Sunday, January 31, 2016

Greg Gagne

Being the son of a famous wrestler is never easy, as fans constantly compare the two and becoming one's own man is next to impossible. This was a problem Greg Gagne suffered through for his entire career. He was never a bad worker, but unable to get out of his father's shadow.

Greg made varied appearance sin Arizona when his father made his disastrous attempts to invade Phoenix and Tucson.  The AWA was too "tame" for Arizona fans and flat did not draw, plus the overhead was far too high for the office. The Arizona run for the  AWA did not last long with their grandiose plans.

Greg was of course pushed by his father and oddly enough, was getting over well with Arizona fans when the promotional efforts collapsed.

He was known for the use of the sleeper hold, like his father  and for the sue of flying dropkicks, which again was his father's signature move.

Greg continued to wrestle after the office withdrew form Arizona, until the AWA itself went down the drain a few years later.

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