In the 21st century, pro wrestling fans are more likely to remember the American Wrestling Association for its dizzying ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling’s most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89. Gagne died Monday at his daughter’s home in the Twin Cities area, according to ...
Professional wrestling fans in Winnipeg will no doubt remember Verne Gagne, who came to the city 35 years ago along with Maurice Mad Dog Vachon and other stars of the American Wrestling Association.
Ellering first broke into the wrestling business in the 1970s, training in Minneapolis with AWA owner Verne Gagne and wrestler Eddie Sharkey. He made his in-ring debut in 1978 and feuded with the ...
Wrestling legend Harley Race, who starred in the NWA, AWA, WCW and WWF, died Thursday afternoon, his family announced. He was 76. Race began wrestling in 1960 and rose to stardom in the NWA in the ...