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British Heavyweight Title
(as of 2009/05/16)

  • This is a combined list of different versions of the World Middleweight Titles in Europe. Each version may or may not be connected to another. However, I did NOT make up any title change. All title chages are either actual or "official" unless indicated with symbol(s). For the complete/detailed listings, I recommend Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will.

British Wrestling Association ( 1930 - 1950s? )
Joint Promotions ( 1952 - 1988 )
All-Star Promotions ( 1988 - 1996 )
The Wrestling Alliance ( 2001/03< - 2002/06 )
All-Star Promotions ( 2002/06 -   )

Atholl Oakeley30
Wins series of matches to become the first champion; retires in 35 due to injury; Douglas Clark claims the title after 31/06.
Bill Garnon35London
Recognized as champion after Oakeley's retirement; has claimed the title since 34 although he loses the version to Douglas Clark on 34/11/02 in Manchester.
M. Fazal37
Defeats Garnon for the title.
Alan Muir38
George Gregory claims the title in the same year for winning by default when the claimant Douglas Clark no-shows scheduled defense; Gregory's version is later declared vacant.
Michael O'Leary39
Defeats Muir for the title; vacant when O'Leary killed during the outbreak of the war.
Bert Assirati45/01/27Manchester
Assirati had been claiming the title since Clark's reign; vacant in 1950 when Assirati leaves for India.
Ernie Baldwin52/01<Newcastle
Defeats Dave Armstrong in tournament final.
Alf Rawlings53
Dai Sullivan53
Ernie Baldwin [2]53
Tony Mancelli55/09/09
Vacant in 55.
Bert Assirati [2]55/10/19
Defeats Ernie Baldwin; stripped by Joint Promotions in 58; continues to claim title and is recognized by British Wrestling Federation; stripped by BWF in 60 while recovering from injury.
Billy Joyce58/04/15London
Defeats Gordon Nelson.
Ernie Baldwin [3]59/11Glasgow
Billy Joyce [2]59/12
Dennis Mitchell59/12
Billy Joyce [3]60/07/15Bradford
Shirley Crabtree wins a tournament for BWF version in 60.
Geoff Portz64/03/09Bradford
Billy Joyce [4]64/09/26Middlesborough
Albert Wall66/02/20Nottingham
Gwynn Davies66/02/17Nottingham
Billy Joyce [5]66/03/17Nottingham
Ian Campbell66/05/04Perth
Billy Joyce [6]66/06/28Edinburgh
Becomes the undisputed champion when Shirley Crabtree vacates the BWF version in 66 and no replacement is crowned.
Billy Robinson67/01/18Manchester
Vacant in 70/02 when Robinson leaves for North America.
Albert Wall [2]70/04/13Nottingham
Defeats Steve Veidor.
Gwynn Davies [2]71/01/18Loughborough
Albert Wall [3]71/05/08Manchester
Vacant in 74 when Wall retires temporarily.
Gwynn Davies [3]75/02/15Manchester
Tony St. Clair77/05/28Manchester
Giant Haystacks78/11/23London
Tony St. Clair [2]79/04/25London
Moves to All-Star Promotions in 82 with the title; recognition eventually withdrawn by Joint Promotions in 85; Pat Roach wins tournament to be recognized by the Joint version and loses to Ray Steele in 85; Dalibur Singh wins Joint version from Steele in 86.
Kendo Nagasaki (Peter Thornley)88/04/07?Bristol?
Joint Promotions continues to recognize Singh.
Tony St. Clair [3]88
Becomes undisputed champion after Singh joins All-Star in 89 and renounces his claim.
David Finlay90/02/06Croydon
Dave Taylor91/04/06King's Lynn
Tony St. Clair [4]93/05/04Croydon
Vacant in 95.
Dave Taylor [2]95/07/04Croydon
Defeats Marty Jones in tournament final.
Marty Jones96Croydon
Vacant in 96 upon retirement.
Karl Krammer # 96
Claims the All-Star version.
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Drew McDonald01/03<
Recognized by The Wrestling Alliance.
Justin Starr01/05/07Weymouth
Vacant on 01/07/12 following a controversial finish in the rematch against McDonald.
Rob Brookside01
Stripped on 01/12/16 for sanctioning his own defences resulting in a breach of contract; may also be recognized by All Star.
Justin Starr [2]02/01/17Southampton
Doug Williams02/01/26Bognor Regis
Reigning FWA champion, defeats Justin Starr to be recognized by The Wrestling Alliance; has claimed the All Star version as of the previous year, possibly by defeating Rob Brookside.
Rob Brookside [2]02/01/26Bognor Regis
Brookside relinquishes the title on 02/02/01 in Exmouth and declares the winner of the royal rumble match that night, of which he entered, will be the new champion.
Justin Starr [3]02/02/01Exmouth
Wins a royal rumble.
Doug Williams [2]02/06/18Southampton
Defeats Zebra Kid in a tournament final to be recognized as Universal British Heavyweight champion by All Star, TWA, FWA, WAW, and Premiere Promotions; defeats TWA version champion Starr in earlier round.
Robbie Brookside [3]02/09/29Liverpool
Drew McDonald [2]05/06/07Croydon
Steve Sonic06/01/17Croydon
Vacant in 06/06 when Sonic goes to America for a tryout with OVW, a developmental league for WWE.
James Mason06/11/12Croydon
Wins a 4-way elimination match against Robbie Brookside, Doug Williams, and Drew McDonald.
Broody Steele07/09/02Liverpool
The first non-British to hold the title.
Robbie Brookside [4]08/02/11Liverpool
Vacant in 09/05 due to knee injury.
Bad News Brown 09/05/16 Hanley
Not the late Allen Coage; wins 4-way elimination final of an 8-man tournament against James Mason, Doug Williams, and Karl Kramer.


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