European Heavyweight Championship
The European Heavyweight Championship is a name used for various top titles competed for throughout the European professional wrestling circuit.
The title was recognised as official by UK national TV network ITV for the purposes of their coverage of the UK wrestling scene[1] and by its listings magazine TVTimes in accompanying magazine feature coverage.[2]
The title was defended in many promotions in Europe, and other versions of this one title also appeared in certain promotions. On August 25, 2001 the European Wrestling Union produced a European Heavyweight Championship tournament in Bochum, Germany, bringing in wrestlers some of whom claimed to already be the champion. This tournament saw these titles merge into one with Britain's Robbie Brookside confirming his claim as champion by defeating American "Five Star" Cory K in a championship decider.
The title history below shows all the holders of the title in chronological order. However, there are instances where another wrestler has taken the role of champion, or claimed the title but no official title change was recorded (these are noted with "unknown title history", or other details.)
Title history
BWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by British Wrestling Association.[3]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Heinrich Froehner | N/A | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
2 | Atholl Oakeley | 1932 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
3 | Heinrich Froehner | 1933 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||
4 | Karl Pojello | 1933 | House show | Nottingham, Great Britain | 1 | N/A | ||
5 | Henri Deglane | April 1934 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
6 | Dan Koloff | April 7, 1934 | House show | Paris, France | 1 | N/A | ||
7 | Henri Deglane | N/A | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
8 | Al Pereira | July 1937 | House show | Paris, France | 1 | N/A | ||
9 | Dan Koloff | 1937 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||
10 | Al Pereira | 1937 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||
11 | Dan Koloff | 1937 | House show | N/A | 3 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
12 | Felix Lamban | 1940s | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Lamban holds the title during several shows. | |
13 | Victorio Ochoa | 1940s | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
14 | Yvar Martinson | 1949 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
15 | Felxi Miquet | November 8, 1949 | House show | Paris, France | 1 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
16 | Jack Dale | N/A | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
17 | Jose Tarres | August 28, 1948 | House show | Barcelona, Spain | 1 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
18 | Bert Assirati | 1949 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
— | Vacated | August 1952 | — | — | — | — | After Assirati left for India. | |
19 | Shirley Crabtree | 1952 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Crabtree defeated Yvar Martinson for the vacant title. | |
20 | Joe Robinson | 1952 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
21 | Vicente Febrer | 1952 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
22 | Milo Popocopolis | 1961 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
23 | Shirley Crabtree | 1961 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
24 | Jim Olivera | 1961 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
25 | Billy Joyce | 1961 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
26 | Billy Robinson | June 12, 1965 | House show | Manchester, Great Britain | 1 | N/A | ||
— | Vacated | 1970 | — | — | — | — | After Robinson left for North America. | |
27 | Horst Hoffman | July 1971 | House show | Cologne, West Germany | 1 | N/A | ||
28 | Albert Wall | February 4, 1974 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
29 | René Lassatasse | 1977 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2] | |
30 | Hans Streiger | 1978 | House show | Stuttgart, West Germany | 1 | N/A | ||
31 | Pete Curry | March 24, 1978 | House show | Liverpool, Great Britain | 1 | N/A | ||
32 | Wild Angus | 1978 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
— | Vacated | 1978 | House show | N/A | — | — | Wild Angus was stripped of the title. | |
33 | Hans Streiger | N/A | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||
34 | Steve Veidor | September 15, 1978 | House show | Liverpool, Great Britain | 1 | N/A | ||
35 | Hans Streiger | 1979 | House show | N/A | 3 | N/A | ||
36 | Johnny Kincaid | 1980 | House show | Hamburg, West Germany | 1 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
37 | Wayne Bridges | N/A | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
38 | Kwick-Kick Lee | January 25, 1983 | House show | London, Great Britain | 1 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
39 | Pat Roach | March 1990 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
40 | Giant Haystacks | February 6, 1991 | House show | Great Britain | 1 | N/A | ||
41 | Pat Roach | 1991 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
42 | John Prator | 1995 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
43 | Rob Brookside | 1999 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | On August 25, 2001, Bochum, Germany, Brookside confirms his claim by winning the European Wrestling Union's European Heavyweight Championship tournament. | |
44 | Karl Krammer | October 10, 2001 | House show | Berlin, Germany | 1 | N/A | Kramer won the title after Brookside did not defend it within its 60 days ruling. | |
45 | The Flatliner | February 1, 2002 | House show | Exmouth, Great Britain | 1 | N/A | ||
— | Vacated | February 17, 2002 | — | — | — | — | After The Flatliner breaks his leg. | |
46 | Rob Brookside | February 19, 2002 | House show | Yeovil, Great Britain | 2 | N/A | Brookside defeated Justin Starr in a tournament final for the vacant title. | |
47 | The Flatliner | 2003 | House show | Exeter | 2 | N/A | Won a 20-man battle royal |
FFCP European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel.[4]
Spain European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship.[5]
JP European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Joint Promotions.[6]
ASW European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by All Star Wrestling.[7]
FCW European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Freestyle Championship Wrestling.[8]
FWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Frontier Wrestling Alliance.[9]
ICWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by International Catch Wrestling Alliance.[10]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Fritz Hellmeister (Eric Schwarz) | N/A | House show | Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 1 | N/A | ||
2 | Bad Bones John Kay | N/A | House show | Hesdin | 1 | N/A | ||
3 | Eric Schwarz | N/A | House show | Lille | 2 | N/A |
UEWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Union of European Wrestling Alliances.[11]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Rampage Brown | April 24, 2010 | House show | Buchholz, Germany | 1 | 161 | Won an Eight-Man-Tournament | |
2 | Mikey Whiplash | October 2, 2010 | House show | Hanley, England | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | James Mason | October 2, 2010 | House show | Hanley, England | 1 | 231 | ||
4 | "Bad Bones" John Kay | May 21, 2011 | House show | Pinneberg, Germany | 1 | 329 | ||
5 | Chaos | April 14, 2012 | House show | Viborg, Denmark | 1 | 1,280 | ||
6 | Drew Galloway | October 16, 2015 | House show | Kiel, Germany | 1 | N/A | Defeats Chaos and Apu Singh in 3-way match. | |
7 | Chaos | N/A | House show | Randers, Denmark | 2 | N/A | Defeats Steinbolt. Galloway forced to vacate title due to travel issues. | |
8 | Erik Isaksen | N/A | House show | Oslo, Norway | 1 | N/A | ||
9 | Lionheart | N/A | House show | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 | N/A |
See also
- European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship
- WWE European Championship
- WWE United Kingdom Championship
References
- World of Sport - Wrestling from The Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire, ITV 24 June 1967 Geoff Porter v. Billy Robinson - Robinson is billed as British and European Heavyweight Champion)
- "These are the champions side panel to George Kidd interview - lists René Lassatasse as European Heavyweight Champion". TVTimes. 1977.
- "BWA European Heavyweight Title (Great Britain)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "European Heavyweight Title [FFCP]". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "European Heavyweight Title (Spain)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "European Heavyweight Title [Joint Promotions]". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "European Heavyweight Title [All Star Promotions] (Great Britain)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "FCW Heavyweight Title (Netherlands)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "FWA European Heavyweight Title (Great Britain)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "ICWA / NWA European Heavyweight Title (France)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- "UEWA European Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.