World Wrestling Federation
Pourteau had worked for the World Wrestling Federation on odd occasions from 1994, but began to wrestle full time for the company in 1996. Pourteau received a push from the WWF, under the name Alex "The Pug" Pourteau, with the gimmick of an amateur wrestler (using the theme song The Steiner Brothers used in the WWF), however his character did not last. After a year with the company, Pourteau left the WWF in 1997.
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