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Carl Ouellet

b. 1967

Canadian professional wrestler

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Born 1967. Carl Ouellet is a Canadian professional wrestler and manager.

Extreme Championship Wrestling Ouellet briefly working for Extreme Championship Wrestling in mid-2000, squashing jobbers for several weeks before losing to Justin Credible in a match for Credible's ECW World Heavyweight Championship on ECW Hardcore TV. In an interview with Slam! Sports on August 6, 2008, Ouellet declared that he would like another stint with the WWE.

Ouellet retired from professional wrestling on February 8, 2011.

On May 21, 2016, Ouellet made his return to professional wrestling at an MWF event, entitled "Collision," in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada, defeating Jake Matthews, following a cannonball. On November 5, 2017, Ouellet, as "Quebecer" Jean-Pierre Lafitte, defeated Hannibal to win the Great North Wrestling Canadian Championship in Rockland, ON. On May 25, 2018, Ouellet was defeated by Hannibal via disqualification in a Great North Wrestling Championship rematch in Pembroke, ON. Post-match, Ouellet was stripped of the championship for his assault on GNW President, Michael Andrews.

In 2018, Ouellet began wrestling as "PCO" (originally a contraction of his long-term former ring name, "Pierre Carl Ouellet", but later stated to be an initialism for "Perfect Creation One"). Under a new gimmick as a "French Frankenstein" as Ouellet described it, he became a regular name in several independent promotions. On April 2, 2018, Ouellet defeated Walter at Game Changer Wrestling's (GCW) Joey Janela's Spring Break 2 in New Orleans. Ouellet's performance and online footage of his unconventional workout regimen impressed the independent wrestling audience, and led to many higher-profile bookings.

On June 18, 2018, Ouellet was announced as the first of twenty-four participants for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's (PWG) annual Battle of Los Angeles tournament. At 2018 Battle of Los Angeles – Stage One on September 15, he made his company debut, losing to Brody King in the Opening Round. Two nights later, at 2018 Battle of Los Angeles – Final Stage, he led a losers' ten-man tag team match, in which Team PCO (Ouellet, Darby Allin, Dan Barry, Jody Fleisch and Puma King) defeated Team DJ Z (DJ Z, Adam Brooks, David Starr, T-Hawk and Timothy Thatcher).

Ring of Honor (2018–2021)

On December 1, 2018, Ouellet announced his exclusive signing with Ring of Honor. He debuted for ROH at the December 15 tapings joining up with Marty Scurll and Brody King in a new stable called Villain Enterprises. At Honor Reigns Supreme 2019, Villain Enterprises defeated Silas Young and the Briscoe Brothers. PCO and King would then go on to win the 2019 ROH Tag Wars Tournament during the ROH Road To G1 Supercard tour in February 2019, and on March 15, 2019, he and King defeated the Briscoes to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time in a Las Vegas street fight at the ROH 17th Anniversary Show. The following night at the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings, PCO, King and Scurll defeated The Kingdom to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, making PCO a double champion within a 24-hour span.

At the G1 Supercard, PCO and King dropped the ROH World Tag Team Championship to the Guerrillas of Destiny in a winner takes all four-way tag team match also including the Briscoe Brothers and Evil and Sanada, with G.O.D.'s IWGP Tag Team Championship belts also on the line. In a Six Man Tag title defence, PCO would get the winning fall over ROH World Champion Matt Taven, which gave him a future title opportunity.

On April 27 at the 2019 Crockett Cup event, PCO and King won the eight-team tournament (winning three matches in the same night) to not only win the Crockett Cup Trophy, but also win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship as well. At War of the Worlds, PCO challenged ROH World Champion Matt Taven for the championship, however he was defeated. The following night, PCO continued his feud with Taven by attacking Taven following his win over Mark Haskins. PCO would then compete in a Four Corner Survival match to determine the #1 contender for the ROH World Championship which was won by Jeff Cobb. At State of the Art, PCO competed in a DEFY or DENY match for the ROH World Championship which was won by Taven. At Death Before Dishonor XVII, PCO defeated Kenny King in a First-round match in the Final Battle ROH World Championship #1 contender tournament. At Glory By Honor XVII, PCO defeated fellow member of Villain Enterprises Marty Scurll in the finals of the tournament to become the #1 contender for the ROH World Championship. At Final Battle, PCO defeated Rush to become the ROH World Champion, in the process once again becoming a double champion in ROH, as well as becoming a world champion for the first time in his career. On January 13, it was revealed that PCO had signed a contract with Impact. on the January 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, PCO defeated Chris Sabin. At No Surrender, Honor No More (Matt Taven, PCO, Mike Bennett, Vincent, and Kenny King) defeated Team Impact (Chris Sabin, Rhino, Rich Swann, Steve Maclin, and Willie Mack) in a 10-man tag team match to remain in Impact. At Sacrifice, PCO lost to Jonah. At Multiverse of Matches, PCO and Moose lost to Josh Alexander and Jonah. On the April 14 episode of Impact Wrestling, PCO lost to Jonah. On April 24 PCO defeated Jonah in a Monsters Ball match in Poughkeepsie NY for a TV episode to be aired on May 5.

On October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, PCO would turn face by leaving Honor No More attacking his partners after Eddie Edwards quoted, "PCO is nothing but a bitch!" On April 16, 2023, at Rebellion, PCO defeated Edwards in a Last Rites match to end their rivalry. On October 24, with Impact rebranding themselves under the revived Total Nonstop Action Wrestling name entering the following year, PCO was announced as the first signee of its new area.

Digital Media Champion (2024) In the summer of 2024, PCO began a kayfabe relationship with Steph De Lander. On the May 30 episode of iMPACT, PCO gave De Lander a "Love Note". On the June 20 episode of iMPACT, In an in-ring date segment, De Lander explained how it was nice to meet a "normal" guy for once and that she has dated so many "weirdos". The two went on to eat black spaghetti before being interrupted by First Class (reigning TNA Digital Media Champion, A.J Francis, and Rich Swann). Francis would then throw champagne at PCO and Swann would superkick him. De Lander would try to intervene, but Francis would then slam De Lander through a table, sparking a feud between PCO and A.J Francis. On the July 11 episode of iMPACT, After Francis successfully defended the TNA Digital Media Championship against Rhino, PCO appeared to attack Francis but was unsuccessful. PCO was then booked against Francis for the TNA Digital Media Championship and Canadian International Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary. At the event, PCO defeated Francis to win the TNA Digital Media Championship and the International Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career. After the match, Steph De Lander proposed to PCO, to which he responded, "Oui" ("Yes" in French).

On the August 1 episode of TNA Impact, PCO and De Lander's wedding was interrupted by a returning Matt Cardona, who attacked him and ruined their wedding. While feuding with Cardona, PCO successfully defended the Digital Media Championship and International Heavyweight Championship against Shera at Emergence and Rhino in a no disqualification match on the October 17 episode of Impact!. PCO's rivalry with Cardona intensified during the following months, culminating in a Monster's Ball match at Bound for Glory, which PCO won to retain his titles. Following the event, PCO formed a tag team with Sami Callihan and began pursuing the TNA World Tag Team Championship. At Final Resolution, PCO and Callihan participated in a three-way tag team match against Jake Something and The Rascalz. Rascalz won the match.

PCO's contract with TNA expired at the end of 2024 while he still held the TNA Digital Media Championship.

Championships and accomplishments Black Label Pro BLP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Catch Wrestling Association CWA World Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with Rhino Richards CPW International CPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dangerous Dan International Wrestling Association IWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time) Game Changer Wrestling GCW Extreme Championship (1 time) Great North Wrestling GNW Canadian Championship (1 time) International Wrestling Syndicate IWS World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Tag Team Royal Rumble (2004) – with Sid Vicious Insane Wrestling Revolution IWR Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Danhausen Jonquiere Championship Wrestling JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Juggalo Championship Wrestling JCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mickie Knuckles as Luciano Family Enterprises Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide World Cup Lucha Libre World Cup Award (1 time) Men's MVP (2023) National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brody King Crockett Cup (2019) – with Brody King North Pro Wrestling NPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 393 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 Ranked No. 31 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020 Ranked No. 83 of the top 100 tag teams of the PWI Years with Jacques Rougeau in 2003 Ring of Honor ROH World Championship (1 time) ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brody King and Marty Scurll ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brody King Tag Wars (2019) – with Brody King ROH World Championship No.1 Contendership Tournament (2019) ROH Year-End Award (2 times) Holy S*** Moment of the Year (2019) Faction of the Year (2019) – Top of the World Wrestling TOW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Al Snow Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Canadian International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) TNA Digital Media Championship (1 time) Gravy Train Turkey Trot (2023) – with Jake Something, Mike Bailey, and Johnny Swinger World Championship Wrestling WCW Hardcore Championship (1 time) World Wrestling Federation WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Quebecer Jacques Xtreme Zone Wrestling XZW Ironman Championship (1 time)

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Also known as
Carl Joseph Yvon Ouellet, PCO

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Carl Ouellet?

Canadian professional wrestler

When was Carl Ouellet born?

Carl Ouellet was born on 30 December 1967 in Sainte-Catherine.

What is Carl Ouellet's occupation?

Carl Ouellet is a professional wrestler and manager.

What nationality is Carl Ouellet?

Carl Ouellet is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Carl Ouellet

Β· Wikidata: Q454855

Β· DBpedia: PCO (wrestler)

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