The World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship and the World/European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship was a
Greco-Roman
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professional wrestling championship
A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.
Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in predetermined rivalr ...
contested for throughout the continent of
Australia,
Europe and
North America
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.The title existed from 1875 through approximately 1937.
The final champion
Georg Hackenschmidt
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Hack ...
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
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.
World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
World/European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship Title history
See also
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American Heavyweight Championship
The American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship was the first heavyweight professional wrestling championship in the United States. The title existed from 1881 through approximately 1922.
Title history
See also
*Professional wrestling in the ...
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Early wrestling championships
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European Heavyweight Championship
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World Catch-as-Catch-Can Championship
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References
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External links
World/American Greco-Roman Heavyweight Title at wrestling-titles.com
World heavyweight wrestling championships
Greco-Roman wrestling