Maurice Vachon

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.
== Career ==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*American Wrestling Association
:*AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Bob Orton, Sr. (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)
*Cauliflower Alley Club
**Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2003)
*Central States Wrestling
:*NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States Version) (1 time) - with Baron Von Raschke
*Georgia Championship Wrestling
:*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
*Pacific Northwest Wrestling
:*NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
:*NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Fritz Von Goering
*Pro Wrestling America
:*PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (First)
*Southwest Sports, Inc.
:*NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Pierre LaSalle (1), Paul Vachon (1), and Duke Keomuka (1)
*Stampede Wrestling
:*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
*George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2003)
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
:*PWI ranked him # 166 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
*World Wrestling Entertainment
:*WWE Hall Of Fame (Class of 2010)
==External links==
* Profile
* WWE.com Profile
Category:George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Category:Canadian wrestlers
Category:American Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Georgia Championship Wrestling alumni
Category:Pacific Northwest Wrestling alumni
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Category:WWE Hall of Fame inductees
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Category:1929 births
Category:2013 deaths
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Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
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Category:Maple Leaf Wrestling alumni
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Category:Championship Wrestling From Florida alumni
Category:Japan Wrestling Association alumni
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