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.
| British Light Heavyweight Championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||
| Promotion | World of Sport All Star Wrestling | ||||
| Date established | 1920s | ||||
| Current champion(s) | Dean Allmark | ||||
| Date won | 19 August 2014 | ||||
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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.[1][2] Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV's nationally published listings magazine TVTimes.[3][4]
Title history
editThis 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
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Sam Clapham | 1920s | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | First recorded champion. | [5] |
| 2 | Atholl Oakeley | 1930 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Legacy from Clapham uncertain | [5] |
| 3 | Dick Wills | 1932 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 4 | Robert H Cook | 1936-1938 | House show | Manchester | 1 | N/A | Won title from Wills 08/05/1936. Won European Light Heavyweight title from Milo Popocopolis 22/05/1936. | [5] |
| 5 | Bill McDonald | 1947 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Legacy from Cook uncertain | [5] |
| 6 | Charley Fisher | June 1950 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 7 | Sonny Wallis | July 1950 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Vacated title | [5] |
| 8 | Norman Walsh | February 1951 | House show | Edinburgh | 1 | N/A | Defeated Tony Baer to win the title. | [5] |
| 9 | Les Kellett | N/A | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Dennis Mitchell | 1952 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 2 | Ernie Riley | 1952 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Defeated "Iron Man" Steve Logan to win the title. | [5] |
| 3 | Charley Fisher | N/A | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | Legacy from Riley uncertain. Vacated the title in 1955 after leaving the Light Heavyweight division. | [5] |
| 4 | Ernie Riley | 1955 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | Defeated "Iron Man" Steve Logan to win the title. | [5] |
| 5 | Billy Joyce | 1957 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 6 | Ernie Riley | N/A | House show | N/A | 3 | N/A | [5] | |
| 7 | Roy St. Clair | 1960 | House show | Nottingham | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 8 | Ernie Riley | May 1961 | House show | N/A | 4 | N/A | Riley retired as champion in December 1969. | [5] |
| 9 | Billy Joyce | 27 March 1971 | House show | Blackburn | 2 | 2,057 | Defeated Tony Charles for the vacant title. Retired as champion in 1976. | [5] |
| 10 | Marty Jones | 12 November 1976 | House show | Wolverhampton | 1 | N/A | Defeated Mark Rocco for the vacant title. Jones vacates the title in 1982 after winning the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship. | [5] |
| 11 | Dave Finlay | 24 February 1983 | House show | Oldham | 1 | 275 | Defeated Ringo Rigby in a tournament final | [5] |
| 12 | Marty Jones | 26 November 1983 | House show | Manchester | 2 | N/A | [5] | |
| 13 | Dave Finlay | February 1984 {NLT) | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | [5] | |
| 14 | Marty Jones | 8 February 1984 | House show | Leamington | 3 | 343 | Jones vacated the title in 1984 after regaining the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship. | [5] |
| 15 | Alan Kilby | 16 January 1985 | House show | Walsall | 1 | N/A | Defeated Steve Logan[Note 1] to win the vacant title. | [5] |
All Star Wrestling/ WAW/ RBW
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | King Ben | 25 March 1988 | House show | Keighley | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 2 | Alan Kilby | 1988 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | [5] | |
| 3 | Skull Murphy (Peter Northey) | N/A | House show | Norwich | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 4 | Alan Kilby | September 1995 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 3 | N/A | [5] | |
| 5 | Danny Boy Collins | 2 April 1996 | House show | Croydon | 1 | N/A | [5] | |
| 6 | Alan Kilby | January 1998 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 4 | N/A | [5] | |
| 7 | Ian Wilson | 10 October 1998 | House show | Norwich | 1 | N/A | This and the next title change may have been on WAW house shows. | [5] |
| 8 | Alan Kilby | November 1998 | House show | Norwich | 5 | N/A | Last claimed the title on 1 November 2004. Wore belt to RBW shows in 2003. |
[5] |
| 9 | Dean Allmark | 2014 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Title reactivated by All Star | |
| 10 | Seiki Yoshioka | 6 July 2014 | House show | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 44 | [6][7] | |
| 11 | Dean Allmark | 19 August 2014 | House show | Rhyl | 2 | 3,751 | [8] | |
Footnotes
edit- ^ unrelated to the Steve Logan listed above
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Marty Jones capture of vacant British Light Heavyweight title in tournament final over Mark Rocco in Wolverhampton 12 October 1976". World Of Sport - Wrestling. ITV. 23 October 1976.
- ^ "Fit Finlay capture of vacant British Light Heavyweight title in tournament final over Ringo Rigby in Oldham 24 February 1983". World Of Sport - Wrestling. ITV. 12 March 1983.
- ^ "For the vacant British Light Heavyweight Championship: Marty Jones v Mark Rocco". Saturday 23 October - Friday 29 October 1976 - Saturday listings page. TVTimes. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ ""For the vacant British Light Heavyweight Championship: Fit Finlay v Ringo Rigby"". Saturday 12 March - Friday 18 March 1983 - Saturday listings page. TVTimes. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Europe - Great Britain: British Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 403. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Fighting Entertainment Wrestle-1 「衝撃～Impact～」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-07-06. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. 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.