(1940-10-18) October 18, 1940 (age 83)[1] Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
The Baron[1] Baron von Raschke[1] The Clawmaster[1] Fritz von Raschke Jim Raschke[1]
Billed height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2]
Billed weight
281 lb (127 kg)[2]
Billed from
Republic of Germany[1][2]
Trained by
Verne Gagne[1] Mad Dog Vachon[1]
Debut
1966[1]
Retired
1996
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the United States
World Championships
1963 Helsingborg
+97 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Eight Championships
1962 Ames
Heavyweight
James Donald Raschke (born October 18, 1940) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Baron von Raschke.
^ abcdefghijGreg Oliver & Steve Johnson (2007). "Baron von Raschke". the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame - The Heels. ECW Press. pp. 391–394. ISBN 978-1-55022-759-8.
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Donald Raschke (born October 18, 1940) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, BaronvonRaschke. Raschke was a three-year...
Snipers", originally headed by Sgt. Slaughter, and "Baron's Blitzers", headed by BaronvonRaschke. Slaughter left the AWA to return to the World Wrestling...
belts in June 1983. Patera and Blackwell later lost the titles to BaronvonRaschke and the Crusher. Patera returned to the WWF and resumed his feud with...
"The Renegade". In October 1979, Youngblood and Steamboat defeated BaronvonRaschke and Paul Jones for their first reign with the NWA World Tag Team Championship...
tournament, the Destruction Crew would defeat the team of Sgt. Slaughter & BaronvonRaschke in the first round and then beat Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the...
Mosca, Seiji Sakaguchi, Masami Yoshida, Chigusa Nagayo, Bobby Heenan, BaronvonRaschke and Antonio Inoki. Iron Mike Mazurki Award: Gene LeBell Reel Member...
Bockwinkel faced fresh challengers such as Tito Santana, Pat Patterson, BaronvonRaschke, and Adnan Al-Kaissie. He also defended the AWA World Heavyweight...
Champion was Fritz Von Erich, introducing the championship to his Southwest Sports promotion as the top championship in his territory. Fritz Von Erich would...
Valentine held the NWA World Tag Team Championships once more with BaronvonRaschke in 1978. At the same time, Valentine feuded with Chief Wahoo McDaniel...
Wrestling, wrestling against Bruiser Brody, Chris Adams and Kevin and Lance Von Erich. Mulligan also returned to Florida in 1987 to fight against the Funk...
Ivan Koloff Terry Taylor Larry Hennig Trish Stratus Tully Blanchard BaronvonRaschke Mark Henry Alundra Blayze John "Bradshaw" Layfield Lou Thesz/Art Abrams...
streak over Bobby Jones, Moose Morowski, Buddy Wolff, Frankie Hill, BaronVonRaschke, Vito Martino, Ray Stevens, Pierre Poisson, Blackjack Lanza, Puppy...
Warlord, Abdullah the Butcher, Superstar Billy Graham, Shaska Whatley, BaronvonRaschke, Manny Fernandez, Rick Rude, Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Petrov as part...
In Detroit he feuded with Don Kent once again. Then he feuded with BaronVonRaschke in Georgia. He won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship defeating...
territory in 1975, he returned for one more main event run in 1978 with BaronVonRaschke for the area's Television championship. Weaver's final championship...
television cable TV show in the Minneapolis-area, including Eddie Sharkey, BaronvonRaschke, Nick Bockwinkel and Jerry Lynn. While running the promotion Pro Wrestling...
match took place in 1993, when Kowalski was 66 years old losing to BaronVonRaschke at the Maccabiah Mania fundraiser show in Livingston, New Jersey....
Kernodle (1), Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khruschev (2), and Ivan Koloff and BaronvonRaschke (1) UWF World Television Championship (1 time)2 Jim Crockett, Sr....
2004 Pro Wrestling America PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with BaronvonRaschke Wrestling Observer Newsletter Rookie of the Year (1981) shared with...
'93, where he teamed with Brad Armstrong to defeat Ivan Koloff and BaronvonRaschke. He would also mentor Ice Train, until retiring completely in 1994...