ROBBINSDALE - In the mid-1960s, James Raschke, a young wrestler from Omaha, was introduced to Verne Gagne, the University of Minnesota champion turned professional wrestling star and promoter. Raschke ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling’s most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89. Gagne died Monday at his daughter’s home in the Twin Cities area, according to ...

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.

Nicknamed "Big Thunder" and billed as being "Canada's Greatest Athlete" Gene Kiniski was a great big bear of a man who went on to become the top heel of the late 1960s. Kiniski came very close to ...

Professional wrestling fans in Winnipeg will no doubt remember Verne Gagne, who came to the city 35 years ago along with Maurice Mad Dog Vachon and other stars of the American Wrestling Association.

MINNEAPOLIS — Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling’s most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89. Gagne died Monday at his daughter’s home in the Twin Cities area, according to ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling's most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89. Gagne died Monday at his daughter's home in the Twin Cities area, according ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling's most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89. Gagne died Monday at his daughter's home in the Twin Cities area, according to ...

MINNEAPOLIS — One of professional wrestling's most celebrated performers and promoters, Verne Gagne, has died at age 89. Gene Okerlund, who was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of ...