Mat Matters: Me and Butcher, unexpected buddies
Where to start? Paul Vachon and I have been friends since 2001. Should I start with the in-person...
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Paul ‘Butcher’ Vachon dead at 86
Paul “Butcher” Vachon, the last of the Vachon family, has died. He was 86. For the...
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Confirmed months later, Karl Von Steiger has died
Lorne Corlett, who wrestled under numerous names but was most known as Karl Von Steiger, died on...
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Grand Prix’s Michel Longtin led a jolly old life
From John Lennon’s Bed-In in 1969 to Mad Dog Vachon’s farewell tour in Québec in 1986,...
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Butcher Vachon proud of family’s legacy
There was a time when “Butcher” Paul Vachon was one of the most recognizable names in...
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Mat Matters: Remembering Luna Vachon, 10 years gone
It was one of the toughest calls I have ever had to make, calling my long-time friend Paul...
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Wenona Little Heart followed stepfather into wrestling
Wenona Little Heart, who died on May 10, had family ties in the business, with a stepfather who...
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Blackjack Mulligan dead at 73
By GREG OLIVER & STEVE JOHNSON – SlamWrestling Blackjack Mulligan, who died today at the...
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Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 6
Once we started shooting, our travel schedule loosely followed the same path as the Dog’s...
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Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 5
Pre-production seemed to go on forever. I needed archival footage of the Dog but it was in short...
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Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 4
After six months of searching, I’d assembled a very colourful roster of wrestlers willing to...
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Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 3
The next several months were hit and miss. Sweet Daddy Siki, then a local disc jockey who lived...
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Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 2
Remembering a Where Are They Now? article published by the Toronto Star in 1983 which I’d...
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Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories
It’s been a year since Mad Dog Vachon died, and SLAM! Wrestling asked Toronto filmmaker John...
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Mad Dog Vachon dead at 84
Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon, one of the greatest heels of all-time and a former Canadian...
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Olympic wrestling’s lifeline is good for the pros too
On Sunday, the world of amateur wrestling breathed a sigh of relief as the International Olympic...
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Jake The Snake turns CAC banquet into a sobering experience
LAS VEGAS — Of all the promos that Jake “The Snake” Roberts has delivered...
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Dara Singh was an Indian icon in wrestling, Bollywood
To put the importance of Dara Singh into context for a North American audience is difficult. The...
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Legendary Hans Schmidt dies at 87
You know you’re a bad guy when a newspaper is running an editorial condemning your actions...
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Funk, Foley, Vachon among those honored at Tragos/Thesz HOF
WATERLOO, Iowa – Despite some changes to the format from previous years — and to the...
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It’s Vachon week in Montreal
MONTREAL – It is rare that a pro wrestler commands so much love from his native land, but...
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CAC to give Butcher Vachon long overdue award
The Vachon Brothers — Paul “The Butcher” and Maurice “Mad Dog”...
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Hall of Fame grows some more
SCHENECTADY, NY – The feeling around the third annual Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame induction...
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Butcher Vachon beats down cancer
Paul ‘The Butcher’ Vachon has had many victories in his life, but none were sweeter...
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Magnets pull on Butcher Vachon
Many a wrestler has been said to have a magnetic personality. But Paul ‘The Butcher’...
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My dinner with Mad Dog and Butcher
Mad Dog Vachon has a belief that you shouldn’t drink anything while you are eating. No...
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Paul ‘Butcher’ Vachon Career Record
PAUL “THE BUTCHER” VACHON (1955 – 1985) AKA: Nikita Zolotoff; Nicolai Zolotoff:...
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Vachons story archive
A Mad Dog, a Butcher, a Wrestling Queen and a Luna-tic walk into a ring … and create...
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