It is with great sadness that we at Smash Wrestling report that former WWE valet and female wrestler Luna Vachon has died at the age of 48.Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer has confirmed the tragic news, saying that Vachon was found dead at her mother's home in Florida on Friday morning (August 27, 2010).
Luna (real name Gertrude Vachon) was the daughter of Paul "Butcher" Vachon and the niece of Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon. Her Aunt Vivian was also a wrestler and was considered to be the best of the early 1970's female performers.
Luna got her big break with the WWF in 1993, making her official debut at WrestleMania IX and during her run there, she had a brief feud with the late Sensational Sherri and managed the late Bam Bam Bigelow. She also served as a manager for Japanese female star Bull Nakano, aiding her in defeating Alundra Blaze (Madusa) for the WWF Women's Title.
Following her departure from the WWF in 1994, Vachon worked for ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) and famously teamed with Tommy Dreamer in a Steel Cage tag-team match in which she was the only female participant.
After a brief run with WCW (World Championship Wrestling) in 1997, Luna returned to the WWF as the odd-ball sidekick of the "Bizarre One" Goldust (who was now going through his most-unusual "Artist Formerly Known As Goldust" phase). She had a memorable feud with Sable before joining the fan-favourite "out-cast" group, The Oddities.
In 1999, Luna revived her rivalry with Sable and began managing and teaming with her real-life husband at the time, Gangrel (The Vampire Warrior).
In 2000, Vachon was let go by WWE, but she resurfaced in the WWA (World Wrestling All-Stars) and fought her husband Gangrel in an entertaining series of "Black Wedding" Hardcore matches. (Vachon and Gangrel divorced a few years ago).
Luna had suffered from bipolar disorder and had been in WWE-sponsered rehab twice; most recently between April and June of last year.
She'd recently been staying with her mother after losing her possessions and her home in a fire.
Details of her death are pending autopsy results that are expected to be released shortly.
She is survived by her two sons and one granddaughter.
Everyone here at Smash Wrestling offers their sincere condolences to the friends and family of Luna Vachon.
Check the columns board for a full tribute to Luna.
[Partial Credit: The Sun Online [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/3115677/Former-WWE-wrestler-Luna-Vachon-found-dead.html]
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Source: http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/17307/105/
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