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.

Filmography

• 2014WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash — Ole Anderson
• 2008Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection — Ole Anderson
• 2005The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s — Ole Anderson (Archive Footage)
• 1994WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI — Writer
• 1994WCW Slamboree 1994 — Writer
• 1994WCW Spring Stampede 1994 — Writer
• 1994WCW SuperBrawl IV — Writer
• 1993WCW BattleBowl — Writer
• 1993WCW Beach Blast 1993 — Writer
• 1993WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII — Writer
• 1993WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV — Writer
• 1993WCW Fall Brawl 1993 — Writer
• 1993WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 — Writer
• 1993WCW Slamboree 1993 — Ole Anderson (Appearance), Writer
• 1993WCW Starrcade 1993 — Writer
• 1993WCW SuperBrawl III — Writer
• 1992WCW Beach Blast — Ole Anderson
• 1990NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout — Ole Anderson, Writer
• 1990NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness — Writer
• 1990NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder — Writer
• 1990NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush — Ole Anderson (Ringside), Writer
• 1990WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 — Writer
• 1990WCW Starrcade 1990 — Writer
• 1990WCW The Great American Bash 1990 — Ole Anderson, Writer
• 1990WCW WrestleWar 1990 — Ole Anderson
• 1989WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 — Ole Anderson
• Clash of the Champions — Ole Anderson, Ole Anderson (Ringside), Writer
• 1987The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament — Ole Anderson
• 1986NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte — Ole Anderson
• 1986NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro — Ole Anderson
• 1986NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land — Ole Anderson
• 1985NWA Starrcade 1985 — Ole Anderson
• 1985NWA The Great American Bash 1985 — Ole Anderson
• NWA World Championship Wrestling — Ole Anderson
• 1984NWA Starrcade 1984 — Ole Anderson
• 1983GCW at The Omni (December '83) — Writer
• 1983NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta — Ole Anderson, Writer
• WCW Arena Shows — Ole Anderson
• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling — Ole Anderson
• Georgia Championship Wrestling — Ole Anderson

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2006The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story — Self