Ox Baker

Ox Baker

Professional wrestling career

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[[File:Ox Baker 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Baker in 2010]]
[[File:Ox Baker 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Baker in 2010]]
He returned to the WWF in 1980 and was given [[Ernie Roth|The Grand Wizard]] as his manager. Baker appeared at a TV taping in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], on March 25, but left shortly after and never wrestled for the WWF again.
He returned to the WWF in 1980 and was given [[Ernie Roth|The Grand Wizard]] as his manager. Baker appeared at a TV tapings in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], on March 25, beating 3 jobbers but left shortly after and never wrestled for the WWF again.


In 1988, Baker returned to the AWA and remained under contract with them until later that same year when he officially retired from wrestling. The following year in 1989, he opened "Ox Baker's Wrestling School", becoming a renowned wrestling trainer. His students include [[The Undertaker]], [[Bryan Clark]],{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=Greg|date=July 14, 2011|title=Ox Baker: Wrestler, chef, author|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios2/2011/07/14/18419686.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141020155853/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios2/2011/07/14/18419686.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 20, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2014|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}} and Ox Baker Jr (Ronald Schell) as well as NWA New England Superstar The Dark Angel and his Kayfabe twin brother Micky Byggs of Wrestling Spotlite Radio/TV. He also did commentary for some IWCCW events in the early 1990s. Baker made an appearance in [[Ring of Honor]] in 2004 during their ''At Our Best'' event, confronting [[Dusty Rhodes]] before the show started and again during the main event that Rhodes was involved in. Baker also made an appearance in [[Combat Zone Wrestling]] on December 8, 2007, at ''[[CZW Cage of Death#Cage of Death IX|Cage of Death 9]]'' as the guest of Cult Fiction ([[Halfbreed Billy Gram]] and Toby Klein). In June 2008, Baker fought in two matches defeating Moonshine McCoy for Ultimate Championship Wrestling in Florida. In December 2013, Baker returned to the ring to be crowned the CCW Champion after being a surprise entrant in a thirteen-man battle royal in Ohio.
In 1988, Baker returned to the AWA and remained under contract with them until later that same year when he officially retired from wrestling. The following year in 1989, he opened "Ox Baker's Wrestling School", becoming a renowned wrestling trainer. His students include [[The Undertaker]], [[Bryan Clark]],{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=Greg|date=July 14, 2011|title=Ox Baker: Wrestler, chef, author|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios2/2011/07/14/18419686.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141020155853/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios2/2011/07/14/18419686.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 20, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2014|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}} and Ox Baker Jr (Ronald Schell) as well as NWA New England Superstar The Dark Angel and his Kayfabe twin brother Micky Byggs of Wrestling Spotlite Radio/TV. He also did commentary for some IWCCW events in the early 1990s. Baker made an appearance in [[Ring of Honor]] in 2004 during their ''At Our Best'' event, confronting [[Dusty Rhodes]] before the show started and again during the main event that Rhodes was involved in. Baker also made an appearance in [[Combat Zone Wrestling]] on December 8, 2007, at ''[[CZW Cage of Death#Cage of Death IX|Cage of Death 9]]'' as the guest of Cult Fiction ([[Halfbreed Billy Gram]] and Toby Klein). In June 2008, Baker fought in two matches defeating Moonshine McCoy for Ultimate Championship Wrestling in Florida. In December 2013, Baker returned to the ring to be crowned the CCW Champion after being a surprise entrant in a thirteen-man battle royal in Ohio.