WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Pepper Martin Real Name: Howard Martin Birthday: September 27, 36 Hometown: Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Alaskan Mike York Jerry Monti Bill Miller The Von Steigers Fred Blassie George Cannon Moondog Mayne The Mad Russian Pat Patterson Larry Williams
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Billy White Wolf defeating Tony Borne & Pat Patterson (August 6, 1964); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Dan Manoukian (September 2, 1964); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Luther Lindsay defeating The Hangman & Pat Patterson (October 26, 1964); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Pat Patterson (November 14, 1964); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Pat Patterson (January 8, 1965); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating El Sheeref & Mad Russian (March 22, 1965); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Mad Russian (May 31, 1965); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating Haru Sasaki & Stan Stasiak (June 28, 1965); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Stan Stasiak (June 15, 1966); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Shag Thomas defeating Mr. Fuji & Tony Borne (December 10, 1966); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Paul Jones defeating Moondog Mayne & Tony Borne (January 27, 1967); NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Black Gordman (June ??, 1969); NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating ?????? (January 7, 1970);
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 Francisco, 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..