European Heavyweight Championship
The European Heavyweight Championship is a name used for various top titles competed for throughout the European professional wrestling circuit.
The title was recognised as official by UK national TV network ITV for the purposes of their coverage of the UK wrestling scene[1] and by its listings magazine TVTimes in accompanying magazine feature coverage.[2]
The title was defended in many promotions in Europe, and other versions of this one title also appeared in certain promotions. On August 25, 2001 the European Wrestling Union produced a European Heavyweight Championship tournament in Bochum, Germany, bringing in wrestlers some of whom claimed to already be the champion. This tournament saw these titles merge into one with Britain's Robbie Brookside confirming his claim as champion by defeating American "Five Star" Cory K in a championship decider.
The title history below shows all the holders of the title in chronological order. However, there are instances where another wrestler has taken the role of champion, or claimed the title but no official title change was recorded (these are noted with "unknown title history", or other details.)
Title history
BWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by British Wrestling Association.[3]
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Froehner | 1 | |||
| Atholl Oakeley | 1 | 1932 | ||
| Heinrich Froehner | 2 | 1933 | ||
| Karl Pojello | 1 | 1933 | Nottingham, Great Britain | |
| Henri Deglane | 1 | April 1934 | ||
| Dan Koloff | 1 | April 7, 1934 | Paris, France | |
| Henri Deglane | 2 | Unknown title history. | ||
| Al Pereira | 1 | July 1937 | Paris, France | |
| Dan Koloff | 2 | 1937 | ||
| Al Pereira | 2 | 1937 | ||
| Dan Koloff | 3 | 1937 | Unknown title history. | |
| Felix Lamban | 1 | 1940s | Lamban holds the title during several shows. | |
| Victorio Ochoa | 1 | 1940s | Unknown title history. | |
| Yvar Martinson | 1 | 1949 | ||
| Felxi Miquet | 1 | November 8, 1949 | Paris, France | Unknown title history. |
| Jack Dale | 1 | |||
| Jose Tarres | 1 | August 28, 1948 | Barcelona, Spain | Unknown title history. |
| Bert Assirati | 1 | 1949 | ||
| Vacant | August 1952 | After Assirati left for India. | ||
| Shirley Crabtree | 1 | 1952 | Crabtree defeated Yvar Martinson for the vacant title. | |
| Joe Robinson | 1 | 1952 | ||
| Vicente Febrer | 1 | 1952 | Unknown title history. | |
| Milo Popocopolis | 1 | 1961 | ||
| Shirley Crabtree | 2 | 1961 | Unknown title history. | |
| Jim Olivera | 1 | 1961 | ||
| Billy Joyce | 1 | 1961 | ||
| Billy Robinson | 1 | June 12, 1965 | Manchester, Great Britain | |
| Vacant | 1970 | After Robinson left for North America. | ||
| Horst Hoffman | 1 | July 1971 | Cologne, West Germany | |
| Albert Wall | 1 | February 4, 1974 | ||
| René Lassatasse | 1 | by 1977 | [2] | |
| Hans Streiger | 1 | 1978 | Stuttgart, West Germany | |
| Pete Curry | March 24, 1978 | Liverpool, Great Britain | ||
| Wild Angus | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Vacant | 1978 | Wild Angus was stripped of the title. | ||
| Hans Streiger | 2 | |||
| Steve Veidor | 1 | September 15, 1978 | Liverpool, Great Britain | |
| Hans Streiger | 3 | 1979 | ||
| Johnny Kincaid | 1 | 1980 | Hamburg, West Germany | Unknown title history. |
| Wayne Bridges | 1 | |||
| Kwick-Kick Lee | 1 | January 25, 1983 | London, Great Britain | Unknown title history. |
| Pat Roach | 1 | March 1990 | ||
| Giant Haystacks | 1 | February 6, 1991 | Great Britain | |
| Pat Roach | 2 | 1991 | Unknown title history. | |
| John Prator | 1 | 1995 | Unknown title history. | |
| Rob Brookside | 1 | 1999 | On August 25, 2001, Bochum, Germany, Brookside confirms his claim by winning the European Wrestling Union's European Heavyweight Championship tournament. | |
| Karl Krammer | 1 | October 10, 2001 | Berlin, Germany | Kramer won the title after Brookside did not defend it within its 60 days ruling. |
| The Flatliner | 1 | February 1, 2002 | Exmouth, Great Britain | |
| Vacant | February 17, 2002 | After The Flatliner breaks his leg. | ||
| Rob Brookside | 2 | February 19, 2002 | Yeovil, Great Britain | Brookside defeated Justin Starr in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
| The Flatliner | 2 | 2003 | Exeter | Won a 20-man battle royal |
FFCP European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel.[4]
Spain European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship.[5]
JP European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Joint Promotions.[6]
ASW European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by All Star Wrestling.[7]
FCW European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Freestyle Championship Wrestling.[8]
FWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Frontier Wrestling Alliance.[9]
ICWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by International Catch Wrestling Alliance.[10]
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Hellmeister (Eric Schwarz) | 1 | Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | ||
| Bad Bones John Kay | 1 | Hesdin | ||
| Eric Schwarz | 2 | Lille |
UEWA European Heavyweight Championship history
The European Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Union of European Wrestling Alliances.[11]
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rampage Brown | 1 | April 24, 2010 | Buchholz, Germany | Won an Eight-Man-Tournament |
| Mikey Whiplash | 1 | October 2, 2010 | Hanley, England | |
| James Mason | 1 | October 2, 2010 | Hanley, England | |
| "Bad Bones" John Kay | 1 | May 21, 2011 | Pinneberg, Germany | |
| Chaos | 1 | April 14, 2012 | Viborg, Denmark | |
| Drew Galloway | 1 | October 16, 2015 | Kiel, Germany | Defeats Chaos and Apu Singh in 3-way match. |
| Chaos | 2 | Randers, Denmark | Defeats Steinbolt. Galloway forced to vacate title due to travel issues. | |
| Erik Isaksen | 1 | Oslo, Norway |
See also
- European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship
- European Heavyweight Championship (French version)
- European Mid-Heavyweight Championship
- European Junior Heavyweight Championship
- European Cruiserweight Championship
- European Light Heavyweight Championship
- European Middleweight Championship
- European Welterweight Championship
- European Lightweight Championship
- WWE European Championship
- WWE United Kingdom Championship
References
- ^ World of Sport - Wrestling from The Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire, ITV 24 June 1967 Geoff Porter v. Billy Robinson - Robinson is billed as British and European Heavyweight Champion)
- ^ a b These are the champions side panel to George Kidd interview - lists René Lassatasse as European Heavyweight Champion - TVTimes 1977
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/bwa/bwa-eu-h.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/france/ffcp/ffcp-eu-h.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/spain/sp-eu-h.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/joint/joint-eu-h.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/asw/asw-eu-h.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/netherlands/fcw/fcw-eu.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/fwa/fwa-eu-h.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/france/icwa/icwa-eu-h.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uewa/uewa-h.html
