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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 ]
After spending the rest of 1985 and early 1986 competing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, [4] Snuka resurfaced in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), replacing Jerry Blackwell as Greg Gagne's partner, [41] to defeat Bruiser Brody and Nord the Barbarian in a tag team cage match at WrestleRock 86.
Their second reign ended in July 1974 when they lost to Billy Robinson and The Crusher in a two out of three falls match in a match with Greg Gagne as special guest referee. [74] [78] [80] [81] Following their title loss, Bockwinkel and Stevens began feuding with Greg Gagne and his partner Jim Brunzell.
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.
Greg Mathis, the former district court judge known for his syndicated reality show "Judge Mathis," is facing divorce after being married since 1985. (Richard Shotwell / Invision / Associated Press)
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 ...