Lafon joined Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in late 1996 alongside Doug Furnas, having a series of matches against Sabu and Rob Van Dam. At Fright Fight 1997, Lafon and Furnas were defeated by Shane Douglas and Chris Candido. At Holiday Hell 1997, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Al Snow and Taz defeated Lafon, Rob Van Dam, Sabu and Doug Furnas. They won the ECW World Tag Team Championship from The Full Blooded Italians on December 5. Their reign would not last long, however, as they went on to lose the belts to Chris Candido and Lance Storm the next day. Prior to the team's tag team title success, LaFon had made an unsuccessful attempt to dethrone ECW Champion Shane Douglas in singles competition. On January 7, 1998 edition of Hardcore TV, LaFon, Doug Furnas, Rob Van Dam and Sabu lost to Al Snow, Taz, The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer in an 8-man tag team match.
Lafon and Furnas also formed a short-lived stable of "invaders" from the World Wrestling Federation with Lance Wright, Brakkus and Droz.
A few months later, both men made their World Wrestling Federation (WWF) debuts on November 17 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. After failing to win the WWF Tag Team Titles, the duo began a slow heel turn and developed an anti American gimmick similar to that of The Hart Foundation. At In Your House 13: Final Four, Lafon and Furnas received a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championship, where they defeated Owen Hart and the British Bulldog by disqualification, but they did not win the titles. At WrestleMania 13, Lafon and Furnas competed in a four-way elimination match to determine the number one contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championship, which was won by The Headbangers. At In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker, Lafon and Furnas competed in a dark match, where they defeated The Godwinns. They returned in the fall of 1997 as full-fledged heels, most notably as a part of Team Canada at Survivor Series in his hometown of Montreal. Lafon would make a few more appearances with Furnas afterwards, mostly on Shotgun Saturday Night (notably with one match being against the then-unknown Hardy Boyz).