Alan Rogowski, better known by his ring name Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestling performer and a promoter. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson who was portrayed as his brother. Image File history File links Ole Anderson from http://www. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on January 18 1815 (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... Verne Gagne (born May 10, 1926) is a former professional wrestler, trainer and wrestling promoter. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Gene & Ole Anderson Gene Anderson (born 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died October 31, 1991) was a professional wrestler famous for his days of teaming with his brother Ole Anderson. ...

Career

American Wrestling Association

Anderson started wrestling in 1967 in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as Rock Rogowski, where he held the AWA Midwest Heavyweight and the AWA Midwest Tag Team Titles. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

National Wrestling Alliance

He went on to work for National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned promotions such as Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP, out of Charlotte, North Carolina) and Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), where he adopted the ring name Ole Anderson, and became a member of the legendary tag team called the Minnesota Wrecking Crew with his "brother" Gene Anderson after Lars Anderson left the team in the late 1960s. The team of Ole & Gene became synonymous with tag team wrestling in JCP and GCW for many years running. National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... For other uses, see Charlotte. ... Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on U.S. cable channel TBS (Turner Broadcasting System). ... The Minnesota Wrecking Crew was a professional wrestling tag team that was formed by Gene Anderson and which featured a number of wrestlers who wrestled under the Anderson name. ... Gene & Ole Anderson Gene Anderson (born 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died October 31, 1991) was a professional wrestler famous for his days of teaming with his brother Ole Anderson. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

The Andersons feuded with such stars as Mr. Wrestling & Mr. Wrestling II, Wahoo McDaniel, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Tommy Rich, Johnny Weaver, Dino Bravo, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Greg Valentine, Ricky Steamboat, Rufus R. Jones, The Mongols, and Thunderbolt Patterson throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... --Duk 03:11, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Edward Wahoo McDaniel was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler. ... Freddie Joe Brisco most to known as Jack Brisco (born September 21, 1941 in Blackwell, Oklahoma) was a popular and successful professional wrestler during 1970s, and into the 1980s. ... Gerald Brisco Floyd Gerald Brisco (born January 24, 1950 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American former professional wrestler. ... Thomas Richardson (born July 26, 1956 in Hendersonville, Tennessee), better known by his ring name, Wildfire Tommy Rich, is a American retired professional wrestler. ... Claude Patterson, (born 1941) better known professionally as Thunderbolt Patterson, was an American professional wrestler best known for his efforts at starting a union for wrestlers. ...

Behind the scenes, Anderson was also the primary booker for GCW and also had a stint booking JCP in 1981-82. For a time he even booked both companies simultaneously, often combining both rosters for supercards which were noted for offering some of the best action in the business at that time. He later left JCP to book and wrestle for GCW full-time.

When owners Jack and Jerry Brisco sold that promotion to Vince McMahon, Anderson resisted the change, and joined forces with longtime NWA-sanctioned promoters Fred Ward and Ralph Freed to start a new company called Championship Wrestling from Georgia. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ...

Teaming with Arn Anderson

In April 1985, Jim Crockett Promotions and Championship Wrestling from Georgia essentially merged. Anderson was teaming with Thunderbolt Patterson in CWG just as Marty Lunde was debuting in JCP as Arn Anderson. It seemed like a natural fit to put the two "Andersons" together. Anderson soon turned on Thunderbolt and teamed with Arn as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Minnesota Wrecking Crew was a professional wrestling tag team that was formed by Gene Anderson and which featured a number of wrestlers who wrestled under the Anderson name. ...

The Four Horsemen

In 1986, Anderson became part of the original Four Horsemen, a heel stable, with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and manager James J. Dillon. During his time in the Horsemen, Anderson feuded with Magnum T.A., Dusty Rhodes, The Rock 'N Roll Express and the Road Warriors. Anderson was later kicked out of the group in favor of Lex Luger in early 1987. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Four Horsemen (also spelled IV Horsemen) were a popular professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling. ... Leland Stanfords horse stable, still in use Horse kept in stable A stable is a building in which livestock, usually horses, are kept. ... Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is a second generation American professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ... James J. Dillon with Tully Blanchard James J. Dillon is a former professional wrestler and manager. ... Magnum T.A. Terry Wayne Allen (born June 11, 1959) was a professional wrestler who became famous under the name of Magnum T.A. // Career Terry Allen started wrestling in 1977 in Florida Championship Wrestling and the Pacific Northwest territory. ... The American Dream Dusty Rhodes (born Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. ... Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson The Rock N Roll Express The Rock N Roll Express was a professional wrestling tag team comprised of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson that was extremely popular in the 1980s. ... This article is about the professional wrestling team, for otheruses see Road warrior The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael Hawk Hegstrand and Joseph Animal Laurinaitis, though other members were added later. ... Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), is an American former professional wrestler, bodybuilder and football player better known by his ring name, Lex Luger. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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World Championship Wrestling

Anderson returned to wrestling with WCW in 1989 to reform the Four Horsemen with Flair, Arn and Sting. They quickly kicked Sting out of the group, and Anderson retired again to manage the Horsemen, who by then also included Barry Windham and Sid Vicious. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Barry Windham (born July 4, 1960, Sweetwater, Texas) is a professional wrestler and the son of the infamous heel wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born July 4, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid. ...

By 1990, Anderson had been chosen to head the booking committee for WCW, which was at that time beginning to phase out the use of the NWA name on its television programming. Appearing in the credits for WCW Pay-per-views (PPVs) under his real name, Anderson was responsible for some of the more infamous creative ideas tried by WCW. Among his creations were The Black Scorpion, which was intended to be a nemesis from Sting's past. After several miscues, the Scorpion's identity was eventually revealed as Ric Flair, in a ploy to confuse Sting and force him to lose the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with World Heavyweight Championship (WWE). ...

Dismissal

When Eric Bischoff took over control of WCW in 1993, both Anderson and his son became a casualty of his "house cleaning" when Bischoff fired Bryan while he was training at the WCW Power Plant. This prompted Anderson to call Smoky Mountain Wrestling head Jim Cornette to try to get his son a job. Anderson's judgment to deal with Cornette, someone Bischoff was on bad terms with, on WCW property, was the factor that led to his firing. Infamously, Bischoff fired Anderson over the phone, even though he spoke to Anderson face-to-face the day before. Eric Bischoff (born May 27, 1955[1]), is a former professional wrestling promoter and on-screen personality, most known for serving as President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later on-air General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The WCW Power Plant was a professional wrestling school located in Atlanta and owned and operated by World Championship Wrestling. ... Smoky Mountain Wrestling Logo Smoky Mountain Wrestling was an organization staging professional wrestling in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette. ... James E. (Jim) Cornette (born September 17, 1961) is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. ...

Retirement

Since that time, Ole has stayed away from the business, but wrote a book on it entitled 'Inside Out'. He has also hinted at having heat with former partner and friend Ric Flair by criticizing that Flair has wrestled the same match for years^[1]. Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ...

Wrestling facts

• Managers
• James J. Dillon

• Factions
• Four Horsemen
• Minnesota Wrecking Crew

• Wrestlers managed

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Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Association

• AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Ox Baker (1) and The Claw (1)

• National Wrestling Alliance
• National

• NWA National Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Arn Anderson (1) and Thunderbolt Patterson (1)

• Regional

• NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Gene Anderson
• NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Garvin
• NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)
• NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (16 times) - with Gene Anderson (6), Ivan Koloff (5), Lars Anderson (2), Rene Goulet (1), Ernie Ladd (1), and Jerry Brisco (1)
• NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Gene Anderson
• NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (10 times) - with Gene Anderson (9) and Stan Hansen (1)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him #74 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• PWI ranked him #66 with Stan Hansen of the best tag teams during the "PWI Years".
• PWI ranked him #79 with Arn Anderson of the best tag teams during the "PWI Years".
• PWI Tag Team of the Year award with Gene Anderson in 1975.
• PWI Tag Team of the Year award with Gene Anderson in 1977.

• World Championship Wrestling

• WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1994)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• Tag Team of the Year award with Stan Hansen in 1982.

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Trivia

Rogowski is not related to Ric Flair or any of the Andersons. His son, Brian Rogowski, wrestled as Bryant Anderson in WCW. Brian is Rogowski's only real relative involved in professional wrestling. Bryant Anderson (Brian Rogowski) was a professional wrestler and is the son of the legendary Ole Anderson. ... World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which, in its proper form, existed from 1988 to 2001. ...

Books

Autobiography: Inside Out, 2003 with Scott Teal, ISBN 0-9745545-0-2

References

1. ^ Wrestling Observer