Verne Gagne
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

AWA SuperClash IV (1990)
Director
AWA War in The Windy City (1989)
Director
AWA Rage in Rochester (1989)
Director
AWA Battle Royale '89 (1989)
Director
AWA SuperClash III (1988)
Director
AWA The Road to SuperClash III (1988)
Director
AWA: Brawl in St. Paul (1986)
Director | Writer
AWA Blood on the Sand (1986)
Director | Writer
AWA Battle by the Bay (1986)
Director
AWA: WrestleRock '86 (1986)
Director | Writer
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 (1985)
Director
AWA Wrestling For a Cure (1985)
Director
AWA StarCage (1985)
Director
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands (1985)
Director
PWUSA Star Wars (1985)
Director
AWA Super Sunday (1983)
Director | Executive Producer | Writer
The Wrestler (1974)
Executive Producer