Biography
American-Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Luna Vachon. Over the course of her 22-year career, she wrestled for promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), Extreme Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and World Championship Wrestling. She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019. Luna was honored in April 2009 at the 44th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion, given the "Ladies Wrestling Award" in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of her fondest memories about the wrestling business was being able to visit children as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. After her retirement, Luna took an interest in fellow Canadian wrestlers and especially monitored the career of Nattie Neidhart, the daughter of fellow wrestler and friend Jim Neidhart.
Around Christmas 2009, Vachon's house was destroyed by a fire in which she lost her wrestling-related memorabilia and other possessions. After the fire, she stayed at her mother's home and joined her father and his third wife Dee on a cruise in February 2010. The fire prompted a call from fellow wrestler and friend Mick Foley (and others) to fans to send Luna-related memorabilia to Vachon's post office box. Foley also suggested that TNA bring her in to manage Tommy Dreamer at the Hardcore Justice pay-per-view in August 2010, but Vachon turned down the offer, stating that she had retired.
On the morning of August 27, 2010, she was found dead by her mother at her home in Pasco County, Florida. She was 48 years old. According to the District Six Medical Examiner's Office in Florida, she died from an "overdose of oxycodone and benzodiazepine". Investigators previously found crushed pill residue and snorting straws at multiple locations inside Vachon's house. Vachon became addicted to medication at some point and underwent rehabilitation, paid for by WWE, which she completed in June 2009.
She was cremated after her death and her ashes were scattered at the ranch formerly owned by her close friend André the Giant in Ellerbe, North Carolina
Filmography
all 45
Movies 39
TV Shows 6
self 1
Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Legends Never Die (2006)
WWA The Inception (2001)
WWE Survivor Series 1999 (1999)
WWE Rebellion 1999 (1999)
WWE Unforgiven 1999 (1999)
WWE SmackDown (1999)
WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House (1998)
Sable Unleashed (1998)
WWE SummerSlam 1998 (1998)
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House (1998)
WWE Mayhem in Manchester (1998)
WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998)
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House (1998)
WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998)
WCW Slamboree 1997 (1997)
WXW Rage TV (1996)
WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
ECW Sunshine State Slaughter (1995)
ECW Heat Wave 1995 (1995)
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995 (1995)
ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams (1995)
ECW Enter The Sandman (1995)
AWF Warriors of Wrestling (1995)
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt (1994)
Razor Ramon (1994)
WWE SummerSlam 1994 (1994)
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam (1994)
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams (1994)
WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994)
Inside the WWF (1994)
WWE WrestleMania X (1994)
WWF March to WrestleMania X (1994)
WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993)
WWE SummerSlam 1993 (1993)
WWE WrestleMania IX (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
TWA Autumn Armageddon '91 (1991)
TWA Summer Sizzler II (1991)
UWF Beach Brawl (1991)
AWA SuperClash III (1988)
AWA: WrestleRock '86 (1986)
Two Lane Blacktop
Dreamer vs Raven
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1962-01-12
Deathday2010-08-27 (48 years old)
Birth NameGertrude Elizabeth Wilkerson
Birth PlaceAtlanta, United States of America
Height168-centimeter
FatherPaul Vachon
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsLuna Vachon, Luna, Princess Luna, Angel Baby, Luna 1, Trudy Vachon, Gertrude Elizabeth Vachon, Gertrude Vachon
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