The family has been honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club, a social organization composed of people in the wrestling business, for their contributions to the sport.
[2] Four of the brothers had long careers as professional wrestlers, while a fifth, Malcolm Cormier, competed briefly before becoming a referee.
Malcolm, the oldest of the brothers involved in wrestling, used the name Mel Turnbow while working as a referee.
[9] Making his debut in 1966, Léonce Cormier took the ring name Leo Burke because he wanted to prove that he could succeed on his own rather than because of his brothers' fame.
While Leonce was competing as Tommy Martin, Romeo took the name Terry Martin; in 1977, when Leonce had returned to the ring name Leo Burke, Romeo competed as Bobby Burke to win the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship with his brother.
[17][18] Late in his career, he became co-owner of the ESA, but the promotion closed due to conflicts between the owners and the rival Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling's ability to secure an important television contract.
Jean-Louis's ESA promotion helped launch the careers of several wrestlers, including Rick Martel, who went on to win the American Wrestling Association World Championship.
[19] After retiring from full-time competition, Leonce trained many professional wrestlers, including Ken Shamrock, Mark Henry, Edge, Christian, and Test, all of whom have worked for World Wrestling Entertainment.
[21] Canadian wrestling promoter Emile Dupré has said that the Cormiers "were to New Brunswick what the Hart family was to Calgary".