World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
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Andre Christol
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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.
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Thiebaud Bauer
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1
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New York City
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Billed as World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship.
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Andre Christol
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2
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New York City
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William Miller
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1
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Thiebaud Bauer
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2
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Cincinnati
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William Miller
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2
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Billed as American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship in New York, NY; still champion as of June 15, 1877.
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William Muldoon
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1
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New York City
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Defeats Thiebaud Bauer;[4] announces his (temporary) retirement in September 1882.
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Duncan C. Ross
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1
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Jacksonville, Florida
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Defeats Thiebaud Bauer.
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Thiebaud Bauer
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3
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New Orleans
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William Muldoon
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2
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New York City
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Vacates in 1891 upon retirement.
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Ernest Roeber
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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.
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Magnus Bech-Olsen
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1
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New York City
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Ernest Roeber
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2
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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John Piening
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1
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New York City
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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.
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Henry H. Edgeberg
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1
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New York City
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John Piening
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2
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New York City
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Still champion as of 07/06/05.
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Aleksander Aberg
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1
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Stanislaus Zbyszko
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1
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Aleksander Aberg
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2
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Boston
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Still recognized in 16/01/29.
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World/European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
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Tom Cannon
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1
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August 22, 1886
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Melbourne, Australia
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Defeated William Miller also defeats Tom McInerney to become the first champion.
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Antonio Pierri
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1
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September 5, 1886
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Manchester, England, Great Britain
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Tom Cannon
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2
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September 26, 1886
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Manchester, England, Great Britain
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Carl Abs
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1
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September 5, 1894
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Hamburg, Germany
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Ernest Roeber
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1
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September 26, 1894
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Hamburg, Germany
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Awarded.
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Magnus Beck-Olsen
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1
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March 28, 1900
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New York City, New York
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Has been billed as the "champion wrestler of Europe"; defeats Roeber, billed as "Graeco-Roman champion of America", in a world championship match.
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Ernest Roeber
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2
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September 12, 1900
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Vacates in 1901
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Title vacated
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1901
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Antonio Pierri
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2
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May 3, 1901
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London, England
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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).
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Tom Cannon
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3
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May 3, 1901
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London, England
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Defeated Antonio Pierre for the vacant title.
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Georg Hackenschmidt
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1
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September 4, 1902
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Liverpool, England
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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.
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Title retired
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May 5, 1905
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New York City, New York
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Hackenschmidt defeats American Heavyweight Champion Tom Jenkins to become the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
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