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unusual because this was still in the days where breaking kayfabe was really discouraged. glad for him that he got to do this and not get disciplined by the business
@@NewOrleansGuy837 While Ox didn't try to get heat from the audience, there was an undercurrent of intimidation that Bob Barker highlighted with his comments. And Ox bragged a little bit about beating people up and being good looking.
My mom worked at a store in Kansas City and said he would stop in while in town. Said he was not only one of the nicest but funniest guys to come in, he would have a lot of the girls in the shop cracking up
My mom was the head of security and ushers for the Bell Audiitorium in Augusta Georgia. I was a kid , and went to the matches every Monday night , back in the day. I was scared of Ox Baker. She had home walk up behind me one night, and pick me up in his arms. He looked at me and said, “ I’m only mean in the ring , and on TV.” He bought me a hot dog and a coke. Those were the days.
@@mr.x9566 I had the privilege of getting the autograph of King Kong Bundy at a house show in southern Wisconsin back in 2001, and he was incredibly polite. Every time I tried to compliment him and say how much fun guys like him made wrestling back in the day, he ALWAYS responded by saying, "No, thank you for being a fan. We appreciate you." A very friendly guy, and from what little I have seen he's a really good interview as well.
Ox passed away early this morning 10/12/14! R.I.P. Big guy! Even though he was as mean as thy come in the ring this video showed just how nice a guy he was in person!
the coolest part was when they were talking about the home town and Bob worked the concession at the wrestling, Very cool to see. Gotta love the old school feeling
One of the nicest people you could ever meet. I met him at a baseball game Genuinely kind friendly. It is amazing how easily wrestlers can slip,in and out of character
You see how nice and respectful Ox was. He was excited to win the prizes! One day, in about 1976, I was a kid and walking down the street past a gas station in Pensacola, FL. A car pulled up to exit the store and enter the road. I stopped to see the car blocking the sidewalk. I looked in the drivers window and it was Ox. His window was rolled down and he was in a GREAT BIG caddy or town car. I said "Your....", before I could finish he said "Ox Baker Professional Wrestler" and sped off. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Voodoo Child Funny to think that Baker's appearance on The Price Is Right would have been right around the time that his film "Escape from New York" would have been in theaters. Talk about getting heat! (Mind you, that wicker chair looks like it would be a little... delicate for someone of Ox's size.)
I saw this the day it aired when I was a teenager. I was going nuts when I saw it. I was a Wrestling fan from several years before living in Florida when I was just a little kid. ❤ I wanted him to win so bad, even if I didn't like Ox back then. He was a "heal" as I can remember. But I wanted him to win. 👍😉
Same, I was around 14. I'm from Toronto, so I never got to see him wrestle, but I knew about him from the magazines and a few times we went to Florida he was on FCW in the 80's.
Truly one of the greatest performers ever A real gentleman with a heart of gold I cannot say enough to the character of Ox he was full of integrity and honor knowledge beyond words I miss you my dear dear friend....Thunder...
I met him when I was 8 years old. First wrestler to ever scare me. He was signing autographs at intermission and although I was terrified, he couldn’t have been nicer and I’ll never forget that. I lost the autograph in a flood, but I’ll never forget the memory of how nice he was to me. And it’s been 40 years.
I find myself coming back to this clip often. Ox was definitely one of a kind and it's great to see the legend interacting with another legend, the one and only Bob Barker.
Ox was the nicest guy in the world. My uncle drove down to LA in the 70s on his Harley and he did not calculate how much money it would cost.so he was down to his eating money and he parked in the wrong spot and was getting towed. He was begging the driver not to tow his bike when Ox pulled up and talked to the tow truck driver out of the tow..RIP Ox.
Ox seems like he was actually a really great guy to know in real life. Man, he could REALLY get some heat in a crowd though. One of the most sinister heels of all time. His heart punch was the stuff of legends.
Sad to hear about Ox Baker's passing. He represented everything that was great about the good old days of professional wrestling. Watching his Price Is Right appearance never gets tiresome.
Grew up watching him wrestling in Chicago in the AWA / Indianapolis territories. Ox scared the hell out of me when I was a child on TV. He seems like a really nice guy here. Fun to see this!
Kurt said Ox was really clobbering his shield with the baseball bat. If you watch it, you can see there was no pretending or funny camera angle to give the illusion of hitting hard. (...he also said he was a great guy as well...😉)
@@karlepaul6632 Yeah and the story goes, Kurt asked him to ease up a bit, and he didnt, so during one take he gently "popped" Ox in the jimmies with his bat, as a "now, ease up big guy" reminder. They got on well after that.
First time I laid eyes on Ox Baker, he was pictured in one of the wrestling mags I should have kept. He scared the heck out my 10 year old self. He was a true classic. Professional wrestling and the men who made the magic were something else. I miss those days.
Ox was a really nice man with tons of personality and charisma. He was from a very different era of professional wrestling when kayfabe was alive and well. It was funny that Bob asked about Springfield, Missouri because Ox was from that area.
I actually saw this live in between classes in my freshman year in college, and I laughed when they introduced him as Bruce and said “his name is not Bruce, his name is Ox”🤣🤣
Such an anti-climatic ending, but this was simply awesome. Love how little effort it took him the spin the wheel compared to every other person I've ever seen on the show.
What a lovely guy and a talented entertainer. Big Mean Ox Baker clapping at a set of wicker furniture, just to be a decent guy and add to the spectacle.
I actually remember this. I was a WWF fan so at the time I never heard of Ox at this time but I watched TPIR religiously and remember this well. I'm only here because I saw this on his bio on Wiki just now.
