James Raschke

Baron von Raschke, born James Raschke in Omaha, is a wrestler I genuinely respect. At 6'3" with a real amateur wrestling background from Nebraska, he had the legitimate credentials, yet he chose to pour that skill into playing a cold, menacing villain. That is the part I love. Great heels understand that professional wrestling is theater, and earning an audience's boos is its own form of mastery. He represents an era when performers built character through craft rather than spectacle alone. To me, a man who can make a crowd hate him so well has, in truth, been deeply loved.

Name (English)

James Raschke

Name (Japanese)

バロン・フォン・ラシク

Reading

ばろん・ふぉん・らしく

Born

October 17, 1940 (age 85)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Height

191 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler / amateur wrestler

High school

Omaha North High School

University

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

• Official sitehttp://www.baronvonraschke.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron%20von%20Raschke
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371082

Tags

• Nebraska
• professional wrestler
• amateur wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-21

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