NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version)
Encyclopedia
The Toronto
version of the NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship was a major singles title in that city's NWA
affiliate, Maple Leaf Wrestling
, from 1941 until 1967, when the title was abandoned.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
version of the NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship was a major singles title in that city's NWA
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
affiliate, Maple Leaf Wrestling
Maple Leaf Wrestling
Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto.-Queensbury Athletic Club:...
, from 1941 until 1967, when the title was abandoned.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Earl McCready Earl McCready Earl Gray McCready was an amateur wrestler who competed in the U.S. for Oklahoma State University in folkstyle, and as a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... |
1 | June 1941 | Reigning New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... version champion - recognized in Toronto |
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| Nanjo Singh | 1 | February 12, 1942 | Toronto, ON | |
| Whipper Billy Watson Whipper Billy Watson William John Potts, O.Ont was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name Whipper Billy Watson, and was a two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion.-Early life:... |
1 | April 30, 1942 | Toronto, ON | |
| John Katan | 1 | October 1, 1942 | Toronto, ON | |
| Earl McCready | 2 | November 11, 1942 | Toronto, ON | |
| John Katan | 2 | December 3, 1942 | Toronto, ON | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 2 | January 28, 1943 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Nanjo Singh when Katan no-shows a scheduled defense; defeats Katan on February 25, 1943 |
| Jack Claybourne | 1 | 1943 | ? | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 3 | March 18, 1943 | Toronto, ON | |
| Yvon Robert Yvon Robert Yvon Robert was a French Canadian professional wrestler who was best known to fans as Yvon "The Lion" Robert.- American Wrestling Association :... |
1 | May 27, 1943 | Toronto, ON | |
| Held up | June 3, 1943 | Title held up after Robert defeats Whipper Billy Watson by DQ in Toronto, ON | ||
| Whipper Billy Watson | 4 | June 10, 1943 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Robert in rematch |
| Earl McCready | 3 | July 22, 1943 | Toronto, ON | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 5 | circa July 1944 | ? | Unknown whom Watson defeated for the title |
| Frank Sexton | 1 | ? | ? | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 6 | October 26, 1944 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacant | February 21, 1947 | Watson wins the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association) The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of the National Wrestling Association , an offshoot of the National Boxing Association... |
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| Nanjo Singh | 2 | May 13, 1948 | Toronto, ON | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 7 | June 3, 1948 | Toronto, ON | |
| Fred Atkins | 1 | March 3, 1949 | Toronto, ON | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 8 | August 2, 1949 | Hamilton, ON Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... |
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| Yvon Robert | 2 | October 6, 1949 | Montreal, QC | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 9 | November 17, 1949 | Toronto, ON | |
| Yvon Robert | 3 | January 25, 1950 | Montreal, QC | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 9 | October 12, 1950 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacant | March 15, 1956 | Watson wins the NWA World Heavyweight title | ||
| Pat O'Connor Pat O'Connor (wrestler) Patrick John "Pat" O'Connor , was a professional wrestler from New Zealand. O'Connor was regarded as one of the premier workers of his era... |
1 | March 29, 1956 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Lord Athol Layton |
| Gene Kiniski Gene Kiniski Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Kiniski was a Canadian professional wrestler and the father of wrestlers Nick Kiniski and Kelly Kiniski. "Canada's Greatest Athlete" as he billed himself for promotional purposes was born outside of Edmonton, Alberta... |
1 | May 2, 1957 | Toronto, ON | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 10 | June 6, 1957 | Toronto, ON | |
| Gene Kiniski | 2 | April 17, 1959 | Toronto, ON | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 11 | June 18, 1959 | Toronto, ON | |
| Title retired | 1967 | Title abandoned | ||