[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.

[9] Raschke resurfaced in the AWA, returning to the ring to feud with Soldat Ustinov and Teijho Khan in late 1988.

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.