British Middleweight Championship

The British Middleweight Championship is the Middleweight professional wrestling championship competed for throughout the British wrestling circuit.

The title was recognised as official by national TV network ITV for the purposes of their coverage of the UK wrestling scene and by its listings magazine TV Times in accompanying magazine feature coverage.

History Joint Promotions

Joint Promotions established a British Middleweight title in 1952 in compliance with the resolutions of the Mountevans Committee. By 1971, this title was in the possession of Brian Maxine who continued to claim the title without dispute in an unbroken reign until 2000. Also a successful musician, Maxine wore his championship belt on the cover of record releases.

The Wrestling Alliance (TWA) A new version of the championship was created in 2000 for TWA which became the focus of a feud between Mal Sanders and James Mason.

Meanwhile, Maxine, wrestling for Premier Promotions, continued to wear his old championship belt but no longer laid claim to the title. A contest for the belt between Maxine and Johnny Kidd on 15 March 2003 in Midhurst was strictly billed as being only for the championship belt as a possession. Maxine would still be wearing the belt for appearances with LDN in 2007.

Revolution British Wrestling (RBW) A new version of the championship was created out of a four-man tournament which saw Cameron Knite qualify over Jack Storm during December 2003 in Sheffield while Johnny Kidd overcame Ross Jordan in Nottingham during December as well to qualify.

The final was held in Enfield, London on 24 January 2004 and saw Johnny Kidd defeat Knite, two falls to one, to be crowned first champion.

On 22 May 2004, Jorge Castano defeated Johnny Kidd for the Championship in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in his third attempt, following previous contests between the two in Chingford and Nottingham, and would hold the belt up to RBW's eventual closure in late 2005. Until and unless steps are taken to reorganise this championship, Castano remains as dormant champion for the rest of his professional career.

List of champions This is a history of all combined versions of the British Middleweight title.

Key SymbolMeaning#The overall championship reignReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed handsN/AThe specific information is not known —Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign[Note #]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.

British independent circuit (1938–1952) No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes11N/AN/AN/Alive eventFirst recorded champion21N/AN/AWiganlive event 31N/ALondonlive eventWon a tournament for the title.41N/ALondonlive eventAtholl Oakeley promotions show

Joint Promotions (1952–?) No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes11N/AN/Alive event 21N/AN/Alive event 31N/AN/Alive event 41N/AN/Alive event 51N/AN/Alive event 62N/AN/Alive event 72N/AN/Alive event 81N/AN/Alive event 93N/AN/Alive event 101N/AN/Alive event 113Leedslive event 121N/AN/Alive event 134N/AN/AN/Alive event 142N/AN/AN/Alive event 155N/AN/AN/Alive event 163N/AN/AN/Alive event 176N/Alive event 182N/AN/Alive event 197N/AN/AN/Alive event 20Bert Royal1N/AManchesterlive event 218N/AN/Alive event Vacated—Championship vacated upon Tommy Mann's retirement.222Sheffieldlive eventDefeated Peter Preston for the vacant championship231Nottinghamlive event 241Londonlive event 252Londonlive event 261Croydonlive eventMaxine also held the British Welterweight championship at the start of his reign.Maxine continued to claim the title until 1999 and last wore the belt in public at a wrestling show in 2007.

The Wrestling Alliance (2000–2003) No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes11N/AN/Alive eventWon the revived title in a tournament Vacated—Championship vacated after Mason failed to make weight. 21Southamptonlive eventDuring this reign, Maxine wrestled Johnny Kidd on a Premier Promotions show but only for his old belt, not the championship 31N/ASouthamptonlive event Vacated—Championship vacated when the TWA closed. (Grey, in any case, was also British Lightweight Champion at the time.)

RBW (2004–2005) No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes11Enfield, Londonlive eventDefeated Cameron Knite in a match to be crowned first champion 21+Hitchin, Hertfordshirelive event Under Mountevans Rules, Castano is considered a dormant champion and will remain so until he retires or the championship is reactivated.

British Middleweight Championship

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