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World Graeco-Roman Heavyweight Title
[United States]

Thiebaud Bauer 1875-12-11 New York, NY
Defeats Andre Christol, a claimant of the United States Title, and is recognized as world champion.
Andre Christol 1875-12-29 New York, NY
Thiebaud Bauer [2] 1876-03-21 St. Louis, MO
Also defeats American champion William Miller in a world championship match on 76-08-29 in Cincinnati, OH.
William Muldoon 1880-01-19 New York, NY
Faces the collar-and-elbow champion John McMahon on 81-03-22 in New York, NY for the Police Gazette mixed championship medal but the match ends as no contest; announces his (temporary) retirement in 82-09.
Duncan C. Ross 1883-02-17 Jacksonville, FL
Defeats Thiebaud Bauer.
Thiebaud Bauer [3] 1883-03-18 New Orleans, LA
William Muldoon [2] 1883-12-29 New York, NY
Vacates in 91 upon retirement.
Ernest Roeber 1892-07-25 New York, NY
Awarded as American champion by Muldoon upon retirement on 91-02-09 (or 91-12-31; one source says Muldoon awards the title to Ernest Roeber in 87); defeats French title claimant Apollon on 92-07-25 in New York, NY to be recognized as the world champion; also awarded the European version on 94-09-26 in Hamburg, GER; Evan "Strangler" Lewis defeats Roeber on 93-03-02 in New Orleans, LA in mixed-style match to become American (Catch-as-Catch-Can) champion; Roeber continues to be billed as graeco-roman champion.
Magnus Bech-Olsen 1900-03-21 New York, NY
Has been billed as the "champion wrestler of Europe"; defeats Roeber, billed as "champion of America", in a world championship match.
Ernest Roeber [2] 1900-09-18 Copenhagen, DEN
Announces retirement on 01-11-22.

Charles Wittmer 1893-05-09<  
Claims the title in Ohio; loses to Hali Adali on 98-12-22 in Cincinnati, OH but continues to claim the title; often billed as American champion; still/again world champion as of 02-01-12 and 03-05-11; billed as Cincinnati champion as of 04-01-25.

John Rooney 1900-08-07<  
Billed as world champion in Milwaukee, WI.

John Piening 1901-12-06 New York, NY
Defeats Raoul de Cahors to become American champion; often billed as world chammioin.

Aleksander Aberg 1913-12-27<  
Stanislaus Zbyszko 1914-02-26 Boston, MA
Possibly vacant after Zbyszko leaves the US in 14-10<.
Aleksander Aberg [2] 1915-04-09<  
Claims the title in Boston, MA; also defeats Wladek Zbyszko on 15-10-25 in New York, NY in the graeco-roman phase of the international wrestling tournament (reported as a title defense in some newspapers); still recognized in 16-01-29 and 20-11-04.

Wladek Zbyszko 1923-04-23 New York, NY
Defeats Ernest Siegfried; also listed as champion under "Sport Champions of 1925", published in newspapers throughout the U.S. in early 26-01.

Henri DeGlane 1931-01-18<  
Billed as champion in Los Angeles, CA.

Hans Kampfer 1937-05-14<  
Billed as champion in Des Moines, IA.