Verne Gagne
Acting
1926-02-26 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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.
Filmography
The Claw
2021 · Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
2006 · Movie
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006 · Movie
WCW Slamboree 1993
1993 · Movie
AWA SuperClash IV
1990 · Movie
AWA War in The Windy City
1989 · Movie
AWA Rage in Rochester
1989 · Movie
AWA Battle Royale '89
1989 · Movie
AWA SuperClash III
1988 · Movie
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
1988 · Movie
AWA Superstars
1988 · Series
AWA Christmas Night 1987
1987 · Movie
AWA SuperClash II
1987 · Movie
AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987 · Series
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986 · Movie
AWA Blood on the Sand
1986 · Movie
AWA Battle by the Bay
1986 · Movie
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986 · Movie
AWA Championship Wrestling
1986 · Series
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985 · Movie
AWA Super Clash
1985 · Movie
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985 · Movie
AWA StarCage
1985 · Movie
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985 · Movie
PWUSA Star Wars
1985 · Movie
AWA Super Sunday
1983 · Movie
AWA Arena Shows
1981 · Series
The Wrestler
1974 · Movie
WWE Old School
1973 · Series