Title History
- AWA world tag team titles defeating Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum (July 7, 1977);
- AWA world tag team titles defeating Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura (June 14, 1981);
Career Highlights
- Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell formed the team The High Flyers in the 1970’s and they enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds in the AWA with great teams including Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza, The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse “The Body” Ventura), Pat Patterson and Ray “The Crippler” Stevens, and The Shieks (Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell).
- Their success was cemented on July 7, 1977 when they defeated Duncam and Lanza to win the AWA world tag team championship.
- The High Flyers successfully defended the title in rematches with the former champions as well as other top contenders for nearly 15 months before they had to vacate the title due to an injury (Jim Brunzell sustained while playing in a charity softball game).
- The title was then awarded to Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens in September 1978. The Flyers won the titles a second time when they defeated The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse “The Body” Ventura) in June 1981.
- The High Flyers held the title for a little more than two years before finally losing it to Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell on June 26, 1983.
- Though they came close to regaining the title on several occasions, the High Flyers never recaptured it. The team parted ways shortly thereafter with Gagne moving on to singles competition.
- Jim Brunzell worked frequently as both a singles and tag team wrestler before departing for the World Wrestling Federation in 1985 where he formed the legendary tag team the Killer Bees with CAC President Brian Blair.
- February 8, 1981 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Bill Howard & Buddy Lane.
- April 10, 1981 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jerry Blackwell & John Studd.
- April 12, 1981 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Bill Howard & Steve Regal.
- April 25, 1981 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens.
- June 6, 1981 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeats The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura) in a steel cage match.
- June 14, 1981 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura) to win the world tag team titles.
- August 20, 1981 – AWA: High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura) to retain the world tag team titles.
- April 20, 1982 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated The Heenan Family (Bobby Duncum & Nick Bockwinkel) to retain the world tag team titles.
- May 22, 1982 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie to retain the world tag team titles.
- May 28, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Ashura Hara & Mighty Inoue.
- May 29, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma.
- May 30, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Atsushi Onita & Rocky Hata by count-out.
- May 31, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Akio Sato & Mighty Inoue.
- June 1, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Akio Sato & Takashi Ishikawa.
- June 2, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa.
- June 3, 1982 – AJPW: Akio Sato, Atsushi Onita & Ricky Steamboat defeated The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) & Ron Miller.
- June 4, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Akio Sato & Atsushi Onita.
- June 5, 1982 – AJPW: Atsushi Onita, Ricky Steamboat & Takashi Ishikawa defeated The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) & Ron Miller.
- June 6, 1982 – AJPW: Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat vs. The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) ended in a time limit draw.
- June 7, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Atsushi Onita & Takashi Ishikawa.
- June 8, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Atsushi Onita & Ricky Steamboat to retain the AWA world tag titles.
- June 9, 1982 – AJPW: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa.
- August 21, 1982 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens to retain the world tag team titles.
- August 26-27, 1982 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Rick Martel & Tito Santana to retain the world tag team titles.
- February 13, 1983 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Bobby Duncum & Ken Patera to retain the world tag titles.
- March 20, 26, 1983 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie to retain the world tag titles.
- April 24, 1983 – AWA: High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jesse Ventura & Ken Patera to retain the world tag team titles.
- June 26, 1983 – AWA: The Sheiks (Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera) defeated The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) to win the world tag team titles.
- July 15, 1983 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Bobby Jaggers & Tully Blanchard.
- September 16, 1983 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Bill White & Blackjack Lanza.
- September 17, 1983 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera.
- September 25, 1983 – AWA: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) & Rick Martel defeated Jerry Blackwell, Ken Patera & Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie.
- October 10, 1983 – International Wrestling: Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Frenchy Martin & Paul Peller.