Who was Luna Vachon, a WWF star?
Gertrude Elizabeth ‘Luna’ Vachon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on January 12, 1962. Her zodiac sign was Capricorn and she held both Canadian and American citizenship. She is still known today for her career as a wrestler and for having competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) known today as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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How she died?
Luna was addicted to drugs, but in June 2009 she completed her rehabilitation program which was paid for by WWE – later that year her house burned down and some people believe that Luna accidentally caused the fire.
She went to live with her mother in Pasco County, Florida, where she was found dead on August 27, 2010 after overdosing on benzodiazepine and oxycodone.
Luna was cremated and her remains were scattered around her friend André the Giant’s ranch in Ellerbe, North Carolina.
Early life and education
Luna only spent the first four years of her life with her father Charles Henry Wilkerson and mother Rebecca ‘Van’ Pierce, as her parents divorced in 1996, and she was later adopted by her mother’s new husband, Butcher Vachon – Luna didn’t’ have any siblings, but grew up being very close to André le Géant who was a French professional wrestler and actor.
Since most of Luna’s family and loved ones were into wrestling, she decided while still a young girl that she would continue their legacy and become a wrestler, however, her parents disagreed. and tried to talk her out of it – even her best friend Andre tried to talk her out of it, but Luna nevertheless began training for wrestling at the age of 16.
Wrestling career
In 1985 Luna entered Florida Championship Wrestling and two years later joined the Continental Wrestling Association. The following years saw her wrestling in Japan and Puerto Rico while being coached by her stepfather.
Prior to entering the WWF, Luna competed in David McLane’s Power Wrestling Women and the American Wrestling Association.
Luna made her WWF debut in April 1993 at WrestleManix IX, then the following year became the first woman to feature in the WWF video game “WWF Raw”. She left the WWF after just one year, then competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling for the next two years, before beginning to work with the World Wrestling Council, American Wrestling Federation and IWA Mid-South at the end of 1996.
In 1997, Luna returned to the WWF and stayed there for three years before leaving and becoming independent again, touring the world and competing in wrestling championships on her own – she competed in the IWA Puerto Rico in 2000 and the Australian World Wrestling All-Stars in 2001. The year 2003 saw her enter the German EWP, while she also joined the British ASW in 2006, and Women Superstars United in 2007.
Luna became the Great Lakes Championship Wrestling Ladies Champion on June 9, 2007 after defeating Traci Brooks, but later that year on December 5, she announced she was retiring from wrestling – she wrestled her last fight December 7.
Luna also did modeling and was featured in “Hustler” and “Playboy” magazines.
love life and husband
Luna met her first husband Dan Hurd in 1978 when they were introduced by a mutual friend at a party, and two years later they married in a private ceremony attended by their closest friends. and their family – three months after the wedding, Luna gave birth to their son Joshua, while their second son Van followed in 1982. Both of Luna’s sons are avid cooks and have appeared on the cooking show ” Hell’s Kitchen”.
In 1985, Luna and Dan divorced and she dated Richard Van Slater, the late American professional wrestler, who physically assaulted her, which ultimately led to their separation.
In 1987 Luna married Tom Nash, her childhood friend, but they divorced in 1993 for unknown reasons. On October 31, 1994, Luna married Tom’s best friend David Heath, but they divorced in 2006 but remained close friends until Luna’s death.
Health, leisure and other centers of interest
Luna suffered from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression and she found solace in religion after becoming a born-again Christian in 2004 – she was baptized by Nikita Koloff, a retired professional wrestler, and her ex-husband David.
Luna loved to travel, and her wrestling career had seen her visit countries on every continent, including England and France in Europe, and China and India in Asia.
She loved animals and had a pet dog and two pet cats while her favorite animals were monkeys and donkeys.
Luna got along well with children, and at some point in her life she wanted to become a teacher.
She liked to watch romantic comedies in her free time, and her favorite actors and actresses were Will Smith and Amanda Seyfried, while some of her favorite movies were “I Am Legend”, “I, Robot” and “Letters to Juliette”.
age and size
Luna died at the age of 48, so she would have been 58 today. She had long blonde hair and blue eyes, her height was 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) and she weighed around 140 pounds (64 kg).
Luna’s net worth at the time of her death was estimated to be over $1 million.