NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)
The Vancouver version of the NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship was defended as the top singles title in Vancouver-based Big Time Wrestling and its successor, NWA All Star Wrestling, from 1959 until sometime after the last champion, Gene Kiniski, won the title in 1963[1]
Title history
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| (NLT) | Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Whipper Billy Watson | July 1959 (NLT) | ASW Show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Reigning Toronto version champion - recognized in Vancouver | |
| 2 | Gene Kiniski | August 21, 1961 | ASW Show | Vancouver, BC | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Whipper Billy Watson | August 23, 1961 | ASW Show | Vancouver, BC | 2 | 478 | ||
| 4 | Mike Sharpe Sr. | December 14, 1962 | ASW Show | Calgary, Alberta | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Whipper Billy Watson | December 21, 1962 | ASW Show | Calgary, Alberta | 3 | 213 | ||
| 6 | Gene Kiniski | July 22, 1963 | ASW Show | Vancouver, BC | 2 | N/A | ||
| — | Deactivated | N/A | — | — | — | — | ||
References
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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