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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 †
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 ...
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]
In response to McMahon's expansion, the AWA forged an alliance with several NWA promoters, including Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-South Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, and the Continental Wrestling Association. This new promotion was known as Pro Wrestling USA and came about in an attempt to establish ...
Bryan Emmett Clark (born March 14, 1964) [1] is an American retired professional wrestler.He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) under the ring names The Nightstalker, Adam Bomb, Wrath and his real name.
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 ...
In December 1970, Bockwinkel began wrestling for the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association (AWA). [70] Over the following months, he went on a lengthy undefeated streak (albeit while losing some matches by disqualification and count-out), with his regular opponents including Edouard Carpentier , Kenny Jay , and Paul Diamond .
The film was shot in Minneapolis, with locations including the nightclub First Avenue (where the wrestling re-enactments were filmed), Mancini's restaurant, and the Walker Art Center. Begun in 2010, The Claw took nearly 10 years to complete and made its debut as part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in 2021.