Ernest Roeber (September 1861 – April 30, 1944) was a

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professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

who held the

European 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 Amer ...

from 1894 to 1900 and from 1900 to 1901. Roeber also held the American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship and the German World Heavyweight Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

* Greco-Roman wrestling **

(2 times) **

American 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 Amer ...

(2 times) *

Professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

** German World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

Sources

*Sprechman, Jordan and Bill Shannon. ''This Day in New York Sports''. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 1998.

External links

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