John Nord

Born: 1959-10-18

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.


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WWF: WrestleFest '93

as The Berzerker
Released: 1993-03-20

Wrestling Matches From 1993

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WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

as The Berzerker
Released: 1993-03-01

See the greatest World Wrestling Federation Superstars against their most hated rivals!

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WWE Royal Rumble 1993

as The Berzerker
Released: 1993-01-24

Royal Rumble (1993) was the sixth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 24, 1993 at the...

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WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em

as The Berzerker
Released: 1993-04-22

Join "Lord" Alfred Hayes for an exclusive look at several rarely seen battles, including Bret...

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WWE Survivor Series 1991

as The Berzerker
Released: 1991-11-27

WWF Survivor Series 1991 is an American wrestling event within part of the World Wrestling...

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WWE Rampage '92

as The Berzerker
Released: 1992-10-22

While Sean Mooney saddles up for a unique and action-packed adventure into the Old West, several...

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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

as The Barbarian
Released: 2008-01-22

Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1992

as The Berzerker
Released: 1992-01-19

The 1992 WWE Royal Rumble was the fifth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 19, 1992...

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WCW World War 3 1997

as Himself
Released: 1997-11-23

Sixty men compete in a Three Ring Battle Royale for a chance at the WCW World Heavyweight...

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3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

as The Berzerker
Released: 1992-06-25

An All-Star salute to the greatest wrestlers of WWE!

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WWE U.K. Fan Favourites

as The Berzerker
Released: 1993-08-09

Mean Gene Okerlund and Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan host an exciting lineup of in-ring action as...

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Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

as The Barbarian
Released: 2013-09-10

For the first time ever, WWE presents the Legends of Mid-South Wrestling. One of the 1980’s...

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WWF Bashed in the USA

as The Berzerker
Released: 1993-06-23

While Mr. Perfect goes on search for the 'perfect' stamp, enjoy some exciting matches filmed...

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WWE SummerSlam 1992

as The Berzerker
Released: 1992-08-29

SummerSlam (1992) was the fifth annual SummerSlam. It took place on August 29, 1992 at Wembley...

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WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

as The Berzerker
Released: 1991-04-21

The superstars of The World Wrestling Federation make their annual trek across the pond for WWE...

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AWA Christmas Night 1987

as Nord The Barbarian
Released: 1987-12-25

The AWA features its annual Christmas night event, an AWA Heavyweight Title match between Curt...

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AWA SuperClash IV

as Himself
Released: 1990-04-08

SuperClash IV was the fourth and final SuperClash professional wrestling Supercard event...

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WWE Raw

as The Berzerker
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WCW Monday Nitro

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-04

WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship...

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