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Lord James Blears (wrestler/commentator) † Gary DeRusha "Scrap Iron" George Gadaski (wrestler/referee) † Donna Gagne (ring announcer) Paul E. Dangerously ; Lord Alfred Hayes † Bobby Heenan † Dick Jonkowski (ring announcer/commentator) Rodger Kent (ringside announcer) † Scott LeDoux †
The Gagnes made an attempt to revive the AWA in May 1991, but were unsuccessful. Gagne teamed with Wahoo McDaniel to face the Destruction Crew in the main event of the last AWA show promoted by Verne Gagne in May 1991. After the AWA closed for good, Gagne worked as a road agent for World Championship Wrestling for a couple of years. [1]
The AWA ran only one pay-per-view card, SuperClash III, during its 30-year run. However, From 1999 to 2002, a series of AWA-related pay-per-views were produced. Titled AWA Classic Wrestling, they featured compilations of old AWA footage, hosted by Greg Gagne and Todd Okerlund (son of Gene Okerlund), with occasional appearances by Verne Gagne. [22]
Rick Martel (c) vs. Billy Robinson for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [9] AWA: Verne Gagne Retirement Show (Day 1) May 10, 1981: St. Paul, Minnesota: St. Paul Civic Center: 15,780 Verne Gagne (c) vs. Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [10] AWA: Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum vs. Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher ...
Johnny Powers (born Dennis Waters; March 20, 1943 – December 30, 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler.He competed in several North American and International promotions including National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), American Wrestling Association (AWA), Maple Leaf Wrestling, National Wrestling Federation, International Wrestling Association and the World Wide Wrestling Federation feuding ...
Martel is from a family of wrestlers, and made his professional debut at age seventeen when his brother Michel, a wrestler, asked him to replace an injured wrestler. Martel already was a skilled amateur wrestler , and quickly adapted to professional wrestling.
This is a list of oldest surviving professional wrestlers. As of 2024, there are 43 living veterans from the " Golden Age of Wrestling " (1950s–1970s) over 75 years old. The last surviving wrestler from the " Pioneer Era " (WWWF) (1900s–1940s) was American wrestler Angelo Savoldi (born April 21, 1914, died September 13, 2013, aged 99 years ...
Scott Norton [2] (born June 15, 1958) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and author. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, in which he was a member of the New World Order and nWo Japan. [1]