The British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship was one of the first Heavyweight professional wrestling championships in the United Kingdom and Australia
The championship was recognised and defended on matches screened by UK national television network ITV as part of the professional wrestling slot on World of Sport as well as standalone broadcasts. Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV's nationally published listings magazine TVTimes The retirement of final champion Count Bartelli in 1986 received coverage from sources such as ITN.
Title history Wrestler:Times:Date won:Location:Notes:Scotty McDougall129/07/20Newcastle, New South WalesBilly Meeske11931New South WalesDouglas Clark11936Tom Lurich136/05/30SydneyGeorge Pencheff137/07/22MelbourneAlan Muir138/02/24Holds both British and British Empire Titles as of 38/02/24Earl McCready138/08/23MelbourneGeorge Clark vs George Pencheff on 38/12/13 in Castleford, GBR (champion unknown)Bill Verna1MelbourneGeoff Portz11959Newcastle, New South WalesVic Stewart1Brisbane, QueenslandRay Hunter2Brisbane, QueenslandAllen Garfield1New South WalesRay Hunter3SydneyDon Steadman164/03/04LondonRay Hunter364/10/14LondonLaurie Boyd1New South WalesCount Bartelli11969Adelaide, South AustraliaGeorge Gordienko11971Newcastle, New South WalesAlbert Wall172/01/08Hanley, StaffordshireCount Bartelli272/09/02Hanley, StaffordshireHans Streiger11981LiverpoolCount Bartelli31981MelbourneTitle retired on 86/01/18 when Bartelli retires
See also
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
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