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John Nord

Nickname: Yukon; Big

Height: 6' 8"

Weight: 318 lbs

From: Bozeman, MT

Birthday: Oct 18th

Pro Debut: 1984

Aliases: The Barbarian, Nord the Barbarian, The Viking [2nd], The Berzerker

Feds Worked For: MSW, UWF, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WCW, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (South Africa), Championship International Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Northeast Championship Wrestling (MA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Super World Sports (Japan), Windy City Pro Wrestling (IL), Wrestle Association-R (Japan)

Finisher: Camel Clutch

Signature Moves: Leg Drop, Tossing opponents over the top rope for a countout win, Fall Forward Slam, Big Boot, Clothesline, Running Knee Drop, Inverted Suplex

Affiliates: Skandor Akbar, Adnan Al-Kaissie, King Kong Bundy, Gary Hart, Scott Norton, Jake Roberts, The Grappler, Mr. Fuji, Barry Darsow, Oliver Humperdink, Steve Strong, King Kong Brody, Boris Zhukov, Stan Hansen

Notable Feuds: Jake Roberts, Mike Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Texas Hangmen, Davey Boy Smith, Jimmy Snuka, The Undertaker, Brian Adams/Crush, Curt Hennig/Mr. Perfect, Greg Valentine

Other Facts: -Attended Robbinsdale High School in Robbinsdale, MN with future pro wrestlers Tom Zenk, Brady Boone, Nikita Koloff, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, and Barry Darsow
-Began his career as The Barbarian then changed his name to Nord the Barbarian in 1986 to avoid confusion with The Barbarian that was competing in NWA at the time.
-Once got into a fist fight backstage with Butch Reed that started at an afternoon show in Oklahoma City. Later that night Bill Watts made the two of them finish the fight in Tulsa to get it out of their system
-Was originally hinted to be related to The Nightmare, but Nightmare was released from MSW before that idea could be investigated further.
-Fired from the WWF after "Summerslam '92". His friend Nailz was unhappy with the pay he received for his match with Virgil and asked Nord to stand outside the door while he went to talk to Vince. When discussions went nowhere, Nailz escalated things to a physical nature. Ultimately, Nailz called the police and accused Vince of sexual assault on him (Which he said provoked the physical altercation). Since Nord was essentially the lookout while this all happened, he was fired at the same time Nailz was.
-While competing in MSW and AWA as The Barbarian or Nord the Barbarian, he was billed from Parts Unknown
-While competing as "Yukon" John Nord in the AWA, he was sometimes billed from The Great North Woods and carried an axe named "Bertha" to the ring.
-Appeared in the movie "The Master Demon" in 1991
-Worked at his brother's auto dealership, Nord Motors for a time.
-Appeared on an episode of "Judge Mathis" on January 24, 2018. The episode was taped April 13, 2017 and he was being sued for non-payment of bail.
-Currently suffering from ALS and confined to a wheelchair
-Former member of The First Family
-Former member of New Age Management
-Voted Rookie of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1985 (as The Barbarian)
-Ranked #68 in the 1991 PWI 500 (as The Berzerker)
-Ranked #52 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as The Berzerker)
-Ranked #340 in the 1993 PWI 500 (as The Berzerker)