Former AWA owner and champion Verne Gagne is set to attend a screening this weekend of the movie, "The Wrestler," a 1974 film he produced. For Gagne, 85, it's his first local public appearance in 15 ...

Hogan had just left Verne Gagne and the American Wrestling Association on a promise by Vince McMahon Jr. that he would win the title as MSG. But, according to Hogan, the plan almost didn't happen.

On Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine, Bischoff recalled watching Bobo Brazil, Bruno Sammartino, and Verne Gagne as a young fan: "I grew up as a wrestling fan in Detroit. I mean, young ...

PowerTown Wrestling has previously released a lineup of figures featuring legendary wrestlers including Bruiser Brody, Lou Thesz, Vern Gagne, Kerry Von Erich, and more. They most recently released a ...

Jerry Lawler, who once held the AWA championship for Verne Gagne's Minnesota-based pro wrestling promotion, suffered a heart attack Monday night while ring announcing during the WWE "Raw" program. The ...

In order to continue his wildly successful wrestling career while being G.I. Joe’s best-selling action figure, Slaughter returned to the promotion where he began his career, Verne Gagne’s AWA.

In 1961 Vachon was recruited to the American Wrestling Alliance (AWA) by Vern Gagne, who he had met at the 1948 Olympics in London, where Gagne was an alternate for the US. In 1964 Vachon upset Gagne ...