Maurice Vachon
Canadian professional and amateur wrestler
Maurice Vachon (September 14, 1929 – November 21, 2013[1]) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known under his ring name, "Mad Dog" Vachon
| Maurice Vachon | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1929 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | November 21, 2013 (aged 84)[1] Omaha, Nebraska |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mad Dog Vachon |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Montreal, Quebec |
| Debut | 1950 |
| Retired | 1986 |
He was known for competing in American Wrestling Association (AWA) where he played one of the all-time great heels. He spent four decades wrestling and retired in 1986. He is a member of the Vachon wrestling family with his brother Paul and sister Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon. He died on November 21, 2013.[1]
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Pat Patterson in 2010.[2]
Championships change
- American Wrestling Association
- AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (three times) (with Bob Orton (two) and Paul Vachon (one))
- AWA World Heavyweight Championship (five times)
- AWA World Tag Team Championship (two times) (with Paul Vachon (one) and Verne Gagne (one))
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2003)
- Central States Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States Version) (one time) (with Baron Von Raschke)
- Lutte Internationale
- Canadian International Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Edouard Carpentier)
- International Wrestling Enterprise
- IWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- IWA World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Ivan Koloff)
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (one time) (with Paul Vachon)
- Mid-South Sports
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (one time)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia Version) (one time) (with Paul Vachon)
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (six times)
- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Fritz Von Goering)
- Pro Wrestling America
- PWA Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- He was ranked #166 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.[3]
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- Hall of Fame (Class of 2004) (with Paul Vachon)[4]
- Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
- Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)[5]
- Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (one time)
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (three times) (with Pierre LaSalle (one), Paul Vachon (one), and Duke Keomuka (one))
- Stampede Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (two times) (with Paul Vachon (one), Time The Tyger (one))
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (three times) (with Paul Vachon)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)[2]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Maurice 'Mad Dog' Vachon passes away". WWE. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2010 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee: "Mad Dog" Vachon". WWE. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ↑ "The Vachons - Mad Dog & Butcher". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Mad Dog the big dog at Quebec Sports Hall of Fame induction". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved November 21, 2013.[permanent dead link]
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