AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship
The AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship was a short-lived mid-card professional wrestling title contested for in the American Wrestling Association promotion between 1969 and 1979. The title was primarily defended in Canada, hence the British Empire name.[1]
Title history
- Key
Symbol |
Meaning |
No. |
The overall championship reign |
Reign |
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
Event |
The event in which the championship changed hands |
N/A |
The specific information is not known |
# |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
1 |
Lyons, Billy RedBilly Red Lyons |
1 |
000000001968-12-10-0000December 10, 1968 |
514 |
N/A |
House show |
|
[1] |
2 |
X !Dr. X |
1 |
000000001970-05-08-0000May 8, 1970 |
48 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
|
[1] |
3 |
Lyons, Billy RedBilly Red Lyons |
2 |
000000001970-06-25-0000June 25, 1970 |
63 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
|
[1] |
4 |
Lanza, BlackjackBlackjack Lanza |
1 |
000000001970-08-27-0000August 27, 1970 |
43 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
|
[1] |
5 |
X !Dr. X |
2 |
000000001970-10-09-0000October 9, 1970 |
1665 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
|
[1] |
6 |
Robinson, BillyBilly Robinson |
1 |
000000001975-05-01-0000May 1, 1975 |
1050 |
England |
House show |
Robinson was named champion. |
[1] |
7 |
Mosca, AngeloAngelo Mosca |
1 |
000000001978-03-16-0000March 16, 1978 |
63 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
|
[1] |
8 |
Robinson, BillyBilly Robinson |
2 |
000000001978-05-18-0000May 18, 1978 |
525 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
|
[1] |
9 |
Super !Super Destroyer Mark II |
1 |
000000001979-10-25-0000October 25, 1979 |
18 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
|
[1] |
10 |
Robinson, BillyBilly Robinson |
3 |
000000001979-11-12-0000November 12, 1979 |
1 ![Note 1] |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
House show |
The title was later abandoned. |
[1] |
Footnotes
- ↑ The exact date the championship was abandoned is unknown making the length of the reign too uncertain to calcuate.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links