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Post by ap215 on Mar 1, 2024 21:45:31 GMT -5
Wrestling Legend Paul ‘The Butcher’ Vachon Passes Away Paul Vachon, who was known as The Butcher during his extensive wrestling career, has passed away. Pat LePrade announced on Friday that Vachon passed on Thursday night at the age of 81. No word as to the details of his passing. Vachon was one of a number of members of the Vachon wrestling family that included his brother Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon, his sister Vivian, and his adopted daughter Luna Vachon. One of 13 children of Montreal police officer Ferdinand Vachon, he followed Maurice into the pro wrestling business. Vachon began his career at an AWA event in October of 1956, losing the opening card bout to Ramon Torres. He went on to work as Nikita Zolotoff in Texas where he won the NWA Texas Tag Team Championships with Ivan the Terrible in September of 1957. credit: 411mania.com/wrestling/paul-butcher-vachon-passes-away/
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