Ox Baker – The Endearing Heel Who Loved To Hurt People

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Ox Baker was the nastiest, meanest, loudest, and ugliest of them all. Yet, when not wrestling, he could be the most agreeable person you’d ever have the pleasure of meeting.

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People called him the Big Ox for twenty years, and when he joined the world of professional wrestling, he was told, "You know that means dummy, right?"

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"I never questioned it!" quipped Ox Baker with his undeniable charm.

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At age 30, Ox Baker ventured into wrestling when most start pondering what they’re going to do after leaving the squared circle.

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"I started wrestling a few matches. And I wouldn’t say that I was good or bad; I was horrible," admits Baker.

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From his memorable appearance on The Price Is Right to his dreaded heart punch that ignited a riot at the Cleveland Arena in 1974 to the two opponents that never got up from the fearful move, Ox Baker became one of the most deplorable heat-generating heels of the squared circle.

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