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Verne Gagne

Verne Gagne
Verne Gagne
Persoonlijke informatie
Geboorteplaats Robbinsdale
Geboortedatum 26 februari 1926
Overlijdensplaats Bloomington (Minnesota)
Overlijdensdatum 27 april 2015
Lengte 1,80 m
Gewicht 98 kg
Carrière
Debuut 1949
Met pensioen 1981
Ringnaam Verne
Discipline Professioneel worstelen
(en) IMDb-profiel

Verne Gagne (Robbinsdale, 26 februari 1926Bloomington (Minnesota), 27 april 2015) was een Amerikaans voormalig professioneel worstelaar, footballspeler, promotor en professioneel worsteltrainer. Hij was de voormalig promotor van American Wrestling Association (AWA) in Minneapolis.

Kampioenschappen en prestaties

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Amateur worstelen

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  • Amateur Athletic Union
    • Northwestern AAU Championship (1942)
    • National AAU Championship (1948, 1949)
  • Big Ten Conference
    • Big Ten Conference Championship (1944, 1947, 1948)
  • Minnesota State High School League
    • Minnesota State Championship (1943)
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association
    • NCAA Championship (1948, 1949)

Professioneel worstelen

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  • Cauliflower Alley Club
  • International Pro Wrestling
    • IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)
  • NWA Chicago
    • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)
    • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 keer met Edouard Carpentier)
  • NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club / American Wrestling Association
    • AWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 keer)
    • AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 keer; 1 keer met Moose Evans, 1 keer met The Crusher, 1 keer met Billy Robinson en 1 keer met Mad Dog Vachon)
    • NWA World Tag Team Championship (4 keer; 1 keer met Bronko Nagurski, 2 keer met Leo Nomellini en 1 keer met Butch Levy)
    • World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha version) (1 keer)
  • NWA Tri-State
    • NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)
  • Omaha, Nebraska
    • World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha version) (4 keer)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI Stanley Weston Award (1986)
  • Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
    • Class of 2004
  • Southwest Sports Inc.
    • NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 keer)
    • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (1 keer met Wilbur Snyder)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
    • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Trainercarrière

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  • Brian Knobbs
  • Jerry Sags
  • Scott Norton
  • Jimmy Valiant
  • Baron Von Raschke
  • Brad Rheingans
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