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Wrestler:	Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon
Real Name:	Maurice R. Vachon
Birthday:	September 29, 1929 (Montreal)
Hometown:	Originally Montreal, Quebec Retired in Omaha, Nebraska
Marital Status:	Married to Kathie Jo
Height & Weight:	5'9" - 231 lbs
Trained by:
Debut:	1950
Previous Gimmicks:
Finishing Move:	The Pile Driver
Favorite Moves:
Notable Fueds:	Jacques Rougeau Sr. Johnny Rougeau Edouard Carpentier Pierre Lefebvre Verne Gagne

NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Pierre LaSalle defeating ????????? (April ??, 1955);

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Paul "Butcher" Vachon defeating Sandy & George Scott (January 30, 1959);

NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Chet Wallick & Chico Garcia (Febuary 17, 1959);

NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Sandy & George Scott (March ??, 1959);

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Chet Wallick & Chico Garcia (March ??, 1959);

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Mighty Ursus & Shag Thomas (April 24, 1959);

NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Charro Azteca & Chet Wallick (May 12, 1959);

NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Torbellico Blanco & Cyclone Negro (November 8, 1960);

NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Duke Keomuka defeating ????????? (December ??, 1960);

NWA (Mid Atlantic) Southern Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Jack Curtis & Ray Villmer (January 23, 1961);

NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Fritz Von Goering defeating Luther Lindsay & Shag Thomas (September 21, 1962);

NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Luther Lindsay (October 4, 1962);

NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Herb Freeman (Febuary 16, 1963);

NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Herb Freeman (May 17, 1963);

NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Nick Bockwinkel (November 21, 1963);

Nebraska Heavyweight title defeating ????????? (March ??, 1964);

AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Vern Gagne (May 2, 1964);

Nebraska Heavyweight title defeating Otto Von Krupp (August 22, 1964);

AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Vern Gagne (October 20, 1964);

AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Mighty Igor Vodic (May 22, 1965);

NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Pepper Martin (June 5, 1965);

Nebraska Tag Team titles w/Haru Sasaki defeating ????????? (October ??, 1965);

AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Crusher Lisowski (November 12, 1965);

AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Dick the Bruiser (November 19, 1966);

NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating Enrique & Ramon Torres (January 13, 1967);

IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Hans Schmidt (January 24, 1967);

IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Rougeau (August 14, 1967);

AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Bob Orton Sr. defeating Doug Gilbert & Reggie Parks (March 15, 1968);

NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Moondog Mayne (May 30, 1968);

AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Paul Vachon defeating ?????????? (????, 1969);

AWA World Tag Team titles w/Paul "Butcher" Vachon defeating Dick the Bruiser & Crusher (August 30, 1969);

AWA World Tag Team titles w/Paul "Butcher" Vachon defeating Karl & Kurt Von Steiger (May ??, 1971);

IWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Ivan Koloff defeating Strong Kobayashi & Great Kusatsu (April 18, 1973);

IWA (Japan) World Heavyweight title defeating Mighty Inoue (April 10, 1975);

NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating ?????????? (July ??, 1975);

NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Baron Von Raschke defeating Goliath & Black Gordman (September 30, 1976);

IWA (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Edouard Carpentier defeating ????????? (Febuary ??, 1978);

AWA World Tag Team titles w/Vern Gagne defeating Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson (June 6, 1979);

PWA (Pro Wrestling America) Heavyweight title defeating Steve Regal (January 15, 1985);

1948: Maurice Vachon represented Canada in the Olympics which where held in London finishing in 7th place in the 174-pound class..

1950: Maurice Vachon passed up his amateur status to turn professional..

Maurice Vachon wrestled for the Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association..

~~~Maurice Vachon won the AWA World Heavyweight title as well as the AWA World Tag Team titles with his brother Paul..

August 14, 1970 - AWA Comiskey Park: The Vachon Brothers defeated The Crusher & Dick The Bruiser in a Steel Cage Match!

June 6, 1979: Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens for the AWA Tag Team title..

1987: Maurice Vachon lost his leg after being hit by a car outside his home in Iowa..

1996: Maurice Vachon was honored by the WWF for being one of the great oldtimers that helped make wrestling..

December 9, 2005--Great Lake Wrestling: Mad Dog Vachon spoke about Crusher, saying that at the age of 75, he could still bench 350!