Gertrude Vachon (née Wilkerson) (January 12, 1962 – August 27, 2010) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Luna Vachon.
As a child, Gertrude Vachon wanted to continue her family's wrestling legacy. Attending wrestling events she used to play in the ring, which often resulted in training with various World Wide Wrestling Federation stars. Her family objected to her entering the wrestling business and tried to ...
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Gertrude Vachon (née Wilkerson) (January 12, 1962 – August 27, 2010) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Luna Vachon.
As a child, Gertrude Vachon wanted to continue her family's wrestling legacy. Attending wrestling events she used to play in the ring, which often resulted in training with various World Wide Wrestling Federation stars. Her family objected to her entering the wrestling business and tried to dissuade her, as they considered a wrestler's life at that time too harsh for a female. André the Giant, with whom she was close and who took her on a trip to Paris in 1974, also tried to dissuade her. Around the age sixteen, she began training under her aunt Vivian and then The Fabulous Moolah.
Gertrude started her professional career wrestling for Moolah's all-women's promotion. She then moved to Florida, where she shared residence with wrestlers Scott Levy (later known as Raven), and Denny Brown.
In 1985, Luna debuted in Florida...
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