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The World Heavyweight Title


Georg Hackenschmidt
vs.
Frank Gotch
1908/04/03
Chicago, Illinois

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Georg Hackenschmidt 05/05/04 New York, NY
Has been recognized as world greco-roman champion in Europe as of 1900/04; also has won the world championship tournaments in Vienna, Paris, Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Elberfield, and Berlin in 1901; wins European Greco-Roman title from Tom Cannon on 02/09/04 in Liverpool, ENGLAND; wins recognition as World champion on 04/01/30 in London, ENGLAND, defeating Ahmed Madrali; defeats American title holder Tom Jenkins in 04/07 in London, ENGLAND; again defeats Jenkins on 05/05/04 in New York, NY to become recognized world champion in North America.
Frank Gotch 08/04/03 Chicago, IL
Retires as champion in 12/08; in 14, Gotch states that Americus and Fred Beell should wrestle for the vacant world title.
Americus (Gus Schoenlein) 14/03/13 Kansas City, MO
Defeats Fred Beell.
Stanislaus Zbyszko 14/05/07 Kansas City, MO
Leaves the U.S. in 14/10< and does not return until 20; again wins the title claim, defeating Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 21/05/06 in New York, NY (see below).
Charlie Cutler 15/02
Cutler has been American Heavyweight champion in Illinois since 14 and is billed as World Heavyweight Champion after 15/02; recognized at least in Omaha, Des Moines, Chicago, and New York.
Joe Stecher 15/07/05 Omaha, NE
Defeats Cutler with Frank Gotch in attendance.
John Olin # 16/12/11 Springfield, MA
Given the decision by the referee when Stecher leaves the ring because Olin continues to stall throughout the match.
Ed "Strangler" Lewis # 17/05/02 Chicago, IL
Defeats Olin; billed as a title match with Frank Gotch as a special referee.
Wladek Zbyszko # 17/06/05 San Francisco, CA
Not billed as title match; Zbyszko claims title after winning the only fall in a 2/3-fall match.
Ed "Strangler" Lewis [2] # 17/07/04 Boston, MA
Wladek Zbyszko pins Lewis in an international tournament final on 17/12/22 in New York, NY and claims title; Lewis continues to claim the title..
Earl Caddock 17/04/09 Omaha, NE
Defeats Stecher; also defeats a world title claimant Wladek Zbyszko on 18/02/08 in Des Moines, IA; Zbyszko continues to claim title but loses to Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 18/05/19 in New York, NY; Caddock defeats Lewis in 18/06 in Des Moines, IA; Joe Malcewicz claims that he defeats Caddock around 19/12 in Utica, NY, but the match actually take place on 21/01/14 (after Caddock loses the title).
Joe Stecher [2] 20/01/30 New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis [3] 20/12/13 New York, NY
Stanislaus Zbyszko [2] 21/05/06 New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis [4] 22/03/03 Wichita, KS
Wayne Munn 25/01/08 Kansas City, MO
Stanislaus Zbyszko [3] 25/04/15 Phidelphia, PA
Munn continues to be recognized as champion in Michigan and Illinois.
Joe Stecher [3] 25/05/30 St. Louis, MO
Ed "Strangler" Lewis [5] 28/02/21 St. Louis, MO
Has defeated Wayne Munn on 28/02/02 in Michigan City, IN to win the Michigan/Illinois version of the title; unified with the main line on 28/02/21.
Gus Sonnenberg 29/01/04 Boston, MA
Recognition withdrawn by the wrestling section of National Boxing Association in 29 for failing to meet "real" contenders.
Ed Don George 30/12/10 Los Angeles, CA
Ed "Strangler" Lewis [6] 31/04/14 Los Angeles, CA
loses American Wrestling Association World title by DQ to Henri Deglane on 31/05/04 in Montreal, QC, but is still recognized as champion in Illinois; also defeats the title claimant Wladek Zbyszko on 31/11/02 in Chicago, IL; wins New York State Athelitc Commission World title defeating Jack Sherry on 32/10/10.


DISPUTED BRANCHES

Danno O'Mahoney 35/06/27 Boston, MA
Defeats Jim Londos to win NYSAC and National Wrestling Association World titles; wins AWA World Title, defeating Ed Don George on 35/07/30 in Boston, MA to become the undisputed champion.
Dick Shikat 36/03/02 New York, NY
Boston AWA continues to recognize O'Mahoney as champion.
Ali Baba 36/04/25 Detroit, MI
Dave Levin 36/06/12 Newark, NJ
Wins by disqualification; Baba still recognized by NBA/NWA.
Dean Detton 36/09/28 Philadelphia, PA
Has also defeated Ed Stranler Lewis in a title tournament final earlier in the year in Philadelphia, PA.
Bronko Nagurski 37/06/16 Minneapolis, MN
Recognized by The Ring as the true world champion.
Jim Londos 38/11/18 Philadelphia, PA
Retires in 46.


DISPUTED BRANCHES

Lou Thesz
Unifies following titles to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight champion (except in Europe) :
Leo Nomellini # 55/03/22 San Francisco, CA
Defeats Thesz by countout in the second round and disqualification in the third round; California Athletic Commission recognizes the title change by disqualification, but both Thesz and Nomellini continue to claim the title.
Lou Thesz # 55/07/15? St. Louis, MO
Defeats Nomelini in rematch.
Whipper Billy Watson 56/03/15 Toronto, ON
Wins by count out.
Lou Thesz [2] 56/11/09 St. Louis, MO
Loses to Edouard Carpentier by disqualification on 57/06/14 in Chicago, IL when Thesz cannot continue due to a back injury; Thesz defeats Carpentier in rematch by disqualification on 57/07/24 in Montreal, QC; however, NWA continues to recognize Carpentier as the champion; Carpentier withdraws his claim to the title when his manager and Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn leaves NWA; NWA voids all recognition of Carpentier as champion and returns the title to Thesz in 57; Carpentier continues to be recognized as World champion in Omaha and Boston and later by World Wrestling Association in Los Angeles to legitimate the lineages of their world titles.; the World Heavyweight Title has not been unified since this day.



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