Preformer Bio
Name: Laverne Clarence Gagne
Gender: Male
Known Aliases:
Verne Gagne
Height: 5 foot 11 (180.3 cm)
Weight: 215 lbs. (97.5 kg)
Birth: Feb. 26, 1926
Death: Apr. 27, 2015 (age 89)
- A.W.A. World HW 10
- N.W.A. Chicago World Tag 5
- A.S.W. (Omaha) World HW 5
- N.W.A. Min World Tag 4
- N.W.A. U.S. HW (Rocky Mountains) 3
- N.W.A. B.T.W. (TX) Texas HW 2
- N.W.A. Chicago U.S. HW 2
- N.W.A. World Jr. HW 1
- A.W.A. Eastern States HW 1
- N.W.A. SWTX World Tag 1
- A.S.W. (Omaha) Nebraska Tag 1
- C.A.P. World HW (Montréal) 1
- N.W.A. Mid-Am World Jr. HW 1
- I.W.E. World HW 1
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Total Championships38
Family Relationships
Larry Zbyszko (In-law-Child)
Business Relationships
Bob Backlund (Student), Bob Brown (Student), Curt Hennig (Student), Gene Anderson (Student), Ric Flair (Student)
CHAMPIONSHIP TIMELINE
N.W.A. B.T.W. (TX) Texas HW | Dec 16, 1949 |
(28 days) |
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N.W.A. B.T.W. (TX) Texas HW | Sep 08, 1950 |
(49 days) |
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N.W.A. World Jr. HW | Nov 13, 1950 |
(371 days) |
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N.W.A. Mid-Am World Jr. HW | 1951 |
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C.A.P. World HW (Montréal) | Feb 25, 1953 |
(70 days) |
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A.W.A. Eastern States HW | May 05, 1953 |
(36 days) |
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N.W.A. Chicago U.S. HW | Sep 03, 1953 |
(947 days) |
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N.W.A. U.S. HW (Rocky Mountains) | Sep 03, 1953 |
(947 days) |
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N.W.A. U.S. HW (Rocky Mountains) | Apr 11, 1957 |
(28 days) |
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N.W.A. Chicago World Tag | May 25, 1957 |
(21 days) |
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N.W.A. U.S. HW (Rocky Mountains) | Jun 13, 1957 |
(147 days) |
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N.W.A. SWTX World Tag | ???? |
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N.W.A. Min World Tag | Dec 26, 1957 |
(86 days) |
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N.W.A. Chicago U.S. HW | Apr 11, 1958 |
(218 days) |
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N.W.A. Min World Tag | May 15, 1958 |
(19 days) |
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A.S.W. (Omaha) World HW | Aug 09, 1958 |
(98 days) |
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N.W.A. Min World Tag | Apr 28, 1959 |
(36 days) |
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N.W.A. Min World Tag | Jul 19, 1960 |
(28 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Aug 16, 1960 |
(329 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Aug 08, 1961 |
(154 days) |
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A.S.W. (Omaha) World HW | Sep 16, 1961 |
(308 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Aug 21, 1962 |
(322 days) |
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A.S.W. (Omaha) World HW | Aug 25, 1962 |
(174 days) |
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A.S.W. (Omaha) World HW | Jul 20, 1963 |
(7 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Jul 20, 1963 |
(7 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Aug 08, 1963 |
(100 days) |
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A.S.W. (Omaha) World HW | Sep 07, 1963 |
(0 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Dec 14, 1963 |
(140 days) |
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A.W.A. World Tag | Feb 09, 1964 |
(14 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | May 16, 1964 |
(157 days) |
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A.W.A. World Tag | Jul 24, 1965 |
(14 days) |
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A.S.W. (Omaha) Nebraska Tag | Sep 04, 1965 |
(14 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Feb 26, 1967 |
(538 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Aug 31, 1968 |
(2625 days) |
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A.W.A. World Tag | Dec 30, 1972 |
(7 days) |
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A.W.A. World Tag | Jun 06, 1979 |
(410 days) |
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I.W.E. World HW | Nov 13, 1979 |
(3 days) |
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A.W.A. World HW | Jul 18, 1980 |
(305 days) |
TOTAL TIME HOLDING A CHAMPIONSHIP: 91 YEARS, 321 DAYS |
AVERAGE TIME HOLDING A CHAMPIONSHIP: 2 YEARS, 153 DAYS |