He was the AWA’s World Champion five times in the 1960s. He and his brother were inducted into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2004, and into the Pantheon of Quebec Sports in 2009, according ...

How the Long-Defunct AWA Is Stoking Wrestling Fans’ Nostalgia In the ’80s, the Minneapolis-based promotion was home to some of the industry’s biggest stars.

May you rest in peace. GO — Gene Okerlund (@TheGeneOkerlund) April 28, 2015 In 1960, Gagne broke away from the NWA territory to form the Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association.

In 1985, AWA fans didn’t just see a world title change — they saw a hero quit. But the story didn’t end there.

Best known as General Adnan and Billy White Wolf during his decades-long in-ring career in pro wrestling, Adnan Al Kaissie has died at the age of 84.

AWA wrestling great Nick Bockwinkel dies at 80 The foil to Vern Gagne, he entertained, antagonized fans for three decades.

The man behind Hulk Hogan was about five years into his wrestling career by the time he moved to Minnesota in 1981 at the invitation of Verne Gagne, the promoter and longtime AWA champion. Before ...

#46 Gene Kiniski Nicknamed "Big Thunder" and billed as being "Canada's Greatest Athlete" Gene Kiniski was a great big bear of a man who went on to become the top heel of the late 1960s. Kiniski ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Minnesota wrestling legend Verne Gagne passed away Monday at age 89. Longtime AWA and WWE personality Gene Okerlund confirmed the news via his Twitter page saying, "Sad to ...

Hulk Hogan, the world-famous wrestling personality, has died at the age of 71. Fans mourn the grappler's impactful career and legacy.