Match Of The Day: Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Robinson, All Japan 1980

Billy Robinson locks Nick Bockwinkel up in a painful armlock
Billy Robinson locks Nick Bockwinkel up in a painful armlock

All Japan, 1980 – Former AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel, fresh off his 46th birthday, faces all-time great wrestling legend Billy Robinson. At the time, Nick was in between his first and second reigns, and Robinson had already buit his legacy as a legitimate Catch-As-Catch-Can wrestler.

This is not a match for highspots or hard hitting moves. This is pure athletic mat based wrestling that still tells a story. One for the old school fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmY8IMmdhFo

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