AWA
REMCO FIGURES & RING
SERIES 1 & 2
- COMPLETE -
For Sale

The AWA Remco Action Figure line was an action figure toyline based on the
wrestlers of the now defunct American Wrestling Association Promotion.
They were made by the toy company Remco from 1985 to 1986.
The toys were made of a solid plastic pose, with moveable waists, legs, arms, and heads.
Most came with accessories, from outfits to championship belts.
This was actually the first line of wrestling figures available for sale in the United States,
preceding the very popular WWF Wrestling Superstars line from LJN which also debuted in 1985.

This set is unique for releasing figures in 2 or 3 packs as opposed to single figure packs.
The only figures available in single figure packs was the final series in the collection,
the highly collectible Mat Mania series released in 1986.

The set has become increasingly valuable in recent years.
The most common figures are the figures released the earliest,
and the most sought after are the final series.
Loose figures are valuable if they come with the original accessories.
The Mat Mania series released in 1986 have been sold on ebay for anywhere from $400-$12,000.

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AWA REMCO FIGURES & RING
Series 1 and 2

All the figures above are
carded and in Mint condition.
The wrestling ring is a match for the
figures and is still Mint in the box.
This collection is for sale as a whole.
No Individual items will be sold from it.

Price: $ 10,000.00

Listed from left to right, top to bottom of photo.

THE FABULOUS ONES:
STEVE KEIRN & STAN LANE

RIC FLAIR & LARRY ZBYSZKO

THE LONG RIDERS:
WILD BILL IRWIN & SCOTT HOG IRWIN

BARON VON RASCHKE & RICK MARTEL

GAGNE`S RAIDERS:
GREG GAGNE & CURT HENNING

THE ROAD WARRIORS:
ANIMAL & HAWK

THE HIGH FLYERS:
GREG GAGNE & JIM BRUNZELL

THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS:
BUDDY ROBERTS & MICHAEL HAYES & TERRY GORDY

- - GORGEOUS JIMMY GARVIN & PRECIOUS & STEVE REGAL - -

THE ROAD WARRIORS:
ANIMAL & PAUL ELLERING & HAWK

ALL STAR WRESTLING RING - ITEM #388

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Highly collectible and popular among wrestling and toy enthusiasts, these figures are seen far less
often on the secondary market than the WWF figures of the time, and were only produced from 1985 to 1986.
Even with the short run, and the fact the AWA was going down-hill fast,
if you were a wrestling fan at the time then these figures certainly ring a bell.
It was also an interesting line in that it features the first ever figures of performers who went
on to achieve some pretty major success such as Shawn Michaels, the Road Warriors, and Scott Hall.

The line didn't do very well but these He-Man-like figures were actually
very cool and were probably the best merchandise the AWA produced.
If the WWF figures had one drawback, it was also their most endearing feature.
They were NOT articulated.
Sure they were big and cool and stood out in the crowd, but when it came to actual play...
the imagination got more of a workout than the figures.
Though they were thrown and tossed and got pretty battered,
you could not actually put them into many, if any, wrestling holds.
The AWA Remco figures were different.

These 5" figures featured movable arms, legs, a swivel waist,
and a turning head (a rubber one that easily came off and on).
They were far more traditional in terms of "action" figures and the
previously mentioned He-Man likeness in the body sculpt was not a coincidence.
Remco tried to mimic the popular Mattel Masters of the Universe line in appearance and playability.
Though the AWA figures were not quite as "limber" having no rubber bands in the waist and legs.
These AWA figures were the first wrestling figures from the U.S.
that featured any kind of articulation at all.

The figures came with plenty of fun accessories.
Most figures had removable robes, belts, jackets, chaps, pants,
or some other article that resembled what they actually wore or used in the AWA.
Some of the coolest accessories included glittery robes to resemble sequins or rhinestones,
cotton rimed robes to resemble feathers and boas, and even the Road Warrior's signature spiked collars.
Remco did an excellent job in trying to capture the details of a wrestler's ensemble
and make it all removable for a more realistic look when they were actually wrestling!
But the body shapes were far from accurate.
The Remco figures had only three sculpts to be used over and over again.
The first and most common was the He-Man muscle body.
The second was the brawler type of fitness with more bulk and less muscle definition.
The third was the female body which was only used once for Precious;
the manager of Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal.

Another unique aspect of this line was the fact they were available in 2-packs, and then 3-packs with managers.
You could head to the store with your allowance and come home with a match ready to go.
This may also be one of the reasons that this line eventually failed.
In the AWA's only opening in the 80s to make a run at merchandising,
they released 2-at-a-time figures from a roster that was very very thin.
They were running out of stars by 1986 and there was no incentive for kids to hit the stores and drop more money.
Near the end of the line's run, they tried to do single figures, but they failed to catch on.
The production numbers were low as it was and stores couldn't move what little they had.
The AWA figures just didn't POP - at least for the casual fan.
Ultimately, this is what undid the line...and arguably the company as well: Poor branding.

One more note on a detail that made them rather unique back in the day.
Even with goofy rubber heads, Remco managed to get a very good likeness for many of the wrestlers.
The Larry Zbyszko figure is down right eerily perfect.
The Road Warriors were close as was Paul Ellering.
The Fabulous Freebirds, Jerry Blackwell, Nick Bockwinkle, and Carlos Colon also deserve mention.

Below you will find a complete listing of
the entire line of AWA Remco toys produced.
This listing is for informational purposes only.

AWA Remco figures Series 1 - 1985

The Fabulous Ones - (Steve Keirn & Stan Lane)

The Road Warriors - (Animal & Hawk)

The High Flyers - (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell)

Rick Martel vs. Baron Von Raschke (with AWA Souvenir Pinky Ring)

Rick Martel vs. Baron Von Raschke (without AWA Souvenir Pinky Ring)

Larry Zbyszko vs. Ric Flair

AWA Remco figures Series 2 - 1985

The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering

"Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin, Steve Regal, & Precious

The Fabulous Freebirds - (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts)

Gagne's Raiders - (Greg Gagne & Curt Hennig)

The Long Riders - (Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin)

AWA Remco figures Series 3 - 1986

Nick Bockwinkel vs. Larry Zbyszko (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack)

Scott Hall vs. "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack)

Jerry Blackwell vs. Stan Hansen (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack)

Abdullah the Butcher vs. Carlos Colon (Greatest Grudges 2 Pack)

AWA Remco figures Series 4 - 1986

Shawn Michaels (Mat Mania)

Marty Jannetty (Mat Mania)

Nord The Barbarian (Mat Mania)

Boris Zhukov (Mat Mania)

Doug Somers (Mat Mania)

Buddy Rose (Mat Mania)

Dick Woehrle (Mat Mania)

Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie (Mat Mania)

Re-Releases on Mat Mania Card - 1986

Nick Bockwinkel

Ric Flair

Paul Ellering

AWA Remco Rings with Figures and Accessories

Regular Ring

Title Belt

Battle Royal Playset with 7 figures, included is either Curley Brown or Nasty Ned as the referee.

Steel Cage Match Playset

2nd Battle Royal Playset with 7 figures

Mini Mashers

VHS Tapes "Wrestling Classics"

VHS "Wrestling Classics"/Action Figure combo packs

AWA Remco Thumbsters

Ric Flair vs Larry Zybyszko

Greg Gagne vs Road Warrior Hawk

Rick Martel vs Road Warrior Animal

SERIES 1

SERIES 2

SERIES 3
Greatest Grudges

SERIES 4
Mat Mania

These 11 Mat Mania figures shown above
were sold on Ebay in 2010 for $12,563.00!

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HISTORY OF THE AWA

The American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling
promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991.
It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo.
The territory was originally part of the National Wrestling Alliance,
becoming an independent territory in the late 1950s.

The Early Years
Anton "Tony" Stecher was a founding member of the NWA in 1948 and had promoted
wrestling in Minneapolis since 1933 through his Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club.
In 1952, he sold a one third interest in the promotion to Wally Karbo and his son Dennis.
Stecher died on October 9, 1954 and control of the promotion passed to Karbo and Dennis.
Verne Gagne, a former amateur wrestling champion, had become a well known and popular
wrestler nationally in the 1950s as a result of his appearances on the DuMont TV Network.
He aspired to become NWA World Champion, but for various reasons
to do with politics inside the NWA, he never became champion.
In 1959, Dennis Stecher sold his majority stake in the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club to Karbo and Gagne.
They became co-owners of the promotion from that point onward.

Breaking From The NWA
In 1960, after unsuccessfully lobbying the NWA for a title match between Gagne and the NWA World Champion,
Gagne and Karbo led certain territories out of the NWA forming the AWA.
The AWA unilaterally recognized NWA World Champion Pat O'Connor as
AWA World Champion and gave him 90 days to defend the AWA title against Gagne.
The NWA ignored the challenge.
O'Connor was stripped of the AWA title and it was awarded to Gagne on August 16, 1960.
While O'Connor was considered the first AWA Champion, he never wrestled in the AWA until later in the 1960s
(when he teamed with Wilbur Snyder to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship).
Gagne was a former amateur-wrestling champion who had earned a spot on the U.S. team at the 1948 Summer Olympics;
he ran the AWA with a traditionalist sensibility, firmly believing that sound technical wrestling—not flashy
"sports entertainment"—should be the basis of a pro-wrestling company.
Starting in the 1970s, Gagne trained his newcomer wrestlers from his farm in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Expanding The Territory
Under Gagne and Karbo, the AWA became one of the most successful and expansive single territories in the country,
promoting shows in such major cities as Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Omaha, Winnipeg,
Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Phoenix and throughout the Midwest region.
Relationships were also developed with existing promotions in Houston, Memphis and San Antonio.
Gagne's westward expansion into traditional NWA territories was made possible
due to relationships and business partnerships he had forged for decades.
More the result of other promoters struggling to survive rather than by purchase or hostile takeover by Gagne.

The Rise Of Hulk Hogan
After Gagne's retiring in 1981, he focused the promotion on Nick Bockwinkel,
a loyal employee of several years who was a mat-wrestling technician like Gagne had been.
Bockwinkel faced numerous challengers for the title during the early 1980s including eventual champions
Rick Martel and Otto Wanz, former champion Mad Dog Vachon, and perennial contenders Wahoo McDaniel, and Brad Rheingans,
but perhaps his most famous opponent would go on to become arguably the greatest superstar in wrestling history.
Starting in 1982 and accelerated by a role in the hit film Rocky III,
Hulk Hogan rapidly caught on as a babyface with AWA fans, and became the AWA's top draw.
But even as his popularity grew to unprecedented levels,
Gagne refused to make him the AWA World Heavyweight Champion, as Hogan was a powerhouse wrestler.
He recognized Hogan's showmanship and charisma and was well aware of his potential drawing power,
but still believed a wrestling company should be built around one of its best technical wrestlers (e.g., himself and Bockwinkel);
on the Spectacular Legacy of the AWA DVD, Gagne denied bias against Hogan and defended his actions by reasoning that he
believed that Hogan's pursuit of the title was the draw for the audience and that "we really didn't need him to be champion".

Talent Jumps To The WWF
As Vince McMahon and his northeastern-based World Wrestling Federation (WWF) attempted to end
pro wrestling's regional era in the mid-1980s (by establishing the WWF as a national promotion),
Gagne made several decisions that caused his AWA to lose momentum in the emerging wrestling promotion war,
including overemphasizing his son Greg Gagne in AWA storylines
(which led to speculation of nepotism by Verne within the company)
and failing to make Hulk Hogan the focus of his company when he had the chance.
Frustrated by Verne Gagne's business decisions, Hogan accepted an offer
from rival promoter McMahon to wrestle for the WWF, in December 1983.
One month later, Hogan became the World Heavyweight champion.
He and the WWF soon became a mainstream media phenomenon and virtually synonymous with professional wrestling
in much of the national consciousness, vaulting past the AWA and NWA as the premier promotion in wrestling.
Hogan wasn't alone in leaving the AWA.
Some of the AWA's other top talent, including announcer "Mean" Gene Okerlund, manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan,
and wrestlers Adrian Adonis, Ken Patera, Jim Brunzell, and Jesse Ventura, also jumped to the WWF.
The sting of the WWF expansion was not shouldered by the AWA alone.
The NWA also lost top stars "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco,
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and "Cowboy" Bob Orton to the WWF during that same time.
Despite this talent raid, the AWA went on to have its most successful year in 1984,
mainly because of the arrival of the Road Warriors and an angle uniting longtime heel Jerry Blackwell
with Greg Gagne and feuding with former manager Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey.
Although aging, most of the AWA's longtime core talent still remained.
Stars like Nick Bockwinkel, Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, "The Crusher" Reginald Lisowski, Dick the Bruiser,
Baron Von Raschke, Mad Dog Vachon, and Larry Hennig were all still active at this time despite all being in their 40s or 50s.
In response to McMahon's expansion, the AWA forged an alliance with several NWA promoters,
including Jim Crockett Promotions (Charlotte, NC), Mid-South Wrestling (Oklahoma City, OK),
Pacific Northwest Wrestling (Portland, OR), World Class Championship Wrestling (Dallas, TX),
and the Continental Wrestling Association (Memphis, TN).
This new promotion was known as Pro Wrestling USA and came about in an attempt to establish a national presence to compete against the WWF.
The AWA was also able to sign top wrestlers like Sgt. Slaughter and Bob Backlund.
By 1985, however, the AWA began to lose audiences, as the WWF was gaining wrestling superiority in the wake of WrestleMania I.
Later in the year, as this struggle against the WWF progressed, Wally Karbo also sold all his stock to Gagne as well.
In September 1985, Pro Wrestling USA would respond to McMahon's rising success by promoting the first SuperClash.
Despite this success, the Pro Wrestling USA collaboration did not last,
as Gagne accused David Crockett of trying to sign away AWA talent over to the NWA backstage at numerous Pro Wrestling USA shows.
The AWA released an AWA Remco Action Figure line with the toy company Remco and a series of 30 minute videos entitled "Wrestling Classics",
primarily featuring wrestlers such as Sgt. Slaughter, the Road Warriors, Jim Garvin & Steve Regal, and World Champion Rick Martel.

Decline
Despite falling behind the WWF and NWA as a major promotion throughout 1986 and 1987,
Gagne still managed to develop legitimate young talent like Scott Hall, The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty),
"Bull Power" Leon White, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), and Madusa Miceli during that timeframe.
With the retirement of Nick Bockwinkel Gagne invested in Curt Hennig as his next champion and future of the company.
Hennig, a talented and popular second generation wrestler, defeated Bockwinkel at Super Clash 2.
The overall card was relatively weak, but the title match was a critical success, although the title change was not without controversy,
involving Larry Zbyszko and a roll of dimes, and began a heel turn for Hennig.
After further review by on-air AWA President Stanley Blackburn, and following weeks of speculation by AWA fans,
the decision was upheld and Hennig was the new champion.
Gagne pushed Hennig and the Midnight Rockers throughout 1987 and into 1988,
but the WWF came calling and all three of his top stars would soon be gone.
During 1987, in an attempt to remain relevant and survive, Gagne renewed a relationship with Memphis based promoter Jerry Jarrett
and the CWA and even allowed Mid-Southern territory legend Jerry "The King" Lawler to win the AWA World Title from Curt Hennig in May 1988.
This was after the AWA flirted for a month with the idea of giving Greg Gagne the belt,
even awarding the belt to Gagne at a couple of house shows, only to return it to Hennig on a technicality.
It was widely speculated that the idea of the younger Gagne as heavyweight champion did not
play well with those associated with the AWA, so Verne decided to go with Lawler instead.
Michaels and Jannetty would drop the titles to Badd Company that March.
Facing financial trouble of their own, WCCW then allied themselves with the AWA and CWA,
and Jerry Lawler would challenge WCCW Heavyweight champion Kerry Von Erich to a title unification match at SuperClash III in December.
Super Clash III was the AWA's first venture into the Pay-Per-View market and wrestling's first collaborative PPV between several promotions.
However, after months of hype, the end results were somewhat contentious and relatively unsuccessful.
Following the event, the collaborative effort was over and Lawler was stripped of the title in January 1989.
Lawler kept the AWA Title belt and continued promoting himself in Tennessee, Texas,
and on the independent circuit as the unified World Heavyweight Champion.
Lawler did this in an attempt to leverage PPV revenue from Gagne that was owed to him,
but Gagne never paid him and eventually commissioned a new title belt of similar design.
In February 1989, Larry Zbyszko, a one-time employee and Verne's son-in-law,
returned to the AWA and won the vacated World Title in an 18-man Battle Royal, eliminating Tom Zenk to end the match.
It was also during this time that Joe Blanchard replaced Stanley Blackburn as AWA President.
Zbyszko's first title reign would last for a little over one year.
During this time he would defend the title against Zenk, Greg Gagne, Wahoo McDaniel,
Ken Patera, Nikita Koloff, Brad Rheingans, The Trooper Del Wilkes, and Masa Saito.
Zbyszko would eventually lose the title to Saito in February 1990 in front of 65,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome at the NJPW/AJPW Supershow.
Zbyszko would regain the title in May 1990 at SuperClash IV.
During 1989 and 1990, the AWA also pushed Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom as the top tag team.
In early 1989, Eric Bischoff, who was performing office work for the AWA at the time, mostly in sales and syndication,
was placed in front of the camera to replace Larry Nelson as interviewer and occasional commentator.
The AWA was Bischoff's first exposure to the world of pro wrestling.
He would later become a dominant force in the industry, leading World Championship Wrestling to prominence in the 1990s.
The AWA would become inactive in the fall of 1990 (the last television taping occurred on August 11).
As a result, Zbyszko signed with WCW.
As his last official act, Verne Gagne stripped the already-departed Zbyszko of the AWA World Title in December 1990.
In 1991, Gagne and his inactive promotion officially filed for bankruptcy.
Gagne did promote two cards in Minnesota in May 1991, featuring the return of Greg Gagne and Wahoo McDaniel and other stars
such as Baron Von Raschke, Buck Zumhofe, and The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom), but he was unable to revive the promotion.
Despite this, the AWA continued re-running matches in their weekly ESPN time slot, and on their syndicated All-Star Wrestling show.
The company also managed to release a commercial tape (Hulk Hogan Highlights) during 1991.
On the Spectacular Legacy of the AWA DVD, Eric Bischoff revealed that one of the main reasons the AWA shut down was that
Verne Gagne was leveraging money against a valuable property he owned along Lake Minnetonka.
Local officials wanted to turn the property into a park.
Gagne fought the decision for several years, but eventually lost the eminent domain case, leading to the creation of Lake Minnetonka Regional Park.
As a result, he lost the financial resource he was using to keep the AWA up and running and had no choice but to shut down the promotion.
In an interview during the late 1990s with KARE 11, an NBC affiliate out of Minneapolis/Saint Paul,
Gagne spoke of the devoted fan base in Minnesota and joked about how he may promote again some day, but nothing ever materialized.

International Working Agreements
Abroad, the AWA had working agreements with Japanese promotions
International Pro Wrestling (1969 to 1980), then All Japan Pro Wrestling
(1980 to 1988, although the relationship was strained in 1986 by the AWA Title debacle surrounding Stan Hansen),
and, near the end, New Japan Pro Wrestling.
On June 29, 1986, in Denver, Colorado, Hansen refused to lose the AWA World Title to Nick Bockwinkel
prior to a tour of Japan and left with the championship belt.
Hansen argued that he was booked as AWA Champion in Japan and was therefore fulfilling his commitment.
Gagne disagreed and awarded the AWA Championship to Bockwinkel, using one of the tag team title belts on a temporary basis.
Gagne threatened legal action if Hansen continued to keep the belt and it was returned to the AWA as a result
(although according to Nick Bockwinkel on The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA, Hansen had run over the belt with his truck before returning it).
The AWA also had a brief relationship with the European promotion Catch Wrestling Association,
through which its promoter, wrestler Otto Wanz, was given a brief AWA World Title reign in 1982.

Supercards
WrestleRock 86
SuperClash

Team Challenge Series
The AWA held a "Team Challenge Series" from October 1, 1989 through August 11, 1990.
All of the available wrestlers were divided into three teams,
"Larry's Legends", headed by Larry Zbyszko, "Slaughter's Snipers", headed by Sgt. Slaughter, and "Baron's Blitzers", headed by Baron Von Raschke.
(Sgt. Slaughter left the AWA before the TCS ended, and Colonel DeBeers was named the new team captain.)
Babyfaces and heels alike were assigned to teams, forcing bitter rivals to work together.
The winners of Team Challenge matches would earn points for their team;
at some unspecified point the highest-scoring team would share one million dollars.
Some of the earlier TCS matches took place in a TV studio without an audience;
the announcers claimed it was part of an effort to stop wrestlers from interfering,
but it was actually due to poor ticket sales for arena shows.
The remainder of the matches took place at the Rochester Civic Center,
where the AWA taped live matches for its television program from 1989-1990.
The final match in the TCS was a royal rumble style battle royal featuring Brad Rheingans,
The Destruction Crew, Colonel DeBeers, the Texas Hangmen, the Trooper Del Wilkes, and several others.
Jake "The Milkman" Milliman again came away with the win by eliminating DeBeers at the end,
winning the series and the supposed 1 million dollar check for Larry's Legends.

Television
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, AWA television production was headquartered at
Minneapolis independent station WTCN-TV, then owned by Metromedia.
The ring announcer was longtime St. Paul-Minneapolis sports broadcaster Marty O'Neill, who also conducted the post-match interviews.
O'Neill announced the matches for the local WTCN audience.
But fans watching the syndicated version of the show heard commentary provided by Rodger Kent.
In the mid-1970s, during a prolonged illness, O'Neill was occasionally replaced as ring announcer
by program producer Al DeRusha and interviews were conducted by both Kent and Gene Okerlund.
By 1979, Okerlund had permanently replaced O'Neill, who died a couple of years later,
and production was transferred to Minneapolis station KMSP-TV.
During the AWA's existence, it produced or had a hand in production of several TV programs:
AWA All-Star Wrestling, the promotion's syndicated program, which aired from 1960 until 1991.
AWA Championship Wrestling, which aired on cable sports network ESPN from 1985 to 1990
and ScreenSport in Europe via Cable or Satellite TV; it was a continuation of the earlier ESPN program Pro Wrestling USA,
the co-operative venture between the AWA and several NWA affiliates (most notably Jim Crockett Promotions).
AWA Major League Wrestling, a Canadian program produced in Winnipeg, Manitoba
for that city's station, CKND, and syndicated across Canada during the 1980s.
In 1985, Gagne began airing weekly programming on ESPN, hoping to help the promotion compete with the national exposure
already enjoyed by the WWF (on USA Network) and the NWA's Georgia/World Championship Wrestling (on TBS).
However, weekly AWA shows were not treated with any priority by the cable network,
sometimes being delayed, preempted by live programming, or suffering from occasional changes in time slot,
making it difficult for fans to tune in on a regular basis.
On February 26, 2008, ESPN Classic began re-airing AWA Championship Wrestling episodes, circa 1986-1990.

Pay-Per-View
The AWA ran only one pay-per-view card, SuperClash III, during its 30 year run.
However, From 1999 to 2002, a series of AWA-related pay-per-views were produced.
Titled AWA Classic Wrestling, they featured compilations of old AWA footage,
hosted by Greg Gagne and Todd Okerlund (son of Gene Okerlund), with occasional appearances by Verne Gagne.
The pay-per-views ceased following the acquisition of the AWA tape library by World Wrestling Entertainment.

World Wrestling Entertainment Ownership
All footage for the AWA is now owned by WWE.
WWE released The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA on November 21, 2006.
The DVD includes a documentary on the amateur and professional career of Verne Gagne,
the rise and fall of the AWA over its 30 year history,
and numerous interviews and features with Gagne, Hulk Hogan, Jim Brunzell, Michael Hayes,
Baron Von Raschke, Greg Gagne, Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, Gene Okerlund and Nick Bockwinkel.

In 1996, Dale Gagner, a former AWA employee, began using the AWA name in the state of Minnesota
and formed an organization known as AWA Superstars of Wrestling, infringing on the AWA name.
In April 2007, WWE filed a lawsuit against Gagner, citing trademark infringement,
as WWE owned all AWA properties due to their purchase after the AWA's closure.
In a move to sidestep WWE, former AWA wrestler, Jonnie Stewart, trademarked the name "American Wrestling Alliance" instead.
However, the United States Patent and Trademark Office later indicated that the request was abandoned in February 2008.
In October 2008, the court ruled in favor of WWE.
The court ruling prohibits Gagner and his associate from exploiting or trading on the AWA name or any other derivatives.
As a result, the organization was renamed to Wrestling Superstars Live.

Championships
AWA World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha version)
AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
AWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) (pre-AWA)
AWA World Women's Championship
AWA America's Heavyweight Championship
AWA Brass Knuckles Championship
AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship
AWA/CWA International Heavyweight Championship
AWA/CWA International Tag Team Championship
AWA International Television Championship
AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
AWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Below is a list of former members of the AWA.

AWA Wrestlers
Kenny "Sodbuster" Jay
Jake "The Milkman" Milliman
Adrian Adonis
Badd Company (Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka)
Ox Baker
Red Bastien
"Crusher" Jerry Blackwell
Nick Bockwinkel
Bruiser Brody
"Jumpin`" Jim Brunzell
The Crusher
Colonel DeBeers
The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom)
Bobby Duncum
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael P.S. Hayes, Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy & Buddy Roberts)
Ric Flair
Greg Gagne
Verne Gagne
"Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin
Scott Hall
Stan Hansen
Curt Hennig
Larry "The Ax" Hennig
Hulk Hogan
Sheik Adnan El Kassie
"Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly
Teijho Khan
Kokina Maximus (Yokozuna)
Nikita Koloff
Jerry Lawler
The Long Riders (Bill & Scott Irwin)
Jerry Lynn
Rick Martel
"Chief" Wahoo McDaniel
The Ninja
The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)
Steve Olsonoski
The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)
Nord the Barbarian
The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)
"Strongman" Ken Patera
D.J. Peterson
Harley Race
"Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal
Brad Rheingans
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch
Ricky Rice
The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
Billy Robinson
"Playboy" Buddy Rose
Masa Saito
Akio Sato
Sergeant Slaughter
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
Doug Somers
Ray "The Crippler" Stevens
Jon Alan Stewart (Jonnie Stewart)
Texas Hangmen (Psycho & Killer)
The Trooper (aka The Patriot)
Soldat Ustinov
"Mad Dog" Vachon
"Butcher" Vachon
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Baron Von Raschke
Leon White aka Vader
Larry Zbyszko
Tom Zenk
Boris Zukhov
Buck "Rock n` Roll" Zumhofe
Terry Funk
Dream Machine
The Nighthawk
CT Night "The Boss

AWA Wrestlers (Chicago)
(These wrestlers 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/wrestler)
Wilbur Snyder

AWA Female Wrestlers
Penny Banner
Candy Divine
Sherri Martel
Judy Martin
Madusa Miceli
Wendi Richter
Vivian Vachon

Other AWA Contributors
Marty O'Neil (interviewer/commentator)
Gene Okerlund (interviewer)
Marty Miller (referee)
Stanley Blackburn (on-air president)
Gary DeRusha (referee)
Dick Woehrle (referee)
Lord James Blears (wrestler/commentator)
Donna Gagne (announcer)
Bobby Heenan (manager)
Dick Jonkowski (announcer/commentator)
Rodger Kent (ringside announcer)
Scott LeDoux (referee)
Lee Marshall (announcer/commentator)
Larry Nelson (interviewer/announcer/commentator)
Diamond Dallas Page (manager)
Rod Trongard (commentator)
Ken Resnick (interviewer/commentator)
Paul E. Dangerously (manager)
Eric Bischoff (interviewer)

AWAREMCO FIGURES & RING SERIES 1 & 2 - COMPLETE - For Sale

AWA REMCO FIGURES & RING Series 1 and 2

All the figures above are carded and in Mint condition. The wrestling ring is a match for the figures and is still Mint in the box. This collection is for sale as a whole. No Individual items will be sold from it.

Price: $ 10,000.00

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