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Douglas A. Baker (April 19, 1934 – October 20, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known professionally as Ox Baker. He was famous for his finishing move, the Heart Punch, sometimes called the "Hurt Punch", after Baker's famous catchphrase "I love to hurt people!". He appeared in several movies including Blood Circus and Escape from New York.
Baker, the oldest of five siblings, began as an amateur high school wrestler, boxer and football player in his adopted hometown of Waterloo, Iowa before getting thrown out of school. He also played football for two years in the armed forces.
Baker was trained by Buddy Austin, Pat O'Connor, and Bob Geigel, and debuted in 1964. As time went on he was winning a majority of his matches by knock out caused by the Heart Punch; he later renamed the move the Hurt Punch when Stan Stasiak, from who Baker adopted the move, objected. Initially debuting as a kind, horn-rimmed glasses wearing, country simpleton, Baker later turned into a villain. He was known for his unique look with his shaved head and black bushy mustache and eyebrows and ability to cut a promo. He was also famous for wearing t-shirts to the ring, declaring himself "The Great Heart Puncher".
A baker is someone who makes, bakes and sells breads, rolls, biscuits or cookies, and/or crackers using an oven or other concentrated heat source. Cakes and similar foods may also be produced, as the traditional boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
The first group of people to bake bread were ancient Egyptians, around 8000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was common for each landlord to have a bakery, which was actually a public oven; housewives would bring dough that they had prepared to the baker, who would tend the oven and bake them into bread. As time went on, bakers would also sell their own goods, and in that some bakers acted dishonestly, tricks emerged: for example, a baker might have trap door(s) in the oven or other obscured areas, that would allow a hidden small boy or other apprentice to take off some of the dough brought in for baking. Then the dishonest baker would sell bread made with the stolen dough as their own. This practice and others eventually lead to the famous regulation known as Assize of Bread and Ale, which prescribed harsh penalties for bakers that were found cheating their clients or customers. As a safeguard against cheating, under-filled orders, or any appearance of impropriety, bakers commonly began to throw in one more loaf of bread; this tradition now exists in the phrase "baker's dozen", which is 13.
Ox Baker on "The Price is Right" with Bob Barker (1981)
Ox Baker starts riot in 1974
Ivan Putski vs Ox Baker
Ox Baker Laying down the law to Gordon Solie and Ron Garvin
Ox Baker Tribute
1970'S CRUEL WRESTLING HEEL OX BAKER DELIVERS HEART PUNCH 8X!
Jimmy Hart brings in Ox Baker to take out Jerry Lawler
Ox Baker vs Geoff Portz
OX Baker Talks about "Escape from NY"!
70s WWA Ox Baker vs Tiny Hampton Westling Matches
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Ox Baker doing his thing only his way
One of the greatest talkers in the history of pro wrestling.
The poor beefy victim must have had sore pecs when he woke up! I think it may have been a young Verne Gagne who was decimated so badly before a final pin.
Jimmy Hart brings in Ox Baker to take out Jerry Lawler 1984
Ox Baker was kind enough to let me interview him about his experience working on "Escape from NY" I was startled when I learned how he got the part (it will shock you!) He then Talked shortly about his other film roles, including the upcoming "Card subject to change"
Scott Spears Now is an internet based TV program out of Marion, Ohio that can be seen through facebook and youtube by searching "Scott Spears Now" "LIKE US" on FACEBOOK by searching "Scott Spears Now" EMAIL us at OSUKID2006@aol.com
Ox Baker doing his thing only his way
One of the greatest talkers in the history of pro wrestling.
The poor beefy victim must have had sore pecs when he woke up! I think it may have been a young Verne Gagne who was decimated so badly before a final pin.
Jimmy Hart brings in Ox Baker to take out Jerry Lawler 1984
Ox Baker was kind enough to let me interview him about his experience working on "Escape from NY" I was startled when I learned how he got the part (it will shock you!) He then Talked shortly about his other film roles, including the upcoming "Card subject to change"
Description ox baker , misty blue , keven sullvan , vic steamboat vs tony atlas title match
Pro Wrestling Syndicate Monday Night Mayhem Episode #11 - a tribute to our pal Ox Baker. www.ProWrestlingSyndicate.com
Mad Dog Vachon tribute from www.IYHwrestling.com
Click here to see the last video www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfuabRbFkO4 Video Description To honour the career of the late Ox Baker I try Defeat The Streak with Ox Baker and also play a little Slobberknocker Mode as well twitter: www.twitter.com/xXTHEREALNINJAX tout: www.tout.com/u/xXTHEREALNINJAXx facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Therealninja tumblr: xxtherealninjaxx.tumblr.com/
I dont like doing this here the matches HELL'S ANGELS V ARNOLD SKAALAND/J.J.DILLION JIM PATERUSKI V THUNDERBOLT PATTERSON THE SPOILER V SPIROS ARION BLACKJACK GORDON V BIG JESS ORTEGA MARK LEWIN V OX BAKER JUNIOR PATERUSKI V KILLER KARL KOX J.J.DILLION V ANESTIS BRESNICK
I dont like doing this here the matches DENNIS ALBERTS V DORY FUNK JR SAILOR ART THOMAS V THE SHEIK BLACKIE GOOSMAN V OX BAKER CAPT.ED GEORGE/LUIS MARTINEZ/NELSON ROYAL V MIGHTY ZULU/BULLDOG DON KENT/JOHN DAVIDSON CRUSHER VERDU V COWBOY FRANKIE LAINE GARY FARGO V DICK THE BRUISER