Dusty and Nick in a Bullrope match

Dusty Rhodes vs AWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel in a non-title match.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Dusty
• Rhodes
• American
• Dream
• Nick
• Bockwinkel
• Bullrope
• Mid-South
• AWA
• Wrestling
• Houston
• Boesch

[flairfan216]

Thanks for the info. I updated the tags with Houston and Boesch. I left Mid-South in since the footage was broadcast on Mid-South television, possibly to promote a different appearance or program that Dusty was involved in.

[BlackRaven13]

Another great example of the begining of the HARDCORE matches we love today. Thank You Dusty !

[aginghipster]

This was the Paul Boesch territory in Houston. It was part of the NWA but when Harley Race missed an appearance Boesch became upset and became more affiliated with the AWA. Bockwinkel bought percentages of both Houston and San Antonio which was run by Joe Blanchard. There was a tie in with Bill Watts as you can see but he was never an official member of the NWA despite owning percentages of Georgia and Florida.

[Mp25DIII]

Cool-AWA, NWA, Mid-South all represented in one match

[elc1960]

@UglyMannheim Probably.  They were in the AWA together in the early '70s. If they ever did, it was probably at some smaller house show someplace.

[bradleybravo]

This happens to be my favorite kind of match to watch the texas bullrope match kicks ass

[UglyMannheim]

Did Dusty ever wrestle Verne Gagne?

[BaronTurco]

There is a yearly wrestling convention of The Cauliflower Alley Club. Nick Bockwinkle is the president of CAC and if you join and attend the conventions you will get to meet and talk with all of the old stars that are still around.

[stkwchr]

grew up watching Houston wrestling there was nothing like it and will be nothing like it again

[MrDeray5]

Classic angle from a great old territory.

[CerebralContusion]

I wish there were wrestling conventions these days! Then I could go back and re-live the early days!