Luna Vachon

Luna Vachon
Vachon in 2007
Birth nameGertrude Elizabeth Wilkerson[1]
Born(1962-01-12)January 12, 1962
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 2010(2010-08-27) (aged 48)
Pasco County, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathDrug overdose
Spouse(s)
  • Dan Hurd
    (m. 1980; div. 1985)
  • Tom Nash
    (m. 1987; div. 1993)
  • (m. 1994; div. 2006)
Children2, including Vincent "Van" Hurd
FamilyVachon
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Luna Vachon
Luna
Princess Luna
Angel Baby
Trudy Herd
Billed height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2]
Billed fromMontreal, Quebec, Canada
"The Other Side of Darkness"
Trained byPaul Vachon
Vivian Vachon
The Fabulous Moolah
Debut1985
Retired2007

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.

  1. ^ "Trudy Gertrude Elizabeth "Luna" Vachon Obituary (2010) Tampa Bay Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Luna Vachon". Wwe.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Trudy Gertrude Elizabeth "Luna" Vachon Obituary". Tampa Bay Online. September 18, 2010. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Oliver, Greg (August 27, 2010). "Luna Vachon Found Dead". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Lisa S. Davis, "Ex-wrestler Luna Vachon, 48, found dead Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine", Tampa Bay Online (August 31, 2010).
  6. ^ Oliver, Greg (January 12, 1999). "Canadian Hall of Fame: Luna Vachon". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference lunacy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).