Verne Gagne was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler whose ambition led to him creating his own promotion, the American Wrestling Association (AWA) one of the biggest promotions in North ...

Long before Vince McMahon ruled the wrestling world, there existed a promotion out of Minneapolis called the American Wrestling Association. As wholesome as apple pie, the AWA was family-owned and ...

Jobbers, also known as enhancement talent, curtain jerkers or even ham and eggers, were once an intrinsic piece of the professional wrestling puzzle. Their job was to make their opponents look like a ...

Verne Gagne was on an eight-year run of holding the American Wrestling Association's heavyweight championship belt when he went against Nick Bockwinkel at the St. Paul Auditorium on Nov. 8, 1975.

* 25 years ago in 1990, the AWA ran the final TV taping of its 30 year history at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Starting around 1987, the AWA had largely ceased to be a full-time ...