RIP, Luna Vachon

Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Gertrude "Luna" Vachon died Friday morning in Florida at age 48. She was living with her mother because her home was damaged in a fire. [ Fox Sports]

Details of her death are pending autopsy results that are expected to be released tomorrow. She had suffered from bipolar issues and was twice in WWE sponsored rehab, most recedntly between April and June of 2009.

Vachon was the daughter of Paul "Butcher" Vachon, a well known wrestler from the famous Vachon family in Montreal. Her uncle was Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon, a major star, and her aunt Vivian was considered the best of the early 70s woman wrestlers. [ Wrestling Observer]

(H/T A bunch of tipsters)