Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne (/ˈɡɑːnjeɪ/ GAHN-yay; February 26, 1926 – April 27, 2015) was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player...

Gregory Alan Gagne (/ˈɡɑːnjeɪ/ GAHN-yay; born November 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the son of Verne Gagne. In the late...

Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991. It was founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. The promotion was born out of the Minneapolis Boxing...

wrestler; son of Verne Gagne Jacob Gagne (born 1993), American motorcycle racer Jacqueline Gagne (born c. 1961), American golfer Leslie Gagne (1908–1962),...

defeated by Verne Gagne in a bout in Comiskey Park on July 18, 1980, losing to Gagne's signature sleeper hold. Immediately following his loss to Gagne, Bockwinkel...

though he was ordered to defend against Verne Gagne within 90 days or he would forfeit the AWA title to Gagne. The creation of the AWA World Heavyweight...

sister of Adela Verne Michel Verne (1861–1925), writer, son of Jules Verne Verne Duncan (born 1934), American politician Verne Gagne (1926–2015), former...

attended North Dakota State College of Science. Anderson was trained by Verne Gagne, making his debut in 1958. He spent several years wrestling in Calgary...

entered the American Wrestling Association (AWA) under the tutelage of Verne Gagne. He eventually found some main event success and shared a brief Tag Team...

produced by professional wrestler Verne Gagne and W.R. Frank, starring Ed Asner as Frank Bass, a wrestling promoter. Verne Gagne also stars in the film as Mike...

III in 1982, leading to Hogan's temporary departure from the WWF for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association. When his son purchased the WWF, he felt...

wrestling promoter and co-founder of the American Wrestling Association with Verne Gagne. The son of Polish immigrants, Karbo graduated from De La Salle High...

Crusher and Dick the Bruiser Moose Evans and Verne Gagne Larry Hennig and Harley Race The Crusher and Verne Gagne Larry Hennig and Chris Markoff/Harley Race...

wrestler with Verne Gagne. He attended Gagne's first wrestling camp with Greg Gagne, "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell, The Iron Sheik and Ken Patera at Gagne's barn outside...

with Verne Gagne, the promoter of the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association (AWA). Rogowski was trained to wrestle by Gagne and Dick...

where Vachon first encountered an American Greco-Roman competitor named Verne Gagne. He rebounded to win the gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games...

was trained by Verne Gagne. Afflis started wrestling in Chicago in 1955 under the Bruiser moniker where he faced Gagne and Lou Thesz. Gagne guided him in...

Windham trained with Joe Blanchard in Corpus Christi, Texas and later with Verne Gagne and became a professional wrestler in the American Wrestling Association...

by the hall, it was announced this award would be renamed in honor of Verne Gagne. These honorees were originally announced as being part of the 2020 ceremony...

was very poorly received as the event was not a financial success and Verne Gagne did not pay the visiting talent the agreed amount for their participation...

of a pay dispute with promoter Verne Gagne, Sharkey was approached by fifteen other wrestlers similarly upset with Gagne over withholding payment and convinced...

1991. When the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club operated by Verne Gagne withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance in May 1960, Stan Kowalski...

professional wrestling in 1980, training under Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson. He debuted in Gagne's American Wrestling Association. In 1980, Rheingans...

camp run by American Wrestling Association (AWA) owner and promoter Verne Gagne and wrestler/trainer Eddie Sharkey in the mid-1970s. According to Ellering's...

Championship, and the two titles were finally unified when AWA champion Verne Gagne defeated Omaha champion Fritz Von Erich on September 7, 1963. List of...

World Champion Nick Bockwinkel for his title. The event also featured Verne Gagne coming out of retirement. Rod Trongard handled commentary duties, while...

NFL's Green Bay Packers in 1981. He also trained as a wrestler with Verne Gagne and Brad Rheingans, and entered professional wrestling in 1986, with...

former Olympic wrestler Brad Rheingans. Despite Norton's inexperience, Verne Gagne decided to debut him before he was totally finished with his training...

Sgt. Slaughter & Baron von Raschke in the first round and then beat Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the finals to win the titles. Bloom also challenged...

bring their boyfriends to the shows. In 1988, Jarrett began talks with Verne Gagne, owner of the Minneapolis, Minnesota–based American Wrestling Association...