List of former American Wrestling Association personnel
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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[edit]
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)[edit]
(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[edit]
- Penny Banner†
- Candi Devine†
- Sherri Martel†
- Judy Martin
- Brandi Mae
- Madusa Miceli
- Magnificent Mimi
- Wendi Richter
- Vivian Vachon†
AWA Promoters[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Schire, George (2010). Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873516204.