Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 26, 1926
Died
Apr 27, 2015
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Credits
29 titles
Verne Gagne
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Claw
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
Himself
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Self
WCW Slamboree 1993
Verne Gagne (Cornerman/Hall of Fame Inductee)
AWA SuperClash IV
Director
AWA War in The Windy City
Director
AWA Rage in Rochester
Director
AWA Battle Royale '89
Director
AWA SuperClash III
Director
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
Verne Gagne
AWA Superstars
Director
AWA Christmas Night 1987
Director
AWA SuperClash II
Director
AWA All-Star Wrestling
Director
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
Verne Gagne (Appearance)
AWA Blood on the Sand
Director
AWA Battle by the Bay
Director
AWA WrestleRock 1986
Himself
AWA Championship Wrestling
Director
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Director
AWA Super Clash
Verne Gagne (Interview)
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
Director
AWA StarCage
Verne Gagne
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
Director
PWUSA Star Wars
Director
AWA Super Sunday
Verne Gagne
AWA Arena Shows
Verne Gagne
The Wrestler
Mike Bullard
WWE Old School
Verne Gagne