With a pre-show appearance by Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell a.k.a The High
FLYERS SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2019
5 PM DOORS, 6 PM MOVIE FOLLOWED Q & A WITH HIGH FLYERS
$12 ADVANCE // $15 DOOR
DIRECTED BY JIM WESTMAN
This Father’s Day, take a stroll down memory lane with a 35mm
presentation of Verne Gagne’s 1974 independent film, The Wrestler
and a special appearance by the AWA tag team, The High Flyers. In The
Wrestler, the champion of "the League" Mike Bullard (Verne Gagne) is
getting old and there is pressure to replace him with a younger
wrestler. Promoter Frank Bass (Ed Asner) is feeling the pressure, and
must decide whether to back Bullard, or the latest up-and-coming
challenger, Billy Taylor (Billy Robinson).
Greg Gagne, the son of Verne Gagne, and Jim Brunzell were better known
in the 70’s and 80’s as the tag team "The High Flyers”. Before
the movie, enjoy stories of their days in the AWA, and their
high-profile feuds 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).
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