Philip Lafond
| Philip Lafon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 16, 1961 Mantouage, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dan Kroffat Phil Lafleur Phil Lafon Phillip Lafon Rocky Venturo Rene Rougeau |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Billed from | Montreal, Quebec |
| Trained by | Mr. Hito |
| Debut | 1983 |
Philip Lafon (born September 16, 1961) is a Canadian professional wrestler also known as Dan Kroffat (taking this name from the original Dan Kroffat) in Japan, Montreal and Extreme Championship Wrestling, Phil Lafleur in Stampede Wrestling, Phil Lafon in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Rocky Venturo in Pacific Northwest Wrestling.
Lafon was discovered at a local gym in Canada by Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid, and was subsequently trained in the Hart Dungeon. In the Dungeon, he was trained by Mr. Hito. He spent two years in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling before leaving to work as Rene Rougeau in the Maritimes. During this time, he met The Cuban Assassin, who helped him get booked in Japan.
Kroffat was a longtime mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling with tag team partner Doug Furnas as the Can-Am Express. The two men were paired together by Giant Baba. It was there, that they had some of the most memorable tag team matches of the 1990s, including one match on May 25, 1992 with Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi which received five stars from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The match is memorable for having one of the loudest crowds in pro wrestling history. With Furnas, Kroffat would win the All Asia Tag Team Championship a record five times defeating the likes of Footloose, The British Bruisers, The Patriot and The Eagle, Joel Deaton and Billy Black. As a singles wrestler, Kroffat also won the World Junior Heavyweight Championship on two occasions.
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