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The British Welterweight Championship is the welterweight title competed for throughout the British wrestling circuit.
Many versions of the British Welterweight Championship exist in the independent circuit of the United Kingdom at any given time but the scene is usually dominated by one companies version. When another company becomes dominant the title often manages to unify itself or is brought into that company.
[edit] History
The British Welterweight title's lineage can be traced back to 1938 before being recognised in Joint Promotions. The title would later be used in All-Star Promotions and The Wrestling Alliance before last being contested for in Revolution British Wrestling.
The title first became recognised by RBW in August 2003, when a decider contest was held between Spud and Jack Hazard which saw Spud crowned RBW's first British Welterweight Champion. The last RBW holder would be Kid Regis who would hold the belt until RBW's eventual closer in late 2005.
Regis continued to defend the Welterweight Championship on the indy circuit, eventually losing it to Tex Benedict, who currently holds the title and defends it regularly on the independent circuit.
[edit] Title histories
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.
[edit] British Indy Circuit (1938-1953)
| Wrestler: |
Reign: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| Harold Angus |
1 |
1938 |
|
Vacated in 1948 when Augus dies following a shoot accident. |
| Mick McManus |
1 |
1949 |
|
Defeats Eddie Capelli. |
| Jack Dempsey |
1 |
1951 |
|
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| Alan Colbeck |
1 |
??/05/1952 |
|
Defeats Les Stent. |
[edit] Joint Promotions (1953-1989)
| Wrestler: |
Reign: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| Tony Lawrence |
1 |
1953 |
|
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| Jack Dempsey |
2 |
1953 |
|
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| Mick McManus |
2 |
05/01/1957 |
London |
|
| Jack Dempsey |
2 |
23/04/1958 |
London |
Vacated in October 1966 when Dempsey temporarily retired due to illness. |
| Alan Sargeant |
1 |
26/11/1966 |
Hemel Hempstead |
Defeats Alan Wood in tournament final. |
| Jim Breaks |
1 |
06/11/1967 |
Leeds |
|
| Alan Sargeant |
2 |
??/09/1968 |
|
|
| Brian Maxine |
1 |
30/09/1969 |
Croydon |
May have won the title earlier in the month and defend against Sarjeant on this day; vacates in June 1971 after winning the middleweight title. |
| Vic Faulkner |
1 |
20/07/1971 |
Croydon |
Defeats Adrian Street. |
| Jim Breaks |
2 |
31/05/1976 |
Bradford |
|
| Vic Faulkner |
2 |
28/08/1976 |
Manchester |
|
| Jim Breaks |
3 |
09/03/1977 |
Buxton |
|
| Vic Faulkner |
3 |
05/07/1977 |
Leicester |
Title immediately held up by Joint Promotions because of the interference by Bert Royal. |
| Jim Breaks |
4 |
30/11/1977 |
London |
Defeats Faulkner in rematch. |
| Dynamite Kid |
1 |
25/01/1978 |
Preston |
Vacant in 1979 when Kid left the country. |
| Jim Breaks |
5 |
27/06/1979 |
London |
Defeats Steve Grey in 8-man tournament final. |
| Alan Dennison |
1 |
11/06/1980 |
London |
|
| Jim Breaks |
6 |
29/03/1983 |
Croydon |
|
| Steve Grey |
1 |
25/05/1982 |
Croydon |
|
| Alan Dennison |
2 |
21/06/1982 |
|
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| Jim Breaks |
7 |
29/03/1983 |
Croydon |
May have won the title from Dennison before this date. |
| Alan Dennison |
3 |
29/04/1983 |
|
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| Jim Breaks |
8 |
09/12/1983 |
Barnsley |
|
| Danny Collins |
1 |
21/03/1984 |
Croydon |
|
| Steve Grey |
2 |
21/06/1984 |
Malvern |
|
| Danny Collins |
2 |
22/06/1984 |
Bath |
|
| Steve Grey |
3 |
21/08/1984 |
Malvern |
|
| Danny Collins |
3 |
01/11/1984 |
Mandchester |
|
| Sid Cooper |
1 |
23/05/1985 |
Bristol |
|
| Danny Collins |
4 |
26/08/1985 |
|
|
| Title vacated on 04/07/1989 when Collins won the heavy middleweight title. |
[edit] All-Star Promotions (1989-1993)
| Wrestler: |
Reign: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| Mal Sanders |
1 |
21/12/1989 |
Bristol |
Defeats Steve Grey. |
| Doc Dean |
1 |
25/10/1990 |
Southampton |
|
| Blondie Barrett |
1 |
17/12/1991 |
Chelmsford |
|
| Doc Dean |
2 |
18/07/1992 |
Norwich |
|
| Steve Prince |
1 |
09/10/1993 |
Croydon |
May have been in October. |
[edit] The Wrestling Alliance (2002-2003)
| Wrestler: |
Reign: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| Jonny Storm |
1 |
17/01/2002 |
Southampton |
Defeated Jody Fleisch. |
| Jody Fleisch |
1 |
03/10/2002 |
Southampton |
|
| Jonny Storm |
2 |
27/11/2002 |
Plymouth |
|
| Title abandoned with TWA's closure in 2003. |
[edit] Revolution British Wrestling (2003-2005)
| Wrestler: |
Reign: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| Spud |
1 |
30/08/2003 |
|
Defeated Jack Hazard in a match to be crowned first champion |
| Ross Jordan |
1 |
07/12/2003 |
|
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| Sammy Ray |
1 |
27/03/2004 |
|
|
| Ross Jordan |
2 |
24/07/2004 |
Chingford, London |
|
| Kid Regis |
1 |
05/02/2005 |
Chingford, London |
|
| Title abandoned with RBW's closure in late 2005. |
[edit] British Indy Circuit (2006-)
| Wrestler: |
Reign: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| Tex Benedict |
1 |
04/06/2006 |
Walthamstow, London |
|
[edit] References
