The Beast (wrestler)

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Yvon Cormier
Statistics
Ring name(s)	The Beast, Ivan The Lumberjack, Pierre LeBelle
Billed height	5 ft 10 in
Billed weight	250 - 255 lb
Born	November 3, 1938 Dorchester, New Brunswick
Debut	1963

Yvon Cormier (born on November 3 19??, in Dorchester, New Brunswick) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler.

Standing 5'10" and weighing at 250-255 lbs. and the oldest of four wrestling brothers, he got started in the business in 1961 with Maritime promoter Emile Duprée, wrestling as Ivan The Lumberjack. When he later ventured to the Mid-Atlantic territory, Jim Crockett Sr. named him The Beast (in some areas he went by the ring name Beast Martin). In the Maritimes, without a doubt The Beast was the most popular wrestler ever.

Cormier wrestled for many promotions, including Mid-Atlantic, Stampede Wrestling, All Star (Montreal), Amarillo, Eastern Sports Association, & Emile Duprée's famous wrestling promotion Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling. He wrestled Giant Baba in Japan before 45,000 people, and participated in numerous chain matches.

[edit] Championships won

4-time ESA North American Heavyweight Champion
6-time (at least) ESA International Tag Team Champion (once with The Stomper and at least once with each of his brothers)
1-time NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion (Calgary version)
1-time Stampede International Tag Team Champion (with Bob Sweetan)
1-time Western States Heavyweight Champion (Amarillo version)
3-time Western States Tag Team Champion (Amarillo version) (2-time with Leo Burke, 1-time with Bull Ramos)