disappointed.
Dupree says he does little outside of the ring except lift weights and watch old wrestling tapes -- keeping an eye on legends such as Rick "The Model" Martel, Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig and Shawn Michaels.
And what may come off as an aloof personality is Dupree just being his normal, quiet self. None of this haughty La Resistance persona.
"I'm really shy when it comes to normal life," said Dupree. "I'm not very outspoken. There's a mistaken conception that I've got a big ego, but I'm just quiet. It's not because I'm arrogant or cocky ... it's just the way I am."
He's just letting his actions speak for him. And so far they've been speaking pretty loudly.

Judgment Day; U.S. Title Match May 16, 2004

John Cena vs. Rene Dupree

Cena starts off on the offensive, and gets Dupree to the outside. Cena hits Dupree with some hard right hands, followed by an impactful headbutt. However, Dupree, out of desperation, pulls Cena across into the post. He's got the crowd against him, and for the first time of the night, the crowd seems to care about the match.

Dupree brings Cena into the room and his Cena with some more offense.

Dupree goes for an Irish whip, but gets flipped to the apron. However, as Cena goes to hit Dupree, he gets tossed to the outside.

Dupree continues on the offensive, and puts Cena in a forceful bearhug-like hold.

Cena hits Dupree with a headbutt, but Dupree quickly gets back in control and forces Cena into the corner. Dupree gets back into that bearhug hold and also begins hitting Cena in the back. Cena begins punching his way out.

Cena gets out of the hold, and starts connecting with some right hands. He clotheslines Dupree a few times, and gets the crowd really hot. After an Irish whip, he then hits a sidewalk slam. However, as he goes for a five-knuckle-shuffle, he misses, and Dupree gets back in control.

Dupree dances and tries to do his own version of the shuffle, but Cena gets out of the way. Cena goes upstairs, but Dupree counters quickly and hits John with a DDT.

Cena gets Rene in an F-U position, but it gets turned into a Dupree neckbreaker. Two-count.

"Cena gets a backslide on Dupree, only good enough for a two-count. Dupree goes off the ropes, and Cena catches him for an F-U. Cena wins. 

REVIEWS 

 John Cena defended his United States Championship here against Rene Dupree.
New talent were getting a chance. Rene was the next in line to see how well he performed on a major stage. At Judgment Day, both men did just fine. Cena retained his title, but Rene had a nice showing. 

Rene Dupree has really upped his game a notch or two since he moved to Smackdown from Raw last month.

Rene Dupree vs Wataru Sakata

RIKI Army vs. HUSTLE Union 5 vs. 5 Elimination Match: King RIKI, Riki Choshu, Genichiro Tenryu, Yoshihiro Takayama & Wataru Sakata vs Magnum TOKYO, Toshiaki Kawada, Shiro Koshinaka, René Duprée & Akira Shoji  Following its 10/10/09 show the Hustle promotion went into liquidation. The final show Hustle called 'JIHAD' was distinguished by its final ever main event - during which Rene Dupree went out to show what he was made of. The English language reviews all agreed that Dupree was at the top of his game ....



Source http://www.411mania.com



"The final Hustle main event involved wrestlers from two teams battling each other with the winner of one bout going on to face the next man from the other team. Joining the action Rene Dupree comes in to battle Genichiro Tenryu who has won the previous match.

"Tenryu attacks Dupree as he tries to come in between the ring ropes and gives him the Randy Orton hangman's DDT before introducing him to the turnbuckle pads and some of those great punches. Genichiro Irish whips his man off the ropes and looks for a bodyslam, but Dupree is able to turn it into a small package. Then, in a sentence that I never thought I would type, RENE DUPREE PINS GENICHIRO TENRYU. Amazing.




Team 2 sends Wataru Sakata to the ring at this point.... bear in mind that Sakata is a vanilla face with limited rings skills. Dupree takes him to a new level .....

"Sakata and Dupree chop each other and Rene hits a flying shoulderblock and a discus punch before taking Wataru to the corner for some right hands. The former La Resistance member climbs to the top rope after a slam, but Sakata cuts him off with a leaping kick that knocks Rene down face-first into the turnbuckle. Sataka, seeing a big opening, charges at Dupree as he stands on the apron and blasts him with a Yakuza kick that knocks him down to the arena floor and into the guardrail. The collision with the rail opens up a vein in Dupree's forehead, and he writhes on the floor while losing blood. He attempts to re-enter the ring, and Sakata is briefly successful in keeping him on the apron with some punches, but Dupree eventually lands a right of his own and re-enters the squared circle.

The French Canadian doesn't stay on top for long, though, as Sakata catches him with a back body drop and stuffs him into the mat with a piledriver. Sakata stays on his opponent by applying a chinlock, though he eventually releases the hold voluntarily and switches to a series of kicks. Sakata continues with relatively nondescript offense for a bit before removing the turnbuckle pad from one of the bolts. Why he would do that when he is in control of the match I do not know.

He tosses Dupree into the exposed bolt right in front of the referee, not drawing a disqualification. Sakata follows that up with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and climbs the ropes, though he gives up on that when he sees that Dupree has begun to regain a vertical base. Sakata knocks his man back down and goes up to the top, only to have Rene cut him off with a dropkick.

Rene gets up to the second rope, where the two men trade punches until Sakata uses the exposed turnbuckle to his advantage, slamming the second generation star's head into it several times. This causes Dupree to do a wacky, corckscrew-esque bump off of the ropes and down to the mat. Sakata follows him off with a double stomp the Quebecer's gut, but, instead of selling it like death, Dupree immediately school boys Wataru and gets a flash two count. The same result comes when he goes for an inside cradle. Dupree gets in some high-impact offense as well, connecting with a sit-out spinebuster and attempting a German suplex. Sakata lands on his feet out of that move, then going to the abdominal stretch and then to a rear naked choke. Dupree is quickly out cold, and Sakata gets the fall.......

Match Thoughts: Hustle elimination matches are a bit odd to review , as you can't really look at them as one big match... What you almost have to do is .. just enjoy the isolated sequences of awesome grappling goodness when they pop up. Those moments were plentiful here, including ... Rene Dupree showing more promise in eight minutes than he showed in five years on WWE television.........

Old School!!





HUSTLE "HUSTLE JIHAD 2009", 10.10.2009 (PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
6,910 Fans

1. Special Tag Match: Ultimo Dragon & KG def. Super Crazy & Hajime Ohara (12:54) with an Asai DDT by Ultimo on Ohara.
2. 2/3 Falls Match: TAJIRI def. Muscle Sakai (2-1). TAJIRI def. Sakai with an Horizontal Cradle (0:21). Sakai def. TAJIRI in a Tug of war (0:02). TAJIRI def. Sakai with a Pinfall (12:26).
3. RG & The C def. Yoji Anjo & The Golden Cup #1 (14:00) with a Huracanrana by RG on Cup.
4. RIKI Army vs. HUSTLE Union 5 vs. 5 Elimination Match: King RIKI, Riki Choshu, Genichiro Tenryu, Yoshihiro Takayama & Wataru Sakata def. Magnum TOKYO, Toshiaki Kawada, Shiro Koshinaka, René Duprée & Akira Shoji(34:40). Tenryu eliminated Shoji (7:12). Duprée eliminated Tenryu with a Small Package Hold (0:41). Sakata eliminated Duprée when the Referee stopped the match (Sleeper Hold) (9:12). Koshinaka eliminated Sakata with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch Hold (5:29). Takayama eliminated Koshinaka with an Everest German Suplex Hold (3:12). Kawada vs. Takayama - Double Countout (6:50). Choshu eliminated Magnum with the Scorpion Deathlock (2:04)
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Above, Rene triumphs over Tenryu of the RIKI corps with a small package. Then Sakata , the next of the RIKI corps tears into Rene with chops and kicks. Rene's face is bleeding from one of Sakata's kicks. Sakata delivers a low blow to Rene. Sakata removes the padding from the corner post, and strikes Rene's face on the metal. With Rene on the mat Sakata climbs to the corner post, but Rene recovers, discharging a drop kick. Sakata recovers, pounding the face of Rene on the corner post. Rene is slammed to the mat with a spinebuster, then trapped in the cobra twist, and sleeperhold!　Rene struggles but finally succumbs to the sleeper. Referee does the count out. Dramatic imagery and a great match. 













ハッスル連合軍の小路晃との先鋒対決を制し、幸先良く一人勝ち抜きを決めた天龍源一郎。一方、出鼻をくじかれてしまったハッスル連合軍の次鋒は、レネ・デュプリだ！

はたして、レネはこの悪い流れを変えることができるのか!?
試合結果詳細を見る

閉じるダメージの残っている天龍はレネが入って来るなり延髄斬りで先制攻撃。さらにコーナーに顔面を叩き付け、得意のグーパンチを連発させる。そして、ラリアットの体勢に。ところがレネはこれをすかすと、パワースラムの体勢にキャッチされながら体重を移動させてスモールパッケージで丸め込む。不意をつかれた天龍はこれを返せず。レネがまんまと3カウントを奪い、星勘定を1勝1敗のタイブレイクに戻した。

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ＲＩＫＩ軍団からは坂田がリングイン。チョップ合戦からレネがフライングショルダーを浴びせ、さらに顔面へのナックルの後でコーナーに上がるが、坂田がキックで迎撃し、エプロンに立ったところを場外へ落とすと、レネは勢いあまって顔面をテーブルにぶつけ、額から大量に出血。それでもリングに戻るが、なおも坂田のキック、パイルドライバー、キャメルクラッチ、ストンピングを食らってしまう。

　５分経過。坂田は丁寧にレネを横たわらせてからコーナーに上がるが、レネも起き上がって反撃。しかし、坂田は追いすがるレネをマットに叩き落してニードロップ。レネは「ニッポンダイスキー」と叫んで気合を入れると、坂田のコブラツイスト、スリーパーホールドを必死で耐えたが、坂田は強引に締め落とした。