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Post by biafra on Aug 7, 2010 19:09:26 GMT -5
I've been watching some of AWA stuff and this guy was the shit. I remember being super impressed with his matches when I was a kid and years later they still hold up. Great promos and a terrific worker.
Case in point his stuff with a young Curt Hennig. Nick being about 15 (maybe I'm not exactly sure) his senior and not looking work wise a day older.
Probably under rated in some segments of the wrestling population also; those not overly familiar with the AWA probably wouldn't be able to appreciate him as much as he deserves.
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Aug 7, 2010 19:11:09 GMT -5
You want to take a look at his feud with Lawler over the close hand punches. Great matches and his promo where he lays the challenge with the fine for punches stipulation is awesome too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2010 19:13:02 GMT -5
Bockwinkel is amazing. I love his intelligent and calm promo style, and he could go in the ring as well.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Aug 7, 2010 19:22:09 GMT -5
Bockwinkel is amazing. I love his intelligent and calm promo style, and he could go in the ring as well. I'm surprised more wrestlers haven't tried to steal his promo style over the years. Or maybe they have and just couldn't pull it off. Such an ultra-smooth delivery, as if he's 100% sure he's correct in everything he does or says. |
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Post by biafra on Aug 7, 2010 19:23:41 GMT -5
Where can I find some good Bockwinkel stuff outside of the WWE's AWA releases?
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Post by Matt Dunn on Aug 7, 2010 19:27:17 GMT -5
In some ways, I prefer Bockwinkle over Flair to be quite honest.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Aug 7, 2010 19:31:52 GMT -5
Where can I find some good Bockwinkel stuff outside of the WWE's AWA releases? Type in "Nick Bockwinkel promo" on youtube and let the magic wash over you. |
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Post by Crazy Diamond on Aug 7, 2010 19:36:01 GMT -5
Bockwinkel is amazing. I love his intelligent and calm promo style, and he could go in the ring as well. I'm surprised more wrestlers haven't tried to steal his promo style over the years. Or maybe they have and just couldn't pull it off. Such an ultra-smooth delivery, as if he's 100% sure he's correct in everything he does or says. From what I've seen of him he reminds me of Jericho's current character. I wish I could see more of his work because he's great. |
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Post by machomuta on Aug 7, 2010 19:37:11 GMT -5
Agree. Nick Bockwinkel is one of the most underrated wrestlers ever.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Aug 7, 2010 20:19:51 GMT -5
What I like about Bockwinkel is that he seems like a class act outside the ring too. When you watch the Spectacular Legacy of the AWA dvd he really seems like a nice guy. Not bitter and very respectful.
Much the same can be said for Baron Van Raschke.
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Post by machomark on Aug 8, 2010 21:22:01 GMT -5
One of the things the WWE got right was inducting him even though he never worked for them.
That is how good he is.
He is top 15 ever, no questions asked.
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Post by celtics543 on Aug 8, 2010 21:27:05 GMT -5
What I like about Bockwinkel is that he seems like a class act outside the ring too. When you watch the Spectacular Legacy of the AWA dvd he really seems like a nice guy. Not bitter and very respectful. Much the same can be said for Baron Van Raschke. Maybe it's just coincidence, but I don't think I've ever heard of a wrestler who was trained by Verne Gagne that ended up bitter towards the business. It seems that a lot of the class acts of the business came from his camps or had long runs in the AWA. Probably just a coincidence, but it does make you think. |
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Post by heyguesswhatidid on Aug 8, 2010 21:29:02 GMT -5
Love watching his stuff, just a cool suave man.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Aug 8, 2010 21:33:53 GMT -5
What I like about Bockwinkel is that he seems like a class act outside the ring too. When you watch the Spectacular Legacy of the AWA dvd he really seems like a nice guy. Not bitter and very respectful. Much the same can be said for Baron Van Raschke. Maybe it's just coincidence, but I don't think I've ever heard of a wrestler who was trained by Verne Gagne that ended up bitter towards the business. It seems that a lot of the class acts of the business came from his camps or had long runs in the AWA. Probably just a coincidence, but it does make you think. Ole Anderson is about the only one I can think of. I didn't know Bockwinkel was trained by Gagne. |
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Post by celtics543 on Aug 8, 2010 22:03:40 GMT -5
I have no idea if Bockwinkle was trained by Verne, but he was in the AWA for a long time and I feel like Verne was a huge influence on him.
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Post by thesam07 on Aug 8, 2010 23:46:18 GMT -5
Guy just seems like a class act all the way. And very intelligent. As Heenan said "If you asked him the time, he'd tell you how to build a watch".
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Post by FrankGotch on Aug 9, 2010 3:29:54 GMT -5
I have no idea if Bockwinkle was trained by Verne, but he was in the AWA for a long time and I feel like Verne was a huge influence on him. Bockwinkle was trained by his dad, and Lou Thesz. |
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Post by neal on Aug 9, 2010 13:08:38 GMT -5
Growing up, with all due respect to Ric Flair, I saw Nick as THE world champ. He was great in the role.
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Post by britishbulldog on Aug 9, 2010 19:42:58 GMT -5
Growing up, with all due respect to Ric Flair, I saw Nick as THE world champ. He was great in the role. This. I also think he would have been a better Million Dollar Man then Ted. |
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Post by Cretinous Humanoid on Aug 9, 2010 23:19:27 GMT -5
Bockwinkle was the best ever in my opinion.
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