R.I.P. Edouard Carpentier
 

Legendary wrestler Edouard Carpentier passed away this past Saturday at his home in Montreal of a heart attack. He was 84 years old.

During World War II, Carpentier, who was born in France, was captured by the Nazis, but escaped to join the French Resistance. After the war, he participated in gymnastics, where he excelled in the rings and the trampoline. He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

After learning the Greco-Roman wrestling style after suggestion of Lino Ventura, Carpentier moved from his native France to Montreal in 1956. He had an unrecognized NWA World title victory in 1957, defeating Lou Thesz.

Carpentier was technical, but he was also acrobatic with his dropkicks, cartwheels, and soumersaults, and he also added in judo, boxing, and savate. He was the first hybrid wrestler in the world.

After retiring, he would do color commentary for various promotions in Canada, as well as doing French commentary for the WWE.

fucking steroids

I highly doubt that, Skippord...facepalm.

Also, Carpentier was the one that trained Andre The Giant.

WOW

Who the FUCK cares?

Just a 'nother Frenchie down

I took a shit today, should my shit get its own thread?

Who?

You are soooo outrageous, Hanso.

most of the younger fans will have never heard of him

Lol

R.I.P Carpentier, thank you for your timeless contributions.

R.I.P. and all, but seriously, who here has even heard of this guy?

I haven't.

Another wrestler they can talk about on O&A.

Whatever Juan. Start banning these socks and trolls. Do your job.

I think on The Score they had "The Mountie" give an interview about this man and how he contributed to pro wrestling in Quebec & France.

Sad, but nice to see a wrestler live a long life, as opposed to a short one.

WOW, HE TRAINED ANDRE THE GIANT!

Bad-ass skills, then buddy.

You think they guy could've teached him a moonsault or something by the way DLVH was talking about him.

Will have to agree with the ban.

Carpentier is apparently one of the biggest wrestling stars in Montreal.

Exactly. And one of the very first high-flyers in the world.