The Baron von Raschke, it turned out, was just fine. He was simply selling, or making the wrestling believable … at any cost. “You get sucked in. Boom,” Raschke said.

The Baron von Raschke, it turned out, was just fine. He was simply selling, or making the wrestling believable … at any cost. “You get sucked in. Boom,” Raschke said.

Film about Baron von Raschke reveals that the brute we saw on camera is really a gentle Jim. By Chris Hewitt. May 20, 2021 at 4:11PM. Director Philip Harder and Baron von Raschke.

Somebody finally pointed out that this was Baron Von Raschke’s actual son, Karl, and people had been making the claw hand at him his entire life, so it might be something that irritated him.

By Shawn Hogendorf Correspondent When people think of “old-school” wrestling, they may think of Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. That’s old school, but not old enough.

Beneath the cape, Baron von Raschke was a storyteller. So it should be no surprise that the behind-the-turnbuckles chronicle of old-school professional wrestling now on stage at the History ...

The life of bad guy Baron von Raschke is the focus of a wildly entertaining new documentary that will make its worldwide debut May 14 as part of the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.

May 2—From his earliest memories, Karl Raschke knew his father as both Dad and as the professional wrestler Baron von Raschke. "My dad started wrestling well before I was born," Karl Raschke said.