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Alan Rogowski
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Alan Robert Rogowski, better known by the ring name Ole Anderson (/ˈoʊlɪ/), was an American professional wrestler, booker, and promoter. Following a stint in the U.S. Army, Rogow…
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Alan Robert Rogowski, better known by the ring name Ole Anderson (/ˈoʊlɪ/), was an American professional wrestler, booker, and promoter. Following a stint in the U.S. Army, Rogowski made his professional wrestling debut in his native Minnesota in 1967, wrestling for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as Al "the Rock" Rogowski or simply Rock Rogowski. The following year, he debuted in the Carolinas-based Jim Crockett Promotions, where he adopted the ring name Ole Anderson and began teaming with his "brother" Gene Anderson as the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. Following a further stint with the AWA and appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida, in 1972 Anderson settled into wrestling primarily for Jim Crockett Promotions and Georgia Championship Wrestling. By the mid-1980s, Anderson was a part-owner of, and the booker for, Georgia Championship Wrestling. After Georgia Championship Wrestling was acquired by Vince McMahon in 1984 in what was known as "Black Saturday", Anderson broke away to form his own promotion, Championship Wrestling from Georgia, which was itself acquired by Jim Crockett Promotions the following year. Anderson spent the rest of his career with Jim Crockett Promotions and its successor, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), forming a new iteration of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew with Arn Anderson, co-founding influential stable The Four Horsemen, twice serving as booker for WCW, and running the WCW Power Plant. He retired from the ring in 1990, and from the professional wrestling industry in 1994. Known amongst his contemporaries for his gruff, cantankerous demeanor and toughness, Anderson is a key figure in the history of professional wrestling in Georgia and the Carolinas. He held over 40 championships over the course of his career, including eight reigns as National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Tag Team Champion (Mid-Atlantic version). He was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1994 and the NWA Hall of Fame in 2010.
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2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
Movie Ole Anderson
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2008
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Movie Ole Anderson
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2006
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
Movie Self
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2005
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Movie Ole Anderson (Archive Footage)
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1994
WCW Slamboree 1994
Movie Writer
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1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Movie Writer
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1994
WCW SuperBrawl IV
Movie Writer
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1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW Starrcade 1993
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW BattleBowl
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW Beach Blast 1993
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
Movie Writer
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1993
WCW Slamboree 1993
Movie Ole Anderson (Appearance)
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1993
WCW SuperBrawl III
Movie Writer
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1992
WCW Beach Blast
Movie Ole Anderson
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1990
WCW Starrcade 1990
Movie Writer
- 1990
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1990
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
Movie Writer
- 1990
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1990
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
Movie Ole Anderson
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1990
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Movie Ole Anderson (Ringside)
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1990
WCW WrestleWar 1990
Movie Ole Anderson
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1990
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
Movie Ole Anderson
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1989
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
Movie Ole Anderson
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1988
Clash of the Champions
TV show Ole Anderson
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1987
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Movie Ole Anderson
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1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
Movie Ole Anderson
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1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
Movie Ole Anderson
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1986
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
Movie Ole Anderson
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1985
NWA Starrcade 1985
Movie Ole Anderson
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1985
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV show Ole Anderson
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1985
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Movie Ole Anderson
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1984
NWA Starrcade 1984
Movie Ole Anderson
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1983
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
Movie Writer
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1983
WCW Arena Shows
TV show Ole Anderson
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1983
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
Movie Ole Anderson
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1981
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TV show Ole Anderson
