British Mid-Heavyweight Championship

The British Mid-Heavyweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's history dates back to 1952 and runs to the present day. Officially mid-heavyweights were required to weigh between 14 st 2 lb and 14 st 12 lb (89.81 and 94.35 kg).^[1]

Title history

The title was founded in 1953 and remained active until 1981 when it was retired. The title was revived in 2002 and his since become a regular feature on the British independent circuit.^[2]

Original title

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Norman Walsh	1	1952
Arthur Riccaldo	1	1 July 1963		Wins the title after Walsh suffers an injury in their bout
Norman Walsh	2	August 1963	Middlesbrough
Johnny Allen	1	December 1964	Middlesbrough
Norman Walsh	3	1965	Newcastle upon Tyne	Retires as champion in 1965 after a car accident
Geoff Portz	1	May 1966	Newcastle upon Tyne	Vacates the title due to injury in 1966
Mike Marino	1	December 1966	Sheffield	Title vacated in August 1981 following Marino's death

Revived title

The title was revived in 2002 and has subsequently been defended outside the United Kingdom, an unusual occurrence for a British title.^[2]

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Robbie Dynamite	1	April 2002
Dean Allmark	1	21 January 2006	Hanley, Staffordshire
Robbie Dynamite	2	17 August 2006	Rhyl
Dean Allmark	2	31 August 2006	Rhyl
Robbie Dynamite	3	30 March 2007	Telford
Chaos	2	30 August 2008	Flensburg, Germany
Robbie Dynamite	4	20 September 2008	Langå, Denmark
Deano (Dean Allmark)	3	8 June 2009	Rhyl
Robbie Dynamite	5	2 October 2009	Birkenhead

References

↑ Peter Bills, Wrestling, David & Charles, 1983, p. 62
1 2 British Mid-Heavyweight Title

External links

British professional wrestling championships

Weight division championships	Flyweight (1933–2002) Lightweight (1933–2002) Welterweight (1938–present) Middleweight (1930s–2005) Heavy Middleweight (1953–1990s) Light Heavyweight (1920s–2004, 2014–present) Mid-Heavyweight (1952–1981, 2002–present) Heavyweight (1930–present)

Other divisions	Women's Tag Team (1933–2002) Tag Team (1933–2002) Women's (1933–2002)

British Empire/Commonwealth titles (defunct)	Heavyweight Junior Heavyweight Mid-Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight

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