Memphis Wrestling: Jerry Lawler vs. Nick Bockwinkel

[tomtrh]

"He did finish grade school down in this part of the country, didn't he?" CLASSIC Bockwinkel!

[landrykkb]

This is exactly what separated Nick Bockwinkel from every other heel in wrestling history.His stellar command of the English language or vernacular was second to none.

[hoghash78]

I love Nick Bockwinkel.

As a boy seeing him fight Henning Lawler and Zybzco.

That seemed different than WWF.

Although, WWF was my favorite, I still loved AWA and NWA.

The Horsemen, the Von Erichs Pro Wrestling illistrated.

I was so little and I´d buy the magazines.

Hopeing, for Hogan vs Flair.

[landrykkb]

@hoghash78 In this era,all the wrestling promotions were territorial,meaning that you were most likely to be loyal to the one that aired in your region.

[kevinhardy]

good match

[Sargebri]

Interestingly this was a month after Flair regained the NWA belt from Harley Race and five days after the Iron Sheik won the WWF championship from Bob Backlund and less than a month prior to Hogan beating the Sheik. The wrestling world was definitely in a state of flux during the late fall early winter of 1983.

[EldestSauce]

Lawler is in better shape today

[BigDaddyy5000]

Nick Bockwinkel is probably one of the greatest Wrestler of all time and there is nobody like the King

[countbloodula]

Did jerry lawler vs greg valentine ever take place?

bothe are badassess

[diesel021234]

ns ick was a great awa champion in the 70's and 80's. he could beat bastista and cena in a hanicap match blinfolded.

[unbridledid]

In chicago the AWA back in the 80's was on channel 26, good times indeed. Some great talent in the AWA prior to the rise of the WWF. I also thought Nick Bockwinkle was first class as a wrestler and an entertainer.

[soln4suhreborn]

Yep,AWA Wrestling on WCIU 26!! The good old days!!

[VolumedMusicMan]

Nick Bockwinkel was offered the NWA title by Eddie Graham and Fritz Von Erich, he politely refused. He didn't like the strenuous travel, and he didn't want to torment his family because of it. It's true Sam "what if" he did become NWA champ, he would've been sensational. He could'be been a face or a heel everywhere he went.

[gladbalsdon]

what...no ring steps??

[VolumedMusicMan]

This video should be used in a WWE boardroom on how to cut a promo.

[jhammaster]

@VolumedMusicMan they do

[slimmsayton]

Bockwinkel was a great heel. Just like Zabysko and Blancard, I hated his guts. Flair was a heel, but he was cool. There was nothing cool about Nick Bockwinkel. He was a smug prick and a great one.

[samsdaddy0525]

You are so right. Nick was a great heel, smug and confident. And, he could work well into his 50's. He would have been a great traveling NWA World Champion too.