New York City at a sold out card at Madison Square Garden in 1953. Walter "Killer" Kowalski high in the air attempting to stomp Verne Gagne into the mat, while the referee looks on. . Verne Gagne's biography VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes is available in paperback and ebook.

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Verne Gagne (White shirt/Red Trunks) is working out and having a little fun with Hubert H. Humphrey. Humphrey was a Mayor of Minneapolis, MN, later represented Minnesota as a U.S. Senator and was the Vice President of the United States under the Lyndon Johnson administartion.

Below are photos of Verne and Mary Gagne's dream home. This home was built in the late 1960's off Lake MInnetonka, MN. In the 1980's the state of Minnesota and the Hennepin County Parks went to court and had the property condemned to build a state park.

Sad news in the wrestling world. Sabu passed away suddenly. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. the WFIA facebook.com/share/p/15RqDQ…

On this episode, I talk with the authors of WILBUR SNYDER The World’s Most Scientific Wrestler Richard Vicek and Steven Verrier. Spotify creators.spotify.com/pod/show/brian… YouTube youtu.be/HV-mIFpRdec Rumble rumble.com/v6t1z25-episod… Wrestlingwclassics the WFIA

Verne Gagne on his farm in Minnesota with one of his horses that he helped his youngest daughter, Donna Gagne, train. Verne was an avid lover of animals and enjoyed spending time on the farm when he was not wrestling. The book VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes is now available.

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Another huge the WFIA announcement! @TheBSExpress24is the newest board member of the WFIA! You can read more about Benny's appointment and more at thewfia.org. Congratulations, Benny!

What better way to celebrate Father's Day than purchasing VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes for that dad that's a wrestling fan. Verne was a father of four and was kind and loving to his children. Get your paperback, ebook, or audio (amazon only for audio) Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo

We will be doing a podcast this evening with wrestling historian George Schire on Hulk Hogan! youtu.be/QTk68kCRT1I

On this episode, George and I pay tribute to the "Incredible Hulk" Hogan. Hulk was the most popular pro wrestler in history. YouTube: youtu.be/7O1tNaJhk2I Spotify:creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/br… Rumble:rumble.com/v6wn5dg-episod…

AWA World Champion Verne Gagne posing with WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales at a card in NYC in the early 1970s. the big three were competing against each other, but, they also worked together for special events and exchanged talent. Get VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes today!

Verne Gagne on the cover of the June 1953 edition of the Wrestling and Boxing magazine out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The title of the magazine is: Verne Gagne a New World Champion. His biography is available: Verne Inside & Outside the Ropes get it today.

Our upcoming podcast will feature pro wrestling historian, George Schire. George talks about how he got interested in the world of pro wrestling, exchanging programs across the country and much more. The podcast will be avaiable on Monday, February 16th at 8 am CST.

On this episode, I talk to George about getting interested in pro wrestling, exchanging programs across the country, and much more! the WFIA Wrestlingwclassics Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5AJEOH… YouTube youtu.be/P5H4TZFl4N8 Rumble rumble.com/v75q3qw-episod…

Thanks to Brian Ferguson for being my guest this week!

Monday morning at 8 am CST, We will be dropping our latest podcast on YouTube, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts with "Killer" Ken Resnick. Ken was an announcer for the AWA and WWF in the mid 80s through the early 90s.

We are honored to have the 2026 Gordon Solie Awardee and George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee, Killer Ken Resnick on the podcast. Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0B43hV… YouTube youtu.be/D2Rtkwc8wlU