edward leon baxter (june 4, 1938 – august 15, 2019) was an american professional wrestler. he worked for the national wrestling alliance in the 1960s and 70s. he was best known for wrestling under a mask as (the) wrestling pro and also wrestled under the ring name tarzan baxter. he had famous feuds with ken mantell for the nwa world junior heavyweight championship and jack brisco for the nwa world heavyweight championship.