“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 ...

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 ...

The entertainment provided by Verne Gagne's AWA wrestling organization was like watching an episode of "Zorro,'' and what super senior among us didn't love Zorro when he was dominating TV ratings for ...

I went to an Omaha pro wrestling TV shoot, and introduced myself to Verne Gagne, and he knew who I was from my amateur career," Von Raschke recalled, noting that Gagne took to him for some reason and ...

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.