European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship
- European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship
The European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship was a Greco-Roman professional wrestling championship contested for throughout the continent of Europe. The title existed from 1894 through 1905.
The final champion Georg Hackenschmidt 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.
Title history
References
* [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling Wrestling Information Archive]
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