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Ray Steele was previously used by American wrestler

Peter Sauer Peter Sauer (February 2, 1900 – September 11, 1949), was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Ray Steele. He was born and raised in Norka, a German colony in Russia, in 1900 before immigrating to Lincoln, Nebraska, ...

'' Ray Steele (born

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of an

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professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

. A worker in the

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during the World of Sport era he made his television debut for the show on 6 June 1970 in a match with Leon Arras, and was later shown in other matches, including a match against "Judo" Pete Roberts. Steele would go on to have some measure of success, winning Joint Promotions' vacant

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on 14 April 1985. Steele kept this title for over a year before losing it to

Pat Roach Francis Patrick Roach (19 May 1937 – 17 July 2004) was an English professional wrestler, martial artist and actor. During an acting career between the 1970s and the 1990s, he appeared in multiple films, usually as a henchman. He appeared in t ...

on 26 April 1986.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

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** Australasian Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time)https://www.wrestling-titles.com/oceania/anz-h.html *

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( 1 time)

References

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