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Nick Bockwinkel

Nick Bockwinkel

Actor

Born December 6, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died November 14, 2015

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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!

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The Best of WWE: Best of Andre the Giant Poster

The Best of WWE: Best of Andre the Giant Video2021Nick Bockwinkel

WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History Poster

WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History Video2013Nick Bockwinkel

Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho Poster

Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho Video2010Self

WWE: Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan Poster

WWE: Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan Documentary2010Self

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time Poster

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time Video2010Self

Hulk Hogan's Unreleased Collector's Series Poster

Hulk Hogan's Unreleased Collector's Series Video2009Self

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

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams Video2009Nick Bockwinkel

WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship Poster

WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship Video2009Self

Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection Poster

Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection Video2008Self

NWA Wrestling Showcase Poster

NWA Wrestling Showcase TV Series2008Self

NWA/Pro Wrestling Revolution: Future Legends Video2008Self

The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect Poster

The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect Video2008Self

Ruff Tuff and Real: Legends of Australian Wrestling Poster

Ruff Tuff and Real: Legends of Australian Wrestling Video2007Self

The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling Poster

The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling Video2007Self

WrestleMania 23 Poster

WrestleMania 23 TV Special2007Self

WWE Hall of Fame 2007 Poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2007 TV Special2007Self - Inductee

Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Poster

Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Video2006Nick Bockwinkel

The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA Poster

The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA Documentary2006Self

The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be Poster

The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be Documentary2005Self

The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection Poster

The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection Video2003Self

Wrestling Gold Vol. 2: The Maim Event Video2001Nick Bockwinkel

Wrestling Gold Vol. 4: No More Mr. Nice Guy Video2001Self

Wrestling Gold Vol. 5: Beat Me If You Can Video2001Self

Wrestling Gold Vol.1: Busted Open! Video2001Self

The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling Poster

The Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling Documentary2000Self

The Great American Bash Poster

The Great American Bash TV Special1995Self

Clash of the Champions XXVIII Poster

Clash of the Champions XXVIII TV Special1994Self

Halloween Havoc Poster

Halloween Havoc TV Special1994WCW Commissioner

WCW Fall Brawl Poster

WCW Fall Brawl TV Special1994Nick Bockwinkel

WCW SuperBrawl IV Poster

WCW SuperBrawl IV TV Special1994Self

WCW Slamboree 1993 Poster

WCW Slamboree 1993 TV Special1993Self

WWE Raw TV Series1993Self

AWA All-Star Wrestling Poster

AWA All-Star Wrestling TV Series1990Self

Best of the WWF Volume 14 Poster

Best of the WWF Volume 14 Video1987Nick Bockwinkel

AWA: WrestleRock Poster

AWA: WrestleRock Video1986Nick Bockwinkel

SuperClash II Video1986Self

SuperClash '85 Poster

SuperClash '85 Video1985Self

WCW Saturday Night Poster

WCW Saturday Night TV Series1985Self

WWF on NESN TV Series1985Self

WWF Prime Time Wrestling Poster

WWF Prime Time Wrestling TV Series1985Self - Commentator

Pro Wrestling USA Poster

Pro Wrestling USA TV Series1984Self

World Pro Wrestling TV TV Series1984Self

WCW Worldwide Poster

WCW Worldwide TV Series1975Self

The Wrestler Poster

The Wrestler Feature Film1974Self

World Wrestling Federation Poster

World Wrestling Federation TV Series1973Self

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968Harry

The Monkees Poster

The Monkees TV Series1966Shah-Ku Strong Man #1

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) Poster

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) TV Series1965Self - Contestant

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Ruff Tuff and Real: Legends of Australian Wrestling Poster

Ruff Tuff and Real: Legends of Australian Wrestling Video2007

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Poster

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling Documentary2004

WWE Smackdown! Poster

WWE Smackdown! TV Series1999

WWE Raw TV Series1993

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