AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship
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The AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship was a short-lived mid-card professional wrestling
title
contested for in the American Wrestling Association
promotion
. The title was primarily defended in Canada
, part of the Commonwealth Realm
, hence the British Empire
name.
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title
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contested for in the American Wrestling Association
American Wrestling Association
The American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo...
promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
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. The title was primarily defended in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, part of the Commonwealth Realm
Commonwealth Realm
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, hence the British Empire
British Empire
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name.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Red Lyons Billy Red Lyons William Snip was a Canadian professional wrestler, who used the stage name Billy Red Lyons. He was an active wrestler between 1956 and 1984, and won numerous championship throughout his career. He worked for promotions in both Canada and the United States, particularly in Ontario, California,... |
1 | 1969 | ||
| Billy Robinson Billy Robinson Billy Robinson is a British professional wrestler and catch wrestling instructor. Robinson was well known in Japan where he has trained mixed martial arts fighters in catch wrestling... |
1 | England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca is a former Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler. He is also known by the wrestling nicknames King Kong Mosca and The Mighty Hercules... |
1 | March 10, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Billy Robinson | 2 | May 18, 1978 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Super Destroyer Mark II Sgt. Slaughter Robert Remus , better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American former WWE personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, and World Wrestling... |
1 | October 25, 1979 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Billy Robinson | 3 | November 12, 1979 | Winnipeg, MB | |