The Vachon wrestling family is a French-Canadian family long associated with professional wrestling in Canada and the United States headed by longtime National Wrestling Alliance veterans Paul "Butcher" Vachon and his brother Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon as well as their sister Vivian. [1] At one point the Vachon's were joined by a storyline brother named "Stan Vachon" who worked with Maurice and Paul Vachon in tag team matches.[2]
In 1975, the family was the subject of a documentary The Wrestling Queen and, in 2007, was featured in World Wrestling Entertainment's The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling.
Members edit
- Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon (b. 1929) , wrestled as a successful singles competitor and as a successful tag team competitor with Paul in the AWA and NWA.
- Paul "Butcher" Vachon (c. 1940), retired professional wrestler, who made his name in American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and Georgia Championship Wrestling.
- Vivian (1951-1991), sister of Paul and Maurice Vachon who appeared with her brothers in the AWA.
- Gertrude (b. 1962), daughter of Paul Vachon, also became a wrestler under the name "Luna Vachon," most notably in WWE. She is married to David Heath, better known to wrestling fans as Gangrel. [3] [4]
- Ian Carnegie (b. 1980, son of Vivian Vachon, former ameteur wrestler and a member of the Ottawa High Hookers, a leading Canadian professional arm wrestling club. [5]
- Damien "Pitbull" Vachon and Pierre "The Beast" Vachon, sons of Paul Vachon, [6] Canadian independent wrestlers who have wrestled as a tag team in NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. [7]
Media edit
- The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling. [DVD]. (2007). World Wrestling Entertainment.
References edit
- ^ Stokes, Mike (December 2002). "Dysfunctional dynasties: from the twisted Rhodes to broken Harts, we take a look at pro wrestling's 10 most eccentric families". Wrestling Digest.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6.
- ^ Mooneyham, Mike. "Schiller takes charge, lowers boom on Bischoff". The Post and Courier. 09 Mar 1997
- ^ "Ability Before Beauty, says Female Werstling". Richmond Times Dispatch. 11 March 1999
- ^ Chase, Sean. "Wrestling is in his blood - and his arm". Pembroke Observer. 24 Jul 2007
- ^ "VachonBrothers.com". VachonBrothers.com. 2006.
- ^ "Card set for local wrestling". Cornwall Standard Freeholder. 31 Oct 2006