Verne's son Greg also had a lengthy and successful career there as well. In addition, Gagne had a hand in training several future Superstars, including Ric Flair, Ken Patera, Bob Backlund and ...

Greg Gagne was an okay wrestler, but with his bland look you can argue that he was only successful in the AWA because he was Verne Gagne's son. As a wrestler, he didn't succeed anywhere else.

Before he became a legend as a pro wrestler, entrepreneur, trainer and empire builder, Verne Gagne was already an amateur sports legend in Minnesota. This is not necessarily news. Gagne, the 16 ...

Verne Gagne would, unfortunately, face some controversy in the latter years of his life. After the AWA shut down in the early 1990s, Gagne left the industry, settling down for a time before ...

In 1953, Verne Gagne, right, let go with a high fast one — note that follow through — in the form of the Mighty Atlas at Madison Square Garden. (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Verne Gagne in 1950 ...

Greg Gagne, the son of Verne, recently appeared on SiriusXM's "Busted Open Radio" to discuss the legacy of his late father and the history of the AWA.

The AWA ran from 1960-1991 out of Minneapolis after after champion wrestling Verne Gagne decided to open the promotion. In its heyday the AWA had a 5 year run on ESPN and was in the top #3 biggest ...

Wrestling legend Verne Gagne, 82, reportedly fought with a 97-year-old man who later died. Both men had dementia. If you grew up in Minnesota in the 1950s and '60s, you remember Verne Gagne as the ...

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