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Profile of Nick Bockwinkel on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Nick Bockwinkel  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 6th December 1934
   
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Nick Bockwinkel

Nick Bockwinkel was a Professional Wrestler, mainly competing in the AWA in the United States. He held their version of the World Heavyweight Title 6 times, firstly in 1975, defeating Verne Gagne, and lastly in 1986, whereas in 1987 he lost the belt to Curt Hennig. He was most famously managed by Bobby Heenan, and had many battles with Hulk Hogan over the title. He was also the Commissioner for World Championship Wrestling in the early to mid-1990's. He is the son of wrestler Warren Bockwinkel and was trained by him and Lou Thesz. He is currently the onscreen General Manager for AWA Superstars.

In 1968, Bockwinkel appeared as a contestant on a prime-time version of the NBC game show Hollywood Squares.

In 2000, he and Yoshiaki Fujiwara were the commissioners for a short-lived shoot style promotion, the Japan Pro Wrestling Association, but as the shoot-style market in Japan had been low since the collapse of UWF International, the wrestlers on it moved to other promotions.

Profile

  • Birthday: December 6, 1934
  • Hometown: Los Angeles, California
  • Trainer: Warren Bockwinkel, Lou Thesz
  • Managers: Bobby Heenan
  • Other Gimmicks: Dick Warren, The Sensational White Phantom

Championships/Accomplishments

American Wrestling Association

  • 6-Time AWA World Heavyweight Champion
  • 3-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with Ray Stevens)

National Wrestling Alliance

  • 2-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (San Francisco version) with (Ramon Torres)
  • 1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Texas version) (with Ricky Romero)
  • 1-Time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Hawaii version)
  • 2-Time NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-Time NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (with Nick Kozak)
  • 1-Time NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-Time NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Shane)
  • 2-Time NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion
  • 2-Time NWA Georgia Television Champion
  • 1-Time NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (with Ray Stevens)
  • 2-Time NWA Los Angeles International Television Tag Team Champion (with Edourd Carpentier and Lord James Blears)

Mid-Southern Wrestling

  • 1-Time Mid-Southern Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 18 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
  • Bockwinkel won the 1973 PWI Tag Team of the Year Award with Ray Stevens.

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