Verne Gagne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 26, 1926
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- April 27, 2015
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 with Verne Gagne
- WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA 2006 · ★ 8.5
- The Wrestler 1974 · ★ 5.0
- AWA Super Clash 1985 · ★ 7.9
- WCW Slamboree 1993 1993 · ★ 10.0
- WWE Hall of Fame 2006 2006 · ★ 8.5
- AWA StarCage 1985 · ★ 8.5
- The Claw 2021 · ★ 10.0
- AWA Super Sunday 1983 · ★ 7.5
- AWA WrestleRock 1986 1986 · ★ 10.0
- AWA The Brawl in St. Paul 1986
- AWA The Road to Super Clash III 1988
Movies directed by Verne Gagne
- AWA Battle Royale '89 1989 · ★ 5.0
- AWA SuperClash III 1988 · ★ 10.0
- AWA StarCage 1985 · ★ 8.5
- AWA SuperClash II 1987 · ★ 10.0
- AWA SuperClash IV 1990 · ★ 10.0
- AWA Super Sunday 1983 · ★ 7.5
- AWA WrestleRock 1986 1986 · ★ 10.0
- 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 1989
- AWA The Road to Super Clash III 1988
- AWA Rage in Rochester 1989
- AWA Wrestling For a Cure 1985
- AWA Battle by the Bay 1986
- AWA Blood on the Sand 1986
- AWA The Brawl in St. Paul 1986