
Nick Bockwinkel
Known for ActingBorn 1934-12-06Died 2015-11-14St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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!Read more
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The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994 · Movie
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WCW Slamboree 1993
1993 · Movie
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AWA SuperClash II
1987 · Movie
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WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006 · Movie
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AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986 · Movie
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WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007 · Movie
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WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Movie
AWA StarCage
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AWA StarCage
1985 · Movie
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 · Movie
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NWA Battle of the Belts
1985 · Movie
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USWA Championship Wrestling
1977 · Series
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AWA Super Clash
1985 · Movie
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WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History
2013 · Movie
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AWA Super Sunday
1983 · Movie
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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009 · Movie
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AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987 · Series
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Hawaii Five-O
1968 · Series
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The Wrestler
1974 · Movie

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WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
1994 · Movie

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Clash of the Champions
1988 · Series
AWA Battle by the Bay
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AWA Battle by the Bay
1986 · Movie

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AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986 · Movie
NWA Battle of the Belts III
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NWA Battle of the Belts III
1986 · Movie
PWUSA Star Wars
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PWUSA Star Wars
1985 · Movie
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
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PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985 · Movie

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AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985 · Movie
AWA Christmas Show 1984
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AWA Christmas Show 1984
1984 · Movie

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AWA Christmas Night 1983
1983 · Movie
AWA Christmas Show 1983
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AWA Christmas Show 1983
1983 · Movie

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Mid-South Wrestling
1981 · Series

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AWA Arena Shows
1981 · Series