The AWA Championship Wrestling program aired on ESPN from 1985 to 1990. These episodes added to Peacock were filmed at the Showboat Sports Pavilion in Las Vegas.

How the Long-Defunct AWA Is Stoking Wrestling Fans’ Nostalgia In the ’80s, the Minneapolis-based promotion was home to some of the industry’s biggest stars.

Verne Gagne was on an eight-year run of holding the American Wrestling Association's heavyweight championship belt when he went against Nick Bockwinkel at the St. Paul Auditorium on Nov. 8, 1975 ...