List of former American Wrestling Association personnel explained

Below is a list of former members of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), an American professional wrestling organization based in Minnesota.

AWA wrestlers

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)

(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

• Penny Banner†
• Candi Devine†
• Sherri Martel†
• Judy Martin
• Brandi Mae
• Madusa Miceli
• Magnificent Mimi
• Wendi Richter
• Vivian Vachon†

AWA Promoters

• 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

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Book: Schire . George . 2010 . Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling . . 9780873516204.