British Mid-Heavyweight Championship
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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 14st 2 lb and 14st 12 lb.
.
, an unusual occurrence for a British title.
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
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championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
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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 14st 2 lb and 14st 12 lb.
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 circuitIndependent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
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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 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire... |
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| Johnny Allen | 1 | December 1964 | Middlesbrough | |
| Norman Walsh | 3 | 1965 | Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River 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 Mike Marino Mike Marino was an English professional wrestler and a leading name during the World of Sport era in British wrestling... |
1 | December 1966 | Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... |
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 KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, an unusual occurrence for a British title.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
| Robbie Dynamite Robbie Dynamite Robbie Dynamite is a British professional wrestler. He is the current and five-time British Mid-Heavyweight champion and has also held the British Open Tag Team Championship with Mikey Whiplash.-British Wrestling:... |
1 | April 2002 | ||
| Dean Allmark Dean Allmark Dean Allmark , is an English professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in All-Star Promotions and his appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
1 | 21 January 2006 | Hanley, Staffordshire | |
| Robbie Dynamite | 2 | 17 August 2006 | Rhyl Rhyl Rhyl is a seaside resort town and community situated on the north east coast of Wales, in the county of Denbighshire , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay, with the resort of Towyn further west, Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south... |
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| Dean Allmark | 2 | 31 August 2006 | Rhyl | |
| Robbie Dynamite | 3 | 30 March 2007 | Telford Telford Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham... |
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| Chaos | 2 | 30 August 2008 | Flensburg Flensburg Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| Robbie Dynamite | 4 | 20 September 2008 | Langå Langå Langå, is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 2,871 , located in Randers municipality in Region Midtjylland in Jutland. Until January 1, 2007 it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Langå municipality.... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| Deano (Dean Allmark) | 3 | 8 June 2009 | Rhyl | |
| Robbie Dynamite | 5 | 2 October 2009 | Birkenhead Birkenhead Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool... |
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