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In August 1971, Bockwinkel began teaming with Ray Stevens. The duo became "the most hated AWA grapplers of the early 1970s"; [73] they ultimately wrestled over 300 matches together. [7] The tag team was formed when Bockwinkel interfered in a bout between Stevens and Red Bastien . [72]
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Nov 21, 2015 · In June 1971, a 40-plus-year friendship began between Mr. Bockwinkel and the new president of the Bockwinkel Brigade, Mr. Mick Karch. Bockwinkel would team up with another legend, the late Ray “The Crippler” Stevens. Bockwinkel and Stevens won the AWA World Tag Team Championship four times between 1972 and 1974.
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Nov 15, 2015 · "Nick and Ray Stevens were a tag team and they brought in Heenan as a manager in 1974. Neither of them really needed help in interviews, but they recognized that 'Bobby the Brain' made them...
Nick Bockwinkel was the AWA world heavyweight champion from the mid 1970s thru the mid 1980s. Before that, along with Ray Stevens, they held the AWA world tag team titles. In 1978, Memphis promoter Jerry Jarrett moved his promotion away from the NWA banner to the AWA governing body.