Three wrestlers raised in connecticut earned first team all american honors in balloting by the national wrestling coaches association nwca. The event was established in march 2016, debuting as a wwe networkonly exclusive. Even though awa boss verne gagne stripped jerry lawler of the awa championship on january 20th 1989, most fans who watched the awa on espn had no idea lawler had been stripped of the title. The american wrestling association awa was an american professional wrestling promotion based in minneapolis, minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. The partial result comes from jim melbys larry hennig record book. Wwe network simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The sophomore from menlo park, california, used an outside sweep single to get control of the leg of her opponent, allicia mahoe of schreiner university in texas, with 18 seconds left in their match, and wilson got the takedown and added a point for riding.
This is a page for fans new and old to reflect on the influential company. Awa american wrestling association 1967 1970 1167 aberdeen, sd. The new american wrestling association is comprised of many different regional promotions including awa cwa montreal, awa supreme indiana, awa cwf midatlantic, awa washington, awa world1, awa world1 south, awa zeroone max, and brew city wrestling. Karbo august 14, 1915 march 23, 1993 was an american professional wrestling promoter and cofounder of the american wrestling association with verne gagne. Along with the wwa, the awa offered a different brand of wrestling in comparison to. Otto wanz, hulk hogan, gary derusha, jim brunzell, rick martel, andre the giant, maddog vachon, blackjack lanza, ken patera, david. The final days of the american wrestling association the. Histories of the pro wrestling championships recognized in wyoming. Verne gagne was a decorated amateur wrestler before founding the awa with multiple big ten and aau championships as well as a spot on the 1948 u.
It was owned and founded by verne gagne and wally karbo. Atlantic athletic commission 1957 1960 american wrestling association 1919 1957. The american wrestling association awa was an american professional wrestling promotion based in minneapolis that ran from 1960 to 1991. American wrestling association all the tropes wiki fandom.
Professional wrestling had been a staple in most american cities from the early 1900s, but it didnt take hold as a. In the weeks following super clash iii, espn aired bouts from the aforementioned pay per view broadcast and did not show any new awa matches. Nicholas warren francis bockwinkel was an american professional wrestler. American wrestling association be the booker forum. American wrestling association wrestlepedia wiki fandom. It was broadcast live and available on ppv and the wwe network. Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such japan, korea, etc. The second event, now a raw brand exclusive event, was moved to december 2016 where it aired on the wwe network, but. The early to mid 1980s, to me, was the the golden age of professional wrestling.
List of former american wrestling association personnel wikipedia. Wwe network launched february 24, 2014 united states august 12, 2014 220 countries january, 2015 united kingdom, republic of ireland, and italy march 24, 2015 middle east and india november 2, 2015 north africa. In 1960, the group dropped out of the nwa and formed its own brand name and sanctioning body, the american wrestling association. American wrestling association wrestling tv tropes. Select clips from verne gagnes american wrestling association awa, a professional wrestling promotion in minneapolis, minnesota that existed from 1960199. Verne gagne 1959 1991 wally karbo 1952 1985 dennis stecher 1952 1959 tony stecher 1933 1954 popular events. Photographs of the american wrestling association in the. Awl an american freestyle wrestling organization based in palm springs, california and owned and operated by web productions. Otto wanz june, 1943 september 14, 2017 was an austrian professional wrestler and boxer. Thunderbolt patterson by submission with a spinning toe hold. Photographs of the american wrestling association in the 198 clip. He is a one time american wrestling association champion and former operator of the catch wrestling association, where he was the promotions inaugural world heavyweight champion, winning the title four times. I grew up watching the awa, the american wrestling association, in the early to mid 1980s. The history of wrestlings territories era arcgis storymaps.
North american catch wrestling association alignable. The territory was originally part of the national wrestling alliance nwa, becoming an independent territory in the late 1950s. Cheyenne is the northern terminus of the extensive southern. The american armsport association has state directors promoting the sport by hosting local, state, and regional events in their respective states. Members of national wrestling alliance prior to the formation of awa. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether. With hogan signed, they used his appearance in rocky iii a year later to. Wrestling gear wrestling boots wrestling rings wrestling title belts wwe title belts wrestling masks wrestling dvds wwe dvds tna dvds wrestling videos wrestling figures wwe figures wcw figures tna figures wrestling memorabilia wrestling tickets wrestling video downloads. A history of professional wrestling in america beekman, scott on.
American wrestling alliance world of pro wrestling wiki. Napw, the new professional wrestling company taking over the midwest. The territory was originally part of the national wrestling alliance nwa, becoming an independent territory in the late 1950s contents. Tevis bartlett will earn national high school coaches association all american honors for a fourth. American wrestling association left and capitol wrestling. American wrestling association personnel news newspapers books scholar jstor november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. See more ideas about wrestling, american and wrestling news. American wrestling alliance mainly operated in the southestern parts of the united states including in alabama, florida, georgia. The territory was originally part of the national wrestling alliance nwa, becoming an independent territory in. Bockwinkel was recognised for his exceptional technical wrestling.
Gene okerlund, a pro wrestling announcer who worked with gagne for. For more than three decades, the american wrestling association awa thrilled fans of professional wrestling, competing with the nwa and wwe, and making household names of its biggest stars, including verne and greg gagne, nick bockwinkel, larry and curt hennig and so many more. Members of national wrestling alliance prior to the formation of awa had working relationships with international wrestling enterprise between 1970 and 1981 and with all japan pro wrestling between 1980 and 1988 in 1996, dale gagner, calling himself dale gagne, supposedly bought the name to the awa but not the promotion and started his own promotion awa superstars. I was a huge wwf world wrestling federation aka wwe for todays. Then she and her rpi wrestling teammates had just enough time to get out. Former ellis tech wrestler jo jo gonzalez willimantic became the first american international college wrestler since 2012 to earn all american honors when he was named to the nwcas division ii first team at 157 pounds. American wrestling association 4 professional wrestling 1 include characters marty jannetty 4 shawn michaels 4 scott hall razor ramon 1 diamond dallas page 1 paul diamond 1 pat tanaka 1 include relationships marty jannettyshawn michaels 4 shawn michaelsdiamond dallas page 1. What was wwes loss became the american wrestling association s gain in 1981. He was best known for his appearances with the minneapolis, minnesotabased american wrestling association from 1970 to 1987, where he held the awa world heavyweight championship on four occasions and the awa world tag team championship on three. Chelsea wilson had just enough time to get in with her best shot. The territory was originally part of the national wrestling alliance nwa, becoming an independent territory in the late 1950s throughout the 1960s and 1970s, awa television production. It plans to be the largest freestyle wrestling promotion in the nation and will feature many topranked wrestlers of the sport.
American wrestling association awa prowrestling title histories. The american wrestling association awa was an american promotion based in minneapolis, minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. A longtime promoter in the minneapolisarea, karbo was a close associate of tony stecher and attended the first meeting of the national wrestling alliance held by stecher in 1948. Awa and that gagne had planned to book him in steel cage matches with bockwinkel in an effort to expand the awa to the new york market. The american wrestling alliance, or awa, was a professional wrestling organization based out of atlanta, georgia and relocated to two locations.
The american wrestling association was the midwests premier wrestling organization. I will always think of the awa as the premier wrestling organization in the world. American wrestling association pro wrestling fandom. Crowbar press professional wrestlings legends in print and video. Federation name promoter territory status american wrestling association old verne gagne minnesota extinct american wrestling association new. Roadblock was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the wwe, an american based promotion. Unlike previous wrestling promoters, they chose to book matches to build up their. The american wrestling association awa was an american professional wrestling promotion. Season 2017 episode 39 7m 51s photographer karen melvin shares her historic awa photos. American wrestling association awa promotions database. American wrestling association works archive of our own. Below is a list of former members of the american wrestling association awa, an american. Awa american wrestling association 1967 1970 wwf old. Successfully breaking away from the national wrestling alliance nwa in 1960, at their height they had weekly shows soldout across the country, with the awa having insane tv numbers in a dozen markets, being beaten only by 60 minutes.
Three state wrestlers earn first team nwca allamerican. The awa had originally been used as a brand name by promoter paul bowser from the late 1920s to the early 50s, and briefly in the 50s by chicago promoters ray fabiani and leonard schwartz. Come see our events for the most action packed shows, the most bang for your buck. Reigning nwa world champion pat oconnor was declared the first awa world.
Verne gagne was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler whose ambition led to him creating his own promotion, the american wrestling association awa. Ncaa wrestling official, 20062012 wyoming high school activities association wrestling official, 20012012 cultural exchanges traveled to bulgaria and italy with unk loper wrestling team, 2003 traveled to china with wyoming junior freestyle wrestling team, 2001 307. Awa american wrestling association awa world heavyweight titlehistory may of 1960present. The american wrestling association awa gone but not.
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