▁problems . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Florida ▁training ▁and ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁model ing ▁shoot , ▁Gren ier ▁met ▁W WE ▁producer ▁Pat ▁P atter son , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁became ▁good ▁friends . ▁P atter son ▁invited ▁Gren ier ▁to ▁attend ▁W WE ▁events ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁try out ▁matches ▁under ▁the ▁ring ▁name ▁" S ly ▁Gren ier ". ▁Following ▁a ▁match , ▁Gren ier ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁contract ▁by ▁W WE , ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁W WE ▁development al ▁territory ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁Wrestling . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Gren ier ▁made ▁two ▁appearances ▁for ▁W WE , ▁the ▁first ▁at ▁No ▁Way ▁Out ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁a ▁ref eree ▁during ▁the ▁match ▁between ▁The ▁Rock ▁and ▁H ulk ▁Hog an ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁helped ▁The ▁Rock ▁to ▁win ▁that ▁match ; ▁the ▁other ▁at ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁XIX ▁during ▁the ▁match ▁between ▁Hog an ▁and ▁V ince ▁Mc M ah on . ▁ ▁La ▁Rés istance ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁Gren ier ▁returned ▁to ▁W WE , ▁debut ing ▁on ▁the ▁Raw ▁brand ▁alongside ▁fellow ▁French - spe aking ▁Canadian ▁René ▁Du pr ée . ▁The ▁du o ▁were ▁collect ively ▁known ▁as ▁La ▁Rés istance , ▁and ▁were ▁bil led ▁as ▁French men ▁who ▁were ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁American ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁on ▁T error . ▁Gren ier ▁and ▁Du pr ée ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁appearance ▁on