Paul butcher vachon signed autographed book wcoa wwf wwe. Luna vachon, canadian professional wrestler, died of a drug overdose she was, 48 wrestlers who died this year luna vachon professional wrestler. The daughter of paul butcher vachon, she wanted to follow the family tradition of being a prowrestler despite. Dunnan built the book upon pauls great storytelling and seventh grade education. The 74yearold legend they called the butcher figures hes travelled nearly million. Butcher vachon also wrestled as 12 of a version of the spoilers teaming with doug gilbert. Jan 29, 2017 butcher paul vachon talks about his brother mad dog vachon, his daughter luna vachon and his incredible career as one of the most infamous villains in pro wrestling history this shoot. November 21, 20 was a canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name mad dog vachon. The storyline was that you came into the area to avenge your friend jardine, who the promotion later said was unmasked by rufus r. Frenchlanguage vachon movie a celebration of love and. April 4, luna vachon shocked the world when she debuted at wwfs wrestlemania 9 in the corner of shawn michaels in his intercontinental match against tatanka wsensational sherri after tatanka won by count out, luna viciously attacked sensational sherri and sent her to the medical examiner unit. The second book of a trilogy about the life of paul vachon, professional wrestler.
When this popped up on netgalley, i decided to attack it like mad dog vachon himself. Paul butcher sits down with dylan obrien, thomas brodiesangster and kaya scodelario from the cast of maze runner. Paul vachon with fonda perkins and his latest book. The story is loosely centred around the career of the aunt of the late luna vachon, though it also features the stories of brothers paul butcher vachon and maurice mad dog vachon, along with others like killer kowalski, grizzly smith and a certain jean the. May 28, 2012 paul the butcher vachon joins longtime friend promoter bob brooks as they go back to the early days of the vachon dynesty. Apr 17, 2016 retired pro wrestler paul butcher vachon is the author of when wrestling was real. Discover information about butcher vachon and view their match history at the internet wrestling database. Save paul butcher vachon to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Paul butcher vachon and maurice mad dog vachon pictured on tour. Intelligent biography series of famous icons of wrestling. Howard frank mosher has won the new england book award, and received. This book wrestling with the past life in and out of the ring is a 262 page soft cover book which includes pictures throughout and is in mint condition. Paul had a successful career as an amateur wrestler. Retired pro wrestler paul butcher vachon is the author of when wrestling was real.
The vachon family has always been known as one of the most unpredictable and most violent families in. Vachon, most famous for winning various tag team championships with his brother maurice mad dog vachon, has been having tag team matches on the independent new england wrestling scene. Sports wrestling butcher vachon still going strong. On a scale of 1 to 5, this book gets a solid 5 on the official peter meter. Paul vach on grew up as one of thirteen children of ferdin and vac hon, a montreal police officer. When wrestling was real volume 1 by paul the butcher vachon. Three of that brood would become professional wrestlers. Join us wont you for a rare look at the vachons, from one of the all time greats in professional wrestling, paul the.
Butcher, 62, an oldfashioned sailor who in a 43year naval career did everything from chip paint to command destroyers and organize the movement of u. Welcome to the fan page of paul the butcher vachon. Paul butcher vachon signed autographed book wcoa wwf. Oct 09, 2017 he made his bones in the awa and was champion as well as tag team champion with his brother paul the butcher the book tells the story of his pay outs, his loss of his leg and how he tried to adjust to the world after wrestling. Live smackdown dvr reminder, how old is paul bearer.
He is an actor, known for rustomerome 1964, the true story of eskimo nell 1975. The younger, yet larger brother of maurice mad dog vachon, paul spent forty years. Paul vachon born october 7, 1937 is a canadian retired professional wrestler. Frenchlanguage vachon movie a celebration of love and villainy may 11, 2012. Thirty years after a tragic accident caused him to lose his right leg, mad dog vachons legend has only grown stronger thanks to a new book. You are bidding on an authentic hand signed paul butcher vachon wrestling autographed book. Wwe hall of fame 2006 full speech for eddie guerrero of benoit, chavo, mysterio and vickie duration. Paul the butcher vachon, one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, has spent his life entertaining and amusing millions of people with his amazing athletic ability, winning theatricality, and kind accessibility to all his fans the world over. Jardine told the gateway in his interview that he was never unmasked, and he didnt know the promotion buried him after he leftby showing a photo of him. Jun 04, 2012 mad dog vachon my older brother who introduced me into the business. Paul is very particular as to granting interviews, and this exclusive interview will be a rare treat. In 1957, he followed his brother maurice into professional business, adopting his brothers, the mad dog, vicious heel style and the moniker butcher vachon. Not to be confused with the realoriginal butcher vachon from quebec named paul vachon. He met damien vachon while wrestling in nwa green mountain and, in early 2005, the two began teaming together as the vachon brothers.
Paul vachon was born on may 14, 1938 in montreal, quebec, canada. Butcher vachon once wrestled in a mask as a japanese wrestler oko yami. The maurice vachon story chronicles the life and times of mad dog vachon, from his childhood as the troublemaking son of a montreal policeman to an amateur wrestler, complete with a trip to the olympics, to his career as a professional wrestler. Ashes scattered at andre the giants ranch in ellerbe, north carolina. Paul vachon obituary dover, nh fosters daily democrat.
When wrestling was real volume 1 by paul the butcher vachon november 28, 2019 one of the more underrated wrestling books out there, this is sadly difficult to track down. He is an actor, known for rustomerome 1964, the true story of eskimo nell 1975 and wwf championship wrestling 1972. Luna vachon she travels a lot and i wish we could see more of each other. Paul butcher vachon may 14, 1938 is a former professional wrestler. Maurice mad dog vachon and paul the butcher vachon defend their titles against challengers red bastien and hercules cortez. In 1957, he followed his brother maurice into professional business, adopting his brothers, t he mad dog, vicious heel style and the mon iker butcher vachon.
At the age of 23, vivian vachon was the wrestler who was given centre stage of the 1973 documentary movie wrestling queen. Butcher paul vachon rare signed autographed 8x10 photo w. He was the older brother of wrestlers paul and vivian vachon, and the uncle of wrestler luna vachon. Former world tagteam wrestling champion along with my brother maurice the mad dog vachon. Sep 10, 2018 rutland, vt wrestling legend paul butcher vachon has come out of retirement and returned to the ring for one last shot at championship gold. Rutland, vt wrestling legend paul butcher vachon has come out of retirement and returned to the ring for one last shot at championship gold. Paul the butcher vachon published a new book that was released on april 5th titled wrestling with the past. This book points out many of the seminal events and noteworthy turning points of detroits long journey, some little known. From their father paul the butcher to their uncle maurice mad dog vachon and even their sister luna.
This was a homage to the original vachon brothers, paul butcher vachon and maurice mad dog vachon. The paperback books, sporting lots of photographs of vachons. Paul butcher vachon underwent successful valve replacement heart surgery. Vachon entered a wrestling course advertised at the back of a comic book. Theyll run, theyll jump, theyll climb for it one time, two time, three time, four it ki. Paul the butcher vachon joins longtime friend promoter bob brooks as they go back to the early days of the vachon dynesty. He often teamed with his brother mad dog vachon, with whom he won the awa world tag. The book features vachon sharing stories about his life and wrestling career, including details regarding a twoyear affair he had with an international singing star from quebec. They gained early notoriety as secondgeneration wrestlers of paul vachon. Mar 30, 2016 random experiences in the world of professional wrestling.
He made his bones in the awa and was champion as well as tag team champion with his brother paul the butcher the book tells the story of his pay outs, his loss of his leg and how he tried to adjust to the world after wrestling. Vachon, 73, passed away peacefully after a continuous battle with cancer, with his family by his side on saturday, january 30, 2016. Canada, sports news, scores, stats, features and more in canada and abroad from slam. About the author paul the butcher vachon was one of children raised on a family farm in quebec. Former wrestler paul vachon makes a strong santa culture. Butcher paul vachon talks about his brother mad dog vachon, his daughter luna vachon and his incredible career as one of the most infamous villains in pro wrestling history this shoot.
Random experiences in the world of professional wrestling. The vachon brothers defeated the crusher and dick the bruiser in a steel cage match. Authentic hand signed butcher paul vachon wrestling rare autographed 8x10 photo. Paul the butcher vachon, one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. You can view most of our signing sessions with the. During this time, with maurice, paul vachon lays claim to the quebecbased grand prix tag team titles. Mad dog vachon my older brother who introduced me into the business. Vachon, paul, vachon, dee, dunnan, dana, dunnan, judy. Dick murdoch, jose luis rivera, paul orndorff, rene. Life in and out of the ring vachon, paul, dunnan, dana, dunnan, judy, vachon, dee on. The maurice vachon story covers the life and career of a wrestling pioneer, a forefather of the hardcore style and canadian pop culture icon. The daughter of paul butcher vachon, she wanted to follow the family tradition of being a prowrestler despite their initial disapproval. The death cure for a fun game of whos most likely to.
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