Chris Raaber
| Born |
September 6, 1981 Leoben, Styria, Austria |
|---|---|
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Bambikiller / Bambi Killer Chris Raab Chris Raaber Chris the Bambikiller Christoph Herzog Flaming Spirit Kristof Hertzog Narciso |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Trained by |
Dory Funk Jr. Michael Kovac Ian Rotten FCW Riki Choshu |
| Debut | May 9, 1998 |
Chris Raaber (born September 5, 1981) is an Austrian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bambikiller (occasionally spelled Bambi Killer), He runs his own promotion European Wrestling Association.
Raaber is a former one time (Zero1) World Heavyweight Champion, one-time wXw Heavyweight Champion and four-time EWA World Heavyweight Champion.
In 1997, Chris Raaber met with Michael Kovac who was wrestling in Europe; by then Raaber accepted Kovac's offer to teach him to wrestle. At the age of 16, Raaber made his debut in Independent Wrestling World wrestling in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, against Gary Mountain as he lost by disqualification. Less than a year into his career, Raaber won the WFU Rookie Trophy by defeating German Kid in the finals of the tournament. During his early years, Raaber wrestled for several German promotions including German Wrestling Association, German Wrestling Federation and NWA Germany.
After a short stint in North America, Raaber returned to Germany, making his debut for Westside Xtreme Wrestling in May 2001. After winning a number one contenders tournament, Raaber faced Mad Cow for the vacant wXw World Heavyweight Championship, which he lost. However, on February 3, 2002, he won another number one contenders tournament and defeated Thomas Blade for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship. He later vacated the title in July 2002. During his time as champion, he won the ACW International Championship from Aykut in May and in June he made his Ireland debut where he won the EWA World Heavyweight Championship. Raaber lost his ACW International Championship back to Aykut in September only to win it back in December, he lost the title to Mr. Natural Wonder in March 2003. As the EWA World Heavyweight Champion, Raaber wrestled throughout western Europe, making his debut in France. On December 14, 2004, Raaber lost the championship to Cannonball Grizzly but regained it on April 3, 2005. On April 2, 2006, Raaber won the ICW Italian Championship in a fatal four way but would lose it a month later to Kaio. In December, he would lose to Joe E. Legend in the semi final of the EPW Iron Man Tournament and the next day would defeat him by DQ in a match for the EPW Heavyweight Championship. In August 2007, Raaber made his debut in Finland and took on Finland's top star, Starbuck and would retain his World Championship. In September, Raaber would win the Königsschlacht Battle Royal at the European Wrestling Association. On April 5, 2008, Raaber made it to the final of the King Of Kutenholz Tournament before losing to Karsten Kretschmer. In the spring of 2009, Raaber had to vacate the EWA World Heavyweight Championship when he signed a development contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.
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