Montreal-born Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon, who wrestled for Canada in the 1948 Summer Olympics before finding fame in Minnesota as a villain in the colorful cast of the now-defunct American Wrestling ...

The American Wrestling Association, under the guidance of owner and veteran star Verne Gagne, was once in contention to become the largest promotion in the country. Based out of Minnesota and selling ...

Ellering first broke into the wrestling business in the 1970s, training in Minneapolis with AWA owner Verne Gagne and wrestler Eddie Sharkey. He made his in-ring debut in 1978 and feuded with the ...

Sad news from the world of pro wrestling today as WWE Hall of Famer Blackjack Mulligan has passed away at age 73. Mulligan (real name Robert Windham) made a name for himself in the 1970s in the AWA ...