Vermont is another one of those states that you probably wouldn't think to produce a lot of major professional wrestlers and if you guessed so, you were right. However, there was one legendary female wrestler from Newport, Vermont that did revolutionize the sport of professional wrestling in the 1970s, a one Vivian Vachon.
The name might not ring a bell but, she was considered the best female wrestler of the '70s. Vachon grew up wrestling with her brothers and became the AWA California's Women Champion in 1971. Vachon also starred in a major motion picture entitled Wrestling Queen alongside her brothers and other respected wrestlers from that era. Unfortunately, Vivian Vachon passed away in a car accident at the tender age of 40 in August 1991. This is a legacy as wrestling fans that we must keep alive. Rest well, Vivian Vachon.