American professional wrestler and actor (1934–2014)
Ox Baker
Baker in 1977
Birth name
Douglas Allen Baker
Born
(1934-04-19)April 19, 1934[1] Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.
Died
October 20, 2014(2014-10-20) (aged 80) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Cause of death
Myocardial infarction
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Doug Baker Ox Baker The Ox The Arkansas Ox
Billed height
6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[2]
Billed weight
320 lb (145 kg)[2]
Billed from
Waterloo, Iowa
Trained by
Buddy Austin Pat O'Connor Bob Geigel
Debut
1964[3]
Retired
April 19, 2014
Douglas Albert Baker Sr. (April 19, 1934 – October 20, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known professionally as Ox Baker. He was famous for his distinctive eyebrows and finishing move, the Heart Punch, sometimes called the "Hurt Punch", after Baker's famous catchphrase "I love to hurt people!". He appeared in several films including Blood Circus and Escape from New York.
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Albert Baker Sr. (April 19, 1934 – October 20, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known professionally as OxBaker. He was...
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Tag Team Championship on two occasions, once with The Claw and once with OxBaker. Anderson left the AWA once more in mid-1971 to join Championship Wrestling...
Torres died three days after wrestling OxBaker. Evidence indicated that Torres died of a ruptured appendix, but Baker's heart punch finishing move was the...
president's tracker", respectively, while then-active professional wrestler OxBaker played "Slag". The narrator was voiced by an uncredited Jamie Lee Curtis...
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show). Wrestling legend OxBaker began to manage Clark during this time, providing for some classic promotional segments with Baker on the mic. The Nightstalker...
feud with The Russian Brute who later went on to AWA fame with Manager OxBaker. Due to his huge reputation in Japan promoter Shohei Baba had the match...
a dagger (†). Adrian Adonis† Badd Company (Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka) OxBaker† Blackjack Mulligan† Bob Backlund Red Bastien† Crusher Jerry Blackwell†...
Wrestling MFPW Network Championship (1 time) Northeast Championship Wrestling OxBaker Memorial Cup (2017) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 175 of the top...
Killer Kowalski, "Crazy Luke" Graham, Sgt. Slaughter, "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd, OxBaker, "Cowboy" Bob Orton and The Masked Superstar. Roth on many occasions (when...
(2006) Mid-South Sports NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with OxBaker NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Buddy Colt (1 time) and...
"Ravishing" Rick Rude, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, OxBaker, Kamala, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, The Iron...
1995) United States Wrestling Federation USWF Tag Team Championship - with OxBaker World Championship Wrestling (Australia) IWA World Heavyweight Championship...
have also made appearances include The Missing Link, Bob Orton Jr. and OxBaker. John Cena Sr., the father of multi-time World Heavyweight Champion John...
Ray Gunkel died of a heart attack later that year after a match versus OxBaker in Savannah, Georgia. The death set off some internal problems, with Ray's...
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won the titles three more times with Killer Karl Krupp, Les Roberts, and OxBaker. In August 1978 he and Les Roberts won a tournament to win the vacated...
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heart trauma after a match in Savannah, Georgia, in which he defeated OxBaker. Gunkel was born on February 16, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended...
Roop for the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to OxBaker and Superstar Billy Graham and soon regained it in a rematch. On January...
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his early career. He also received additional training from Tony Rumble, OxBaker, and The Iron Sheik and adopted versions of their finishers as homages...
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