British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship
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The British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship was one of the first Heavyweight professional wrestling championships in the United Kingdom and Australia[1][2]
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: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29/07/20 | Newcastle, New South Wales | ||
| Billy Meeske | 1 | 1931 | New South Wales | |
| 1 | 1936 | |||
| Tom Lurich | 1 | 36/05/30 | Sydney | |
| 1 | 37/07/22 | Melbourne | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 1959 | Newcastle, New South Wales | ||
| 1 | Brisbane, Queensland | |||
| 2 | Brisbane, Queensland | |||
| Allen Garfield | 1 | New South Wales | ||
| 3 | Sydney | |||
| 1 | 64/03/04 | London | ||
| 3 | 64/10/14 | London | ||
| Laurie Boyd | 1 | New South Wales | ||
| 1 | 1969 | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| George Gordienko | 1 | 1971 | Newcastle, New South Wales | |
| 1 | 72/01/08 | Hanley, Staffordshire | ||
| 2 | 72/09/02 | Hanley, Staffordshire | ||
| 1 | 1981 | Liverpool | ||
| 3 | 1981 | Melbourne | Title retired on 86/01/18 when Bartelli retires |
See also[]
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.
- ^ "Image collections | Getty Images UK".
External links[]
Categories:
- Heavyweight wrestling championships
- National professional wrestling championships
- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom