Ox Baker

From Pro Wrestling

'Ox Baker'
Statistics
Ring Names	Doug Baker Ox Baker The Ox The Arkansas Ox
Height	6 ft 3 in
Weight	340 lb
Born	April 19, 1934
	Sedalia, Missouri
Died:
Resides	Connecticut
Billed from	Waterloo, Iowa
Trained by	Buddy Austin Pat O'Connor Bob Geigel
Debut	1962
Retired	1988

Douglas A. Baker (*April 19, 1934, Sedalia; Missouri; USA),known by his ring name Ox Baker, is an American former professional wrestler and actor. He has appeared in several movies including playing the role of the Russian wrestler in Blood Circus and Escape from New York. Baker became well known for his finishing move the heart punch, which he used to call the "hurt punch". Coincidentally Alberto Torres and Ray Gunkel both died after matches with Baker. Both times the heart punch was blamed, but this was just storyline. In fact Torres died of a ruptured appendix and Gunkel of a heart attack. Baker also wrote a cookbook in which he tells stories of his wrestling colleagues and how they ate while on the road.

Championships and accomplishments

• All Star Pro Wrestling (New Zealand)

• NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with King Kamaka^[1]

• American Wrestling Association

• AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Rock Rogowski (1), the Claw (1), and the Great Kusatsu (1)^[2]

• Cauliflower Alley Club

• Other honoree (2002)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Superstar Billy Graham^[3]
• NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time)^[4]

• International Wrestling Association

• IWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[5]

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

• NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Carl Fergie^[6]

• Mid-South Sports

• NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Skandor Akbar^[7]

• NWA Big Time Wrestling

• NWA American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[8]
• NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9]

• NWA Detroit

• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit Version) (1 time)^[10]

• NWA Hollywood Wrestling

• NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Enforcer Luciano^[11]
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) - with Enforcer Luciano^[12]

• NWA New Zealand

• NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[13]

National Wrestling Federation

• NWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[14]

• Southeastern Championship Wrestling

• NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) (1 time)^[15]

• Stampede Wrestling

• Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[16]

• World Championship Wrestling (Australia)

• NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Butcher Brannigan^[17]

• World Wrestling Association

• WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[18]
• WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chuck O'Connor^[19]

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[20]
• WWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[21]

References

1. ↑ NWA Austrailasian Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
2. ↑ AWA Midwest Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
3. ↑ Florida Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
4. ↑ NWA Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida) history At wrestling-titles.com
5. ↑ IWA North American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
6. ↑ NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
7. ↑ NWA Georgia Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
8. ↑ NWA American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
9. ↑ Texas Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
10. ↑ NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Chicago/Detroit) history At wrestling-titles.com
11. ↑ NWA Americas Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
12. ↑ NWA World Tag Team Title (Los Angeles version) history At wrestling-titles.com
13. ↑ NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
14. ↑ NWF North American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
15. ↑ NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title (Southern Division) history At wrestling-titles.com
16. ↑ Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
17. ↑ NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
18. ↑ WWA World Heavyweight Title (Indianapolis) history At wrestling-titles.com
19. ↑ WWA World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis) history At wrestling-titles.com
20. ↑ WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
21. ↑ WWC Universal Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com