The German Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship defended exclusively in Germany. The title has been claimed by various German independent promotions throughout the years. The first version was established in 1937 and since then many promotions have created their own versions of the German Heavyweight Championship.
Title histories Names NameYears German Heavyweight Championship1930s–1950sVoRo German Heavyweight ChampionshipApril 4, 1992–October 7, 1992CWA German ChampionshipOctober 10, 1998–December 4, 1999
Key SymbolMeaningNo.The overall championship reignReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.EventThe event in which the championship changed handsN/AThe specific information is not known —Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign[Note #]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
Original version The original version of the German Heavyweight Championship was created on July 15, 1937, when Hans Schmeling was billed as the German Heavyweight Champion in United Kingdom and United States. Karl Krauser was later recognized as the champion. #WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes1Hans Schmeling1July 15, 1937The length of the championship is too uncertain to calculate.The location of the match was not captured as part of the documentation.Live eventSchmeling was billed as the German Heavyweight Champion in United Kingdom and probably United States.—————2Karl Krauser1c. 1950s———There is no documentation of the date when Karl Krauser vacated the title.————
VoRo Agentor version (1992) VoRo Agentor recognized a version of the German Heavyweight Championship in 1992, which the promotion called VoRo German Heavyweight Championship. #WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes1Ulf Ranger1April 4, 1992Karlsruhe, GermanyLive eventDefeated Buffalo Breheny to win the vacant title.——October 7, 1992—Bremerhaven, Bremen, GermanyLive eventThe title was defended for the last time at the event as VoRo closed after the event.
Catch Wrestling Association version (1998–1999) Catch Wrestling Association created its own version of the German Heavyweight Championship at the Champions Night event in the Catch World Cup tour on October 10, 1998. They named it the "CWA German Championship". The championship was contested under 10 three-minute rounds. #WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes1Christian Eckstein1October 10, 1998Hanover, GermanyCatch World CupDefeated Eddy Steinblock to win the vacant title.——December 4, 1999—Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch FestivalCWA closed after the event, thus vacating the title.
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