RIP Ox Baker, one of my all-time favorite professional wrestlers, best known for his Heart Punch - legend has it that at least two men died after he delivered the fatal blow. (Note to old Wrestlings Main Event fans: My column The Heart Punch was named after Stan Staskiaks version of the same move - just FYI.) I was lucky enough to meet Ox Baker when he appeared on a Saturday afternoon wrestling card at the Ukranian Hall on Second Ave - John Holmstrom and I hung out with him for a bit after the show and let me tell you he was as sweet as pie out of the ring. Speaking of pie, Baker also authored a cook book for gastronome professional wrestlers, He was one of a kind, a giant, the type of man they do not make anymore. Life was better when he walked the earth.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:40:50 +0000
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