Mad Dog Vachon: An Animal in (and Out!) of the Ring

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Mad Dog Vachon's father saw his son’s shootfighting ability from a young age and did everything he could to foster his son’s skills and aggression in a positive way. That’s not to say there weren’t fights along the way!

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From taking on schoolboys to discovering professional wrestling off of the advice of a mafia godfather, Vachon's story is quite a tale.

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The Life and Times of Mad Dog Vachon

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An exceptional grappler and an accomplished freestyle wrestler to boot, at age 18, he beat the then-champion out of India in 58 seconds at the 1948 Olympics.

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In an interview with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, he shared just how short a fuse Mad Dog Vachon had!

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Bobby Heenan: "We were in Denver one night and went out to eat. Mad Dog is sitting at the table by himself, not bothering anybody, and some guy sits down with him and says, ‘Maurice Mad Dog Vachon. Can I talk to you for a second?’

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"Mad Dog looks at him and says, ‘You are about to make the biggest mistake of your life!’"

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Mad Dog Vachon: An Animal in (and Out!) of the Ring

Mad Dog Vachon's father saw his son’s shootfighting ability from a young age and did everything he could to foster his son’s skills and aggression in a positive way. That’s not to say there weren’t fights along the way!

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From taking on schoolboys to discovering professional wrestling off of the advice of a mafia godfather, Vachon's story is quite a tale.

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The Life and Times of Mad Dog Vachon

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An exceptional grappler and an accomplished freestyle wrestler to boot, at age 18, he beat the then-champion out of India in 58 seconds at the 1948 Olympics.

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In an interview with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, he shared just how short a fuse Mad Dog Vachon had!

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Bobby Heenan: "We were in Denver one night and went out to eat. Mad Dog is sitting at the table by himself, not bothering anybody, and some guy sits down with him and says, ‘Maurice Mad Dog Vachon. Can I talk to you for a second?’

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"Mad Dog looks at him and says, ‘You are about to make the biggest mistake of your life!’"

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