AWA Trivia

1. Who aided Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal in their title victory over "The Road Warriors"?

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Answer: The Fabulous Freebirds

Buddy Roberts had Hawk occupied outside of the ring. The two men were trading blows back and forth. Precious, Jimmy's valet had the referee distracted while Michael Hayes interfered on behalf of Regal and Garvin. Animal had picked up Garvin for a power slam when Hayes jumped off the top rope. He knocked Garvin on top of Animal and the referee counted the three count. Regal and Garvin were the new AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Answer: He recruited and trained the best talent

A world respected amateur wrestler Gagne ran one the most successful but rigorous training camps in his native Minnesota. The list of wrestlers he recruited and trained is almost a whose who list of legends. Ric Flair, The Iron Sheik, Jim Brunzell, Ricky Steamboat, Ken Patera, Ole Anderson, Jimmy Snuka and Blackjack Mulligan all were taught and trained by Verne.

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Answer: Verne Gagne

Gagne was the first AWA World Champion. Vachon was a 5-time titleholder, Bockwinkle a 4-time titleholder, and Fritz Von Erich held the title once, and later owned WCCW in Texas.

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Answer: Scott Hall and Curt Hennig

Hall and Henning defeated "The Long Riders" on Sunday April 20th, 1986. Hall and Henning were awarded the straps when Garvin and Regal left the AWA. Their reign lasted from January 1986 until May of that year. The young duo dropped the belts to Buddy Rose and Doug Somers in Hammond, Indiana on May 17th, 1986. Both Henning and Hall would gain success in the then WWF. Henning became "Mr. Perfect" and Hall became "Razor Ramon". Both men would also hold the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

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Answer: Ten Times

From 1960 right until his retirement in May 1981, Verne Gagne was almost constantly in possession of The AWA Heavyweight Title. His longest reign lasted from August 1968 until November 1975, over seven years. His matches with The Crusher, Dick The Bruiser, Nick Bockwinkle, Baron Von Raschke, Billy Robinson, Mad Dog Vachon and Larry Hennig are legendary.

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Answer: Jerry "The King" Lawler

Lawler was awarded the title as part of a deal drawn up between Gagne and Lawler, and Jerry Jarrett's Memphis promotion in 1988. He was stripped of the title when the deal fell through in 1989.

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Answer: The Rock 'N Roll Express

The titles were held up on February 15, 1988 due to a double pin fall. Ricky Morton had Shawn Michaels in a pinning position and the referee counted a three count. On the other side of the ring, Marty Jannetty had Robert Gibson pinned and got a three count from the other referee. Eddie Marlin of the AWA declared the titles held up until the two teams had a rematch."The Midnight Rockers" won the rematch and defended the titles until March 19, 1988.

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Answer: Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff

The Crusher and Bruiser held the titles a total of five times. Their first victory was over the Kalmikoffs on August 20, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The duo held the titles for 1325 days over all five reigns combined. They were defeated by Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza to end their fifth and final reign. The Crusher held the titles four more times without the Bruiser making his overall days as an AWA World Tag Team Champion a staggering 1717 days.

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Answer: Sheik Adnan Al Kaissey

The notorious Sheik Adnan Al Kaissey was one of the most hated managers during the decade of the 1980's. Adnan constantly drew the ire of fans with his Anti American comments and outrageous stable of proteges. Ken Patera, Jerry Blackwell, Boris Zhukov, The Mongolian Stomper, Bruiser Brody, Soldat Ustinov and even a young Yokozuna aka Kokina Maximus were handled by The Sheik. When Bobby "The Brain" Heenan departed in 1984, Adnan became the top heel manager in the territory.

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Answer: Hercules Cortez

Cortez held the titles with Bastien at the time of the accident. Bastien later took Crusher as his partner to defend the titles.

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Answer: The High Flyers

Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne had a total of two reigns. It was their second reign that lasted well over two years. The exact amount of days was a staggering seven hundred and forty-two. They defeated Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura on June 4, 1981 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Both Jim and Greg were considered smaller athletes. They used their smaller stature to perform lighting quick maneuvers against their larger opponents. They also constantly used aerial moves to win their bouts. "The High Flyers" final reign was ended by Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell.

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Answer: Nick Bockwinkle

The son of the late Warren Bockwinkle, Nick Bockwinkle won the AWA Heavyweight Title four times during his storied career. Bockwinkle was indeed the hand picked successor of Verne Gagne, literally being handed the title twice without even spending a minute in the ring. A heel Bockwinkle made a surprising face turn in early 1986, spending the last year and half of his career hearing some cheers.

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Answer: Mr. M

Mr. M was, in fact, Bill Miller. He swapped the title with Verne Gagne in 1962.

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Answer: Brad Rheingans

This was Ken's second reign as an AWA World Tag Team Champion. Ken and Brad Rheingans defeated the team of Paul Diamond and Pat Tanka on March 25, 1989. Diamond and Tanaka were collectively known as "Badd Company". "The Olympians" held the titles until September of 1989. Due to an injury Ken had suffered, the titles were vacated. Brad had wrestled in the 1976 Olympics, he would later turn pro and wrestle for Verne Gagne's AWA. Ken competed in the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

From Quiz The A.W.A.

Answer: World Wresting Association (WWA)

Dick (the Bruiser) Afflis kicked off WWA in 1964, and swapped talent with the AWA through to the end of the 70's. WCCW (run by Fritz Von Erich) was based in Texas, and had a short-term deal with AWA in 1988-89.

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Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills

The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known collectively as "Murder, Inc.". The duo was celebrating their second reign as NWA World Tag Team Champions (Minneapolis version) when the AWA succeeded the NWA. "Murder, Inc." was defeated on October 4, 1960 in Minneapolis by "Hard Boiled" Haggerty and Len Montana.

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Answer: Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler

None of these teams made it longer than eight days as champions. Dundee and Lawler had the distinction of being the shortest reigning champions in AWA history. This was their second reign as champions. The fast reign lasted all of eight days. They defeated the team of Soldat Ustinov and Doug Somers in October of 1987. They were defeated by Dr. D and Hector Guerrero on October 19th for the straps. On October 26th, Dundee and Lawler regained the belts from Dr. D and Guerrero. Dundee and Lawler would lose the titles for the final time on October 30th to "The Original Midnight Express", Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose. In the month of October of the year 1987, the AWA World Tag Team Championship changed hands four times.

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Answer: The Road Warriors

The incomparable Road Warriors arrived in The AWA in 1984 and won The Tag Team Titles from The Crusher and Baron Von Raschke. Sporting odd haircuts, wearing leather and spikes and literally pulverizing their opponents Hawk and Animal set the tag team scene on fire in 1984. Using "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath as their entrance theme, many of their bouts lasted just mere seconds. Animal and Hawk made a face turn during the summer of 1985, shortly before their run as champions was ended.

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Answer: Minneapolis

The first 6 AWA World Heavyweight Title changes took place in Minneapolis. Gagne promoted cards in San Francisco in the 1980's, after Roy Shire's SF promotion closed.

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Answer: Las Vegas

I can't think of a more appropriate place for Hawk and Animal to win the titles. In my opinion, Crusher and Baron Von Raschke didn't stand a chance. Hawk and Animal with their manager, Paul Ellering had all the great tools to be champions. They were extremely powerful and could wrestle as well. Their persona and outfits they were to the ring were frightening. In my opinion, they are easily one of the top tag teams of all time. They were also the NWA and WWF World Tag Team Champions.

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Answer: Hall and Hennig lost via count out

The AWA rules for title changes specifically stated that the only way a title belt could change ownership was via pin, submission or forfeit. Unless specifically waived the champions could not lost the straps on a disqualification or count out loss. Late in this match the hated Colonel DeBeers attacked Scott Hall and beat him so severely he was counted out. Even though no waiver was given veteran referee Marty Miller gave Rose and Sommers the win and declared them new champions. This remains very odd as neither Hennig or Hall was leaving the company and also not in the "doghouse".

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Answer: Bruiser & Crusher

Bruiser and Crusher won the titles on 5 occasions between 1963 and 1976. Stevens and Bock had 3 title reigns between 1972 and 1975, Gagne and Brunzell had 3 between 1976 and 1983, and Hennig and Race had 3 from 1965 to 1967.

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Answer: D.J. Peterson and The Trooper

Peterson and The Trooper were the last team to hold the titles. Due to the then WWF and NWA stealing all the talent from the AWA and financial issues, the AWA closed in 1991. It was a sad day when this once power player in the industry closed down. The AWA was home to such stars as Bobby Heenan, Nick Bockwinkel, and Sgt. Slaughter. It focused mainly on wrestling as a sport not a show like the WWF. It was considered wrestling at it's purest form.

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Answer: "Superclash"

Taking place in Chicago on September 28, 1985, "Superclash" featured not only AWA stars but also some NWA wrestlers as well. The event was a success but gradually as the company went downhill so did the quality of the event. The final one, "Superclash IV" in April 1990 drew a pitiful 2,000 fans. The handwriting was on the wall.

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Answer: Eric Bischoff

Eric Bischoff was hired in 1987 to do some advertising for The AWA, admittedly lying that he was a standout high school and collegiate wrestler. When Verne was left without an announcer one day for his television taping, he asked Eric to fill in. Rough at first Bischoff soon developed a gift for gab and when The AWA folded in 1991 he went to WCW where he would be monumental in their success in the mid 1990's.

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Answer: Scott LeDoux

The late boxer Scott LeDoux became a referee for The AWA in 1985 and instantly rubbed many heels the wrong way. LeDoux's claim to fame in boxing was facing Larry Holmes for The WBC Heavyweight Title in 1980, losing on a TKO. Sadly LeDoux was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2008 and succumbed to the illness in 2011 at age 62.

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Answer: Jake "The Milkman" Milliman

With a nickname like "The Milkman" you know your career is not going too far, in fact Jake Milliman probably should have been a milkman. From 1984 right through their 1991 demise Milliman along with his trademark raccoon hat was the lovable loser. In one final homage to his lengthy years of service Milliman was the winner of the awful "Team Challenge Series" in 1990. This also could have been a subtle nod to the ridiculous nature of the angle.

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