Verne Gagne
Director
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.
As Director
AWA StarCage
1985
AWA SuperClash II
1987
AWA SuperClash III
1988
AWA SuperClash IV
1990
AWA Super Sunday
1983
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
AWA Christmas Night 1987
1987
AWA War in The Windy City
1989Filmography
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
as Self 2006
The Wrestler
as Mike Bullard 1974
AWA Super Clash
as Verne Gagne (Interview) 1985
WCW Slamboree 1993
as Verne Gagne (Cornerman/Hall of Fame Inductee) 1993
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
as Himself 2006
AWA StarCage
as Verne Gagne 1985
The Claw
as Himself 2021
AWA Super Sunday
as Verne Gagne 1983
AWA WrestleRock 1986
as Himself 1986
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
as Verne Gagne (Appearance) 1986