Nelson Veilleux Explained

Nelson Veilleux
Names:Nelson Veilleux
Le Trapper
Brick Crawford
Bob Crawford
Rick Crawford[1]
Weight:246lb
Birth Date:5 January 1967
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Trainer:Édouard Carpentier
Frenchy Martin
Debut:1985
Retired:2008

Nelson Veilleux (born January 5, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler who spent his career in Quebec, New Brunswick, England and the World Wrestling Federation.[2]

Career

Veilleux began his wrestling career in Montreal for Lutte International in 1985. Later that year he worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) when they had shows in Montreal, Toronto, and Brantford, Ontario.[3] Veillex worked for the WWF until 1990 having matches against Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Jake Roberts, Harley Race and Mr. Perfect.[4] [5] Later he worked in New York and New England. He also worked for Grand Prix Wrestling in New Brunswick.[6]

From 1991 to 1992 Veilleux worked in England for All-Star Wrestling as Brick Crawford.

He also teamed with Pierre Carl Ouellet in South Africa and Germany.[7]

Veilleux appeared on a house show for World Championship Wrestling in Montreal where he defeated Sunny War Cloud.[8]

Later in his career, Veilleux stayed in Quebec working in the independents such as Northern Championship Wrestling in Montreal. In 2006, Veilleux became a two-time SWR International Champion. During his second reign, he held the title for nearly a year for 363 days. He retired from wrestling in 2008.

Championships and accomplishments

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nelson Veilleux « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
  2. Web site: Profile. Wrestlingdata. 2024-02-22.
  3. Web site: 1985 . Thehistoryofwwe.com . 2016-12-31.
  4. Web site: 1986 . Thehistoryofwwe.com . 2016-12-31.
  5. Web site: 1990 . Thehistoryofwwe.com . 2016-12-31.
  6. Book: Pat Laprade. Bertrand Hébert. Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. 14 March 2013 . ECW Press. 978-1-77090-296-1. 34, 42.
  7. Web site: Oliver, Greg . Nelson Veilleux never got a big break . 2024-02-22 . 5 January 2000 . SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com.
  8. Web site: 1997 . Thehistoryofwwe.com . 2016-12-31.