Английская Википедия:British Heavyweight Championship
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The British Heavyweight Championship is a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The championship was recognised and defended on matches screened by UK national television network ITV as part of the professional wrestling slot on World of Sport as well as standalone broadcasts.[1][2] Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV's nationally published listings magazine TVTimes.[3][4]
Multiple versions of the British Heavyweight Championship may exist in the wrestling circuit of the United Kingdom at any given time, however some versions have been undisputed by dint of being the only active version during that period. The British Wrestling Association version was undisputed 1930-1934 and 1938-1950. The Joint Promotions version was undisputed 1952-1958, 1966-1974 and 1975-1982. This version was then transferred to All Star Wrestling where it remained undisputed until 1985 and became so again from 1989 until the late 1990s (as smaller, often American-style promotions increasingly set up their own versions).
Title histories
This is the combined list of different versions of the British Heavyweight Titles, each of which was probably the most significant version at the time. Each version may or may not be connected to another. However, all title changes are either actual or "official" unless indicated otherwise.
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
| No. | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event | The event in which the championship changed hands |
| N/A | The 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. |
British Wrestling Association 1930–1950
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1930 | [Note 1] | [Note 2] | Live event | Won a series of matches to become the first champion. | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Dts | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Vacated when Oakeley retired due to injuries | |
| 2 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1935 | [Note 1] | London, England | Live event | ||
| 3 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1937 | [Note 1] | [Note 2] | Live event | ||
| 4 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1938 | [Note 1] | [Note 2] | Live event | ||
| 5 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1939 | [Note 1] | [Note 2] | Live event | ||
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Michael O'Leary was killed during the outbreak of the war, he died undefeated. | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | Шаблон:Dts | [Note 1] | Manchester | Live event | Assirati had been claiming the title since 1940. | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Dts | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Championship vacated when Assirati left Britain for India. |
- Disputed claims 1934-1938
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Sort | 1 | 1934 | [Note 1] | London | Live event | Some claim Garnon's first reign began one year earlier | |
| 2 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | Шаблон:Dts | [Note 1] | Manchester | Live event | ||
| 3 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1938 | [Note 1] | [Note 2] | Live event | Won by default when Clark fails to appear for a scheduled defence. | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Until Bert Assirati is recognised as champion |
Joint Promotions 1952–1982 & 1985–1989
Disputed Branch: British Wrestling Federation 1958–1966
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 1958 | [Note 1] | [Note 2] | Live event | Stripped by Joint Promotions - Continued to claim title and was recognised by BWF | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Dts | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Assirati stripped by BWF while recovering from injury. | |
| 2 | Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 1960 | [Note 1] | [Note 2] | Live event | Won a tournament | |
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Dts | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Crabtree retired after a legitimate campaign of harassment by Assirati.[7] No replacement was crowned, making Joint Promotions' Billy Joyce an Undisputed Champion. |
All Star Wrestling 1974, 1982–present
Disputed Branch: The Wrestling Alliance 1999–2003
Footnotes
Universal British Heavyweight Championship
On 10 July 2002 All-Star's Champion, Doug Williams along with other top title holding wrestlers entered into a tournament to be recognised as Universal British Heavyweight Champion by The Wrestling Alliance, Frontier Wrestling Alliance, World Association of Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, and Premier Promotions. Doug Williams would first defeat the then-TWA British Heavyweight Champion, Justin Starr (though Starr would continue to be recognised as champion), before going on to defeat The Zebra Kid in a tournament final to become the Universal British Heavyweight Champion.
The Universal version of this title would not last long with all the promotions splitting out their British Heavyweight titles, but Williams continued to be recognised as the Universal British Heavyweight Champion.
See also
References
External links
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