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Seriously, has anyone ever been a pro wrestler more than Ox Baker was a pro wrestler? What a wonderful creature.

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Met him at a small con in Delaware in 91 or so. Still have his autograph. And he was as crazy as advertised. Ran a cigarette lighter under his arm, burning the hairs off right in front of me. He still has the best quote: I like to hurt people and I'm gonna hurt you real bad.

Growing up I honestly never knew if he was actually a wrestler or an actor who portrayed a wrestler. Could have swore he was on Mort at one point but Google says nah.

He was in "Escape From New York" and Jackie Chan's "The Big Brawl" (as well as a few other movies but those are the big ones), but he was a pretty big territory wrestler in the 70's-80's who never really got booked by the national companies despite his look and style being so pro wrestling it hurts.