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Tarzan Baxter

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 230 lbs

From: Dothan, AL

Birthday: Jun 4th

Pro Debut: 1963

Aliases: Leon Baxter, The Wrestling Pro, Masked Gaucho 1, Masked Superstar 1

Feds Worked For: TSW, NWA

Finisher: Stepover Toe-hold

Signature Moves: German Suplex

Career Highlights: -NWA Alabama Champion (6x)
-NWA Gulf Coast Champion (9x)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) United States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Mike Boyette and The Mysterious Medic)
-NWA Mississippi Champion (2x)
-TSW North American Champion
-NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Masked Superstar 2)
-TSW United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Karl Karlson)

Affiliates: Karl Karlson, Joe Powell, Juan Sebastian, Mike Boyette, The Mysterious Medic

Notable Feuds: Dick Dunn, Danny Hodge, Jack Brisco, Ken Mantell

Other Facts: -Father of professional wrestling Sean David Baxter
-Billed as the nephew of Joe McCarthy
-Wrestled both under a mask and without the mask as The Wrestling Pro. As the Wrestling Pro, he hailed from The Southland. It was no real secret that Baxter was the Wrestling Pro as he had a very distinctive voice.
-Competed briefly as Masked Superstar 1. He is not to be confused with the Masked Superstar who has an Oklafan bio.
-Competed for a time with Juan Sebastian as the Masked Gauchos. He appears to have been unmasked at some point, as he and Sebastian continued to use the nickname “Gaucho” in the late 1960s.
-Served in the US Navy, where he competed as boxer.
-Former member of Murder, Inc.
-After retirement, he served as a Houston County Sherrif's Deputy
-Passed away August 15, 2019 at the age of 81.