Luna Vachon's Son Was A Star On Gordon Ramsay's 'Hell's Kitchen' Show

May 2024 ยท 3 minute read

The odds are, if a professional wrestler's child is going to make a name for themselves, it's likely to come inside the wrestling business. The likes of Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Charlotte Flair are just a handful of the stars who broke into the wrestling industry, making a name for themselves in the very same business as their parents.

That wasn't the case for WWE Hall of Famer Luna Vachon, though, whose son Vincent "Van" Hurd spent quite some time in the public eye, but for his appearances on an American reality television show instead.

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That's right, the son of Vachon, who was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019 following an impressive tenure with the company in the late 1990s, appeared on not just one, but two seasons of British chef Gordon Ramsay's insanely popular cooking competition Hell's Kitchen. It's a world away from the business of professional wrestling, as Van was more interested in forging a career inside the kitchen than in the squared circle, but he still managed to spend significant time on television through both of his appearances in the competition.

Luna Vachon's Son Finished In The Top Six Of 'Hell's Kitchen'

Hell's Kitchen was in its sixth season when Van joined the show. Alongside 16 other hopefuls, he entered the competition, vying for the ultimate prize, which was the head chef position at the Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia.

The then 26-year-old did an admirable job on the show as well, avoiding elimination for most of the season through his excellent work, and eventually made it to the final six contestants before he was eliminated in the 11th episode of the season.

While he was disappointed not to win the competition, it can't be understated that he did great, with 11 other competitors being eliminated before he was.

Van Hurd Returned To 'Hell's Kitchen' Eight Years Later

The 17th season of Hell's Kitchen launched a brand-new concept for the show, dubbed the All Stars season. For the very first time, the show brought back competitors from numerous past seasons, filling out the entire 16-person cast list with former contestants, and Van was one of them.

Eight years after coming sixth on the show, he returned with the stakes higher than ever before. The prize up for grabs this time was the head chef position at the first ever "Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen" restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Among other alumni from the show, Van unfortunately didn't fare quite as well as he did in his first crack at the whip. Despite finishing sixth in his initial run, the then 34-year-old couldn't replicate that success, and ended up coming in 10th place this time round. He only made it to the ninth episode of the season before he was eliminated, a disappointing end to what he likely viewed as a second chance at success.

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Despite losing out, it seems Van hasn't let the disappointment hold him back, though, and judging from his social media accounts, he's doing very well for himself nowadays, and is still making a living as a chef.

Luna Vachon's life was devastatingly cut short in 2010 at just 48 years old, but there is no doubt she would be proud of Van and the career he has managed to forge for himself as a chef, doing something he is really passionate about. After all, that's all anyone wants in life.

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