John Eric Nord was born on October 18,1959 and is an American retired professional wrestler.
20 Facts About John Nord
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John Nord 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.
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John Nord debuted in late 1984 under the ring name "The Barbarian" for Mid-South Wrestling, where he was managed by Skandor Akbar.
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John Nord then went to World Class Championship Wrestling in 1987.
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John Nord 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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John Nord mainly competed in singles matches, until forming a tag team in 1990 with Scott Norton, called The Yukon Lumberjacks.
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John Nord formed a tag team with The Grappler called "The Breakfast Club".
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In January 1991, John Nord joined the World Wrestling Federation as The Viking.
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John Nord wrestled as part of a four-man team in an elimination match at the 1991 Survivor Series pay-per-view event.
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John Nord was the last man eliminated for his team.
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John Nord wrestled in the 1992 Royal Rumble for nine minutes until being eliminated by Hulk Hogan.
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John Nord then feuded with The Undertaker, at one point attempting to stab him with his sword.
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In 1994, John Nord traveled to Japan where he competed for All Japan Pro Wrestling under his real name.
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John Nord then formed a short-lived team with Barry Darsow in late 1997.
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John Nord wrestled mainly on WCW Saturday Night and had a long winning streak that ended with a loss to another streak holder, Bill Goldberg, on April 7,1998.
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In July 2016, John Nord was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury.
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John Nord appeared on the January 24,2018 episode of Judge Mathis where he was sued by Christine Schmidt, who he had befriended at the substance abuse facility at which she worked, for $4,759 she covered on two credit cards she had opened for him.
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John Nord said he had been in substance abuse recovery since December 2016 and that he and the plaintiff had actually burned through a $10,000 royalty check from WWE on such things as fancy restaurant dinners.
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John Nord claimed she would have earned much more if she sold them at their estimated value, including 5 that were allegedly worth approximately $750 each, about which he informed her when offering them as settlement.
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The judge in his decision, took into consideration the fact that John Nord is in treatment, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which has confined him to a wheelchair and will spend the remainder of his life in assisted-living facilities.