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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.
In 1949, Gagne decided to wrestle professionally, starting his career in Texas. In his debut, he defeated Abe Kashey, with former World Heavyweight boxing Champion Jack Dempsey as the referee. On November 13, 1950, Gagne captured the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Junior Heavyweight title in a tournament for the vacant championship. [2]
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 ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Verne Gagne, one of professional wrestling's most celebrated performers and promoters, has died. He was 89. Gagne died Monday at his daughter's home in the Twin Cities area ...
Greg Gagne is the name of: Greg Gagne (baseball) (born 1961), former shortstop in Major League Baseball Greg Gagne (wrestler) (born 1948), former professional wrestler and son of Verne Gagne
He is listed in the university's wrestling media guide as Jim Raschke. [3] He also played football for the Cornhuskers as a left tackle in 1959 and 1960. [4] After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in the United States Army, Raschke pursued a career in professional wrestling.
Whistler married Kathleen Gagne (Daughter of AWA co-founder Verne Gagne and sister of wrestler Greg Gagne) in 1988. They have four sons: Tim, Michael, John and Robert, the former of whom is also a professional wrestler, and performs under the ring name Tim Zbyszko. [4]
Larry Hennig (June 18, 1936 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. He was the father of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, and the grandfather of Curtis Axel and Amy "Ms. Perfect" Hennig. He worked in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance, and the World Wide Wrestling Federation.