Danny Fargo

Audie Hager
Ring name(s)	Danny Fargo[1] Dan Greer[1] El Momio[1]
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Billed weight	275 lb (125 kg)[1]
Born	June 13, 1959(1959-06-13)[1] Nicholasville, Kentucky
Died	December 26, 2003(2003-12-26) (aged 44) Nicholasville, Kentucky
Trained by	Dale Mann[1] The Sheik[1]
Debut	1974
Retired	2001[1]

Audie Hager^[1] (June 13, 1959–December 26, 2003)^[1] was an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring names Danny Fargo and Dan Greer. Hager also worked for the World Wrestling Council as El Momio, and also worked in Mexico.

Career

Hager, using the name Dan Greer, began teaming with Eric Embry as the Fabulous Blonds, replacing Ken Timbs in the Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) tag team.^[1] 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. The won the Mountain Wrestling Association (MWA) tag titles multiple times.

As a singles star, Hager was one of the most popular in central Kentucky.^[1] 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.^[1]

Personal life

Hager was married to a former professional wrestler, Miss Cricket.^[1] Hager had three children, two sons and a daughter.^[1] At the time of his death, Hager had five grandchildren.^[1]

Hager died from cancer on December 26, 2003.^[1]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Big Splash^[1]

• Signature moves
  • Back body drop^[1]
  • Powerslam^[1]

• Nickname
  • "Fabulous Blond"^[1]

Championships and accomplishments

• Mid-Continental Wrestling Association
  • MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[2]
  • MWA Kentucky/Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[2]
  • MWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with George Weingeroff^[2]
  • MWA 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dale Mann^[2]

• Mountain Wrestling Association
  • MWA Heavyweight Championship (5 times)^[1]
  • MWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Johnny Reeves

• Southwest Championship Wrestling
  • SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Eric Embry

• World Wrestling Organization
  • WWO Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pat Rose^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w} "Danny Fargo". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/danny-fargo.html. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 

Persondata
Name	Fargo, Danny
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 13, 1959
Place of birth	Nicholasville, Kentucky
Date of death	December 26, 2003
Place of death	Nicholasville, Kentucky