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

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.

Verne Gagne was on an eight-year run of holding the American Wrestling Association's heavyweight championship belt when he went against Nick Bockwinkel at the St. Paul Auditorium on Nov. 8, 1975 ...

American Wrestling Association (AWA) wrestlers Red Bastien, Greg Gange, Jim Brunzell, “Dr. X” and “Capable” Kenny “Sodbuster” Jay will stepped into the big arena April 2 ready to ...

Debuting in 1967, Volkoff worked for AWA and had multiple runs with the WWE, working for the company when it was known as the WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation). Playing a villainous Russian ...

Jim Brunzell made his name in the 70s and 80s with AWA before moving onto WWE where he was part of The Killer Bees tag team. He talked about those early AWA days including going through a brutal ...