Quebec City Museum of Civilization Pro Wrestling Exhibit

[Superstar Sleeze]

Bonne Annee! My wife & I are spending a holiday week up in lovely Quebec City, my third time, her first and Lo & Behold, there’s a Quebecois pro wrestling exhibit at the Museum of Civilization! If you’re in the area or have always wanted to go to Quebec City, now is the time. They did a fantastic job covering the Quebecois Golden Age from the 50s to the 80s. 
 

Highlights include:

Clips of Killer Kowalski vs Yvon Robert from 1950s with English commentary. The finish was included.

Clips of Carpentier vs Destroyer from 1971.

Great interviews with Rick Martel, Raymond Rougeau, and Gilles Poisson.

Lots of great memorabilia: Pat Patterson, Rick Martel to Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn.

Clips of Mad Dog Vachon show as a Pirate 

Retro PLAYABLE 80s WWF arcade games! I played as Hacksaw Duggan vs Randy Savage! 

I learned a lot too! I was aware of the name Yvon Robert but I didn’t realize how large of a star he was. I thought Carpentier was the main star. So I am definitely interested in learning more about him.

Cant sing the praises of this enough! It was amazing! 

[Shrike02]

It's hard to overstate Yvon Robert's status in the province, he was a huge territorial star who even out-earned Maurice Richard at his peak for goodness' sake, and the latter would make wrestling appearances as a guest referee. Which says more about how hockey players were exploited by club owners than anything else.

For those who might not know much about hockey, Maurice "Rocket" Richard is the most beloved Montreal Canadien of all-time (apologies to Jean Beliveau), which makes him something like the Babe Ruth of hockey. This famous short story by Rock Carrier sums it up, and it was made into a fantastic animated short by the NFB.