Peter Sauer

Russian-American professional wrestler

ピーター・ザウアー

Born

2 February 1900, Volga Region

Died

11 September 1949, Valley County

Citizenship

Russian Empire

Sport

amateur wrestling, professional wrestling

Occupation

amateur wrestler, actor, professional wrestler

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 the Volga region of Russia, in 1900 before immigrating to Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1906. A highly skilled and dangerous catch wrestler, Steele was known for his extensive knowledge of submission holds.

Awards and honours

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q7176786 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.