Luna Vachon

Real name: Gertrude Vachon
Height: 5’6″
Weight: 140 lbs.
Date of birth: January 12, 1962
Date of death: August 27, 2010
From: Montreal, Canada
Pro debut: 1986
Trained by: Paul Vachon, Vivian Vachon,
& the Fabulous Moolah
Finishing move: Lunar Eclipse
Audio: Luna interviewed on the Gerweck Report Hotline

Biography

– Early in her career, Luna formed a tag team with Lock Knock as the Daughters of Darkness.
– On August 2, 1993 in Memphis, TN, Luna defeated Miss Texas (Jacqueline) to capture the USWA (United States Wrestling Association) Women’s title.
– At Wrestlemania X, Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna defeated Dink and Doink in a “mixed” tag team match.
– On October 31, 1994, Vachon married David Heath (Gangrel/Vampire Warrior).
– At ECW’s Heatwave ’95, Luna defeated Stevie Richards via submission in a “steel” cage match.
– At Unforgiven ’98, Luna defeated Sable in the first-ever “evening gown” match.
– At the 2000 Royal Rumble, Luna refused to reveal her bathing suit during the Miss Royal Rumble swimsuit competition. Shortly afterward, Luna became a valet for her real life husband Gangrel.
– In 2000, Luna was released by the WWF following a backstage altercation.
– In the fall of 2001, Gangrel and Luna toured European for Andrew McManus’s WWA promotion. On the tour, Luna and Gangrel were actually feuding.
– She was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame’s legacy wing (class of 2019) and into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2020.
– Luna was voted into the GERWECK.NET Hall of Fame on September 1, 2022.