Verne Gagne
Birthday: 1926-02-26
Deathday: 2015-04-27
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Male
Verne Gagne was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, actor, tv host and wrestling promoter. He was the owner and promoter of the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association (AWA) in US.
As an amateur wrestler, Gagne won two NCAA titles and was an alternate for the U.S freestyle wrestling team at the 1948 Olympic Games before turning professional in 1949. Gagne was an 11-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions, having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship ten times and the IWA World Heavyweight Championship once as the IWA World Heavyweight Championship was considered a world championship in Japan.
Credits
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1990-04-08 | AWA SuperClash IV |
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1989-06-23 | AWA War in The Windy City |
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1989-05-06 | AWA Rage in Rochester |
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1989-02-18 | AWA Battle Royale '89 |
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1988-12-13 | AWA SuperClash III |
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1988-09-18 | AWA The Road to Super Clash III |
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1987-12-25 | AWA Christmas Night 1987 |
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1987-05-02 | AWA SuperClash II |
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1986-12-25 | AWA The Brawl in St. Paul |
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1986-10-31 | AWA Blood on the Sand |
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1986-06-28 | AWA Battle by the Bay |
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1986-04-20 | AWA: WrestleRock '86 |
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1985-12-25 | Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 |
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1985-08-16 | AWA Wrestling For a Cure |
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1985-04-21 | AWA StarCage |
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1985-04-19 | PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands |
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1985-02-24 | PWUSA Star Wars |
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1983-04-24 | AWA Super Sunday |