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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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Lov’ Crusher.
Perhaps the Crusher’s move is the “Bowler”, or something like that, an upper cut with his bicept, I’m thinking.
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Not to be confused with “The Craw.”
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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
Not “Craw”...CRAW!
Thanks for the link. Watching it now.
Meltzer wrote years ago that Vachon was a guy not to be messed with.
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.
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.
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.
Feels great to know someone else remembers... Hilarious TV!
RIP.
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