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Podcast: Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk
Episode: Episode 5: Nick Bockwinkel, The Real World Champion
Description: Episode 5: Nick Bockwinkel, The Real World ChampionIn Episode 5 of Greg Klein's Old School Rasslin Talk, Greg:Talks about how he came to appreciate Nick Bockwinkel, despite his lack of enthusiasm for mid-1980s AWA television. Looks at Bockwinkel's first reign as AWA World Champion, which lasted 1,714 days and included much more than just AWA matches. Talks about the first Sunday wrestling show in Houston, Texas, which took place at The Summit on Sunday, May 29, 1977, and how Bockwinkel had to do double duty when Harley Race shows up late...