World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship
The World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship and the World/European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship was a Greco-Roman professional wrestling championship contested for throughout the continent of Australia, Europe and North America.[1][2]
The final champion Georg Hackenschmidt defeated American Heavyweight Champion, Tom Jenkins, on May 5, 1905 in New York City, New York to unify both titles and become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date Won: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Christol | 1 | Claims United States Graeco-Roman Title; loses to William Miller on 75/10/12 in New York, NY but continues to claim the title due to injury during the match; rematch on 75/11/09 ends as a draw. | ||
| Thiebaud Bauer | 1 | New York City | Billed as World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship. | |
| Andre Christol | 2 | New York City | ||
| William Miller | 1 | |||
| Thiebaud Bauer | 2 | Cincinnati | ||
| William Miller | 2 | Billed as American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship in New York, NY; still champion as of 77/06/15. | ||
| William Muldoon | 1 | New York City | Defeats Thiebaud Bauer; announces his (temporary) retirement in 82/09. | |
| Duncan C. Ross | 1 | Jacksonville, Florida | Defeats Thiebaud Bauer. | |
| Thiebaud Bauer | 3 | New Orleans | ||
| William Muldoon | 2 | New York City | Vacates in 91 upon retirement. | |
| Ernest Roeber | 1 | Awarded by Muldoon upon retirement (or 91/12/31; one source says Muldoon awards the title to Ernest Roeber in 87); also defeats French title claimant Apollon on 92/07/25 in New York, NY; also awarded the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship on 94/09/26 in Hamburg, Germany. Evan "Strangler" Lewis defeats Roeber on 93/03/02 in New Orleans in mixed-style match to become American Heavyweight champion. | ||
| Magnus Bech-Olsen | 1 | New York City | ||
| Ernest Roeber | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| John Piening | 1 | New York City | Defeats Raoul de Cahors; also defeats title claimant Nehmed Nachad, who may have been claiming the title, on 02/01/02 in New York, NY; Charles Wittmer also claims the title as of 02/01/07. | |
| Henry H. Edgeberg | 1 | New York City | ||
| John Piening | 2 | New York City | Still champion as of 07/06/05. | |
| Alex Aberg | 1 | |||
| Stanislaus Zbyszko | 1 | |||
| Alex Aberg | 2 | Boston | Still recognized in 16/01/29. |
World/European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date Won: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon | 1 | August 22, 1886 | Melbourne, Australia | Defeated William Miller also defeats Tom McInerney to become the first champion. |
| Karl Abs | 1 | September 5, 1894 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Ernest Roeber | 1 | September 26, 1894 | Hamburg, Germany | Awarded. |
| Magnus Beck-Olsen | 1 | March 28, 1900 | New York City, New York | Has been billed as the "champion wrestler of Europe"; defeats Roeber, billed as "Graeco-Roman champion of America", in a world championship match. |
| Ernest Roeber | 2 | September 12, 1900 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Vacates in 1901 |
| Title vacated | - | 1901 | The title was vacated. | |
| Tom Cannon | 2 | May 3, 1901 | London, England | Defeated Antonio Pierre for the vacant title. |
| Georg Hackenschmidt | 1 | September 4, 1902 | Liverpool, England | |
| Title retired | May 5, 1905 | New York City, New York | Hackenschmidt defeats American Heavyweight Champion Tom Jenkins to unify the two titles and become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. |
See also
- American Heavyweight Championship
- European Heavyweight Championship
- World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (Original version)
References
External links
- World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Title at wrestling-titles.com
- World/European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Title at wrestling-titles.com
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