Arn Anderson

Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20, 1958, in Rome, Georgia) better known by his ring name, Arn Anderson,^[3] is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling for the NWA, the World Wrestling Federation and WCW. He was a founding member of The Four Horsemen, a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion, five-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and four-time NWA/WCW World Television Champion.^[4]

Arn Anderson
Anderson in 2019
Birth name	Martin Anthony Lunde
Born	(1958-09-20) September 20, 1958 (age 67) Rome, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Erin Lunde ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	2, including Brock
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Arn Anderson Super Olympia Marty Lunde Jim Vertaroso
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Billed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Billed from	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trained by	Ted Allen
Debut	December 26, 1981
Retired	May 16, 2000[2]

Anderson was nicknamed "The Enforcer". He most recently worked for All Elite Wrestling as a manager for Cody Rhodes and his son Brock Anderson.^[4]

Championships and accomplishments

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement/Lou Thesz Award (2016)^[5]
• George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Frank Gotch Award (2024)
• Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
  • NWA/WCW World Television Championship (4 times)^[6]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Paul Roma^[7]
  • NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ole Anderson^[8]
  • NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Tully Blanchard (2), Larry Zbyszko (1), Bobby Eaton (1), and Paul Roma (1)^[9]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 9 of the 500 best wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991
  • PWI Feud of the Year (1987) – The Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers and The Road Warriors
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (1989) – with Tully Blanchard
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (1991) – with Larry Zbyszko
  • PWI Stanley Weston Award (1997)
  • Ranked No. 62 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003^[10]
• Southeastern Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Jerry Stubbs (3)^[11] and Pat Rose (1)^[12]
• Southern States Wrestling
  • Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)
• World Wrestling Federation / WWE
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tully Blanchard^[13]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) as a member of The Four Horsemen^[14]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best on Interviews (1990)
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (1996) – with Ric Flair, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta, and The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in a Towers of Doom match at Uncensored