Jerry "The King" Lawler on the Legacy of AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel Being the MOST Underrated Ever
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- Опубліковано 17 лют 2023
- NICK BOCKWINKEL
The picture-perfect professional who many believe to be one of the greatest of all time!
Good looks, great interviews, intelligence, skills and one of the longest title runs in the history of wrestling made him one of the most intriguing men in wrestling.
The King, who had dozens of incredible matches with Bockwinkel dating back to the late 1970s, offers up some incredible facts about Nick.
There are similarities between Bockwinkel and Ric Flair but one this is perfectly clear....Nick never had to yell or scream to get heat or command respect. His promos includeda vocabulary that went over the average persons head. You could easily hate him.....but never deny he will go down as one of the best ever.
Also features highlights of his first meeting with Lanny Poffo and a match with Ric Flair.
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Bockwinkle was the epitome of a World Champion and I was fortunate enough living in Texas to see him on SW Championship Wrestling and live against Jerry Lawler at the Joe & Harry Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio not to mention his bouts vs Dusty Rhodes in the Houston area, Great Times in Pro Wrestling!
Nick bockwinkel was the epitome of class a true champion in a good friend he is missed😢
When I was a kid and I knew a Nick Bockwinkel promo was coming up I would run and get a dictionary because I knew he was going to use a lot of words that I didn't know, and when I looking them up they were so perfectly placed, he was amazing.
Yes he was!
The Bock was the cool hand Luke of the wrestling world....suave, cool and aloof, one of the greatest ever to lace them up!
Nick Botwinkel had the look, the style, the swag/Drip, him and Heenan were a pairing that people have been trying to copy ever since. He could go with anyone, any style. Easily in my Top talk
Jerry And Nick had some of the best matches ever. I can remember them all. Thanks to both for the memories fellas!!
Jerry The King Lawler I hope you realize that you are loved.
He WAS my champion having grown up in AWA territory (Chicago). I can attest to his greatness!
Was priviledged to see Nick wrestle,in person,over 20 times.
Best at every phase of the wrestling I have,and will ever see.
Thats since 1962.
Bockwinkle stayed in great shape and worked his butt off in the ring. He also was a master of 70's and 80's style wrestling, skills on a par with Flair and Race.
You could say that was the first big gold belt. Tony atlas said the same and I saw some of matches against jumbo tsuruta. He also had a great match against curt hennig.
"May I say that, first of all,if my big words seem to put you a bit off center...I'm not talking to you or YOUR fans... I'm talking to MY fans."
Bockwinkle's arrogance came from being physically and mentally superior to the fans. Flair's arrogance came from being "The Man" with all the money and coming to your town to nail all your women.
Both effective, but Bockwinkle's tougher to pull off. But he did it.
Damn could you imagine Nick Bockwinkel in the NWA as the champ
The King said that the Nick Bockwinkel's fan club was having a meeting in a phone booth down on Beal street LOL great line
Looking forward to this one.
Bockwinkle never seems to get the credit he deserves.
Very much true! One of the longest title reigns in wrestling history
@@kingcast I was lucky enough to see a Bockwinkle Lawler match in person. I was a kid and in complete awe that I was witnessing a world champion. I was also lucky enough to see Hennig and Lawler when Curt was still the AWA champion. I really miss those times.
The two just knew how to get the maximum emotion out of everyone.
Bock is a wrestling demigod
I grew up on the Memphis promotion so obviously I was, and still am, a big Jerry Lawler fan. Since 1980 to today Kingfish is still my all time favorite. But Nick Bockwinkel isn't far behind. Nick was perfect in the role of world champion. I've never seen anyone carry the big belt better.
Bockwinkel’s 1,000+ day title reign isn’t even in the top 25 top lengths of reigns.
What was the name of his podcast?
He was the Ric Flair of his time and i think Flair copied how he dressed glasses just how he acted but Flair took a better supplement for energy then Nick
Yep and Flair was trained by Verne Gagne & began his career in the AWA, where Bockwinkle was already an established star.
Bockwinkel even made TV jobbers look good in front of 200 people at TV tapings. Now that is special
Yes he did!
If I didn't know The King first,
Nick Bockwinkel might be my #1 all time favorite wrestler.
Like The King said, he was the epitome of a champion.