Verne Gagne
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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.
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AWA WrestleRock 1986 (1986)
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AWA SuperClash IV (1990)
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AWA The Brawl in St. Paul (1986)
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PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands (1985)
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AWA Blood on the Sand (1986)
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AWA Super Sunday (1983)
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AWA Wrestling For a Cure (1985)
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AWA Christmas Night 1987 (1987)
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Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 (1985)
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PWUSA Star Wars (1985)
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AWA SuperClash III (1988)
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AWA Battle by the Bay (1986)
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AWA The Road to Super Clash III (1988)
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AWA SuperClash II (1987)
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AWA Rage in Rochester (1989)
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AWA War in The Windy City (1989)
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AWA StarCage (1985)
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AWA Battle Royale '89 (1989)
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