Ox Baker

Wrestler/Manager: Ox Baker
Real Name: Douglas A. Baker
Birthday: April 19, 1934
Hometown: Iowa
Marital Status: Married to Peggy Ann
Height & Weight: 6'5" - 342 lbs
Trained by:
Debut: 1972
Previous Gimmicks: Doug Baker
The Ox (WWWF jobber)
Doug "Ox" Baker (Calgary)

Finishing Move: Heart Punch
Favorite Moves:
Notable Feuds: Harley Race
Bruiser Brody
Big John Studd

Titles Held:

NWA North American Tag Team titles w/Luke Brown (October 2, 1969);
AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Rock Rogowski (Ole Anderson) defeating Stan Pulaski & Reggie Parks (1971);
AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/The Claw defeating Bob Ellis & Alberto Torres (August 1971);
AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Great Kusatsu defeating Jerry Miller & Johnny Valentine Jr. (1971 -Abandoned);
NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Skandar Akbar (1972);
NWF North American Heavyweight title (1974);
WWA World Heavyweight title defeating Bob Ellis (August 19, 1974);
WWA Tag Team titles w/Chuck O'Connor (aka John Studd) (1976);
NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Billy Graham defeating the Brisco Brothers (1977);
NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Sheik (September 1977);
NWA American Heavyweight title defeating Captain USA (Big John Studd) (September 30, 1977);
NWA Australian Tag Team titles w/Butcher Brannigan defeating Larry O'day & Mario Milano (October 27, 1978);
NWA American Heavyweight title defeating Bruiser Brody (January 2, 1980);

Career Highlights:

Ox Baker formed formatable tag teams with Ole Anderson, Skandar Akbar, Chuck O'Connor, Terry Boulder, and Billy Graham..
1971: Alberto Torres died following an AWA Midwest Tag-Team Title match in which he took Ox Baker's Heart Punch..
~~~Though the death was due to a pre-existing condition, the fans & promoters credited the heart punch..
August 1, 1972: Ray Gunkel suffered a heart-attack & died during a match with Ox Baker in Savannah, Georgia..
~~~Once again this was not truly Ox's fault but bettered his career..
1978-79: Ox Baker is involved in an angle with Harley Race, Terry Boulder (Hulk Hogan), and Ron Fuller..
~~~The angle included Terry Boulder's 1st face turn, 1st World Title shot, and first title win..
March 1979: Terry Boulder defeated Ox Baker for the Southeastern Heavyweight Championship in Alabama..
1981: Ox Baker appeared on T.V. Gameshow "The Price Is Right"..
February 15, 1997: Ox Baker was inducted into the EWF Hall of Fame..
2001: An Ox Baker action figure is created by Figures Toy Company for their Legends of Professional Wrestling series..
Ox Baker is now retired and occassionally works as a manager on the indy circuit..
Ox Baker now works for US Security Associates in Connecticut..


Ox Baker is one of Jerry Lawler's all-time favorites according to kinglawler.com..
Ox Baker appeared in the Hollywood movie "Escape From New York"..
Ox Baker published a cook book in which each recipe is accompanied by a story about an oldtime wrestler..
November 5, 2005--MWF/AWA New England: Ox Baker won the "Boston Badboy Tony Rumble Memorial" Battle Royal..
March 24, 2007�-United States Wrestling Federation: Ox Baker & Killer Kowalski teamed up for a Tag Team Tournament..

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