Professional wrestling 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 [ edit ] 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]
^ 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 [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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