Quebec wrestler Maurice 'Mad Dog' Vachon dies at 84

CBC ^ | 11-21-13 | CBC news

[PfromHoGro]

Lov’ Crusher.

Perhaps the Crusher’s move is the “Bowler”, or something like that, an upper cut with his bicept, I’m thinking.

[EveningStar]

ping

[daler]

Not to be confused with “The Craw.”

[CounterCounterCulture]

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[AppyPappy]

Actually considered one of the legit tough guys by workers. Shows up first in the badass list

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5t3f9_wwe-24-7-legends-of-wrestling-bad-a_sport

[elteemike]

Not “Craw”...CRAW!

[Revolting cat!]

That's what I call real sport, unlike this fake sport football where a smackdown is called a stupid euphemism like 'play'!

[EveningStar]

Thanks for the link. Watching it now.

Meltzer wrote years ago that Vachon was a guy not to be messed with.

[Manic_Episode]

Holy crap are you all idiots! The Barons signature move was the claw. The Crushers move was the bolo, but in the 60s was the stomach claw.

I remember when Mad Dog and The Baron were tag team partners in the AWA. They were going to fight Sheik Ayotola Blackwell and Sheik Adanon El Casey. Sheik Adanon El Casey had broke his arm in a match about a year earlier and had been wearing a cast om his arm ever since which was his special weapon he would always use to bash his opponents heads in. In the interview the day of the match Mad Dog and The Baron both showed up with casts on both arms. Mad Dog solemnly explained he was just in a horrible car accident and broke both his arms. Baron then looked at the camera with a big smile ans said "Yeah, me too".

L'dmao.

[stylin19a]

Mad Dog fought as a tag team with his brother Butcher

Saw Mad Dog retain his title at chicago’s old International Amphitheatre - 2 out of 3 falls vs, Ernie Ladd.

Dick The Bruiser was on the card and the Bruiser just did not lose in Chicago...disqualified a lot, yes.

[Colonel_Flagg]

He (in real life) was a schoolteacher and by all accounts was a helluva nice guy.

I met him at a golf tournament. He actually ran a craft shop in his retirement years. A very nice man, but many of the wrestlers of those days made neither the money nor had the pensions to live comfortably in retirement. He had to work much, much longer than he wanted to and was in a lot of pain in his later years.

[daler]

LOL!

Feels great to know someone else remembers... Hilarious TV!

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.