List of American Wrestling Association alumni
Below is a list of former members of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), an American professional wrestling organization based out of Minnesota.
AWA wrestlers
- Adrian Adonis†
- Mitsu Arakawa†
- Badd Company (Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka)
- Ox Baker† and The Russian Brute
- Red Bastien†
- Crusher Jerry Blackwell†
- Nick Bockwinkel†
- Bruiser Brody†
- Jim Brunzell
- Edouard Carpentier†
- Hercules Cortez
- The Crusher†
- Colonel DeBeers
- The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom)
- Bobby Duncum, Sr.
- Fabulous Freebirds (Michael P.S. Hayes, Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy† & Buddy Roberts†)
- Juan Kachmanian aka Pampero Firpo
- Ric Flair
- Greg Gagne
- Verne Gagne†
- Jimmy Garvin
- Pepper Gomez
- "Superstar" Billy Graham
- Scott Hall
- Stan Hansen
- Lawrence Heinemi aka Larry Heinimi, Luscious Lars Anderson
- Curt Hennig†
- Larry Hennig
- Hulk Hogan
- Don Jardine aka the Super Destroyer
- Kenny Jay aka the Sodbuster aka Capable Kenny Jay
- Sheik Adnan El Kaissey
- "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly
- Teijho Khan
- Kokina Maximus†
- Nikita Koloff
- Stan Kowalski, aka The Big 'K'
- Jack Lanza
- Jerry Lawler
- The Long Riders (Bill & Scott Irwin†)
- Jerry Lynn
- Billy Red Lyons
- Rick Martel
- Wahoo McDaniel†
- Mighty Igor
- The Ninja
- The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags)
- Steve Olsonoski
- Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)
- Nord the Barbarian
- Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)
- Reggie Parks
- Ken Patera
- D.J. Peterson
- Harley Race
- "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal
- Brad Rheingans
- Dusty Rhodes† & Dick Murdoch†
- Ricky Rice
- The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk†)
- Billy Robinson†
- Buddy Rose†
- Masa Saito
- Akio Sato
- Dutch Savage†
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Superfly Snuka
- Doug Somers
- Dennis Stamp
- Ray "The Crippler" Stevens†
- Jonnie Stewart
- Texas Hangmen (Psycho & Killer)
- The Trooper (aka The Patriot)
- Soldat Ustinov
- "Mad Dog" Vachon†
- "Butcher" Vachon
- Jesse Ventura
- Baron von Raschke
- Leon White
- Cowboy Bill Watts
- Larry Zbyszko
- Tom Zenk
- Boris Zukhov
- Buck Zumhofe
- Tim Woods
Mad Mountain Mike† A † after a name indicates that the wrestler is deceased.
AWA wrestlers (Chicago)
(These wrestlers often performed 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 promoter)
- Sam Menacker (host of the Indianapolis-based program segments)
- Don Eagle
- Prince Pullins
- Paul Christy
- Spike Huber
- Johnny Kace
- Ernie Ladd
- Pepper Gomez
- "Pretty Boy" Bobby Heenan (manager, often drawn into a cage match against Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher )
- Wilbur Snyder
AWA female wrestlers
Other notable AWA contributors
- Kenny Benkowski, better known as Kenny "Sod Buster" Jay, or "Capable" Kenny Jay (wrestler)
- Eric Bischoff (interviewer)
- Stanley Blackburn (on-air president)
- Lord James Blears (wrestler/commentator)
- Gary DeRusha (referee)
- "Scrap Iron" George Gadaski (referee)
- Donna Gagne (announcer)
- Paul E. Dangerously (manager)
- Bobby Heenan (manager)
- Dick Jonkowski (announcer/commentator)
- Rodger Kent (ringside announcer)
- Scott LeDoux (referee)
- Lee Marshall (announcer/commentator)
- Marty Miller (referee)
- Larry Nelson (interviewer/announcer/commentator)
- Marty O'Neil (interviewer/commentator)
- Gene Okerlund (interviewer)
- Diamond Dallas Page (manager)
- Ken Resnick (interviewer/commentator)
- Rod Trongard (commentator)
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