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Verne Gagne

Verne Gagne

Actor · Born 1926-02-26 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA (2006) — Self
  2. The Wrestler (1974) — Mike Bullard
  3. AWA Super Clash (1985) — Verne Gagne (Interview)
  4. WCW Slamboree 1993 (1993) — Verne Gagne (Cornerman/Hall of Fame Inductee)
  5. WWE Hall of Fame 2006 (2006) — Himself
  6. AWA StarCage (1985) — Verne Gagne
  7. The Claw (2021) — Himself
  8. AWA Super Sunday (1983) — Verne Gagne
  9. AWA WrestleRock 1986 (1986) — Himself
  10. AWA The Brawl in St. Paul (1986) — Verne Gagne (Appearance)
  11. AWA The Road to Super Clash III (1988) — Verne Gagne
  12. WWE Old School (1973) — Verne Gagne
  13. AWA Arena Shows (1981) — Verne Gagne

Directed

  1. AWA Battle Royale '89 (1989) — Director
  2. AWA SuperClash III (1988) — Director
  3. AWA StarCage (1985) — Director
  4. AWA SuperClash II (1987) — Director
  5. AWA SuperClash IV (1990) — Director
  6. AWA Super Sunday (1983) — Director
  7. AWA WrestleRock 1986 (1986) — Director
  8. AWA All-Star Wrestling (1987) — Director
  9. Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 (1985) — Director
  10. PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands (1985) — Director
  11. PWUSA Star Wars (1985) — Director
  12. AWA Christmas Night 1987 (1987) — Director
  13. AWA War in The Windy City (1989) — Director
  14. AWA The Road to Super Clash III (1988) — Director
  15. AWA Rage in Rochester (1989) — Director
  16. AWA Wrestling For a Cure (1985) — Director
  17. AWA Battle by the Bay (1986) — Director
  18. AWA Blood on the Sand (1986) — Director
  19. AWA The Brawl in St. Paul (1986) — Director
  20. AWA Arena Shows (1981) — Director
  21. AWA Championship Wrestling (1986) — Director
  22. AWA Superstars (1988) — Director