Pat Laprade
Canadian professional wrestling historian
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Patric Laprade[1] is a Canadian professional wrestling historian and French-speaking Quebecer best known for his several award winning books on Canadian and women's wrestling.[2] and working for TVA Sports as an interviewer[3] and was a French language broadcaster of Monday Night RAW.[4][5] He is also the founder and caretaker of the Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame[6] and has been part of organizing women's wrestling events.[7][8]
Works
- Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon Story - with Bertrand Hébert[9][10]
- Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling - with Bertrand Hébert[11][12]
- Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling[13][14]
Awards and accomplishments
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Pro Wrestling Book (2013) for Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- James C. Melby Historian Award (2025) shared with Bertrand Hébert[15]