Buck Zumhofe Buck Zumhofe ( born Eugene Otto Zumhofe on March 21 , 1951 ) is a American Professional wrestler . He was the self - proclaimed original rock and roller of professional wrestling . In 2014 , Zumhofe was sentenced to 25 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct . Professional Wrestling Career . Always accompanied by his trademark boombox , Zumhofe would become one of the top light heavyweight competitors in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) in the early and mid 1980s . He would feud primarily with " Mr . Electricity " Steve Regal and Bobby Heenan over the AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship during that time . He also wrestled in World Class Championship Wrestling ( WCCW ) where he teamed with Iceman King Parsons as the Rock ' n ' Soul Connection . The team was successful , holding the WCCW America Tag Team titles twice . The team rose to main event status on the World Class weekly tour loop as the Von Erichs ( the established main event talents ) would only wrestle in the main cities . Zumhofe had a reasonably successful run as a singles wrestler , making it all the way to the final of the WCCW TV title tournament , losing in the final to Rip Oliver in March 1985 . Zumhofe left WCCW in October 1985 after a near two - year stay . Returning to the AWA in 1985 , he claimed his second AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Steve Regal , but was forced to vacate the title in July 1986 after he was sent to prison following his conviction for sexual misconduct . In 1988 , he wrestled for Windy City Wrestling and Pro Wrestling America . Zumhofe returned to the AWA in 1989 and eventually won the AWA World Light Heavyweight title for the third time in 1990 on ESPN television , defeating Jonnie Stewart . He feuded with Stewart over the title until the promotion closed in 1991 . Zumhofe also made sporadic appearances for the World Wrestling Federation in preliminary matches during the 80s and 90s . He was the first wrestler to be put in a body bag by The Undertaker and was also the wrestler that Triple H faced in his WWF debut . During Zumhofe ' s career he also wrestled for Roy Shire ' s promotion in San Francisco , in Vancouver for Al Tomko , in Portland for Don Owen and in Japan for Giant Baba . In 2000 , Zumhofe opened the Rock & Roll Wrestling promotion , which runs shows in Minnesota , Iowa , Illinois , Wisconsin , and North and South Dakota . Legal Issues . Zumhofe was jailed in July 1986 when he was found guilty of sexual misconduct involving a minor . Zumhofe served 36 months in prison [ 6 ] after being convicted of fourth degree sexual conduct with a minor on January 23 , 1989 . Zumhofe was again arrested on May 27 , 2013 , charged with twelve felony counts of criminal sexual misconduct . Zumhofe is alleged to have sexually abused his daughter between June 1999 and June 2011 . He was convicted on all twelve counts on March 5 , 2014 . Following the verdict , Zumhofe attempted to flee from the court house , but was quickly tackled by court officers and charged with " escape from custody " . On May 6 , 2014 , he received a total of 310 months in prison on two first - degree and two third - degree counts of criminal sexual conduct . The judge ordered the sentences on the four counts to be served consecutively . Zumhofe is scheduled to return to court on May 9 , 2014 for sentencing for his attempted escape from custody . He will likely be sentenced for another 4 – 10 years .