John Nord

John Nord

Born: October 18, 1959
in St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
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.

Movies for John Nord...

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Title: WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Character: The Berzerker
Released: March 11, 2014
Type: Movie
Volume 1 of the 150 best PPV matches in WWE history.
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Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Title: Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Character: The Barbarian
Released: September 10, 2013
Type: Movie
For the first time ever, WWE presents the Legends of Mid-South Wrestling. One of the 1980’s hottest territories, Mid-South garnered national attention for its revolutionary storytelling and bruising, athletic matches orchestrated by no-nonsense promoter, “COWBOY” BILL WATTS. Now, the legends and Hall of Famers who cut their teeth in Mid-South share their tales of the fabled proving ground as we deliver OVER 20 classic confrontations from legends Ted DiBiase, Andre The Giant, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Sting, Muhammad Ali, and many more…
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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Title: Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Character: The Barbarian
Released: January 22, 2008
Type: Movie
Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that the bone breaking, blood-pounding action is real. Several of the matches on this DVD, when they originally aired on T.V. had to run with a disclaimer because the content was over the top vicious & bloody. The infamous match between Ric Flair & Ted DiBiase in a concussion bandage, the ambush beating Hacksaw Jim Duggan received by the hands of Ted DiBiase and his henchmen, the intentional blinding of J.Y.D. by the Midnight Express and the brutal beating Ric Flair endured by the Freebirds during an NWA Championship cage match. All this and more, plus 4 man & 6 man tag team matches, midget matches, a Hacksaw Jim Duggan montage video and Classic interviews including one with Andre the GIANT done by none other then Vince McMahon himself. Enjoy!
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WCW World War 3 1997
Title: WCW World War 3 1997
Character: Himself
Released: November 23, 1997
Type: Movie
Sixty men compete in a Three Ring Battle Royale for a chance at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Participants include Lex Luger, The Giant, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, and others. Plus, Curt Hennig defends the WCW United States Championship against Ric Flair, Eddy Guerrero defends the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Rey Misterio Jr., and more!
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Title: WCW Monday Nitro
Released: September 4, 1995
Type: TV
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.
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WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
Title: WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
Character: The Berzerker
Released: August 9, 1993
Type: Movie
Mean Gene Okerlund and Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan host an exciting lineup of in-ring action as requested by WWE fans from the United Kingdom. In this Coliseum Home Video Classic, witness The Undertaker meet Bam Bam Bigelow in singles action, Papa Shango taking on Tatanka, and much more!
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WWF Bashed in the USA
Title: WWF Bashed in the USA
Character: The Berzerker
Released: June 23, 1993
Type: Movie
While Mr. Perfect goes on search for the 'perfect' stamp, enjoy some exciting matches filmed exclusively for the WWE Universe, including Virgil challenging Shawn Michaels for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, The Undertaker going one-on-one with Yokozuna, and more. Plus, witness an exciting 40-Man Battle Royale!
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WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
Title: WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
Character: The Berzerker
Released: April 22, 1993
Type: Movie
Join "Lord" Alfred Hayes for an exclusive look at several rarely seen battles, including Bret Hart challenging Ric Flair for the WWF Championship. Plus, Yokozuna gives some insight into his unique diet, The Bushwhackers do some remodeling, and much more!
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WWF: WrestleFest '93
Title: WWF: WrestleFest '93
Character: The Berzerker
Released: March 20, 1993
Type: Movie
Wrestling Matches From 1993
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WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Title: WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Character: The Berzerker
Released: March 1, 1993
Type: Movie
See the greatest World Wrestling Federation Superstars against their most hated rivals!
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WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Title: WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Character: The Berzerker
Released: January 24, 1993
Type: Movie
Royal Rumble (1993) was the sixth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 24, 1993 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The main event was a Royal Rumble match, a battle royal in which two wrestlers started the match in the ring; every two minutes, another wrestler joined. In total, thirty wrestlers competed to eliminate their competitors by throwing them over the top rope of the wrestling ring onto the arena floor. Bret Hart defends the WWF Championship against Razor Ramon. Shawn Michaels defends the Intercontinental Championship against former tag team partner Marty Jannetty.
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Title: WWE Raw
Character: The Berzerker
Released: January 11, 1993
Type: TV
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
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WWE Rampage '92
Title: WWE Rampage '92
Character: The Berzerker
Released: October 22, 1992
Type: Movie
While Sean Mooney saddles up for a unique and action-packed adventure into the Old West, several exclusive matches are on display in Rampage '92. From The Undertaker going one-on-one with Razor Ramon in singles action, to Repo Man challenging "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the WWE Championship, these rarely seen confrontations are truly worthwhile!
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WWE SummerSlam 1992
Title: WWE SummerSlam 1992
Character: The Berzerker
Released: August 29, 1992
Type: Movie
SummerSlam (1992) was the fifth annual SummerSlam. It took place on August 29, 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, England but was aired in the United States on August 31. The pay-per-view featured two main event matches. In the first, The Ultimate Warrior challenged Randy Savage for the WWF Championship. The Warrior won the match by count-out but did not win the title. In the other main event, The "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith pinned Bret Hart to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. The WWF Tag Team Championship was also defended, as The Natural Disasters retained the championship belts in their match against the Beverly Brothers. One of the heavily promoted matches on the undercard was between Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel. The match, which had a special stipulation that the wrestlers could not hit each other in the face, ended in a double count-out. The WWF considers the crowd to be the third largest live audience ever to attend a WWF/E event, with 80,355 in attendance.
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3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Title: 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Character: The Berzerker
Released: June 25, 1992
Type: Movie
An All-Star salute to the greatest wrestlers of WWE!
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WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Title: WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Character: The Berzerker
Released: January 19, 1992
Type: Movie
The 1992 WWE Royal Rumble was the fifth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 19, 1992 at The Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York. The main event, as in past Royal Rumble events, was the event's namesake match. The 1992 Royal Rumble match was historic because for the first time in the history of WWE, the last man standing in the match would win the WWE Championship, which had been vacated in December 1991. The match was won by Ric Flair, who last eliminated Sid Justice to win the match and the WWE Championship. Featured matches on the undercard were The Natural Disasters vs. The Legion of Doom for the WWE World Tag Team Championship, The Beverly Brothers vs. The Bushwhackers & Roddy Piper versus The Mountie for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
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WWE Survivor Series 1991
Title: WWE Survivor Series 1991
Character: The Berzerker
Released: November 27, 1991
Type: Movie
WWF Survivor Series 1991 is an American wrestling event within part of the World Wrestling Federation or (WWF). It took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 27, 1991 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
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WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Title: WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Character: The Berzerker
Released: April 21, 1991
Type: Movie
The superstars of The World Wrestling Federation make their annual trek across the pond for WWE U.K. Rampage '91 from London, England!
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AWA SuperClash IV
Title: AWA SuperClash IV
Character: Himself
Released: April 8, 1990
Type: Movie
SuperClash IV was the fourth and final SuperClash professional wrestling Supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and was held at the Saint Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 8, 1990. In September 2019 the event was added to the WWE Network as a hidden gem.
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AWA Christmas Show 1987
Title: AWA Christmas Show 1987
Character: Nord the Barbarian
Released: December 25, 1987
Type: Movie
All your favorite AWA stars in action on Christmas night.
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AWA Christmas Night 1987
Title: AWA Christmas Night 1987
Character: Nord The Barbarian
Released: December 25, 1987
Type: Movie
The AWA features its annual Christmas night event, an AWA Heavyweight Title match between Curt Hennig and Greg Gagne and the Original Midnight Express facing the Midnight Rockers.
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WCCW Parade of Champions '87
Title: WCCW Parade of Champions '87
Character: Nord the Barbarian
Released: May 3, 1987
Type: Movie
Once again the eyes of Texas fall upon Texas Stadium in a memorial to Mike & David Von Erich.
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AWA Battle by the Bay
Title: AWA Battle by the Bay
Character: Nord The Barbarian
Released: June 28, 1986
Type: Movie
All the stars of The American Wrestling Alliance converge in the San Francisco bay area for an all-star card!
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MSW WrestleFest
Title: MSW WrestleFest
Character: The Barbarian
Released: July 28, 1985
Type: Movie
The Cowboy rides again as Bill Watts walks tall with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and "Capt. Redneck" Dick Murdoch!