His father being in the Canadian military, Petitpas was born in Soest, Germany. He grew up in a French household in Shediac, New Brunswick. Petitpas lived in a small Acadian house with a professional wrestler, Emile Duprée, living across the street. Petitpas would watch Duprée train in his backyard. By the time he was thirteen and fourteen, Petitpas was putting up the ring for Duprée. By the age of 15 he was 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 220 pounds. Petitpas refereed some matches for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (AGPW), Duprée's wrestling promotion. When some wrestlers quit AGPW, Petitpas became involved as a wrestler at Duprée's invitation. While in the Maritimes, Petitpas always wrestled as a face (fan favorite).[3]
Petitpas traveled around the world to compete during his career, including wrestling tours of Germany, Japan, and India. He had five matches against Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship but was unable to win the title belt.[3] In AGPW, Petitpas held several titles, including the AGPW International Heavyweight Championship, which he won in 1985 by defeating Super Destroyer.[4] He also won the AGPW Maritimes Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, winning the inaugural title and later defeating Super Destroyer to regain the belt.[5]
When Duprée decided to stop promoting shows, he sold AGPW to Petitpas and Leo Burke. In 1988 and 1989, he ran shows in addition to operating the Atlantic Wrestling School. His most famous trainee at the school was Robert Maillet, who went on to wrestle in the WWF as Kurrgan. Petitpas found it difficult to compete with the WWF in the Maritimes and ultimately closed his promotion.[3]
Canadian wrestler Buddy Lane has called Petitpas's career "the biggest waste of talent ever" in wrestling, as Petitpas was given opportunities to wrestle for larger companies but chose to remain in the Maritimes.[3] He has three children, a daughter and two sons.
^ abcdefghiKreikenbohm, Philip. "Stephen Petitpas". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
^ abcdPat Laprade; Bertrand Hébert (2013). Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. ECW Press. pp. 1, 990. ISBN978-1-77090-296-1.
^ abcdeOliver, Greg. "Canadian Hall of Fame: Big Stephen Petitpas". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
^ ab"Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling International Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
^ ab"Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling Maritimes Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
^ ab"International Wrestling International Tag Team Title (Montreal)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
External links
Stephen Petitpas's profile at Cagematch.net
January 07, 2023
stephen, petitpas, born, november, 1957, canadian, professional, wrestler, born, 1957, november, 1957, soest, north, rhine, westphalia, germany, professional, wrestling, careerring, name, canadian, lumberjack, sheik, steven, pearsay, billed, height6, billed, w. Stephen Petitpas born November 14 1957 is a Canadian professional wrestler Stephen PetitpasBorn 1957 11 14 November 14 1957 age 65 Soest North Rhine Westphalia Germany 1 Professional wrestling careerRing name s Canadian Lumberjack 1 Sheik Ali 1 Stephen Petitpas 1 Steven Pearsay 1 Billed height6 ft 3 in 191 cm 1 Billed weight275 lb 125 kg 1 Trained byEmile Dupree 2 Debut1974 1 Retired1995 1 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 References 4 External linksProfessional wrestling career EditHis father being in the Canadian military Petitpas was born in Soest Germany He grew up in a French household in Shediac New Brunswick Petitpas lived in a small Acadian house with a professional wrestler Emile Dupree living across the street Petitpas would watch Dupree train in his backyard By the time he was thirteen and fourteen Petitpas was putting up the ring for Dupree By the age of 15 he was 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 220 pounds Petitpas refereed some matches for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling AGPW Dupree s wrestling promotion When some wrestlers quit AGPW Petitpas became involved as a wrestler at Dupree s invitation While in the Maritimes Petitpas always wrestled as a face fan favorite 3 Petitpas traveled around the world to compete during his career including wrestling tours of Germany Japan and India He had five matches against Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship but was unable to win the title belt 3 In AGPW Petitpas held several titles including the AGPW International Heavyweight Championship which he won in 1985 by defeating Super Destroyer 4 He also won the AGPW Maritimes Heavyweight Championship on two occasions winning the inaugural title and later defeating Super Destroyer to regain the belt 5 Wrestling in the Montreal based Lutte Internationale Petitpas competed under the ring name Sheik Ali He portrayed a heel villain character and was managed by Eddie The Brain Creatchman and Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman He competed against such wrestlers as Rick Martel Dino Bravo and Abdullah the Butcher He was given an opportunity to compete for the World Wrestling Federation WWF but did not get to wrestle in any of the matches because Martel who ran Lutte International became concerned about how they would impact Petitpas s schedule and status in Lutte International 3 While competing for the company Petitpas teamed with Richard Charland in 1986 to win the Canadian International Tag Team Championship by defeating Dan Kroffat and Tom Zenk 6 When Dupree decided to stop promoting shows he sold AGPW to Petitpas and Leo Burke In 1988 and 1989 he ran shows in addition to operating the Atlantic Wrestling School His most famous trainee at the school was Robert Maillet who went on to wrestle in the WWF as Kurrgan Petitpas found it difficult to compete with the WWF in the Maritimes and ultimately closed his promotion 3 Canadian wrestler Buddy Lane has called Petitpas s career the biggest waste of talent ever in wrestling as Petitpas was given opportunities to wrestle for larger companies but chose to remain in the Maritimes 3 He has three children a daughter and two sons Championships and accomplishments EditAtlantic Grand Prix Wrestling AGPW International Heavyweight Championship 1 time 4 2 AGPW Maritimes Heavyweight Championship 2 times 5 AGPW North American Tag Team Champion 3 times with The Great Malumba 1 time and Leo Burke 2 times 2 Lutte Internationale Canadian International Tag Team Championship 1 time with Richard Charland 6 2 References Edit a b c d e f g h i Kreikenbohm Philip Stephen Petitpas Cagematch net Retrieved 7 November 2019 a b c d Pat Laprade Bertrand Hebert 2013 Mad Dogs Midgets and Screw Jobs The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling ECW Press pp 1 990 ISBN 978 1 77090 296 1 a b c d e Oliver Greg Canadian Hall of Fame Big Stephen Petitpas SLAM Wrestling Retrieved 2009 12 11 a b Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling International Heavyweight Title Wrestling Titles Retrieved 2009 12 11 a b Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling Maritimes Heavyweight Title Wrestling Titles Retrieved 2009 12 11 a b International Wrestling International Tag Team Title Montreal Wrestling Titles Retrieved 2009 12 11 External links EditStephen Petitpas s profile at Cagematch net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Petitpas amp oldid 1109305874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
