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British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship

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British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionJoint Promotions
British Wrestling Federation
All Star Wrestling
Statistics
First champion(s)Scotty McDougall
Final champion(s)Count Bartelli

The British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship was one of the first Heavyweight professional wrestling championship in the United Kingdom and Australia[1][2]

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date Won: Location: Notes:
Scotty McDougall 1 29/07/20 Newcastle, New South Wales
Billy Meeske 1 1931 New South Wales
Douglas Clark 1 1936
Tom Lurich 1 36/05/30 Sydney, New South Wales
George Pencheff 1 37/07/22 Melbourne, Victoria
Alan Muir 1 38/02/24 Holds both British and British Empire Titles as of 38/02/24
Earl McCready 1 38/08/23 Melbourne, Victoria George Clark vs George Pencheff on 38/12/13 in Castleford, GBR (champion unknown)
Bill Verna 1 Melbourne, Victoria
Geoff Portz 1 1959 Newcastle, New South Wales
Vic Stewart 1 Brisbane, Queensland
Ray Hunter 2 Brisbane, Queensland
Alan Garfield 1 New South Wales
Ray Hunter 3 Sydney, New South Wales
Don Steadman 1 64/03/04 London
Ray Hunter 3 64/10/14 London
Laurie Boyd 1 New South Wales
Count Bartelli 1 1969 Adelaide, South Australia
George Gordienko 1 1971 Newcastle, New South Wales
Albert Wall 1 72/01/08 Hanley, Staffordshire
Count Bartelli 2 72/09/02 Hanley, Staffordshire
Hans Streiger 1 1981 Liverpool
Count Bartelli 3 1981 Melbourne, Victoria Title retired on 86/01/18 when Bartelli retires

References