9 4 7 , ▁using ▁his ▁real ▁name ▁as ▁his ▁ring ▁name . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁defeated ▁Bob ▁L ort ie ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Junior ▁He avy weight ▁Championship , ▁a ▁championship ▁he ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁Mi quet ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁Germany ▁where ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁Billy ▁Vi rag , ▁possibly ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Felix ▁Mi quet ▁that ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁wrest ling ▁circ uits ▁throughout ▁Europe . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁mask ed ▁ring ▁character ▁" Mr . ▁M " ▁in ▁Germany ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 5 4 , ▁once ▁again ▁bil led ▁under ▁his ▁birth ▁name . ▁After ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁eastern ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁Mi quet ▁began ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁east ▁around ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁In ▁Mid - At l antic ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" C ors ica ▁Joe ", ▁b illing ▁his ▁as ▁ha iling ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁island ▁of ▁C ors ica . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later ▁wrest ling ▁prom ot ers ▁Nick ▁G ulas ▁and ▁Roy ▁Wel ch ▁in ▁the ▁N WA ▁Mid - America ▁promotion ▁te amed ▁Mi quet ▁up ▁with ▁French - Can ad ian ▁Jean ▁Louis ▁Roy , ▁b illing ▁him ▁as ▁" C ors ica ▁Jean " ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁tag ▁team