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Below is a list of former members of the American Wrestling Association ( AWA), an American professional wrestling organization based in Minnesota.
AWA wrestlers
Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†).
- Adrian Adonis †
- Badd Company ( Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka)
- Ox Baker †
- Blackjack Mulligan †
- Bob Backlund
- Red Bastien †
- Crusher Jerry Blackwell †
- Nick Bockwinkel †
- Dino Bravo †
- Bruiser Brody †
- Jim Brunzell
- Édouard Carpentier †
- Hercules Cortez †
- The Crusher †
- Colonel DeBeers
- Derrick Dukes
- The Destruction Crew ( Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom)
- Bobby Duncum
- The Fabulous Freebirds ( Michael P.S. Hayes, Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy † & Buddy Roberts †)
- Juan Kachmanian a.k.a. Pampero Firpo †
- Ric Flair
- Greg Gagne
- Verne Gagne † [1]
- John Paul
- Jimmy Garvin
- Ronnie Garvin
- Pepper Gomez †
- "Superstar" Billy Graham †
- Scott Hall †
- Stan Hansen
- Lawrence Heinemi a.k.a. Larry Heinimi, Luscious Lars Anderson
- Curt Hennig †
- Larry Hennig †
- Horst Hoffman
- Hulk Hogan
- Don Jardine a.k.a. The Super Destroyer †
- Kenny Jay a.k.a. the Sodbuster a.k.a. Capable Kenny Jay †
- Sheik Adnan El Kaissey †
- "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly
- Teijo Khan †
- Kokina Maximus †
- Steve Keirn
- Ivan Koloff †
- Nikita Koloff
- Stan Kowalski †, a.k.a. The Big 'K'
- Jack Lanza †
- Stan Lane
- Jerry Lawler
- The Long Riders ( Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin †)
- Jerry Lynn
- Billy Red Lyons †
- Rick Martel
- Wahoo McDaniel †
- Mighty Igor †
- Moose Morowski †
- The Ninja
- Nick Kiniski
- Robert Fuller
- Jimmy Golden
- The Nasty Boys ( Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags)
- Steve Olsonoski
- Ivan Putski
- The Rockers ( Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)
- Nord the Barbarian
- The Midnight Express ( Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)
- Reggie Parks †
- Ken Patera
- D. J. Peterson †
- Robert Gibson
- Ricky Morton
- Harley Race †
- "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal
- Brad Rheingans
- Dusty Rhodes † & Dick Murdoch †
- Ricky Rice
- The Road Warriors ( Animal † & Hawk †)
- Billy Robinson †
- Buddy Rose †
- The Russian Brute †
- Masa Saito †
- Akio Sato
- Dutch Savage †
- David Schultz
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Superfly Snuka †
- Doug Somers †
- Dennis Stamp †
- Ray "The Crippler" Stevens †
- Chris Taylor †
- Texas Hangmen ( Psycho & Killer)
- The Trooper (a.k.a. The Patriot) †
- Soldat Ustinov
- "Mad Dog" Vachon †
- "Butcher" Vachon
- Jesse Ventura
- Baron von Raschke
- Leon White †
- Bill Watts
- Larry Zbyszko
- Tom Zenk †
- Boris Zhukov
- Buck Zumhofe
- Tim Woods †
- Man Mountain Mike †
- Buddy Landel †
- Bob Orton Jr.
- Tully Blanchard
- Mongolian Stomper †
- Roger Kirby †
- Héctor Guerrero
- Mando Guerrero
- Tommy Jammer
- J. T. Southern
- Silo Sam †
- Mr. Hughes
- Tommy Rich
- Scott Norton
- Nightstalker
- B. Brian Blair
- Bobby Fulton and Jackie Fulton
AWA/WWA wrestlers (Chicago)
(For many years, the AWA ran joint shows with the World Wrestling Association at the International Amphitheater in Chicago)
- Dick the Bruiser
- Reggie Lisowski (The Crusher)
- Dr X
- Ox Baker
- Moose Cholak
- Sailor Art Thomas
- Bobo Brazil
- Bob Luce ( Chicago wrestling promoter)
- Sam Menacker (host of the Indianapolis-based program segments)
- Chief Don Eagle
- Prince Pullins
- Paul Christy
- Spike Huber
- Johnny Kace
- Ernie Ladd
- Pepper Gomez
- "Pretty Boy" Bobby Heenan ( manager)
- Wilbur Snyder
AWA female wrestlers
- Penny Banner†
- Candi Devine†
- Sherri Martel†
- Judy Martin
- Brandi Mae
- Madusa Miceli
- Magnificent Mimi
- Wendi Richter
- Vivian Vachon†
AWA Promoters
- Wally Karbo ( Minneapolis)
- Joe Dusek ( Omaha)
- Gene Reed ( Denver)
- Bob Luce ( Chicago and Indianapolis)
- Don Marxen ( Moline and Davenport)
- Eddie Williams ( St. Paul)
- Buddy Lee Cliff ( Rockford)
- Ben Sternberg ( Rochester, Minnesota)
- Alexander Turk ( Winnipeg) (1961-1962)
- John "Cyclone" Macalpine ( Winnipeg) (1962-1964)
- John Guglyn ( Winnipeg)
- Al Tomko ( Winnipeg) (1966-1979)
- Don Brinton ( Winnipeg) (1979-1986)
- Dwaine Hoberg ( Fargo-Moorhead)
- Dennis Hilgart ( Milwaukee)
- Ed Francis ( Hawaii)
- Ed Tracy ( Cedar Rapids/ Waterloo)
- Jack Berry ( Madison, Wisconsin)
- John Olsen ( Salt Lake City)
- Leo Nomellini ( San Francisco/ Oakland)
- Harvey Solon ( Duluth, Minnesota)
- Al DeRusha (Smaller towns in Minnesota)
- Frank Carson ( Peoria)
- Lloyd Bolkcom (River towns in Illinois and Iowa)
Other notable AWA contributors
- Eric Bischoff ( interviewer)
- Stanley Blackburn ( on-air president) †
- Lord James Blears ( wrestler/ commentator) †
- Gary DeRusha ( referee)
- "Scrap Iron" George Gadaski ( wrestler/ referee) †
- Donna Gagne ( ring announcer)
- Paul E. Dangerously ( manager)
- Lord Alfred Hayes ( manager) †
- Bobby Heenan ( manager) †
- Dick Jonkowski ( ring announcer/ commentator)
- Rodger Kent ( ringside announcer) †
- Scott LeDoux ( referee) †
- Lee Marshall ( announcer/ commentator) †
- Marty Miller ( referee)
- Joe Fiorino ( referee mostly in Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Larry Nelson ( interviewer/ ring announcer/ commentator) †
- Marty O'Neil ( interviewer/ commentator) †
- Gene Okerlund ( interviewer) †
- Diamond Dallas Page ( manager)
- Ken Resnick ( interviewer/ commentator)
- Ralph Strangis ( commentator/ ring announcer)
- Rod Trongard ( commentator) †
References
- ^ Schire, George (2010). Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873516204.
(Redirected from
American Wrestling Association alumni)
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2024) |
Below is a list of former members of the American Wrestling Association ( AWA), an American professional wrestling organization based in Minnesota.
AWA wrestlers
Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†).
- Adrian Adonis †
- Badd Company ( Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka)
- Ox Baker †
- Blackjack Mulligan †
- Bob Backlund
- Red Bastien †
- Crusher Jerry Blackwell †
- Nick Bockwinkel †
- Dino Bravo †
- Bruiser Brody †
- Jim Brunzell
- Édouard Carpentier †
- Hercules Cortez †
- The Crusher †
- Colonel DeBeers
- Derrick Dukes
- The Destruction Crew ( Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom)
- Bobby Duncum
- The Fabulous Freebirds ( Michael P.S. Hayes, Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy † & Buddy Roberts †)
- Juan Kachmanian a.k.a. Pampero Firpo †
- Ric Flair
- Greg Gagne
- Verne Gagne † [1]
- John Paul
- Jimmy Garvin
- Ronnie Garvin
- Pepper Gomez †
- "Superstar" Billy Graham †
- Scott Hall †
- Stan Hansen
- Lawrence Heinemi a.k.a. Larry Heinimi, Luscious Lars Anderson
- Curt Hennig †
- Larry Hennig †
- Horst Hoffman
- Hulk Hogan
- Don Jardine a.k.a. The Super Destroyer †
- Kenny Jay a.k.a. the Sodbuster a.k.a. Capable Kenny Jay †
- Sheik Adnan El Kaissey †
- "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly
- Teijo Khan †
- Kokina Maximus †
- Steve Keirn
- Ivan Koloff †
- Nikita Koloff
- Stan Kowalski †, a.k.a. The Big 'K'
- Jack Lanza †
- Stan Lane
- Jerry Lawler
- The Long Riders ( Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin †)
- Jerry Lynn
- Billy Red Lyons †
- Rick Martel
- Wahoo McDaniel †
- Mighty Igor †
- Moose Morowski †
- The Ninja
- Nick Kiniski
- Robert Fuller
- Jimmy Golden
- The Nasty Boys ( Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags)
- Steve Olsonoski
- Ivan Putski
- The Rockers ( Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)
- Nord the Barbarian
- The Midnight Express ( Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)
- Reggie Parks †
- Ken Patera
- D. J. Peterson †
- Robert Gibson
- Ricky Morton
- Harley Race †
- "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal
- Brad Rheingans
- Dusty Rhodes † & Dick Murdoch †
- Ricky Rice
- The Road Warriors ( Animal † & Hawk †)
- Billy Robinson †
- Buddy Rose †
- The Russian Brute †
- Masa Saito †
- Akio Sato
- Dutch Savage †
- David Schultz
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Superfly Snuka †
- Doug Somers †
- Dennis Stamp †
- Ray "The Crippler" Stevens †
- Chris Taylor †
- Texas Hangmen ( Psycho & Killer)
- The Trooper (a.k.a. The Patriot) †
- Soldat Ustinov
- "Mad Dog" Vachon †
- "Butcher" Vachon
- Jesse Ventura
- Baron von Raschke
- Leon White †
- Bill Watts
- Larry Zbyszko
- Tom Zenk †
- Boris Zhukov
- Buck Zumhofe
- Tim Woods †
- Man Mountain Mike †
- Buddy Landel †
- Bob Orton Jr.
- Tully Blanchard
- Mongolian Stomper †
- Roger Kirby †
- Héctor Guerrero
- Mando Guerrero
- Tommy Jammer
- J. T. Southern
- Silo Sam †
- Mr. Hughes
- Tommy Rich
- Scott Norton
- Nightstalker
- B. Brian Blair
- Bobby Fulton and Jackie Fulton
AWA/WWA wrestlers (Chicago)
(For many years, the AWA ran joint shows with the World Wrestling Association at the International Amphitheater in Chicago)
- Dick the Bruiser
- Reggie Lisowski (The Crusher)
- Dr X
- Ox Baker
- Moose Cholak
- Sailor Art Thomas
- Bobo Brazil
- Bob Luce ( Chicago wrestling promoter)
- Sam Menacker (host of the Indianapolis-based program segments)
- Chief Don Eagle
- Prince Pullins
- Paul Christy
- Spike Huber
- Johnny Kace
- Ernie Ladd
- Pepper Gomez
- "Pretty Boy" Bobby Heenan ( manager)
- Wilbur Snyder
AWA female wrestlers
- Penny Banner†
- Candi Devine†
- Sherri Martel†
- Judy Martin
- Brandi Mae
- Madusa Miceli
- Magnificent Mimi
- Wendi Richter
- Vivian Vachon†
AWA Promoters
- Wally Karbo ( Minneapolis)
- Joe Dusek ( Omaha)
- Gene Reed ( Denver)
- Bob Luce ( Chicago and Indianapolis)
- Don Marxen ( Moline and Davenport)
- Eddie Williams ( St. Paul)
- Buddy Lee Cliff ( Rockford)
- Ben Sternberg ( Rochester, Minnesota)
- Alexander Turk ( Winnipeg) (1961-1962)
- John "Cyclone" Macalpine ( Winnipeg) (1962-1964)
- John Guglyn ( Winnipeg)
- Al Tomko ( Winnipeg) (1966-1979)
- Don Brinton ( Winnipeg) (1979-1986)
- Dwaine Hoberg ( Fargo-Moorhead)
- Dennis Hilgart ( Milwaukee)
- Ed Francis ( Hawaii)
- Ed Tracy ( Cedar Rapids/ Waterloo)
- Jack Berry ( Madison, Wisconsin)
- John Olsen ( Salt Lake City)
- Leo Nomellini ( San Francisco/ Oakland)
- Harvey Solon ( Duluth, Minnesota)
- Al DeRusha (Smaller towns in Minnesota)
- Frank Carson ( Peoria)
- Lloyd Bolkcom (River towns in Illinois and Iowa)
Other notable AWA contributors
- Eric Bischoff ( interviewer)
- Stanley Blackburn ( on-air president) †
- Lord James Blears ( wrestler/ commentator) †
- Gary DeRusha ( referee)
- "Scrap Iron" George Gadaski ( wrestler/ referee) †
- Donna Gagne ( ring announcer)
- Paul E. Dangerously ( manager)
- Lord Alfred Hayes ( manager) †
- Bobby Heenan ( manager) †
- Dick Jonkowski ( ring announcer/ commentator)
- Rodger Kent ( ringside announcer) †
- Scott LeDoux ( referee) †
- Lee Marshall ( announcer/ commentator) †
- Marty Miller ( referee)
- Joe Fiorino ( referee mostly in Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Larry Nelson ( interviewer/ ring announcer/ commentator) †
- Marty O'Neil ( interviewer/ commentator) †
- Gene Okerlund ( interviewer) †
- Diamond Dallas Page ( manager)
- Ken Resnick ( interviewer/ commentator)
- Ralph Strangis ( commentator/ ring announcer)
- Rod Trongard ( commentator) †
References
- ^ Schire, George (2010). Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873516204.