Nick Bockwinkel Taunts Dusty Rhodes!

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KAZUSHI SAKURABA

5 жыл бұрын

From the Houston show (1983/05/13)

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@surfczar 3 жыл бұрын

He wasn't scripted at all, it was all adlib. He really was the smartest and the most loved heel in the history of wrestling. RIP Nick, look down and smile, we're still talking about you.

@danielbennett6353 5 жыл бұрын

Ask Nick Bockwinkel what time it is,He'll tell you how to build a watch.

@BoonsGhost 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@teller1290 Жыл бұрын

The guy hosting was Houston promoter, Paul Boesch, a WWII infantry captain in northern Europe, who wrote a book about his experiences that I bought. He loved, controversially to some, to do his own ringside announcing. You can find on here some amazing quality videos of his promotions from early '80s and before. He hauled in some amazing talent there to that arena and I'd never even heard of the guy a year ago.

@kelinmemphis 3 жыл бұрын

GOD DAM....HE WAS ONE HELL OF A SPEAKER!!! I watched him during my childhood and forgot how great he was.

@richardbishop8666 5 жыл бұрын

Bockwinkle was a master. Nobody could do the araggont heel any better. Love it!!!

@ronaldshank7589 3 жыл бұрын

Arrogant...but intelligent and very articulate. The best intelligent heel wrestler ever!

@JayCity10 3 жыл бұрын

Top 10 greatest arrogant heels in pro wrestling history. 1. Nick Bockwinkel 2. Ric Flair 3. Buddy Rogers 4. Gorgeous George 5. Ric Rude 6. Tully Blandchard 7. The Rock 8. Shawn Micheals 9. Superstar Billy Graham 10. Ric Martel Do you agree?

@robertcoffey1938 3 жыл бұрын

I AGREE WITH YOU 100 % . THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT POST.

@teller1290 2 жыл бұрын

Ole

@impalaman9707 2 жыл бұрын

He was the "class" that Ric Flair WISHED he could be!

@elunicorn8327 2 жыл бұрын

The Frasier Crane of professional wrestling, ladies and gentlemen.

@mdhotstuff 4 жыл бұрын

Nick Bockwinkel was Ric Flair without the sex and booze - He was an incredibly gifted heel champ who could both wrestle and talk. Had he entered NWA, he was deffinately Four Horsemen material. My favorite AWA Champ

@TMC1982Part2 3 жыл бұрын

Nick Bockwinkel I believe, would've been a perfect fit for the "Genius" gimmick in the WWF if maybe, he were a tad bit younger and it didn't eventually go to Lanny Poffo.

@rolltide9547 3 жыл бұрын

Sex and booze was part of being a horseman. Do you think he could have kept the same schedule Flair did and perform and a high level 365 24/7.

@MafiaKingfishNOLA Жыл бұрын

@@rolltide9547 Nick was actually a family man. He never went to the NWA because he didn't like the travel schedule. The AWA kept him close to his family. Nick was extremely talented and a great AWA champion but he had a real life outside of wrestling.

@robertgividen2968 Жыл бұрын

Nick Bockwinkle was everything Rick Flair pretended to be

@maxxdahl6062 Жыл бұрын

@@rolltide9547 Absolutely.

@strothermartin5368 4 жыл бұрын

Articulate greatness. Nick always gave great promos.

@ericklingenberg5309 3 жыл бұрын

Dude was pushing 50 here! & could still go! R.I.P.

@Sargebri 5 жыл бұрын

Nick was always under consideration for the NWA belt but he always declined. He didn't like the travel demands of the NWA title, especially since he would have to be away from his family for extended periods. The AWA mainly promoted in the Midwest, Denver and San Francisco and its busy period was during the winter. Also, with the affiliations with Memphis and Southwest he could book himself there to keep busy.

@michaelvolgare4454 5 жыл бұрын

Bockwinkle can sure cut a promo!!

@VolumedMusicMan 5 жыл бұрын

I grew up in the Midwest in the AWA. It was a joy for decades watching him and Bobby Heenan on TV. He was our world champion and a damn good one. He retired on top and never lost a step. RIP Bobby and Nick.

@Natendowii 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a more underrated talker in the world of wrestling than Nick Bockwinkel?

@richardbishop8666 3 жыл бұрын

Nick Bockwinkle was the greatest heel of all time.

@marqueswilliams345 4 жыл бұрын

Man nobody could give a promo like Nick Bockwinkel

@jefferyrandall8030 3 жыл бұрын

Ric was better. Bockwinkel was good no doubt but Ric was a little better.

@gregorykrug8034 4 жыл бұрын

One of the top ten greatest wrestlers of all-time IMO.

@Ted_Bell Жыл бұрын

He is my 4th favorite wrestling personality personally.

@L0wki 5 жыл бұрын

Nick was a great Worldchampions. This Promo is awesome :)

@marcntexas 5 жыл бұрын

He was so great at being great

@dupont416 2 жыл бұрын

This was the norm for Houston Wrestling. Great matches, many of them for the world titles, and it was on a regular basis. Those who lived in Houston were among the luckiest wrestling fans in America.

@frankbonini9128 Жыл бұрын

Paul Loved Bringing AWA &/or WWWF/WWF Champions into Houston ... Often Despite Hearing About It from the NWA &/or the Local Booking Office in Dallas

@terryg995 5 жыл бұрын

I forgot how good Nick was on the mic.

@charlesjenkins1225 5 жыл бұрын

What is great here is that Nick did not project that he was better than other wrestlers. But that they were all less than him. He was such a pompous heel. And no matter how much I hated him at the time.... Boy do I wish he was here now.

@JayCity10 3 жыл бұрын

Him and Flair were polar opposites weren't they?

@AndyNigel762 5 жыл бұрын

Such eloquence!!!

@jonathanturbide2232 5 жыл бұрын

The ultimate professional, and the very best ever in my opinion. 👌

@davethomas3791 5 жыл бұрын

Bloody hell! Listening to bockwinkle talk, his diction and speech reminds me so much of the boxer Chris Eubank. Both legends of their sports.

@surfczar 3 жыл бұрын

Funny you say that. I think he was his inspiration.

@apachewolf1132 5 жыл бұрын

What a gentleman, Mr.Bockwinkel was as calm as a nerve pill during an interview.

@laquintinbelser8342 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact Chris Jericho heel gimmick from 2008 was inspired by Nick

@RedyPiper 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I’d never heard that. Thanks for the info.

@ariesmike26 5 жыл бұрын

That's what a title belt should look like.

@santosjerez1586 5 жыл бұрын

And exactly what a Pro Wrestler should not look like .

@Desstrik 4 жыл бұрын

+Santos Jerez WRONG

@screamrad218 3 жыл бұрын

Santos Jerez WWE brainwashed you guys to think a wrestler should look like a bodybuilder.

@CuteLesbo69 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine a world where Bockwinkle was part of the 4 Horsemen.

@stevencardenas6094 3 жыл бұрын

How about this - Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, and JJ Dillon vs. Nick Bockwinkle, Ray Stevens, Blackjack Mulligan, Blackjack Lanza, and Bobby Heenan.

@BoonsGhost 3 жыл бұрын

And THIS, this promo is proof positive to me that Nick Bockwinkel was the greatest of wrestling’s World Champions. Better than Race. Better than Flair. Better than them all. My opinion, of course - but I’ll stick to it for the remainder.

@robertcoffey1938 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS TRULY THE VERY BEST PROMO I EVER HEARD FROM THE LEGENDARY NICK BOCKWINKEL . THANKS FOR POSTING THIS GREAT FOOTAGE UP.

@joesalyers 3 жыл бұрын

Bockwinkel vs Flair should have been a feud that Jim Crockett should have made happen in 1986/87 instead of Ron Garvin. But Bockwinkel was very loyal to Verne and the AWA. In the 1980s 2 names always come up Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan but don't forget Nick Bockwinkel was right up there with them.

@robkearsy2995 5 жыл бұрын

Damn him & Flair should've had a time just to cut promos on each other.

@ronaldshank7589 3 жыл бұрын

Nick Bockwinkel would have cut his promo just like this, I imagine, while Ric Flair would've probably started out calm, and then started raising his voice, and end up with him sçreaming like a Banshee!!!

@JayCity10 3 жыл бұрын

In an epic feud between these two greats, I can see Bockwinkel looking at Flair with contempt and digust, particularly for his lifestyle. Also, I can see him going the way of where are your family values.They were both so different and very similar also. Both were blonde, snappy dressers, handsome, arrogant, world champions, great in the ring and on the microphone. The difference would be their personilaties. Flair was a rich playboy, with mad swagger and coolness. Bockwinkel was an elitist intellectual, reeking with smugness and condescension. So by default Flair would have been the baby face and Bockwinkel the heel. 😂

@robertjames7657 5 жыл бұрын

That was my show growing up! Houston Wrestling on Channel 39!

@omarscarborough4274 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Bosch was the man !

@khalidalshakar5226 5 жыл бұрын

What a kind of A champion R.I.P NICK

@Liryc83 Жыл бұрын

Heenan said it best "You ask Nick a question and he'd tell you how to build a watch".

@mshelnutt275 Жыл бұрын

before they changed it, THAT was the best belt of any and Every federation! A.W.A. was golden, the best in those days.

@dustinpyke8053 5 жыл бұрын

Booker T has the ring Paul Boesch is wearing. I wish I had it!! That thing's beautiful!!😍💎

@alanwhite6936 4 жыл бұрын

None Better !! Then Nick On the Mic or in the Ring He was One of the Greatest .

@johngallagher72 3 жыл бұрын

Lol Bockwinkle seems legit shocked when Boesch mentions humility.. lol

@ShawnJohnWilliams 3 жыл бұрын

Very articulate

@ryann8680 5 жыл бұрын

Bockwinkle / Flair was the ultimate when I was a kid i the late 70's early 80's

@RedyPiper 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Looking back at wrestling history, I now see Rogers, Bockwinkel & Flair as the ones epitomizing the words “World Champion.”

@Jim-Tuner Жыл бұрын

And the only people who ever got to see it were the fans in Winnipeg Canada. Flair and Bockwinkle did the one match in 1986 and that was it.

@koolaid28 4 жыл бұрын

….and he backed up every word.

@soar123 4 жыл бұрын

Wow...that's a promo

@colinduff2922 5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing Nick Bockwinkel on his 1967 tour of Australia. Nick was great & declared that one day he would like to be as great as Ray Stevens (who was the IWA World Champion at the time) Who could know that he would team with Ray to form one of the best tag teams of all-time.

@jefferysteen1041 5 жыл бұрын

Class act

@bobnewfart7630 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Paul RIP Nick.. I went to this show.

@TomFoolery350 3 жыл бұрын

We need more Bockwinkel and less Omega in today's Wrestling

@Drpluv187 4 жыл бұрын

Consumate class act!!!!=)

@epappas1035 2 жыл бұрын

He was the greatest just ask him

@screamrad218 3 жыл бұрын

Jericho modeled his promo skills by Nick Bockwinkel.

@gatorsmld7480 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why but I see some Bockwinkel when I watch Rick Rude promos.

@oveidasinclair982 3 жыл бұрын

I like the look of the AWA world heavy weight belt better than the old, or new NWA belt

@jasonpdsi Жыл бұрын

Nick looks like he had fun with this one. He and Paul seem formidable opponents on the microphone lol

@validationboy 3 жыл бұрын

The most consumate athlete in the world

@punkrockredneck5563 3 жыл бұрын

Ran hogan off ... too become a paper champion .... Bock rules

@lamontricks1074 3 жыл бұрын

Damn 👀 is that a Superbowl ring 💍 Paul boesch is wearing 😂

@mighty690am Жыл бұрын

Miss the good old territories

@junioralsept9335 3 жыл бұрын

AWA was the most prestigious Championship belt coveted by the wrestlers.. Probably because it was on ESPN...

@stevencardenas6094 3 жыл бұрын

It always bothered me when guys like Cena and Austin changed the design of World Title belts. It just took away the "Honor and Prestige" of the "Sport" of Pro Wrestling. I'm glad it's gone back to how it was but imo, the WWE's belts look kinda weak with the "W" design.

@tyronespivey1982 5 жыл бұрын

The days of great Wrestling. So much talent. NWA AWA Georgia Championship Wrestling Mid Atlantic Mid South Memphis Florida World Class! Notice I didn’t mention WWF. That’s where they rank last!!

@georgebrice3831 5 жыл бұрын

Tyrone Spivey+ golden era wwf and attitude era wwf were great pg era wwe is pure trash period

@jonathanturbide2232 5 жыл бұрын

Na, WWF in the mid to late 80's was incredibly entertaining and should be somewhere at the top of the list. Particularly if you compare rosters, as you mentioned the word talent. I know it's popular to bash the WWF on these NWA videos, like it's a badge of Honor to do so, but fact is - every promotion had its share of terrific matches and wrestlers in the 80's. WWF, NWA/JCP, AWA, smaller territories like World Class or Florida, Mid-South....

@kevinhiggins7838 10 ай бұрын

Boesch and Bockwinkel… 👍

@ChriS-vu7bd 2 жыл бұрын

Take Notes ,All Professional Wrestler or Entertainer 🙂

@nubreaks2 Жыл бұрын

Verne, Nick, Curt, and Lawler. Who else can you name who held the AWA belt? That's why the NWA, not AWA, World Title was the preeminent belt of its day. If it wasn't for ESPN and Memphis Wrestling, I would've never heard of Bockwinkle, would was a consummate wrestler and the one Ric Flair copied for his outside the square style.

@jonathanturbide2232 7 ай бұрын

Martel was AWA champion for 19 months, including when they got on ESPN and did Superclash, so I'd put him on that list. Top 5 AWA champions.

@NoirFan01 3 жыл бұрын

It is not arrogance if what you are saying is true.

@Wesker226 3 жыл бұрын

Wrestling's 50th year??? 0:03

@azapro911 10 ай бұрын

As a feud, Rhodes vs. Bockwinkel would have worked as well as Rhodes vs. Flair.

@oldschool9447 2 жыл бұрын

The Dream should have had an AWA run with the title

@KMBExpert 7 ай бұрын

My God @ Bosch's shirt.

@juckimal 9 ай бұрын

so funny

@impalaman9707 2 жыл бұрын

Bockwinkel was the legitimate "debonair, arrogant, high class, snooty" wrestler Ric Flair only pretended to be

@kevinkelly1529 3 жыл бұрын

Check out the size of the nose on Paul Boesch at 1:19

@johngallagher72 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone know if this match is on KZfaq?

@davidbeauchamp7731 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Here's the link. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frhdds2gqdSzhI0.html

@HH-pk2wh 4 жыл бұрын

Where's the match ?

@toben42 4 жыл бұрын

Put the microphone closer.

@crowdpleaser2k 3 жыл бұрын

"Youston"

@darylwoodard1054 3 жыл бұрын

Was Paul Boesch's territory Independent or an affiliate of NWA?

@nohbuddy1 2 жыл бұрын

Mostly NWA but he'd get guys from everywhere anyway because they respected and liked him

@Jim-Tuner Жыл бұрын

Houston was originally affiliated with the NWA and booked through the Dallas Office (World Class). But Boesch had a dispute with Fritz Von Erich and eventually started booking his own shows. On paper, he was part of the NWA, but he operated as an independent. He made deals with all kinds of different promotions and individual wrestlers to put shows. Houston as a town drew well enough that he could afford to pay really good money.

@tonypastor705 Жыл бұрын

Oh brother, kinda dorky. He reminds me of actor Loyde Bridges of Seahunt show. Looks alike.

@killebrew69 4 жыл бұрын

They sure looked old back then...what is he 55?

@nanakia99 4 жыл бұрын

@jpdevill278 3 жыл бұрын

:"sorry you think you've got to go , crusher" ... :"aw , you look tired , crusher" . : "why don't you rest up on this nice soft floor (for a few minutes), before you go , crusher"

@seansheldrick601 3 жыл бұрын

Duhhhh. Just passin by...

@seansheldrick601 3 жыл бұрын

Lol.. My favorite bugs bunny cartoon. Lol

@screamrad218 3 жыл бұрын

Nick was better than Dusty.

@erickennedy4480 5 жыл бұрын

Triple H want be like this guy , only heel lead his territory.

@VolumedMusicMan 5 жыл бұрын

Eric Kennedy HHH is a wrestling history buff. I’m sure he took notes on Nick and Harley Race.

@ahumanjustbeing2466 2 жыл бұрын

I hope somebody can deepfake this video with Gene Hackman's face on Nicky's LOL

@rockinyouallnight Жыл бұрын

Was this $#!+ on public access? It looks worse than Wayne's World.

@harrylazard805 2 жыл бұрын

The commentator has one of the ugliest shirts I ever saw....

@howdymo232 7 ай бұрын

Its all fake.

@santosjerez1586 5 жыл бұрын

This poor excuse of a Wrestler " Athlete is the text book example of being on top due to favours the soul reason the AWA folded because he refused to give up his spot and make money to Hogan .... his appearance is more of a used car salesman or frequent patron at the local Bar ...

@shaolin1derpalm 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to Hogan's Jericho podcast. Verne was selling his mercy while he was away and disnt give him a cut. And wanted to guve him the belt and then take a cut of his Japan dates. Blame Verne, not Bock.

@Jim-Tuner 3 жыл бұрын

Bockwinkel had no say in the matter. It was Verne Gagne's decision who held the title. Hogan left the AWA because Vince McMahon offered him a whole lot more money. Bockwinkel was a great wrestler at the end of his career. But Bockwinkel could still go physically. Bockwinkel looked like a normal wrestler back in the day before everyone in wrestling became an oiled up bodybuilder taking steroids.

@dbeau2006 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jim-Tuner Hogan, being one of those 'roided up bodybuilders.