In the ’80s, the Minneapolis-based promotion was home to some of the industry’s biggest stars. A new line of action figures will bring that era back to life. Long before Vince McMahon ruled the ...

Verne Gagne was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler whose ambition led to him creating his own promotion, the American Wrestling Association (AWA) one of the biggest promotions in North ...

Broadcast nationally from the Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas, ESPN Championship Wrestling highlights the very best action found in the AWA. AWA Superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Nick ...

Classic content from The AWA (American Wrestling Association), also billed as ESPN Championship Wrestling, has been announced for Peacock's WWE Network library. While the series has aired on the WWE ...

*AWA World Champion Mad Dog Vachon vs. Danny Plechas AWA All Star Wrestling 6/1/66 *AWA Tag Team Champion Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon vs. Kenny Jay & Santiago Acosta – Best of Three Falls AWA All ...

The career of one of the most legendary superstars in sports entertainment takes flight as Shawn Michaels explodes on the scene in the AWA with a one-on-one match against Buddhakhan. Plus, AWA Tag ...

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.

Verne Gagne, the founder and promoter of the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and one of the most important figures in professional wrestling history, passed away on Monday night at the age of 89.

The Crusher bought himself a Jack in the Box windup toy and brought it with him for TV interviews promoting upcoming AWA wrestling cards. He would sing "Pop Goes the Weasel'' until it popped out of ...

“Pretty Boy” Doug Somers, a former AWA Tag Team champion and a stalwart of the 1980s territory days, passed away today (May 16th). He was 65. Somers was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1951 and was trained ...