Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 22, 1942
Died
Feb 26, 2024
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Credits
40 titles
Alan Rogowski
Biography
Alan Robert Rogowski, better known by the ring name Ole Anderson (/ˈoʊlɪ/), was an American professional wrestler, booker, and promoter. Following a stint in the U.S. Army, Rogowski made his professional wrestling debut in his native Minnesota in 1967, wrestling for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as Al "the Rock" Rogowski or simply Rock Rogowski. The following year, he debuted in the Carolinas-based Jim Crockett Promotions, where he adopted the ring name Ole Anderson and began teaming with his "brother" Gene Anderson as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. Following a further stint with the AWA and appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida, in 1972 Anderson settled into wrestling primarily for Jim Crockett Promotions and Georgia Championship Wrestling. By the mid-1980s, Anderson was a part-owner of, and the booker for, Georgia Championship Wrestling. After Georgia Championship Wrestling was acquired by Vince McMahon in 1984 in what was known as "Black Saturday", Anderson broke away to form his own promotion, Championship Wrestling from Georgia, which was itself acquired by Jim Crockett Promotions the following year. Anderson spent the rest of his career with Jim Crockett Promotions and its successor, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), forming a new iteration of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew with Arn Anderson, co-founding influential stable The Four Horsemen, twice serving as booker for WCW, and running the WCW Power Plant. He retired from the ring in 1990, and from the professional wrestling industry in 1994. Known amongst his contemporaries for his gruff, cantankerous demeanor and toughness, Anderson is a key figure in the history of professional wrestling in Georgia and the Carolinas. He held over 40 championships over the course of his career, including eight reigns as National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Tag Team Champion (Mid-Atlantic version). He was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1994 and the NWA Hall of Fame in 2010.
Known For
Filmography
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Ole Anderson
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Ole Anderson
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Self
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Ole Anderson (Archive Footage)
WCW Slamboree 1994
Writer
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Writer
WCW SuperBrawl IV
Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
Writer
WCW Starrcade 1993
Writer
WCW BattleBowl
Writer
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
Writer
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
Writer
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
Writer
WCW Beach Blast 1993
Writer
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
Writer
WCW Slamboree 1993
Ole Anderson (Appearance)
WCW SuperBrawl III
Writer
WCW Beach Blast
Ole Anderson
WCW Starrcade 1990
Writer
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
Writer
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
Writer
NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
Writer
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
Ole Anderson
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Ole Anderson (Ringside)
WCW WrestleWar 1990
Ole Anderson
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
Ole Anderson
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
Ole Anderson
Clash of the Champions
Ole Anderson
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Ole Anderson
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
Ole Anderson
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
Ole Anderson
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
Ole Anderson
NWA Starrcade 1985
Ole Anderson
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Ole Anderson
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Ole Anderson
NWA Starrcade 1984
Ole Anderson
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
Writer
WCW Arena Shows
Ole Anderson
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
Ole Anderson
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Ole Anderson