Not Good at Wrestling: Baron Von Raschke
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Pro wrestling is often a mirror of society, so during World War Two came the advent of Baron Von Raschke, evil German from Munich.
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He was actually the thoroughly American James Donald Raschke, and his gimmick was all that kept his career going. Raschke was a large man, but not particularly athletic even though he had legitimate amateur wrestling chops.
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His claw hold is rarely used today because it just looks silly, and Raschke's enormous success has little to do with his wrestling ability.
Here's Raschke taking on Verne Gagne.
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Edited by Shiven Sachdeva