Greg Gagne (wrestler)
| Greg Gagne | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gregory Alan Gagne |
| Born |
July 27, 1948 Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States |
| Residence | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Graiziger (m. 1978) |
| Children | 3 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Greg Gagne |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Billed from | Mound, Minnesota |
| Trained by | Verne Gagne |
| Debut | 1972 |
| Retired | 1991 |
Gregory Alan "Greg" Gagne (/ɡænjeɪ/; born July 27, 1948) is a retired American 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 the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell. The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the AWA with the likes of Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza, Pat Patterson and Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse "The Body" Ventura), and The Shieks (Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell).
Gagne started wrestling in 1972 in his father's promotion, the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Gagne formed the team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell, and their success was cemented on July 7, 1977 after defeating Duncum and Lanza to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. The Flyers successfully defended the title in rematches with the former champions as well as other top contenders within the AWA ranks for nearly 15 months before they had to vacate the title due to an injury that Jim Brunzell sustained while playing in a charity softball game. The title was awarded to Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens in late September 1978. The Flyers regained the title in June 1981 from The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse "The Body" Ventura). The Flyers held the title for a little more than two years before dropping it to Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell on June 26, 1983. Though the Flyers came close to regaining the title on several occasions, they never recaptured it. The team parted ways shortly thereafter, with Gagne entering into singles competition while Brunzell worked frequently as both a singles and tag team wrestler before departing for the World Wrestling Federation in 1985.
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