Rod Trongard
Acting
Biography
Rodney Douglas Trongard was a renowned American sports broadcaster with over 50 years of experience in radio and television in Minnesota. He covered basketball, football, and hockey for teams like the Minneapolis Lakers, Minnesota Vikings, and Minnesota Gophers. In the 1980s, he was the lead voice for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), with broadcasts on ESPN, and had a brief stint in the WWF. He passed away in 2005 and was inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2003.
Known For
Broadcast nationally from the Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas, ESPN Championship Wrestling highlights the very best action found in the AWA. AWA Superstars such as Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Nick Bockwinkel and more compete in the ring.
AWA Championship Wrestling
From the Showboat Casino in Las Vegas, AWA Superstars is a weekly television series featuring the legends of the AWA competing in the ring.
AWA Superstars
Frank Bass (Ed Asner) is an honest guy trying to make a living in the cut throat world of professional wrestling, and he's gonna make it work - even if he dies trying! But first - he'll have to strong-arm his way through all the mobsters, gamblers, promoters and fight fixers and help his past-his-prime wrestler once again win a championship belt. Features appearances from real-life legendary wrestlers and AWA superstars Verne Gagne, Rick Flair, Superstar Billy Graham, Dusty Rhodes, Dick the Bruiser, Ray Stevens, Dory Funk Jr., Ken Patera, Billy Robinson, Dan Gable, Eddie Graham, Dick Murdoch, Vincent J. McMahon, and more.
The Wrestler
See countless WWE Hall of Famers compete in the American Wrestling Association's flagship show, AWA All Star Wrestling.
AWA All-Star Wrestling
Tito Santana vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude; Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase; Hulk Hogan and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake vs. "Macho King" Randy Savage and Zeus in a Cage Match.