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Vivian Vachon

Nickname: Vivacious; Wrestling Queen

Height: 5' 7"

Weight: 145 lbs.

From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Birthday: Feb 14th

Pro Debut: 1969

Aliases: Vivianne Vachon

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE/SD), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Grand Prix Wrestling (Canada), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (AL), International Wrestling (Canada), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO)

Career Highlights: -AWA Women's World Champion
-NWA California Women's Champion
-NWA Texas Women's Champion

Notable Feuds: Toni Rose

Other Facts: -Real name was Diane Vachon
-Former wife of pro wrestler Les Wolff
-Mother of competitive arm wrestler Ian Carnegie
-Sister of pro wrestlers Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon
-Aunt of pro wrestlers Luna Vachon, Pierre Vachon, Damien Vachon, & Mike Vachon
-Billed as the sister of pro wrestler Stan Vachon
-Former Aunt-in-Law of pro wrestlers David Heath (AKA Gangrel), Dick Slater, and Tom Nash
-Quit high school in 10th grade
-Trained for pro wrestling by Mad Dog Vachon & Fabulous Moolah
-Trained Luna Vachon for pro wrestling
-Abruptly retired from wrestling at the peak of her career in 1976. The reasoning behind her retirement was her desire to have children. She did make a couple of returns to the ring, including her brother Mad Dog's retirement tour in 1986.
-Died in an auto accident on August 25, 1991 with her daughter Julie near Montreal, Quebec, Canada
-Posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015