Chris Raaber

Chris Raab ( born September 6, 1981 in Leoben, Austria ) is an Austrian professional wrestler. Currently he also competes under the ring name Bambikiller.

Because of his training in the major wrestling styles Raaber regarded as so-called " all-rounder ".

Private

Raab is married and has a daughter and a son since late summer 2011. Since November 2008 he has in his home town of Leoben a gym with attached wrestling school.

One of the great models Chris Raabers is "Big Otto" Wanz.

Career

Chris Raab was in 1997 when the then 15 -year-old Michael Kovac in Europe, that form in the English - style wrestling and made ​​his wrestling debut on May 9, 1998, when he participated in a tournament in Hanover at the age of 16 years. Raaber stood at various wrestling leagues under contract which also took him abroad. He has appeared several times in Japan and the United States. But even in the Arabic-speaking countries it was used in matches, such as in Kuwait.

Early in his wrestling career, Chris Raab, 1998 was first committed at IWA Mid-South Wrestling, and was trained there by Ian Rotten in hardcore style.

In the period between 2000 and 2001 were his mentor Michael Kovac and he six times participants in the "Fight Camps ", which by Dory Funk, Jr. 's The Funking Conservatory - was organized pro-wrestling school in Florida. Chris Raab was trained by Dory Funk, Jr. in the U.S. and by Osamu Nishimura and Mr. Hatori in the Japanese wrestling style.

Subsequently Raaber completed some appearances in WCW, where he was part of a Stables. There Raaber was involved in a feud program at short notice.

WWE talent scout who as part of a UK tour also visited the German wrestling leagues in November 2005, Chris Raab took under closer observation and in 2006 Raaber settled in South America Colombia to train in technical Lucha Libre style. In January, he signed with the WWE a funding agreement in a farm league, but was not redeemed.

2007, Chris Raab at a WWE England tour some try-out matches where he in the RAW roster and SmackDown! took. One of his former opponent was Kurt Angle.

In March 2009 a multi-year commitment was promised Chris Raab from the wrestling market leader World Wrestling Entertainment and the end of the same month signed a WWE Raaber standard contract that has a term of three years.

Raaber occurred from May 2009 under the ring name Christoph Herzog within the WWE developmental league Florida Championship Wrestling in Florida. In January 2010, reports were published, in which it was rumored that Raab had been released from his current contract. Immediately after becoming aware of these messages Raaber denied the dismissal on its own MySpace page. But since he had his last appearance at Florida Championship Wrestling 10 September 2009 and he competes again in the international indie scene since January 16, 2010 can be assumed that World Wrestling Entertainment has terminated his contract.

Achievements

  • European Wrestling Association
  • 4 x EWA World Heavyweight Champion
  • Athletic Club Wrestling
  • 2 x ACW International Champion
  • Italian Championship Wrestling
  • ICW Italian wrestling champion
  • Funkin ' Conservatory
  • FC International Champion
  • Other
  • WFU Rookie Trophy Champion
  • Power Wrestling Federation
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