For decades, sitting on top of the wrestling mountain were the NWA, AWA, and the WWF. But that all was about to changed in the early 90s. It was running four successful Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, ...
Verne Gagne, the founder and promoter of the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and one of the most important figures in professional wrestling history, passed away on Monday night at the age of 89.
Verne Gagne was on an eight-year run of holding the American Wrestling Association's heavyweight championship belt when he went against Nick Bockwinkel at the St. Paul Auditorium on Nov. 8, 1975.