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| WHO'S WHO: PETE SAUER |
| REAL NAME: Pete Sauer ALIASES USED IN GEORGIA: the Masked Marvel / Ray Steele |
| MATCH RECORDS, MENTIONS, OR APPEARANCES IN GEORGIA MARCH 4, 1926 (THURSDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > John Paxos and the Masked Marvel wrestled to a draw (1-1) MARCH 18, 1926 (THURSDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Masked Marvel defeated Boris Demetroff (2-0) MARCH 30, 1926 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Masked Marvel defeated Bill Lewis APRIL 26, 1926 (MONDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Londos defeated the Masked Marvel Notes: During the match between Jim Londos and the Masked Marvel, Londos removed the Marvels mask to identify him as Pete Sauer. MAY 19, 1926 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated E.A. Oakes Notes: It was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. JUNE 8, 1926 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Londos defeated Pete Sauer OCTOBER 13, 1926 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Browning and Pete Sauer wrestled to a draw at 60:00 NOVEMBER 26, 1926 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Daviscourt defeated Pete Sauer Notes: Pete Dallis was the special referee for the match between Dick Daviscourt and Pete Sauer. DECEMBER 6, 1926 (MONDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Jack Roller Notes: Pete Sauer substituted for Jim Londos in the match with Jack Roller. JANUARY 18, 1927 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > World Heavyweight Title Match: Joe Stecher* defeated Pete Sauer (2-0) Notes: Joe Stecher had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back to George Hackenschmidt. FEBRUARY 3, 1927 (THURSDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Jones defeated Pete Sauer (2-0) Notes: It was reported that 4,000 were in attendance for this card. FEBRUARY 9, 1928 (THURSDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Tom Marvin MARCH 6, 1928 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Mike Benson MARCH 29, 1928 (THURSDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated the Mysterious Conductor Notes: The Mysterious Conductor substituted for Jack Evans in the match with Pete Sauer. APRIL 20, 1928 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA LOEWS GRAND THEATRE (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer and Joe Zigmund wrestled to a draw at 60:00 MAY 4, 1928 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA LOEWS GRAND THEATRE (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Jack Humberto OCTOBER 24, 1928 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (John Contos Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer and Alan Eustace wrestled to a draw at 60:00 JANUARY 28, 1930 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Tony Felice FEBRUARY 5, 1930 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Milo Steinborn FEBRUARY 12, 1930 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Paul Harper MARCH 25, 1930 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Charley Fox MAY 27, 1930 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Milo Steinborn JULY 8, 1930 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA SPILLER FIELD (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Tom Marvin Notes: It was reported that 4,000 were in attendance for this card. FEBRUARY 10, 1931 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Ghafoor Khan Notes: It was reported that 4,000 were in attendance for this card. APRIL 21, 1931 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Dick Daviscourt (2-1) SEPTEMBER 8, 1931 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA SPILLER FIELD (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Tiny Roebuck (2-1) MARCH 2, 1932 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Blue Sun Jennings AUGUST 23, 1932 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated George Zaharias FEBRUARY 20, 1933 (MONDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Milo Steinborn at 42:00 (2-1) Notes: It was reported that 5,000 were in attendance for this card. APRIL 18, 1933 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Ivan Vakturoff at 52:00 (2-0) Notes: It was reported that 4,500 were in attendance for this card. MAY 2, 1933 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim McMillen defeated Frank Brunowicz (2-1) Notes: Frank Brunowicz substituted for Pete Sauer in the match against Jim McMillen. JUNE 6, 1933 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Frank Judson (2-1) Notes: It was reported that 4,000 were in attendance for this card. AUGUST 8, 1933 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Milo Steinborn (2-1) AUGUST 15, 1933 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Dick Daviscourt at 40:00 (2-0) DECEMBER 6, 1933 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Dick Daviscourt (2-1) > Pete Sauer defeated Frank Speer Notes: Pete Sauer substituted for Al Baffert in the match with Frank Speer. MARCH 6, 1934 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Blue Sun Jennings at 47:00 (2-0) MARCH 27, 1934 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Matros Kirilenko MAY 2, 1934 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated George Zaharias at 41:00 by disqualification (2-1) Notes: It was reported that 3,500 were in attendance for this card. MAY 23, 1934 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Karl Sarpolis at 70:00 (2-1) MAY 30, 1934 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gino Garibaldi defeated Pete Sauer (2-1) JUNE 13, 1934 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Jim Londos* defeated Pete Sauer at 75:00 Notes: It was reported that 6,000 were in attendance for this card. Frank Speer substituted for Sol Slagle in the match with Ivan Vakturoff. Jim Londos had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Dick Shikat in Philadelphia, PA, on June 6, 1930. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association. MAY 22, 1935 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated George Koverly at 39:00 MAY 29, 1935 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Yousef Mahmout at 21:00 (2-1) JUNE 19, 1935 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Jim Londos* and Pete Sauer wrestled to a draw Notes: It was reported that 4,000 were in attendance for this card. Jim Londos had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Dick Shikat in Philadelphia, PA, on June 6, 1930. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association. JUNE 26, 1935 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Joe Cox by disqualification at 35:00 (2-0) AUGUST 14, 1935 (WEDNESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Danno OMahoney* defeated Pete Sauer at 26:00 Notes: It was reported that 7,000 were in attendance for this card. Danno OMahoney had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Jim Londos in Boston, MA, on June 27, 1935. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association. JANUARY 7, 1936 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA LOEWS GRAND THEATRE (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Rudy Strongberg MARCH 31, 1936 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA LOEWS GRAND THEATRE (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Sauer defeated Pat OShocker APRIL 7, 1936 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA LOEWS GRAND THEATRE (Henry Weber Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dorv Roche defeated Pete Sauer APRIL 16, 1940 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA LOEWS GRAND THEATRE (Bill Hartman and Thad Holt Promoters / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ray Steele* defeated Hans Schnabel Notes: Ray Steele had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bronko Nagurski in St. Louis, MO, on March 7, 1940. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association. MAY 28, 1940 (TUESDAY) ATLANTA, GA PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Bill Hartman and Thad Holt Promoters / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ray Steele* defeated Cowboy Luttrall Notes: Ray Steele had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bronko Nagurski in St. Louis, MO, on March 7, 1940. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association. Tiny Ruff was credited as being a referee on this card. OCTOBER 31, 1940 (THURSDAY) ATLANTA, GA (Al Rauer Promoter) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ray Steele* defeated Frank Sexton (2-0) Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card. Ray Steele had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bronko Nagurski in St. Louis, MO, on March 7, 1940. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association. OCTOBER 23, 1942 (FRIDAY) ATLANTA, GA ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Charles Rentrop Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Golden Terror defeated Ray Steele Notes: It was reported that 3,500 were in attendance for this card. The Masked Manager managed the Golden Terror. |
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