British Light Heavyweight Championship
The British Light Heavyweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's broken history dates back to the 1920s. After going inactive in 2004, the title was re-activated in 2014.
Title history
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.
Original
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
| Sam Clapham | 1 | 1920s | First recorded champion. | |
| Atholl Oakeley | 1 | 1930 | Legacy from Clapham uncertain | |
| Dick Wills | 1 | 1932 | ||
| Robert H Cook | 1 | 1936-1938 | Manchester | Won title from Wills 08/05/1936. Won European Light Heavyweight title from Milo Popocopolis 22/05/1936. |
| Bill McDonald | 1 | 1947 | Legacy from Cook uncertain | |
| Charley Fisher | 1 | June 1950 | ||
| Sonny Wallis | 1 | July 1950 | Vacated title | |
| Norman Walsh | 1 | February 1951 | Edinburgh | Defeated Tony Baer to win the title. |
| Les Kellett | 1 | |||
Joint Promotions
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
| Dennis Mitchell | 1 | 1952 | ||
| Ernie Riley | 1 | 1952 | Defeats "Iron Man" Steve Logan (from London) to win the title. | |
| Charley Fisher | 2 | Legacy from Riley uncertain. Vacates the title in 1955 after leaving the Light Heavyweight division. | ||
| Ernie Riley | 2 | 1955 | Defeats "Iron Man" Steve Logan (from London) to win the vacant title. | |
| Billy Joyce | 1 | 1957 | ||
| Ernie Riley | 3 | |||
| Roy St. Clair | 1 | 1960 | Nottingham | |
| Ernie Riley | 4 | May 1961 | Riley reitres as champion in December 1969 | |
| Billy Joyce | 2 | 27/03/1971 | Blackburn | Defeated Tony Charles for the vacant title. Retired as champion in 1976. |
| Marty Jones | 1 | 12/11/1976 | Wolverhampton | Defeats Mark Rocco for the vacant title. Jones vacates the title in 1982 after winning the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship. |
| Dave Finlay | 1 | 24/2/1983 | Oldham | Defeats Ringo Rigby in a tournament final |
| Marty Jones | 2 | 26/11/1983 | Manchester | |
| Dave Finlay | 2 | before February 1984 | ||
| Marty Jones | 3 | 8/2/1984 | Leamington | Jones vacates the title in 1984 after regaining the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship. |
| Alan Kilby | 1 | 16/1/1985 | Walsall | Defeats Steve Logan (from Birmingham - unrelated to Steve Logan from London) to win the vacant title. |
All Star Wrestling
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
| King Ben | 1 | 25/3/1988 | Keighley | |
| Alan Kilby | 2 | 1988 | ||
| Skull Murphy (Peter Northey) | 1 | 25/3/1995 | Norwich | |
| Alan Kilby | 3 | Before September 1995 | ||
| Danny Boy Collins | 1 | 2/4/1996 | Croydon | |
| Alan Kilby | 4 | Before January 1998 | ||
| Ian Wilson | 1 | 10/10/1998 | Norwich | |
| Alan Kilby | 5 | November 1998 | Norwich | Last claimed the title on 1/11/2004. |
| Dean Allmark | 1 | 2014 | ||
| Seiki Yoshioka | 1 | July 6, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | [1][2] |
| Dean Allmark | 2 | August 19, 2014 | Rhyl | [3] |
References
- ↑ "Fighting Entertainment Wrestle-1 「衝撃～Impact～」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ↑ "イングランド遠征中の吉岡世起選手初防衛戦決定のお知らせ". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ↑ "イングランドでの吉岡世起選手、初防衛戦結果のお知らせ". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
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