The sport lost a true legend last night. An A+ worker in the ring and one of if not thee best mic worker of all time, he was like a mix of Harley Race and Ric Flair but with real class the only reason he was never NWA world champion was because he turned it down since he made just as much money in the AWA but with a much lighter work schedule Rest In Peace Nick Bockwinkel
It is with a heavy heart the Cauliflower Alley Club announces that The Greatest AWA World Champion of all time and former CAC President Nicholas "Nick" Bockwinkel passed away Saturday night at approx. 8:40 pm due to health issues. We will have more on this later Sunday afternoon. The Cauliflower Alley Club, it's members, and all of Nicks fans & friends send their condolences to Darlene & the Bockwinkel family at this time.
The Bockwinkel family ask for everyone to respect their privacy at this time."
Bockwinkel is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, as well as a former AWA World Heavyweight Champion. Bockwinkel was also a part of a legendary tag team with Ray Stevens. In 2003, Bockwinkel was also inducted into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.