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Jim Raschke
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Jim Raschke
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-10-18,Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
James Donald Raschke is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Baron von Raschke. After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in the United States Army, James Raschke started in professional wrestling in 1966 in the American Wrestling Association as a referee. He was soon wrestling under his real name, 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 known as the "brainclaw", on his opponent. Earlier in his career, the Von Raschke had a finishing maneuver known as the "Prussian sleeper", a rather complex variation of a traditional sleeper hold. His mantra at the time was; "I am ordered to win! I must win! And I will win!" Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s he held numerous singles and tag team titles throughout several NWA and AWA territories, as well as wrestling for the WWWF, where his claw hold was "censored" by a huge red X on WWWF television because it was considered such a violent act. Managed by Fred Blassie, Von Raschke's highest-profile match of his 1970s WWWF run came in March 1977, where he wrestled WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino for the title at Madison Square Garden in New York. Von Raschke lost the match by disqualification when, after Sammartino became tied up in the ropes, he shoved the referee away as he had his clawhold applied to Sammartino's head. Sammartino defeated Von Raschke in a rematch a month later at Madison Square Garden, marking Sammartino's last successful title defense before losing the belt to Superstar Billy Graham. In 1978, Von Raschke was recognized as the first NWA Television champion (the Mid Atlantic Television title had been renamed). In May 1984, Raschke and The Crusher defeated Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. They would lose the belts in August of that same year to The Road Warriors.

Filmography

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

9.8

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006-01-01

AWA Christmas Night 1983

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AWA Christmas Night 1983
1983-12-25

AWA Christmas Show 1983

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AWA Christmas Show 1983
1983-12-25

AWA Christmas Show 1984

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AWA Christmas Show 1984
1984-12-25

PWUSA Star Wars

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PWUSA Star Wars
1985-02-24

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

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PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985-04-19

AWA Super Clash

7.9

AWA Super Clash
1985-09-25

WCW Slamboree 1993

10

WCW Slamboree 1993
1993-05-23

Mad Dog Vachon: Wrestling with the Past

10

Mad Dog Vachon: Wrestling with the Past
1999-05-19

10

The Claw
2021-05-13

The Wrestling Queen

6

The Wrestling Queen
1973-11-01

Back To The Territories: Indianapolis

10

Back To The Territories: Indianapolis
2016-07-19

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2

10

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2
2006-06-01

AWA SuperClash IV

10

AWA SuperClash IV
1990-04-08

8.5

AWA StarCage
1985-04-21

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

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Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
1986-06-06

WWE SummerSlam 1988

7.4

WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988-08-29

NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

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NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show
1982-01-01

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

10

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986-04-19

NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

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NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986-07-05

NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

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NWA Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986-07-26

NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers

7.7

NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers
1986-11-27

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

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The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987-04-11