John Nord
| John Nord | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Nord |
| Born |
October 18, 1959 St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Barbarian The Berzerker John Nord Nord the Barbarian The Viking Yukon John |
| Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Billed weight | 323 lb (147 kg) |
| Billed from | "The Great North Woods" (as Yukon John) Iceland (as The Berzerker) "Parts Unknown" (as the Berzerker) |
| Trained by | Eddie Sharkey |
| Debut | 1984 |
| Retired | 2002 |
John Nord (born October 18, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s as Nord the Barbarian and Yukon John and with the World Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as The Berzerker and under his birth name.
Nord was trained to wrestle by Eddie Sharkey. He debuted in late 1984 under the ring name "The Barbarian" for Mid-South Wrestling, where he was managed by Skandor Akbar.
In 1985, the AWA originally promoted him as a member of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League.
In 1986, he became Nord the Barbarian and wrestled in singles and tag team matches (under manager Adnan El Kassey) in the American Wrestling Association. Here, he frequently teamed with Bruiser Brody. 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 (managed by Gary Hart), where he feuded with Kevin Von Erich over the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship. He challenged Von Erich for the title at the fourth annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium in 1987.
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