Sylvain Grenier
Canadian professional wrestler
Sylvain Grenier (born March 26, 1977) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
He is best known for his time wrestling for WWE between 2002 and 2007 where he was part of La Résistance and became a four-time World Tag Team Champion (once with René Duprée and three times with Rob Conway). After his release from WWE, Grenier became a French-language commentator for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Impact! for a number of years and continued to wrestle on the Quebec independent circuit.
Early life
As a child, Grenier lived with his parents in Varennes, Quebec. Grenier played baseball, tennis and hockey at an amateur level. Grenier worked as a model.
Professional wrestling career
Grenier made his professional wrestling debut in 1998.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2001-2007)
Early appearances (2001–2003)
Grenier auditioned for series one and two of Tough Enough, the reality television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment in 2001 and 2002, but was unable to attend the selection process due to visa problems.
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