British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship
The British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship was one of the first Heavyweight professional wrestling championships in the United Kingdom and Australia[1][2]
| British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship | |||||||
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| Promotion | Joint Promotions British Wrestling Federation All Star Wrestling | ||||||
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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.[3] Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV's nationally published listings magazine TVTimes[4] The retirement of final champion Count Bartelli in 1986 received coverage from sources such as ITN.[5]
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date won: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotty McDougall | 1 | 29/07/20 | Newcastle, New South Wales | |
| Billy Meeske | 1 | 1931 | New South Wales | |
| Douglas Clark | 1 | 1936 | ||
| Tom Lurich | 1 | 36/05/30 | Sydney | |
| George Pencheff | 1 | 37/07/22 | Melbourne | |
| Alan Muir | 1 | 38/02/24 | Holds both British and British Empire Titles as of 38/02/24 | |
| Earl McCready | 1 | 38/08/23 | Melbourne | George Clark vs George Pencheff on 38/12/13 in Castleford, GBR (champion unknown) |
| Bill Verna | 1 | Melbourne | ||
| Geoff Portz | 1 | 1959 | Newcastle, New South Wales | |
| Vic Stewart | 1 | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Ray Hunter | 2 | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Allen Garfield | 1 | New South Wales | ||
| Ray Hunter | 3 | Sydney | ||
| Don Steadman | 1 | 64/03/04 | London | |
| Ray Hunter | 3 | 64/10/14 | London | |
| Laurie Boyd | 1 | New South Wales | ||
| Count Bartelli | 1 | 1969 | Adelaide, South Australia | |
| George Gordienko | 1 | 1971 | Newcastle, New South Wales | |
| Albert Wall | 1 | 72/01/08 | Hanley, Staffordshire | |
| Count Bartelli | 2 | 72/09/02 | Hanley, Staffordshire | |
| Hans Streiger | 1 | 1981 | Liverpool | |
| Count Bartelli | 3 | 1981 | Melbourne | Title retired on 86/01/18 when Bartelli retires |
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References
- http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bec-h.html
- http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=titles&kategorie=11&liga=279&titel=238
- "Count Bartelli successful defence of Commonwealth Heavyweight title against Pete Roberts in Solihull 10 February 1976". World Of Sport – Wrestling. ITV. 10 March 1976.
- "Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship: Count Bartelli v Pete Roberts". Saturday 10 March – Friday 16 March 1976 – Saturday listings page. TVTimes. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/1986/01/24/BGY601280369/?s=farewells
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