June 10, 2005
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1928
1929
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
*In 1947, Katan took control of promotions in Hamilton and Kitchener, Ontario succeeding Sam Sobel. Promoted wrestling in those centres throughout the remainder of the 1940s and 1950s.
1948
1949
Career Record compiled by Vance Nevada with files from Libnan Ayoub, J. Michael Kenyon & Don Luce
**190 documented matches to December 19, 2004
John Katan
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JOHN KATAN
(1928 - 1949)
Born: Lethbridge, AB
Titles Held: British Empire title 1940-43 (4x), International (QC) title 1944
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1928
| 07/01 | Milk River, AB | beat Paul Paulsen |
| 11/16 | Saskatoon, SK | lost to Jack Taylor |
| 11/25 | Toronto, ON | drew Karol Nowina |
| 01/26 | Atlanta, GA | drew Floyd Marshall |
| 02/09 | Atlanta, GA | lost to Blue Sun Jennings |
| 03/15 | Atlanta, GA | lost to Roy Lumpkin |
| 03/25 | Toronto, ON | lost to Pat O'Shocker |
| 07/28 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | lost to Scotty McDougall |
| 08/11 | Toronto, ON | lost to Whitey Hewitt |
| 08/25 | Montreal, QC | beat Frank Speers by DQ |
| 12/09 | St. Louis, MO | beat Andy Brown |
| 09/29 | Calgary, AB | beat Joe Hubka |
| 10/06 | Regina, SK | beat Willie Davis |
| 11/23 | Toronto, ON | drew Frank Broncowicz |
| 01/04 | Toronto, ON | beat Alex Kasaboski |
| 01/11 | Toronto, ON | drew Jim McMillen |
| 02/01 | Toronto, ON | lost to Gino Garibaldi |
| 02/15 | Toronto, ON | drew Stan Sokolis |
| 03/01 | Toronto, ON | drew George Hagen |
| 03/14 | Toronto, ON | beat Ernie Zeller |
| 04/05 | Toronto, ON | beat Legs Langevin |
| 04/16 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Earl McCready |
| 05/03 | Toronto, ON | beat Man Mountain Dean by DQ |
| 05/31 | Toronto, ON | drew Cliff Olsen |
| 06/07 | Toronto, ON | beat Johnny Swenski |
| 06/14 | Toronto, ON | vs. Dick Shikat |
| 06/21 | Toronto, ON | drew Willie Davis |
| 07/05 | Toronto, ON | lost to Yvon Robert |
| 08/09 | Toronto, ON | drew Ernie Zeller |
| 08/31 | Toronto, ON | vs. Ernie Zeller |
| 09/06 | Toronto, ON | drew Mayes McLain |
| 09/12 | Kitchener, ON | drew Earl McCready |
| 09/13 | Toronto, ON | beat Scotty McDougall |
| 09/27 | Toronto, ON | drew Stan Sokolis |
| 10/04 | Toronto, ON | beat Eli Fischer |
| 10/11 | Toronto, ON | lost to Earl McCready |
| 11/07 | Toronto, ON | beat Richard Santo |
| 11/14 | Toronto, ON | beat Tiny Ruff |
| 11/22 | Toronto, ON | beat Willie Davis |
| 12/06 | Toronto, ON | beat Danny Winters |
| 12/20 | Toronto, ON | lost to Jack Donovan |
| 12/27 | Toronto, ON | lost to Vic Christy by CO |
| 07/01 | Buffalo, NY | drew Gino Garibaldi |
| 07/11 | Camden, NJ | lost to Emil Dusek |
| 04/01 | Trenton, NJ | lost to Gino Garibaldi |
| 04/08 | Pittsburgh, PA | drew Fred Grebmire |
| Appeared in Chattanooga, TN |
| 01/12 | St. Louis, MO | drew Dorv Roche |
| 01/26 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Ivan Managoff |
| 03/16 | Atlanta, GA | beat Billy Bartush |
| 03/21 | Memphis, TN | drew Bill Bartush |
| 03/23 | Atlanta, GA | lost to Frank Speer |
| 03/30 | Atlanta, GA | drew Ray Eckert |
| 06/17 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Yvon Robert |
| 07/08 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Hardy Kruskamp |
| 09/15 | Washington, DC | beat Everett Kibbons |
| 09/22 | Washington, DC | beat Red Ryan |
| 09/29 | Washington DC | lost to Yvon Robert |
| 10/06 | Washington DC | beat George Wilson |
| 10/13 | Washington DC | drew Tony Colesano |
| 11/28 | Memphis, TN | lost to George Zaharias |
| 12/01 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Young Stecher |
| 12/06 | Kansas City, KS | lost to Ivan Managoff |
| 12/15 | Kansas City, KS | lost to Ivan Managoff |
| 05/18 | Toronto, ON | lost to Steve Casey |
| 05/30 | Montreal, QC | lost to Red Shadow |
| 06/01 | Toronto, ON | lost to Ivan Rasputin |
| 09/21 | Washington, DC | beat Ernie Powers |
| 11/20 | Wilmington, DE | lost to Allan Eustace |
| 12/01 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Sol Slagel |
| 12/05 | Canton, OH | lost to Fred Von Schacht |
| 12/15 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Bill Longson |
| 12/28 | Toronto, ON | lost to Leo Numa |
| 01/05 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Danno O'Mahoney |
| 01/12 | Calgary, AB | beat George Richards |
| 01/18 | Calgary, AB | beat Chief Thunderbird |
| 01/25 | Vancouver, BC | beat Sailor Barto |
| 02/01 | Vancouver, BC | beat Terry McGinnis |
| 02/08 | Vancouver, BC | drew Laverne Baxter |
| 02/15 | Vancouver, BC | beat Laverne Baxter |
| 02/22 | Vancouver, BC | beat Jack Forsgren |
| 02/29 | Vancouver, BC | beat Pat Meehan |
| 03/07 | Vancouver, BC | beat Willie Davis |
| 03/14 | Vancouver, BC | drew Earl McCready |
| 03/21 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Laverne Baxter |
| 05/27 | Wellington, NZ | drew Earl McCready |
| 06/22 | Auckand, NZ | drew Earl McCready |
| 07/08 | Wellington, NZ | beat Earl McCready
*Won the British Empire Heavyweight title |
| 07/22 | Wellington, NZ | drew Earl McCready |
| 08/07 | Wellington, NZ | lost to Lofty Blomfield
*Lost the British Empire Heavyweight title |
| 08/12 | Wellington, NZ | lost to Earl McCready |
| 09/01 | Wellington, NZ | drew Lofty Blomfield |
| 09/09 | Auckland, NZ | beat Lofty Blomfield
*Won the British Empire Heavyweight title (2) |
| 09/16 | Wellington, NZ | drew Earl McCready |
| 09/24 | Dunedin, NZ | lost to Earl McCready
*Lost the British Empire Heavyweight title |
| 10/07 | Wellington, NZ | drew Earl McCready |
| 10/16 | Christchurch, NZ | drew Earl McCready |
| 01/16 | Vancouver, BC | drew Sammy Stein |
| 01/23 | Vancouver, BC | beat Andre Adoree |
| 01/30 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Sammy Stein |
| 02/06 | Vancouver, BC | drew Andre Adoree |
| 02/13 | Vancouver, BC | double DQ vs. Chief Thunderbird |
| 03/13 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Earl McCready |
| 03/20 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Chief Little Wolf |
| 07/05 | Melbourne, Australia | beat Jack Forsgren |
| 07/14 | Sydney, Australia | lost to Jack Forsgren |
| 06/09 | Hamilton, ON | lost to French Angel |
| 10/01 | Toronto, ON | beat Whipper Billy Watson
*Won the British Empire Heavyweight title (3) |
| 11/05 | Toronto, ON | drew Earl McCready |
| 11/11 | Toronto, ON | lost to Earl McCready
*Lost the British Empire Heavyweight title |
| 12/03 | Toronto, ON | beat Earl McCready
*Won the British Empire Heavyweight title (4) |
| 02/18 | Toronto, ON | lost to Whipper Billy Watson *Lost the British Empire Heavyweight title |
| 03/04 | Toronto, ON | w/. Bunny Dunlop, lost to Earl McCready & Whipper Billy Watson |
| 04/23 | Buffalo, NY | beat Jack Claybourne |
| 06/17 | Toronto, ON | lost to French Angel |
| 06/25 | Buffalo, NY | drew George Macricostas |
| 11/19 | Buffalo, NY | drew Toar Morgan |
| 12/17 | Buffalo, NY | drew Toar Morgan |
| 01/14 | Buffalo, NY | drew Babe Sharkey |
| 01/21 | Buffalo, NY | beat Dick Bishop |
| 02/04 | Buffalo, NY | beat Jack LaRue |
| 02/11 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Vic Holbrook |
| 02/14 | Portland, ME | drew Dropkick Murphy |
| 02/21 | Portland, ME | beat Frank Judson |
| 02/28 | Portland, ME | beat Jack Reeder |
| 03/06 | Portland, ME | lost to Jack Claybourne by DQ |
| 03/10 | Buffalo, NY | drew Vic Holbrook |
| 03/13 | Portland, ME | beat Ed White |
| 03/20 | Portland, ME | lost to Golden Terror |
| 03/31 | Buffalo, NY | drew Ralph Garibaldi |
| 04/07 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Bobby Managoff |
| 04/15 | Montreal, QC | beat Yvon Robert *Won the International Heavyweight title |
| 04/28 | Montreal, QC | lost to Yvon Robert *Lost the International Heavyweight title |
| 05/03 | Rochester, NY | lost to French Angel |
| 05/05 | Buffalo, NY | drew Don Evans |
| 05/15 | Portland, ME | lost to Marvin Jones |
| 06/02 | Buffalo, NY | drew Hans Kaempfer |
| 06/16 | Buffalo, NY | drew Ralph Garibaldi |
| 06/23 | Buffalo, NY | drew Cherry Vallina |
| 09/15 | Buffalo, NY | drew Jack Kennedy |
| 09/29 | Buffalo, NY | drew Don Evans |
| 10/20 | Buffalo, NY | drew Laverne Baxter |
| 11/03 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Gino Garibaldi |
| 11/10 | Buffalo, NY | drew Dr. Len Hall |
| 12/29 | Buffalo, NY | beat Pierre DeGlane |
| 02/14 | Los Angeles, CA | w/. Pat Fraley vs. Earl McCready & Frank Taylor |
| 02/21 | Los Angeles, CA | vs. Kolo Stasiak |
| 03/27 | San Francisco, CA | beat Kay Bell |
| 04/07 | Modesto, CA | lost to Earl McCready by DQ |
| 04/28 | Calgary, AB | beat Ted Christy |
| 05/04 | Calgary, AB | drew Seelie Samara (62 Mins.) |
| 05/17 | Toronto, ON | beat Billy Stack |
| 06/01 | Buffalo, NY | drew Nanjo Singh |
| 06/19 | Hamilton, ON | drew Gino Vagnone |
| 07/03 | Hamilton, ON | beat Pat Flanagan |
| 07/13 | Buffalo, NY | drew Leo Newman |
| 07/31 | Hamilton, ON | beat Toar Morgan |
| 08/28 | Hamilton, ON | w/. Dr. Len Hall vs. Whipper Billy Watson & Jimmy Sims |
| 09/11 | Hamilton, ON | w/. Dr. Len Hall, lost to Whipper Billy Watson & Jimmy Sims by DQ |
| 09/25 | Hamilton, ON | w/. Dr. Len Hall, lost to Whipper Billy Watson & Jimmy Sims |
| 09/28 | Buffalo, NY | drew George Macricostas |
| 10/05 | Buffalo, NY | beat Joe Jackson |
| 10/09 | Hamilton, ON | beat Aaron Stein |
| 10/12 | Buffalo, NY | beat George Macricostas |
| 10/19 | Buffalo, NY | lost to George Macricostas |
| 10/26 | Buffalo, NY | beat Joe Jackson |
| 11/06 | Hamilton, ON | lost to Bill Longson (NWA World champion) |
| 11/08 | Toronto, ON | drew Kay Bell |
| 11/22 | Toronto, ON | drew Kay Bell |
| 12/07 | Buffalo, NY | drew Kay Bell |
| 12/13 | Toronto, ON | w/. Ray Eckert, beat Kay Bell & Frank Taylor |
| 12/18 | Hamilton, ON | drew Olaf Olson |
| 01/04 | Buffalo, NY | beat Walter Sirois |
| 02/08 | Buffalo, NY | drew Sandy O'Donnell |
| 02/15 | Buffalo, NY | drew Billy Hansen |
| 02/22 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Billy Hansen by count out |
| 03/29 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Pat Fraley |
| 05/29 | Auckland, NZ | beat Earl McCready |
| 06/15 | Palmerston, NZ | drew Jack Claybourne |
| 06/17 | Auckland, NZ | drew Earl McCready |
| 07/24 | Christchurch, NZ | lost to Earl McCready |
| 08/01 | Wellington, NZ | lost to Earl McCready |
| 09/25 | Melbourne, Australia | lost to Abe Kashey by DQ |
| 04/18 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Bobby Bruns |
| 05/02 | Buffalo, NY | drew Brother Jonathan |
| 12/26 | Buffalo, NY | drew Mike Sharpe |
*In 1947, Katan took control of promotions in Hamilton and Kitchener, Ontario succeeding Sam Sobel. Promoted wrestling in those centres throughout the remainder of the 1940s and 1950s.
1948
| 01/02 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Larry Moquin |
| 01/22 | Toronto, ON | lost to Earl McCready |
| 03/18 | Cleveland, OH | lost to Earl McCready |
| 11/29 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Mike Sharpe |
| 03/18 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Frank Valois |
| Retired from active competition | ||
Career Record compiled by Vance Nevada with files from Libnan Ayoub, J. Michael Kenyon & Don Luce
**190 documented matches to December 19, 2004