5 second-generation wrestlers who failed their WWE tryouts

#3 Cedric Rougeau - Son of ex-WWE Intercontinental Champion Jacques Rougeau

Cedric Rougeau with WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Jacques Rougeau's son, Cedric, received a WWE tryout in 2016. It came about after he and his father met WWE officials during an event a year earlier in Montreal.

The then-23-year-old did not convince the WWE trainers during the tryout and they decided not to sign him. Cedric then continued to wrestle alongside his father and three brothers on their promotion until Jacques Rougeau hung up his boots in 2018.

#WWENEEDTOSIGNcedric rougeau@TripleH pic.twitter.com/GVQNRjz4M1

— The Outlaw (@WWEneedtosign) August 7, 2015

Jacques Rougeau spoke to Wrestling Inc. about his son's failed tryout. He believes a few incidents, including waiting too long to meet Vince McMahon and having a confrontation with Arn Anderson, threw his son off his game.

"Arn Anderson tried to intimidate my son that day at the Bell Centre," Rougeau said. "We were just minding out business then Arn just came up and pushed him in the cafeteria and said ‘Hey, watch out man!’ And my son just turned around and said ‘Oh, I’m sorry,’ because, you know, I raised my kid to be polite. So that day, my son, he did it very gentleman-like but inside it must’ve hurt his feelings."

Jacques Rougeau also blamed himself for his son's failed attempt to become a WWE Superstar.

"When I went to the school out there we spent six minutes wrestling in the ring. The rest was only crossfit," Rougeau added. "It was all chains on your back, doing push-ups, running, it was nothing about the wrestling I knew of. So I’m part to blame for that too because I never followed the wrestling for the last 15 to 20 years. So I’m part to blame for this, so I’ll take my part of the blame."

@VinceMcMahon @TripleH @StephMcMahon Behold! The 4th generation wrestler Cedric Rougeau, son of the @RougeauJacques pic.twitter.com/RZLHCL8Zos

— Pat Magazzu (@PatMagazzu) April 5, 2015

Jacques Rougeau made it clear when he decided to retire in 2018 that his three sons are no longer interested in pursuing a wrestling career.