Audie Leon Hager
(June 13, 1959 – December 26, 2003)
was an American
professional wrestler
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, best known by his
ring name
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s Danny Fargo and Dan Greer. Hager also worked for the
World Wrestling Council as El Momio, and also worked in
Mexico
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.
Career
Hager, using the name Dan Greer, began teaming with
Eric Embry as the Fabulous Blonds, replacing
Ken Timbs
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in the
Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW)
tag team
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.
They won the
SCW Southern Tag Team Championship twice. Hager also replaced Ken Timbs, once again, in the Fabulous Fargo tag team in World Organization of Wrestling in 1987. He also formed a long time tag team with
Johnny "Bam Bam" Reeves known as The Boogie Woogie Men. They won the Mountain Wrestling Association (MWA) tag titles multiple times.
As a singles star, Hager was one of the most popular in central
Kentucky
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.
In 1995, Hager purchased Mountain Wrestling Association (MWA) from Dale Mann, but sold it in 1998. In 1999 Hager got back into the wrestling game by starting Universal Wrestling Alliance (UWA). UWA also never reached the success of the MWA and eventually folded in 2001. Hager retired permanently in 2001.
Personal life
Hager was married to a former professional wrestler, Miss Cricket.
Hager had three children, two sons and a daughter.
At the time of his death, Hager had five grandchildren.
Hager died from
cancer
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on December 26, 2003.
Championships and accomplishments
*Mid-Continental Wrestling Association
**MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**MWA Kentucky/Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
**MWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with George Weingeroff
**MWA 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dale Mann
*
Mountain Wrestling Association
**MWA Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
**MWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Johnny Reeves
*
Southwest Championship Wrestling
**
SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (
2 times
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) - with
Eric Embry
*World Wrestling Organization
**WWO Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pat Rose
See also
*
List of premature professional wrestling deaths
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fargo, Danny
1959 births
2003 deaths
American male professional wrestlers
Deaths from cancer in Kentucky
Sportspeople from Kentucky
People from Nicholasville, Kentucky