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1270:. Retrieved
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1184:Ludvig Borga
1055:Deactivated
896:July 5, 1997
804:Ludvig Borga
767:July 3, 1993
685:July 6, 1991
331:South Africa
327:Johannesburg
281:South Africa
152:South Africa
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95:(3,172 days)
50:Date retired
293:Jan Wilkens
77:Most reigns
1590:Categories
1568:Key people
1474:Divisional
1242:References
962:Ulf Herman
942:Catch Cup
689:Catch Cup
627:House show
616:Bull Power
546:Catch Cup
500:House show
489:Bull Power
458:House show
412:House show
401:Bull Power
369:House show
322:House show
272:House show
107:(111 days)
104:Bull Power
85:(4 reigns)
62:Statistics
1575:Otto Wanz
1376:(current)
1338:Otto Wanz
1120:Otto Wanz
1103:Wrestler
1042:Big Titan
1040:Defeated
960:Defeated
646:Defeated
534:Otto Wanz
445:Otto Wanz
356:Otto Wanz
291:Defeated
277:Cape Town
259:Otto Wanz
241:Location
216:Champion
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71:Otto Wanz
32:Promotion
1495:Tag Team
1448:Regional
1230:See also
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27:Details
1531:Events
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822:Bremen
734:Bremen
664:Mexico
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550:Bremen
505:Vienna
385:3,172
244:Reign
238:Event
225:Notes
191:Reign
172:Europe
168:Africa
162:, and
158:, the
130:German
121:was a
1511:Other
1432:World
1353:Rambo
1136:Rambo
1100:Rank
1010:Rambo
849:Rambo
761:Rambo
679:Rambo
656:Japan
648:Rambo
247:Days
235:Date
199:Days
82:Rambo
1274:2017
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178:Key
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