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Nick Bockwinkel

Nick Bockwinkel

Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the '70s and '80s. The son of wrestler Warren Bockwinkel, Nick had a lengthy professional wrestling career with matches in 34 consecutive years (1954-1987). Debuting in 1954, Bockwinkel spent the first half of his career as a journeyman, playing the babyface (good guy), wrestling primarily in territories based in California and Hawaii with stints in Texas, Georgia, and the Pacific Northwest as well as Canada and Australia. In 1970, he joined the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based AWA, where he would be based for the remainder of his career. Bockwinkel held the AWA World Tag Team Championship three times (with partner Ray "The Crippler" Stevens and managed by Bobby Heenan) then the AWA World Heavyweight Championship four times before retiring in 1987. In 1986, before retirement, Bockwinkel had a classic 1-hour draw against Curt Hennig on ESPN's AWA Championship Wrestling. He worked briefly for WWE in 1987 as a color commentator and with WCW as commissioner. Bockwinkel was recognized for his exceptional technical wrestling ability, mastery of in-ring psychology, and even-toned, articulate promos. Professional wrestling historian Tim Hornbaker described him as "the definitive heavyweight champion heel of the 1970s", while historian Scott Beekman described him as "the most successful heel champion in wrestling history". Bockwinkel was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003, the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009, and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2016!

Personal information

Birthday

1934-12-06

Birth Place

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Movies and TV shows :

AWA Battle by the Bay

AWA Battle by the Bay

1986

0.0

Movie
AWA Christmas Night 1983

AWA Christmas Night 1983

1983

0.0

Movie
AWA Christmas Show 1983

AWA Christmas Show 1983

1983

0.0

Movie
AWA Christmas Show 1984

AWA Christmas Show 1984

1984

0.0

Movie
AWA StarCage

AWA StarCage

1985

8.5

Movie
AWA Super Clash

AWA Super Clash

1985

7.9

Movie
AWA Super Sunday

AWA Super Sunday

1983

7.5

Movie
AWA SuperClash II

AWA SuperClash II

1987

10.0

Movie
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

1986

0.0

Movie
AWA Wrestling For a Cure

AWA Wrestling For a Cure

1985

0.0

Movie
AWA: WrestleRock '86

AWA: WrestleRock '86

1986

10.0

Movie
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
NWA Battle of the Belts

NWA Battle of the Belts

1985

8.0

Movie
NWA Battle of the Belts III

NWA Battle of the Belts III

1986

0.0

Movie
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

1985

0.0

Movie
PWUSA Star Wars

PWUSA Star Wars

1985

0.0

Movie
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

1994

10.0

Movie
The Wrestler

The Wrestler

1974

4.2

Movie
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

1994

0.0

Movie
WCW Slamboree 1993

WCW Slamboree 1993

1993

10.0

Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2007

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

2007

9.2

Movie
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

2009

7.1

Movie
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

7.4

Movie
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

2006

9.8

Movie
WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History

WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History

2013

7.2

Movie
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

2010

8.3

Movie