Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling) was a Indie pro wrestling promotion based in Montreal, Quebec.
The LUTTE promotion was founded on February 11, 1980 by Frank Valois, André the Giant and Gino Brito, and it ceased operations on June 1, 1987.
Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Montreal from 1980 until 1987. The promotion was founded by Frank Valois, André the Giant and Gino Brito as Promotions Varoussac. Lutte Internationale succeeded All-Star Wrestling and Grand Prix Wrestling as Quebec's top wrestling promotion for most of the 1980s.
It was the second of Canada's three major wrestling promotions, along with Maple Leaf Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling, to be put out of business by the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE). Many French Canadian professional wrestlers of the 1980s wrestling boom came to the U.S. from Lutte Internationale including, most notably, Dino Bravo, Rick Martel, Ronnie Garvin and The Rougeaus. The promotion's close in 1987 marked the end of the fifty-year "Golden Age of Wrestling" in Quebec.
Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling): Info
- Promotion Type Indie
- Continent
North & Central America - Date Established February 11, 1980
- Country
Canada - Location Montreal, Quebec
- Date Retired June 1, 1987
- Founder Frank Valois, André the Giant and Gino Brito
- Owners
- Real Name Frank Valois ( February 11, 1980 - December 12, 1986)
- Real Name André the Giant ( February 11, 1980 - December 12, 1984)
- Real Name Gino Brito ( February 11, 1980 - December 12, 1987)
- Real Name Dino Bravo ( January 1, 1982 - December 12, 1986)
- Real Name Rick Martel ( January 1, 1984 - December 12, 1986)
- Real Name Tony Mul ( January 1, 1984 - December 12, 1986)
- Real Name Eddie Creatchman ( January 1, 1986 - June 1, 1987)
- Real Name Floyd Creatchman ( January 1, 1986 - June 1, 1987)
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Promotion Names
- Varoussac Promotions - VP ( February 11, 1980 - December 29, 1982)
- Lutte Internationale - LI ( December 30, 1982 - June 1, 1987)
- International Wrestling - IW ( December 30, 1982 - June 1, 1987)
- Logo History
- International Wrestling December 30, 1982 June 1, 1987
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