Baron Von Raschke

James Donald Raschke (born 1940- in Omaha, Nebraska) was a professional wrestler best known as Baron Von Raschke. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location in Douglas County, Nebraska Founded  -Incorporated 1854 1857  County Douglas County Mayor Michael Fahey Area  - Total  - Water 1290. ... ...

Career

James Raschke started in wrestling in 1966 in the American Wrestling Association as a referee. He was soon wrestling under the name of Jim Raschke, playing off of his amateur wrestling notoriety in the area. He eventually changed his ring name to Baron Von Raschke and claimed to be from Germany. He would do a goose step and then put his finisher, the claw on his opponent. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... AWA logo until 1991 American Wrestling Association was a professional wrestling organization, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...

He wrestled for the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions and won the NWA World Tag Team Titles with Paul Jones and later on was a member of Paul Jones' Army. He also filled in for the injured Krusher Khruschev in the NWA World Six-Man Championship with Ivan and Nikita Koloff. The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Crockett logo from 1973-1988 Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett up until the late 1980s. ... Legendary Pro wrestler and manager. ... Barry Darsow Barry Darsow (born October 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American former professional wrestler who worked for the NWA, WWE and WCW. // Overview He is best known for his portrayal of Smash in the popular 1980s WWF tag team, Demolition. Under this character, he won the WWF... Ivan Koloff is a professional wrestler. ... Nikita Koloff was a professional wrestler in the 1980s known as the Russian Nightmare. He was billed from Moscow in the Soviet Union and then from Lithuania after the fall of the Soviet Union. ...

He was briefly in the WWF in 1988 as the manager for The Barbarian and The Warlord (The Powers of Pain) under the name of The Baron. // World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sionne Valahi Sionne Valahi is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Barbarian. ... The Warlord Terry Szopinski (born March 28, 1962 in Pompano, Florida) is a professional wrestler better known as The Warlord. ... The Powers of Pain The Powers of Pain were a professional wrestling tag team in the late 1980s. ...

Raschke retired in 1994. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
• Weight: 270 lb (122 kg)
• Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
• Trained by: Verne Gagne, Maurice Vachon
• Professional debut: 1966
• Previous Identities: Baron von Raschke, The Baron, The Clawmaster, Jim Raschke
• Finishing/Signature Move(s): The Iron Claw
• Previous Managers: Paul Jones, Bobby Heenan

Baron Von Raschke with Ivan & Nikita Koloff

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Championships/Accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

• 3-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Paul Jones twice and Greg Valentine once)
• 1-time NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with Ivan & Nikita Koloff when Krusher Khruschev injured)
• 1-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA Mid Atlantic Television Champion
• 2-time NWA World Television Champion
• 1-time NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA Florida Television Champion
• 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Central States version) (with Maurice Vachon)

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American Wrestling Association

• 1-time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with The Crusher)

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Other Titles

• 4-time WWA Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time WWA Tag Team Champion (with Ernie Ladd)
• 2-time PWA Tag Team Champion (with Ken Patera and Brad Rheingans)
• 1-time IWA International Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NSW Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Jammer)

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 306 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.