In January of 1962, in Atlanta, Georgia, Rebecca “Van” Pierce and Charles Henry Wilkerson had a baby that we would later know as Luna Vachon. Adopted by Paul “Butcher” Vachon in 1966, when he married Pierce, she was raised by “Butcher” from then on out, becoming a part of the infamous and legendary Vachon wrestling family. Niece to Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon and Vivian Vachon, Luna would be born into something truly unique and special, and it would change her life, though back when she was Gertrude Elizabeth Vachon at just four years old, she wouldn’t know it yet.
It wasn’t long, though, before Gertrude decided she wanted to continue the legacy of her family and journey into professional wrestling. There was the inevitable push-back from her protective family initially, as is often the case. Pro-wrestling was a harsh world, full of hardship, injury, drama and potential for harm, but...
It wasn’t long, though, before Gertrude decided she wanted to continue the legacy of her family and journey into professional wrestling. There was the inevitable push-back from her protective family initially, as is often the case. Pro-wrestling was a harsh world, full of hardship, injury, drama and potential for harm, but...
- 11/6/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
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