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The American Wrestling Association’s glorious years in the ’60s and ’70s gave way to struggle in the 1980s as Verne Gagne battled it out with Mr. McMahon for sports-entertainment supremacy. It’s obvious now which side won, but the AWA’s fascinating history is still a story that deserves to be told. Here, WWE Classics recounts the rise ...
Dec 21, 2023 · The Incredible Hulk Hogan was battling for the American Wrestling Association Championship against Mr. AWA himself, Nick Bockwinkel. It should have been the match that kickstarted one of the greatest runs in wrestling history. Instead, Verne’s blunder that night soon led to the downfall of the AWA. Nine months later, Hogan would be pinning ...
Jan 13, 2023 · The AWA was one of the most important wrestling promotions in the world for the talent it developed and an aesthetic that influenced the direction of WWE and others for decades to come. To the AWA's long-term detriment, the company also kept one foot in an older school sensibility—including not running with Hulk Hogan as the face of the ...
AWA Championship Wrestling aired on cable sports network ESPN from 1985 to 1990. It was a continuation of the earlier ESPN program Pro Wrestling USA, the co-operative venture between the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and several National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates (most notably Jim Crockett Promotions).
