| Luna Vachon | |
|---|---|
 Vachon in 2007 | |
| Birth name | Gertrude Elizabeth Wilkerson[1] |
| Born | January 12, 1962 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 2010 (aged 48) Pasco County, Florida, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Drug overdose |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | 2, including Vincent "Van" Hurd |
| Family | Vachon |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Luna Vachon Luna Princess Luna Angel Baby Trudy Herd |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2] |
| Billed from | Montreal, Quebec, Canada "The Other Side of Darkness" |
| Trained by | Paul Vachon Vivian Vachon The Fabulous Moolah |
| Debut | 1985 |
| Retired | 2007 |
Gertrude Elizabeth Vachon (/vʌˈʃɒn/; January 12, 1962 – August 27, 2010) was an American-Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Luna Vachon.[3][4][5][6][7] 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 posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, and Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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- ^ "Trudy Gertrude Elizabeth "Luna" Vachon Obituary". Tampa Bay Online. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (August 27, 2010). "Luna Vachon Found Dead". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012.
- ^ Lisa S. Davis, "Ex-wrestler Luna Vachon, 48, found dead Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine", Tampa Bay Online (August 31, 2010).
- ^ Oliver, Greg (January 12, 1999). "Canadian Hall of Fame: Luna Vachon". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
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