Paul Vachon
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Paul "Butcher" Vachon was a professional wrestler. He is the father of wrestler Luna Vachon, the brother of wrestlers Maurice and Vivian Vachon and Father-in-Law of wrestler David Heath (also known as Gangrel).
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[edit] Career
Paul Vachon grew up as one of thirteen children of Ferdinand Vachon, a Montreal policeman. In 1957, he followed his brother Maurice into professional buisiness, adopting his brother's, the "Mad Dog", vicious heel style and the moniker "Butcher Vachon". He wrestled in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and Georgia Championship Wrestling.
He often teaming with his brother, "Mad Dog" Vachon and won the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice.
In the early 1970s he appeared alongside his sister Vivian Vachon in the motion picture Wrestling Queen.
Paul retired in 1984.
[edit] Profile
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 280 lbs.
- Birthday: -
- Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
- Trainer: -
- Other Gimmicks: Nikita Zolotoff
[edit] Championships/Accomplishments
[edit] American Wrestling Association
- 1-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with Maurice Vachon)
- 1-Time AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (with Maurice Vachon)
[edit] National Wrestling Alliance
- 1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Georgia version) (with Maurice Vachon)
- 2-Time NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (with Maurice Vachon and Ivan the Terrible)
- 1-Time NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (with Hard Boiled Haggerty)
- 2-Time NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (with Stan Vachon)
- 1-Time NWA America's Tag Team Champion (with Chavo Guerrero)
- 3-Time NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (Georgia version) (with Stan Vachon)
- 2-Time NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (Calgary version) (with Maurice Vachon)
[edit] Stampede Wrestling
- 3-Time Stampede International Tag Team Champion (with Stan Vachon)
