The British Heavy Middleweight Championship was a top
British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's history dates back to its foundation by
Joint Promotions in 1953. Officially heavy middleweights were required to weight between and .
The championship was recognised and defended on matches screened by UK national television network
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
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 entire 31 October 1987 edition of the standalone ''Wrestling'' broadcast was given over to
Fit Finlay's recapture of the title from Chic Cullen in
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
, 17 September 1987
and highlights of this match were included on the official ITV wrestling compilation VHS release ''Mayhem and Mystery''. Similarly, highlights of
Alan Kilby
Alan Kilby is a professional wrestler from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He was born in the 1940s and made his debut in the 1960s then went on to hold many British championships especially in the Mid-Heavyweight and Light-Heavyweight classes. What m ...
's capture of the vacant title in a tournament final over King Ben in
Preston
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Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
, 7 October 1981, were included on official ITV wrestling compilation DVD release ''The Best Of British Wrestling A-Z''.
Title history
The title was founded in 1953 and remained in Joint Promotions until the mid-1980s when it was taken over by
All Star Wrestling. The title remained active until the mid-1990s.
See also
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Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years but became popular when the then new independent television network ITV began showing it in 1955, firstly on Saturday afternoons and then also in a late-night midweek slot. I ...
References
External links
{{British wrestling titles
Mid-Heavyweight wrestling championships
National professional wrestling championships
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom