Best of Nick Bockwinkel Rarities DVD

1. Nick comments on his beginnings in wrestling.

2. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Robinson (clipped, Rockford, IL 1974). This match is transferred from 16mm film. Nick and Billy always had really good matches and this one is no different, even clipped in the usual style of the old films. ( 7:24, VG/VG+, no sound)

3. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. Ernie Ladd (clipped, Chicago 1978, film transfer with no sound). 9:44, VG+/EX-

4. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. The Crusher (March 1977, Chicago Ampitheater, clipped with no sound). 3:44, VG/VG+

5. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. Andre the Giant (June 30 th, 1979, Chicago Ampitheater, short clip). Another film transfer with no sound. There are several Bock-Andre film clips and a match from Winnipeg available, but this one is pretty rare. No finish is shown. (1:00, VG)

6. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. Giant Baba (February 11 th, 1979, Minneapolis Auditorium, clipped film transfer with no sound). Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta and Tenryu came over for a Mid-western tour in February of 1979 and Baba received this title match as a part of that tour. (6:11, EX-)

7. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. Rusher Kimura (IWA World Champion) (Japan, 1979, title vs. title match with Lou Thez as the referee). 13:23, VG-/VG

8. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. Terry Funk (I’m guessing this is either late 1981 or early 1982, Japan, slightly JIP). Really good match. 20:20, VG

9. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. Otto Wanz (August 29 th, 1982, St. Paul, slightly JIP). One of the most surprising AWA title changes ever. Includes commentary from Bockwinkel and Greg Gagne. (17:54, VG+/EX-)

10. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA World Champion) vs. Rick Martel (1983, Winnipeg, slightly JIP) (16:50, VG+)

11. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Randy Savage (Memphis, February 1985). Nick goes to Memphis and faces someone not named “Lawler”. Good bout, and Bockwinkel is the favourite of the fans. (11:18, VG)

12. Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (September 12, 1987, Japan). Nick and Jumbo had tremendous matches against each other as far back as 1978. This bout is probably the last they had with each other as Nick only wrestled sporadically after this tour, which was a month after he left the AWA. (11:26, VG, some slight picture jump).