The Resume

(April 19, 1934-October 20, 2014)
Born in Sedalia, Missouri
Birth name was Douglas A. Baker
Two time NWA Heavyweight Champ (1977,1980)
World Wrestling Association Heavyweight Champ (1974-75)
Height: 6'5
Weight: 340 pounds
Signature move was the heart punch (aka 'hurt punch')
Appeared in the films 'The Big Brawl' (1980), 'Escape from New York' (1981) and 'Santo Gold's Blood Circus' (1985)

Why he might be annoying:

His back was extremely hairy.
He would curl up his eyebrows for a more 'evil' look.
His motto was 'I love to hurt people.'
His heart punch was said to have caused two deaths.
Following a match, Ray Gunkel died in the locker room of a heart attack triggered by a blot clot that had broken off from a hematoma caused by Baker (August 1, 1972).
His interference in a match between Ernie Ladd and Johnny Powers triggered a fan riot at the Cleveland Colosseum (1974).

Why he might not be annoying:

The other alleged victim of his heart punch, Alberto Torres, actually died from the effects of a ruptured pancreas suffered prior to the match (June 13, 1971).
He had a memorable fight scene with Kurt Russell in 'Escape from New York.'
He was a contestant on The Price Is Right and did not heart punch Bob Barker when he lost at the Big Wheel (January 19, 1981).
He published a cookbook and a children's coloring book.
He was a guest on wrestling shows well into the 2000s.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Animal Names
• Athletes Who Think They Can Act
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 55]
• Celebrity Children's Authors
• Children's Book Authors
• I Accidentally Killed Someone
• I Died in 2014 (Ranked: 80)
• I Was Expelled From School
• John Carpenter Films
• Managed by Jimmy Hart
• NWA Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2014)
• NWA Heavyweight Champs
• Pro Wrestlers [Male]
• Profiles 36001-36250 (Ranked: 36029)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20141020)
• Wrestlers Turned Authors

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 26.92% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 106 Votes: 50.94% Annoying