List of former American Wrestling Association personnel

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 (†).

AWA/WWA wrestlers (Chicago)

(For many years, the AWA ran joint shows with the World Wrestling Association at the International Amphitheater in Chicago)

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

References