AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship

AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship
AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	American Wrestling Association
Date established	1968
Date retired	1979
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Billy Red Lyons
Most reigns	Billy Robinson (3 reigns)
Longest reign	Dr. X (1,665 days)
Shortest reign	Super Destroyer Mark II (18 days)

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

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

^ The exact date the championship was abandoned is unknown making the length of the reign too uncertain to calcuate.

^ ^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.