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
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  Billy Red Lyons  December 10, 1968  House show N/A  1  514 [1]
 2  Dr. X  May 8, 1970  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  1  48 [1]
 3  Billy Red Lyons  June 25, 1970  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  2  63 [1]
 4  Blackjack Lanza  August 27, 1970  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  1  43 [1]
 5  Dr. X  October 9, 1970  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  2  1665 [1]
 6  Billy Robinson  May 1, 1975  House show England  1  1050 Robinson was named champion. [1]
 7  Angelo Mosca  March 16, 1978  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  1  63 [1]
 8  Billy Robinson  May 18, 1978  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  2  525 [1]
 9  Super Destroyer Mark II  October 25, 1979  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  1  18 [1]
 10  Billy Robinson  November 12, 1979  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  3  [Note 1] The title was later abandoned. [1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ The exact date the championship was abandoned is unknown making the length of the reign too uncertain to calculate. Robinson was mentioned as the champion as late as February 1985.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AWA_British_Empire_Heavyweight_Championship
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