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Bockwinkel was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003, the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2007, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009, and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in 2016.
Nov 15, 2015 · WWE is saddened to learn that Nick Bockwinkel, a WWE Hall of Famer and four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, has passed away at age 80. Bockwinkel, known for his great in-ring skill and intelligent interviews, began his sports-entertainment career in the mid-1950s after concluding his time on the University of Oklahoma football team.
After working his way up the rankings, Bockwinkel shocked the world in 1975 when he defeated another WWE Hall of Famer, Verne Gagne, to become AWA World Champion. The win ended Gagne's seven-year reign as AWA champion. Bockwinkel infuriated AWA fans for close to five years as the champion.
Sep 18, 2019 · Nick Bockwinkel is a member of the WCW Hall of Fame (1993), the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (1996), the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (2003), the WWE Hall of Fame (2007), the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2009), and the NWA Hall of Fame (2016).
Nov 14, 2015 · Nick Bockwinkel was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 as an individual, in the NJPW Hall of Fame in 1990 as part of the NJPW Greatest 18 Club wing, in the NWA Hall of Fame in 2016 and in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) in 2003 as part of the Modern Era wing.
Nov 15, 2015 · “WWE is saddened to learn that Nick Bockwinkel, a WWE Hall of Famer and four time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, has passed away at age 80,” the WWE said in a press release.
