AWA Arena Shows (1981) featured a cast of 88 tracked actors. Of these, 44 (58%) are still alive today and 32 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Jim Raschke, age 85. This TV series starred Greg Gagne and Ken Patera.
58% still with us· verified cast50% of full cast · incl. 12 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 58% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 65.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast88 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Gagne Greg Gagne | Greg Gagne | Living | 27/11/1948 | 77 | — | 33 |
 Ken Patera Ken Patera | Ken Patera | Living | 06/11/1942 | 83 | — | 39 |
 Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan | Hulk Hogan | Deceased | 11/08/1953 | 71 | 24/07/2025 | 28 |
 Merced Solis Tito Santana | Tito Santana | Living | 10/05/1953 | 73 | — | 28 |
 Bob Duncum Sr. Bobby Duncum | Bobby Duncum | Deceased | 14/08/1944 | 81 | 21/01/2026 | 37 |
 Rick Vigneault Rick Martel | Rick Martel | Living | 18/03/1956 | 70 | — | 25 |
 Nick Bockwinkel Nick Bockwinkel | Nick Bockwinkel | Deceased | 06/12/1934 | 80 | 14/11/2015 | 47 |
 Maurice Vachon Mad Dog Vachon | Mad Dog Vachon | Deceased | 01/09/1929 | 84 | 21/11/2013 | 52 |
 Ray Heenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) | Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) | Deceased | 01/11/1944 | 72 | 17/09/2017 | 37 |
 Jesse Ventura Jesse "The Body" Ventura | Jesse "The Body" Ventura | Living | 15/07/1951 | 75 | — | 30 |
 Ray Stevens Ray "The Crippler" Stevens | Ray "The Crippler" Stevens | Deceased | 03/09/1935 | 60 | 03/05/1996 | 46 |
 Jim Raschke Baron Von Raschke | Baron Von Raschke | Living | 18/10/1940 | 85 | — | 41 |
 Jim Brunzell "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell | "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell | Living | 14/08/1949 | 77 | — | 32 |
 Jerry Blackwell "Crusher" Blackwell | "Crusher" Blackwell | Deceased | 26/04/1949 | 45 | 22/01/1995 | 32 |
 Adnan Al-Kaissie "Sheik" Adnan Al-Kassie | "Sheik" Adnan Al-Kassie | Deceased | 01/03/1936 | 87 | 06/09/2023 | 45 |
 Brad Rheingans Brad Rheingans | Brad Rheingans | Living | 13/12/1953 | 72 | — | 28 |
 Reggie Lisowski The Crusher (Ringside) | The Crusher (Ringside) | Deceased | 11/07/1926 | 79 | 22/10/2005 | 55 |
 John Lanzo Blackjack Lanza (Interview) | Blackjack Lanza (Interview) | Deceased | 14/10/1935 | 86 | 08/12/2021 | 46 |
 Gene Okerlund "Mean" Gene Okerlund (Broadcaster) | "Mean" Gene Okerlund (Broadcaster) | Deceased | 29/11/1942 | 76 | 02/01/2019 | 39 |
 Curt Hennig Curt Hennig | Curt Hennig | Deceased | 28/03/1958 | 44 | 10/02/2003 | 23 |
 Frank Goodish Bruiser Brody | Bruiser Brody | Deceased | 18/06/1946 | 42 | 17/07/1988 | 35 |
Masanori Saito Mr. Saito | Mr. Saito | Deceased | 01/02/1942 | 76 | 14/07/2018 | 39 |
 Chris Pallies King Kong Bundy | King Kong Bundy | Deceased | 07/11/1957 | 61 | 04/03/2019 | 24 |
 Bill Eadie The Masked Superstar | The Masked Superstar | Living | 27/12/1947 | 78 | — | 34 |
 James Williams Jimmy Garvin | Jimmy Garvin | Living | 25/09/1952 | 73 | — | 29 |
 Frederick Jannetty Marty Jannetty | Marty Jannetty | Living | 03/02/1960 | 66 | — | 21 |
 Michael Hickenbottom Shawn Michaels | Shawn Michaels | Living | 22/07/1965 | 61 | — | 16 |
 Paul Perschmann Buddy Rose | Buddy Rose | Deceased | 27/11/1952 | 56 | 28/04/2009 | 29 |
 Doug Somerson Doug Somers | Doug Somers | Deceased | 22/09/1951 | 65 | 16/05/2017 | 30 |
 Boris Zhukov Boris Zhukov | Boris Zhukov | Living | 29/01/1959 | 67 | — | 22 |
Larry Whistler Larry Zbyszko | Larry Zbyszko | Living | 05/12/1951 | 74 | — | 30 |
Ryuma Go The Super Ninja | The Super Ninja | Deceased | 23/03/1956 | 53 | 18/10/2009 | 25 |
 Leon White Leon White | Leon White | Deceased | 14/05/1955 | 63 | 18/06/2018 | 26 |
 Scott Hall Scott Hall | Scott Hall | Deceased | 20/08/1958 | 63 | 14/03/2022 | 23 |
 James Reiher Jimmy Snuka | Jimmy Snuka | Deceased | 18/05/1943 | 73 | 15/01/2017 | 38 |
 Ed Wiskoski Col. DeBeers | Col. DeBeers | Deceased | 10/01/1945 | 80 | 22/01/2025 | 36 |
 Brian Yandrisovitz Brian Knobbs | Brian Knobbs | Living | 06/05/1964 | 62 | — | 17 |
Earthquake Ferris Earthquake Ferris | Earthquake Ferris | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nick Kiniski Nick Kiniski | Nick Kiniski | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mitch Snow Mitch Snow | Mitch Snow | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kevin Wacholz Kevin Kelly | Kevin Kelly | Living | 17/04/1958 | 68 | — | 23 |
Alan West Alan West | Alan West | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Nord Nord The Barbarian | Nord The Barbarian | Living | 18/10/1959 | 66 | — | 22 |
Jim Lanning Soldat Ustinov | Soldat Ustinov | Living | 10/10/1960 | 65 | — | 21 |
 Keith Franke Adrian Adonis | Adrian Adonis | Deceased | 15/09/1954 | 33 | 04/07/1988 | 27 |
 Randall Alls Randy Rose | Randy Rose | Living | 19/07/1956 | 70 | — | 25 |
 Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey | Dennis Condrey | Deceased | 01/02/1952 | 74 | 20/03/2026 | 29 |
 Kerry Von Erich Kerry Von Erich | Kerry Von Erich | Deceased | 03/02/1960 | 33 | 18/02/1993 | 21 |
 Michael Seitz Michael "P.S." Hayes | Michael "P.S." Hayes | Living | 29/03/1959 | 67 | — | 22 |
 Jerry Lawler Jerry "The King" Lawler | Jerry "The King" Lawler | Living | 29/11/1949 | 76 | — | 32 |
 Jimmy Valiant Jimmy Valiant | Jimmy Valiant | Living | 06/08/1942 | 84 | — | 39 |
 Richard Morton Ricky Morton | Ricky Morton | Living | 21/09/1956 | 70 | — | 25 |
 Ruben Gibson Robert Gibson | Robert Gibson | Living | 19/07/1958 | 68 | — | 23 |
Derrick Dukes "Starfire" Derrick Dukes | "Starfire" Derrick Dukes | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
John Paul John Paul | John Paul | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jeffrey Jarrett Jeff Jarrett | Jeff Jarrett | Living | 14/07/1967 | 59 | — | 14 |
Terry Adonis Terry Adonis | Terry Adonis | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pat Tanaka Pat Tanaka | Pat Tanaka | Living | 05/08/1963 | 63 | — | 18 |
Edward McDaniel "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel | "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel | Deceased | 19/06/1938 | 63 | 18/04/2002 | 43 |
 Tom Boric Paul Diamond | Paul Diamond | Living | 11/05/1961 | 65 | — | 20 |
 Michael Davis Mike Davis | Mike Davis | Deceased | 02/11/1956 | 45 | 25/12/2001 | 25 |
 Thomas Jones Tommy Lane | Tommy Lane | Living | 01/01/1965 | 61 | — | 16 |
 Mick Foley Cactus Jack Manson | Cactus Jack Manson | Living | 07/06/1969 | 57 | — | 12 |
 Robert Welch Robert Fuller | Robert Fuller | Living | 14/05/1950 | 76 | — | 31 |
 James Golden Jimmy Golden | Jimmy Golden | Living | 01/08/1950 | 76 | — | 31 |
 William Cruickshanks "The Super Star" Bill Dundee | "The Super Star" Bill Dundee | Deceased | 24/10/1943 | 82 | 06/09/2026 | 38 |
 Frederick Seawright Brickhouse Brown | Brickhouse Brown | Deceased | 11/08/1960 | 57 | 29/07/2018 | 21 |
 Solofa Fatu Jr. Fatu | Fatu | Living | 11/10/1965 | 60 | — | 16 |
Ray Samalonis Ray Odyssey | Ray Odyssey | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sean Baxter Himself | Himself | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Héctor Guerrero Héctor Guerrero | Héctor Guerrero | Living | 01/10/1954 | 71 | — | 27 |
 Armando Guerrero Mando Guerrero | Mando Guerrero | Living | 07/07/1952 | 74 | — | 29 |
 Emanuel Fernandez Manny Fernandez | Manny Fernandez | Living | 27/07/1954 | 72 | — | 27 |
Thomas Kasat Teijo Khan | Teijo Khan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robert Remus Sgt. Slaughter | Sgt. Slaughter | Living | 27/08/1948 | 78 | — | 33 |
Terry Simms Terry Garvin | Terry Garvin | Deceased | — | — | 07/04/2018 | — |
Steve Cox "Do It To It" Steve Cox | "Do It To It" Steve Cox | Living | 01/01/1959 | 67 | — | 22 |
 King Parsons Jr. "Iceman" King Parsons | "Iceman" King Parsons | Living | 11/06/1950 | 76 | — | 31 |
 Debrah Miceli Madusa Miceli | Madusa Miceli | Living | 09/02/1964 | 62 | — | 17 |
 Wendi Richter Wendi Richter | Wendi Richter | Living | 06/09/1961 | 65 | — | 20 |
 Mike Enos "Mean" Mike Enos | "Mean" Mike Enos | Living | 09/11/1967 | 58 | — | 14 |
Gary Young "Gorgeous" Gary Young | "Gorgeous" Gary Young | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Roger Barnes Ron Garvin | Ron Garvin | Living | 30/03/1945 | 81 | — | 36 |
 Scott Rechsteiner Scott Steiner | Scott Steiner | Living | 29/07/1962 | 64 | — | 19 |
 Verne Gagne Verne Gagne | Verne Gagne | Deceased | 26/02/1926 | 89 | 27/04/2015 | 55 |
 Samula Anoa'i Samu | Samu | Living | 29/05/1963 | 63 | — | 18 |
Ricky Rice Ricky Rice | Ricky Rice | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Chavo Guerrero Sr. Chavo Guerrero | Chavo Guerrero | Deceased | 07/01/1949 | 68 | 11/02/2017 | 32 |