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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler:
| Pepper Martin |
| Real Name: |
Howard Martin |
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September 27, 36 |
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Alaskan Mike York Jerry Monti Bill Miller The Von Steigers Fred Blassie George Cannon Moondog Mayne The Mad Russian Pat Patterson Larry Williams |
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Howard (Pepper) Martin was named after the early century baseball player Pepper Martin..
Pepper Martin did a lot of acting in movies and appeared in The Longest Yard and Superman II amung others..
Pepper Martin played a hitman from the bar, The Lucky Spot, who was killed by Joe Don Baker in the original Walking Tall..
~~~Baker, who never wrestled, played a retired wrestler turned lawman, while Martin was indeed a retired wrestler turned actor.
For a while, Pepper Martin co-commentated for Big Time Wrestling out of San Fransisco, alongside Hank Renner..
1965: Pepper Martin received a major push in the Oregon territory, feuding extensively with Pat Patterson..
~~~Pepper Martin was eventually defeated in a number of Loser Leaves Town matches on the Portland circuit..
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