Personal life Wagner was married twice, first to Betty Hanson (1913–2011), whom he married in 1939 in Eugene, Oregon inside a wrestling ring. They adopted two children. In 1951, after divorcing Betty, he married Cherie Dupré (1927–2000). By this marriage, he had one biological son, Gary George. Cheri filed for divorce from George in April 1962. Wagner's grandnephew Robert Kellum, best known as "The Maestro" in World Championship Wrestling, also wrestled as "Gorgeous George III" in the United States Wrestling Association. Championships and accomplishments American Wrestling Association (Boston) AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Mid-South Sports NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Charter member inducted in 2002 Stampede Wrestling Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995) World Wrestling Entertainment WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2010) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) Other titles Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Pacific Northwest Middleweight Championship (1 time) World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) Luchas de Apuestas record See also List of premature professional wrestling deaths Notes References External links House of Deception many photos of Gorgeous George Wrestling Museum Hall of Fame Nebraska State Education Wrestling legends – discusses origin of gimmick 1915 births 1963 deaths 20th-century American male actors 20th-century LGBT people 20th-century professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers American people of German descent Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery LGBT characters in professional wrestling People from Beaumont, California People from Boyd County, Nebraska People from Houston People from Seward County, Nebraska Professional wrestlers from Nebraska Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Professional wrestlers from California Stampede Wrestling alumni WWE Hall of Fame inductees