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Quebec wrestler Maurice 'Mad Dog' Vachon dies at 84
CBC ^ | 11-21-13 | CBC news

Posted on 11/21/2013 12:50:42 PM PST by TurboZamboni

Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon, one of Quebec’s biggest wrestling icons, died in his sleep Thursday morning in Omaha, Nebraska. He was 84.

Originally from Ville-Émard, Vachon’s professional wrestling career was built on his unorthodox style, his legendary beard and his bad temper. “He’s the best-known Quebec wrestler outside of Quebec. A legend,” says Pat Laprade, the author of a book on wrestling in the province. Vachon participated in the 1948 London Olympics, where he finished 7th. In the 1960s, his career as a heavyweight wrestler took off after being recruited to the American Wrestling Association. He was the AWA’s World Champion five times in the 1960s.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: awa; champion; maddog; maddogvachon; obituary; prowrestling; vichon; wrasslin
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To: Hootowl

Lov’ Crusher.

Perhaps the Crusher’s move is the “Bowler”, or something like that, an upper cut with his bicept, I’m thinking.


21 posted on 11/21/2013 3:19:21 PM PST by PfromHoGro (Free citizens voted to become subjects of the state, how about that!)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

ping


22 posted on 11/21/2013 3:38:01 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: traderrob6

Not to be confused with “The Craw.”


23 posted on 11/21/2013 3:49:07 PM PST by daler
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To: AFCdt; alisasny; ambrose; AppyPappy; Archie Bunker on steroids; Austin Willard Wright; barmag25; ...

*** WRASSLIN’ PING LIST TAGGED IN***

As always, if you'd like ON or OFF my wrasslin' ping list, let me know

24 posted on 11/21/2013 4:29:51 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture
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To: NormsRevenge

Actually considered one of the legit tough guys by workers. Shows up first in the badass list

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5t3f9_wwe-24-7-legends-of-wrestling-bad-a_sport


25 posted on 11/21/2013 4:48:01 PM PST by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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To: daler

Not “Craw”...CRAW!


26 posted on 11/21/2013 5:05:59 PM PST by elteemike (Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak!)
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To: TurboZamboni; a fool in paradise
That's what I call real sport, unlike this fake sport football where a smackdown is called a stupid euphemism like 'play'!


27 posted on 11/21/2013 5:11:08 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: AppyPappy

Thanks for the link. Watching it now.

Meltzer wrote years ago that Vachon was a guy not to be messed with.


28 posted on 11/21/2013 5:11:37 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: TurboZamboni
Holy crap are you all idiots! The Barons signature move was the claw. The Crushers move was the bolo, but in the 60s was the stomach claw.

I remember when Mad Dog and The Baron were tag team partners in the AWA. They were going to fight Sheik Ayotola Blackwell and Sheik Adanon El Casey. Sheik Adanon El Casey had broke his arm in a match about a year earlier and had been wearing a cast om his arm ever since which was his special weapon he would always use to bash his opponents heads in. In the interview the day of the match Mad Dog and The Baron both showed up with casts on both arms. Mad Dog solemnly explained he was just in a horrible car accident and broke both his arms. Baron then looked at the camera with a big smile ans said "Yeah, me too".

L'dmao.

29 posted on 11/21/2013 5:14:28 PM PST by Manic_Episode (Some days...it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps....)
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To: TurboZamboni
Mad Dog fought as a tag team with his brother Butcher

Saw Mad Dog retain his title at chicago’s old International Amphitheatre - 2 out of 3 falls vs, Ernie Ladd.

Dick The Bruiser was on the card and the Bruiser just did not lose in Chicago...disqualified a lot, yes.

30 posted on 11/21/2013 5:42:40 PM PST by stylin19a (Obama -> Fredo smart)
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To: traderrob6
He (in real life) was a schoolteacher and by all accounts was a helluva nice guy.

I met him at a golf tournament. He actually ran a craft shop in his retirement years. A very nice man, but many of the wrestlers of those days made neither the money nor had the pensions to live comfortably in retirement. He had to work much, much longer than he wanted to and was in a lot of pain in his later years.

31 posted on 11/21/2013 5:55:30 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg (Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
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To: elteemike
LOL!

Feels great to know someone else remembers... Hilarious TV!

32 posted on 11/21/2013 6:22:08 PM PST by daler
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To: TurboZamboni

RIP.


33 posted on 11/21/2013 6:53:59 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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