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Gagne won both the AWA Championship and the Omaha Championship. [5] [6] 9 Fritz Von Erich: July 27, 1963: House show: Omaha, Nebraska: 1 12 Von Erich won both the AWA Championship and the Omaha Championship. [5] 10 Verne Gagne: August 8, 1963: House show: Amarillo, Texas: 5 100 Fritz Von Erich's Omaha Championship was not at stake. On September ...
In March 1975, Heiniemi announced he was retiring from the ring, and after losing his last match to England's Billy Robinson, Larry left the AWA. However in 1977, he was back to using the Lars Anderson handle and briefly feuded with his kayfabe brothers Gene and Ole in Atlanta in 1977.
The bushy-haired Firpo packed a powerful punch with his stocky, 5–8, 230-pound frame, engaging in bloody feuds with stars such as The Sheik, Bobo Brazil, Johnny Valentine, Wild Bull Curry, The Crusher and The Mighty Igor, with most of his victories coming from a crushing bear hug or a dreaded claw hold that he called "El Garfio", a trademark ...
The Mighty is a 1998 American coming of age buddy comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick , the film stars Sharon Stone , Gena Rowlands , Gillian Anderson , Harry Dean Stanton , Kieran Culkin , James Gandolfini and Elden Henson .
SuperClash – Night of Champions was one of the co-promotional efforts by the AWA, and National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), to compete with the WWF's increasing national presence and popularity. The jointly promoted venture was known as Pro Wrestling USA . [ 2 ]
Richard Joseph "Dick" Garza (July 16, 1931 – January 7, 2002), better known as Mighty Igor Vodik, or simply Mighty Igor, was an American professional wrestler. He is a one-time American Wrestling Association World champion.
According to AWA wrestler (and son of AWA promoter Verne Gagne) Greg Gagne on the Spectacular Legacy of the AWA DVD, AWA All-Star Wrestling was the second highest rated program in St. Paul, Minnesota (behind only 60 Minutes). All-Star Wrestling at its peak, earned a 25 rating and a 64 share.
The Murchison is a loosely defined area of Western Australia located within the interior of the Mid West region. It was the subject of a major gold rush in the 1890s and remains a significant mining district.