Post by Vegas on Apr 28, 2020 1:56:39 GMT -5
Has anyone read this book about LOW's Mad Dog Vachon? If so what did you think about it?
Tonight I ordered it online and I will probably read it this Summer. I remember seeing this book being sold by a vendor at the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Iowa in 2018 when I was there with Chad Olson and TDalton. But I did not buy it at that time as I instead chose the book by JJ Dillon as Dillon was there at the time to sign it and my bags to fly home to Nevada were packed so tight that I could not possibly fit two books inside them. In addition to Chad and Tim, perhaps Cory Olson has read this book?
Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon Story
The true story of one of pro wrestling’s most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons
Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a pop culture icon — but he was also a son, husband, and father. Mad Dog explores Vachon’s career and personal struggles with painstakingly detailed historical research and through both Maurice’s own recollections and those of the people who knew him best.
As a young man, Maurice could have chosen a dark criminal path, but then wrestling and family changed him. Chronicling his slow but steady rise to prominence across America and internationally in some of pro wrestling’s most important territories, this in-depth biography shows how Vachon’s life came to be defined by the words of Mark Twain: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Fiercely proud, motivated, and supremely talented, Vachon’s story is also the amazing tale of how a lifelong make-believe heel became a real-life hero outside of the ring.
With a foreword by his brother, Paul Vachon, and an afterword by his widow, Kathie Vachon.
Tonight I ordered it online and I will probably read it this Summer. I remember seeing this book being sold by a vendor at the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Iowa in 2018 when I was there with Chad Olson and TDalton. But I did not buy it at that time as I instead chose the book by JJ Dillon as Dillon was there at the time to sign it and my bags to fly home to Nevada were packed so tight that I could not possibly fit two books inside them. In addition to Chad and Tim, perhaps Cory Olson has read this book?
Mad Dog: The Maurice Vachon Story
The true story of one of pro wrestling’s most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons
Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a pop culture icon — but he was also a son, husband, and father. Mad Dog explores Vachon’s career and personal struggles with painstakingly detailed historical research and through both Maurice’s own recollections and those of the people who knew him best.
As a young man, Maurice could have chosen a dark criminal path, but then wrestling and family changed him. Chronicling his slow but steady rise to prominence across America and internationally in some of pro wrestling’s most important territories, this in-depth biography shows how Vachon’s life came to be defined by the words of Mark Twain: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Fiercely proud, motivated, and supremely talented, Vachon’s story is also the amazing tale of how a lifelong make-believe heel became a real-life hero outside of the ring.
With a foreword by his brother, Paul Vachon, and an afterword by his widow, Kathie Vachon.
