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WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel Dies at Age 80
« on: November 15, 2015, 03:33:40 PM »
Bockwinkel was a four-time AWA world heavyweight champion, most famously beating fellow Hall of Famer Verne Gagne for the title belt in 1975, which ended Gagne's seven-year reign as champion. He also won the AWA world tag team championship with Ray "The Crippler" Stevens on three separate occasions.

Bockwinkel appeared on a number of television shows as well, including The Monkees and Hawaii Five-O, and served as WCW commissioner in 1994-95.

The "Smartest Wrestler Alive," as he called himself, was known for his intelligence, for his elite skills in the ring and for being one of the pioneers of professional wrestling. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Re: WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel Dies at Age 80
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2015, 05:27:14 AM »
Quote from: Powerlift66 on November 15, 2015, 03:33:40 PM
Bockwinkel was a four-time AWA world heavyweight champion, most famously beating fellow Hall of Famer Verne Gagne for the title belt in 1975, which ended Gagne's seven-year reign as champion. He also won the AWA world tag team championship with Ray "The Crippler" Stevens on three separate occasions.

Bockwinkel appeared on a number of television shows as well, including The Monkees and Hawaii Five-O, and served as WCW commissioner in 1994-95.

The "Smartest Wrestler Alive," as he called himself, was known for his intelligence, for his elite skills in the ring and for being one of the pioneers of professional wrestling. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.


RIP to one of the AWA's originals.
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Re: WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel Dies at Age 80
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2015, 01:20:03 PM »
Didn't get to see much AWA growing up, but, Bockwinkle was a name everyone knew who was even remotely into pro wrestling.

From a standpoint of look, in ring and mic skills, not hard to see why he was champ.

RIP
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Re: WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel Dies at Age 80
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2015, 05:39:35 AM »
Quote from: Thin Lizzy on November 16, 2015, 01:20:03 PM
Didn't get to see much AWA growing up, but, Bockwinkle was a name everyone knew who was even remotely into pro wrestling.

From a standpoint of look, in ring and mic skills, not hard to see why he was champ.

RIP

he was the AWA champ for a while and fueded with a then slowly rising star Hulk Hogan in the early eighties.
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Re: WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel Dies at Age 80
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2015, 02:46:25 AM »
Quote from: Playboy on November 17, 2015, 05:39:35 AM
he was the AWA champ for a while and fueded with a then slowly rising star Hulk Hogan in the early eighties.


I believe he also put over Hennig for the AWA title.

Talk about a major rub!
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Re: WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel Dies at Age 80
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2015, 02:48:14 AM »
Bobby Heenan was very close with Nick in Minnesota, and has got tons of hilarious stories about their time together.
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Re: WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel Dies at Age 80
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2015, 04:30:58 AM »
Quote from: Montague on November 18, 2015, 02:46:25 AM

I believe he also put over Hennig for the AWA title.

Talk about a major rub!
Yes, "correct"  ;)
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