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John Nord
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1959-10-18,St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Gender
Male
Biography
is a retired American professional wrestler. John Nord started wrestling in late 1984 as "The Barbarian" for Mid-South Wrestling under manager Skandor Akbar. In 1985 and 1986 he changed his ring name to Nord the Barbarian and wrestled in singles and tag team competition under manager Adnan El Kassey in the American Wrestling Association. He frequently teamed with Bruiser Brody while there. The two faced Greg Gagne and Jimmy Snuka as part of a triple main event at WrestleRock 86. Nord then went to World Class Championship Wrestling under manager Gary Hart where he feuded with Kevin Von Erich for the World Class Title. He challenged Von Erich for the WCCW title at the 3rd Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium in 1987. In 1989, he returned to the AWA under the name "Yukon John". A lumberjack gimmick where he would come to the ring with an ax, dressed in blue jeans, flannel shirt, animal skin hat, and boots. He mainly competed in singles competition until forming a tag team in 1990 with Scott Norton, calling themselves the ""Yukon Lumberjacks". They feuded briefly with the Texas Hangmen. When the AWA stopped promoting, he moved to Pacific Northwest Wrestling. In 1991, Nord went to the WWF as The Viking. He soon changed his name to The Berzerker and was managed by Mr. Fuji and he feuded with Davey Boy Smith and Jimmy Snuka. His most preferred method of winning matches was by throwing his opponents out of the ring and getting a "count out" victory, all the while holding his wrist, licking his hand, shouting "Huss! Huss!" à la Bruiser Brody, and intentionally falling flat on his back. He wrestled as part of a 4-man team in an elimination match at the 1991 Survivor Series pay-per-view event. He was the last man eliminated for his team. He then feuded with The Undertaker, at one point attempting to stab him with his sword. In 1992 he won a 40-man Battle Royal, aired on WWF Prime Time Wrestling, but left the WWF the following year. He went to All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1994 and stayed until 1997 when he showed up in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) with bleach blond hair under his real name, John Nord. He wrestled mainly on WCW Saturday Night and started a long winning streak that culminated with a match against another streak holder, Bill Goldberg, on July 4, 1998. Nord lost the match, had a short-lived team with Barry Darsow, and was soon gone from WCW. He retired from wrestling and went to work at his brother's auto dealership, Nord East Motors in Hilltop, MN. He has a son, Joe that wrestles HWT for the University of Minnesota. He is a junior this season 2009-2010.

Filmography

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

10

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992-06-25

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

0

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993-03-01

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites

0

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
1993-08-09

WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em

0

WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
1993-04-22

WWF Bashed in the USA

0

WWF Bashed in the USA
1993-06-23

WWE Rampage '92

0

WWE Rampage '92
1992-10-22

AWA Christmas Show 1987

0

AWA Christmas Show 1987
1987-12-25

WWF: WrestleFest '93

0

WWF: WrestleFest '93
1993-03-20

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

0

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008-01-22

AWA SuperClash IV

10

AWA SuperClash IV
1990-04-08

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

10

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014-03-11

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

9.3

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013-09-10

MSW WrestleFest

0

MSW WrestleFest
1985-07-28

AWA Battle by the Bay

0

AWA Battle by the Bay
1986-06-28

WCCW Parade of Champions '87

0

WCCW Parade of Champions '87
1987-05-03

WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

6

WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991-04-21

WWE SummerSlam 1992

8.1

WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992-08-29

WWE Survivor Series 1991

7.8

WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991-11-27

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

7.25

WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992-01-19

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

7.2

WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993-01-24

WCW World War 3 1997

7

WCW World War 3 1997
1997-11-23

AWA Christmas Night 1987

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AWA Christmas Night 1987
1987-12-25

WCW Monday Nitro

8.422

WCW Monday Nitro
1995-09-04

6.8

Raw
1993-01-11