Maurice Vachon

Maurice Vachon (September 14, 1929 – November 21, 2013) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known under his ring name, "Mad Dog" Vachon

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.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Pat Patterson in 2010.

Championships
 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.
 Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
 Hall of Fame (Class of 2004) (with Paul Vachon)
 Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
 Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)
 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)
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

References

Other websites
 WWE profile

Category:1934 births
Category:2013 deaths
Category:Canadian professional wrestlers
Category:People from Le Sud-Ouest
Category:People from Montreal
Category:Sportspeople from Quebec
Category:WWE Hall of Fame