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Gregory Alan Gagne (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː n j eɪ / GAHN-yay; born November 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler.He is the son of Verne Gagne.In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one-half of tag team the High Flyers with Jim Brunzell.
He formed a tag team with Greg Gagne known as "The High Flyers". The duo won the AWA World Tag Team Championship on July 7, 1977, by defeating Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum . They held the championship for more than a year, until September 23, 1978, when they were stripped of the championship as Brunzell had suffered an injury. [ 4 ]
He would face Greg Gagne on June 23, 1989, at War in the Windy City, and David Sammartino, who he defeated at the Tri-State Winter Challenge on January 27, 1990. He then began feuding with Mr. Saito , who defeated him for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship on February 10, 1990, at Super Fight In Tokyo Dome during a tour of Japan.
He attended Gagne's first wrestling camp with Greg Gagne, "Jumpin '" Jim Brunzell, The Iron Sheik and Ken Patera at Gagne's barn outside Minneapolis in the winter of 1971. On December 10, 1972, he made his debut in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, battling George "Scrap Iron" Gadaski to a 10-minute draw while adopting the ring name Ric Flair.
Ric Flair (right) with Arn Anderson in 1987. As early as 1974, the 2 time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was being billed as the cousin of Ole and Gene, teaming with them sporadically until 1977. [10] In 1977, Flair teamed with Blackjack Mulligan and Greg Valentine in a feud against his storyline cousins Gene and Ole. In 1981, Ric reunited with ...
After winning weightlifting and bodybuilding championships, Woynilko's parents wanted her to become a professional wrestler and had her trained by Greg Gagne. She signed with WWE in August 2021 and debuted in November, taking on a gimmick of a glamorous woman. While in the developmental brand NXT, she won the NXT Women's Championship once. She ...
Greg and Lynn McDonald kept quiet about their son’s sexuality for years as they struggled to reconcile their faith with their love for their child. Now, after a long and emotional journey, they ...
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