Verne Gagne
Acting
Born February 26, 1926 · 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.
Directed (18)
AWA SuperClash IV
1990
AWA War in The Windy City
1989
AWA Rage in Rochester
1989
AWA Battle Royale '89
1989
AWA SuperClash III
1988
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
1988
AWA Christmas Night 1987
1987
AWA SuperClash II
1987
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986
AWA Blood on the Sand
1986
AWA Battle by the Bay
1986
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985
AWA StarCage
1985
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
AWA Super Sunday
1983
