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"The Legacy Lives: Greg Gagne Unleashed AWA to WCW Shoot"

May 27, 2023 · 2h 21m 12s
"The Legacy Lives: Greg Gagne Unleashed AWA to WCW Shoot"
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Explore the life and career of Greg Gagne, a cornerstone of professional wrestling history. As a second-generation wrestler and the son of AWA founder Verne Gagne, Greg carved his own...

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Explore the life and career of Greg Gagne, a cornerstone of professional wrestling history. As a second-generation wrestler and the son of AWA founder Verne Gagne, Greg carved his own path within the American Wrestling Association (AWA) during its golden era. Known for his technical prowess and in-ring intelligence, Gagne earned respect for his work with tag teams and his contributions to AWA’s glory. Transitioning from wrestler to backstage leader, Gagne later became a key agent for WCW, where his influence extended behind the curtain during the company’s meteoric rise in the 1990s. In this revealing shoot interview, Greg reflects on his wrestling career, from grappling legends like Nick Bockwinkel to helping shape the early careers of future stars like Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. With candid insights into the fall of AWA, the rise of WCW, and the pressures of living in his father’s shadow, this conversation offers fans a unique perspective on wrestling’s ever-changing landscape from a man who has lived through it all. 
Do you remember where Hulkamania started?  Before the WWE went national one of the most successful places to wrestle was Verne Gagnes American Wrestling Association. Listen to his son Greg who wrestled alongside Jumping Jim Brunzel as the High Flyers. Listen to stories about Larry the "AX" Henning, Mad Dog Vachon, and so many more. How were and where Ric Flair , Ken Patera, and the Iron Sheik trained. How Vince poached all of the AWAs best wrestlers from Jesse "the body" Ventura, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannety, Mene gene and Bobby "the Brain" Heenan. How his father created Hulk Hogan with the matches against Nick Bockwinkel. They had just gotten national TV on ESPN to compete with Crocketts on TBS and the WWE on the USA Network. They battled Vince going national until the very end. How did Eric Bishoff and the WCW screw him over. Greg is another promoters son turned wrestler who thinks he knows and started everything but does have some really interesting facts when he pulls back the Kayfabe curtain in this shoot interview.
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Author Jolly West
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