[5] In May 1984, Raschke and The Crusher defeated Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera for the AWA World Tag Team Championship.

[7] He also filled in for the injured Krusher Khruschev, defending the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Ivan and Nikita Koloff.

[7] Toward the end of his run there he turned "face" against Jones and teamed with Hector Guerrero defeating the Barbarian and Pez Whatley at Starrcade (1986).

[7] He had a brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation in 1988 as the manager for The Barbarian and The Warlord (The Powers of Pain) under the name of the "Baron",[2][9] but was released shortly after his arrival.

When the AWA folded, Raschke continued to wrestle for independent promotions, primarily in the Minnesota area, retiring in 1995.

He was in the crowd for the 10-man street fight between The Inner Circle and American Top Team and put the Iron Claw on Ethan Page.

In April 2007, Raschke starred in a stage play, The Baron, based around his life, persona, and times in the AWA.

The Baron, co-written by Cory McLeod and Raschke's son Karl, ran for several months at the Minnesota History Theatre.

It detailed how a very mild-mannered and polite man created an in-ring gimmick that drew so much heat that he and his frequent tag-team wrestling partner (and real-life friend) Mad Dog Vachon often had to fight their way out of the ring.