Verne Gagne (Robbinsdale, 26 februari 1926 – Bloomington (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.
| Verne Gagne | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 | ||
Kampioenschappen en prestaties
Amateur worstelen
- 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)
- Olympische Spelen
- Member of 1948 United States Olympic Team
Professioneel worstelen
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Lou Thesz Award (2006)
- 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)
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1993)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
Trainercarrière
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