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Maurice Vachon (September 14, 1929 - November 21, 2013) (also known as Mad Dog Vachon) is a former wrestler. He is the brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon. Standing just 5’9”, he was among the AWA's all-time great heels with a career spanning four decades while also serving as the leader of one of the sport’s most accomplished families.
Championships and accomplishments
- AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Bob Orton (2) and Paul Vachon (1)
- AWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Paul Vachon (1) and Verne Gagne (1)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States Version) (1 time) - with Baron Von Raschke
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (1 time)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia Version) (1 time) - with Paul Vachon
- Lutte` Internationale
- Canadian International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Edouard Carpentier
- International Wrestling Enterprise
- IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ivan Koloff
- NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Fritz Von Goering
- PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Pierre LaSalle (1), Paul Vachon (1), and Duke Keomuka (1)
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Champions (Calgary version) (3 times) - with Paul Vachon (Last)
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (3 times) - with Paul Vachon
- Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2003)
- PWI ranked him # 166 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- WWE Hall Of Fame (Class of 2010)
See also
- Maurice Vachon's event history
Reference source
CBC Program: The Journal, Broadcast Date: Dec. 29, 1987 Reporter: Allen Abel Guests: Réjean Tremblay, Diane Vachon, Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon