Actor
Verne Gagne
100 years · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA · 14 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 14
The Claw
2021 · Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
2006 · Himself
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006 · Self
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WCW Slamboree 1993
1993 · Verne Gagne (Cornerman/Hall of Fame Inductee)
AWA SuperClash IV
1990 · Director
AWA SuperClash III
1988 · Director
AWA Christmas Night 1987
1987 · Director
AWA SuperClash II
1987 · Director
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986 · Verne Gagne (Appearance), Director
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986 · Himself, Director
AWA Super Clash
1985 · Verne Gagne (Interview)
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985 · Director
AWA Super Sunday
1983 · Verne Gagne, Director
The Wrestler
1974 · Mike Bullard
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