World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
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| Andre Christol |
1 |
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Claims United States Graeco-Roman Title; loses to William Miller on in New York, NY but continues to claim the title due to injury during the match; rematch on November 9, 1875 ends as a draw. |
| Thiebaud Bauer |
1 |
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New York City |
Billed as World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship. |
| Andre Christol |
2 |
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New York City |
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| William Miller |
1 |
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| Thiebaud Bauer |
2 |
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Cincinnati |
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| William Miller |
2 |
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Billed as American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship in New York, NY; still champion as of June 15, 1877. |
| William Muldoon |
1 |
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New York City |
Defeats Thiebaud Bauer;[4] announces his (temporary) retirement in September 1882. |
| Duncan C. Ross |
1 |
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Jacksonville, Florida |
Defeats Thiebaud Bauer. |
| Thiebaud Bauer |
3 |
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New Orleans |
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| William Muldoon |
2 |
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New York City |
Vacates in 1891 upon retirement. |
| Ernest Roeber |
1 |
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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 |
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New York City |
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| Ernest Roeber |
2 |
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Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| John Piening |
1 |
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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 |
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New York City |
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| John Piening |
2 |
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New York City |
Still champion as of 07/06/05. |
| Aleksander Aberg |
1 |
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| Stanislaus Zbyszko |
1 |
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| Aleksander Aberg |
2 |
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Boston |
Still recognized in 16/01/29. |
World/European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
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| Tom Cannon |
1 |
August 22, 1886 |
Melbourne, Australia |
Defeated William Miller also defeats Tom McInerney to become the first champion. |
| Antonio Pierri |
1 |
September 5, 1886 |
Manchester, England, Great Britain |
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| Tom Cannon |
2 |
September 26, 1886 |
Manchester, England, Great Britain |
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| Carl Abs |
1 |
September 5, 1894 |
Hamburg, Germany |
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| 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 |
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1901 |
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| Antonio Pierri |
2 |
May 3, 1901 |
London, England |
Claims the title in Czech Republic and Hungary for having defeated Tom Cannon "fifty times"; loses to Tom Cannon on 97/03/01 in Liverpool, ENG, GBR (see below) but continues to claim the title; loses to Magnus Bech-Olsen on 97/10/10 in Copenhagen, DEN (see above). |
| Tom Cannon |
3 |
May 3, 1901 |
London, England |
Defeated Antonio Pierre for the vacant title. |
| Georg Hackenschmidt |
1 |
September 4, 1902 |
Liverpool, England |
Defeats George Rasso (or has continued to claim the title since losing to Carl Abs on 91/07/25 and retains it this day); also defeats Antonio Pierri on 97/03/01 in Liverpool, ENG, GBR; still recognized in Liverpool as of 95/05/31, 97/03/01, and 98/07/30; billed as undisputed champion in Middlesbrough, N. Yorkshire, ENG, GBR as of 00/11/24 (The North-Eastern Daily Gazette); defeats Jack Carkeek on 99/12/04 in Liverpool and is also recognized in London. |
| Title retired |
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May 5, 1905 |
New York City, New York |
Hackenschmidt defeats American Heavyweight Champion Tom Jenkins to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. |
