Wrestling Legend Ox Baker Passes Away At 80

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler said this morning on Twitter that wrestling legend Ox Baker (Douglas A. Baker) has passed away.

Just got the sad news that my friend and wrestling great, Ox Baker passed away a couple of hours ago. RIP OX pic.twitter.com/uRbe8R1rbI

? Jerry Lawler (@JerryLawler) October 20, 2014

The news was later reported by TMZ.

Notorious for his dreaded "Heart Punch," Baker stood 6 foot, 5 inches and weighed 342 pounds. During his legendary career, Baker captured numerous titles and was involved in notable feuds with the likes of Harley Race, Bruiser Brody and Big John Studd. Terry Funk once called Baker "the toughest man I ever shared a four corner ring with." Outside the wrestling world, Baker is perhaps best known for battling Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's 1981 cult classic sci-fi action film "Escape from New York."

Baker was 80-years-old.