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British Lightweight Championship

British Lightweight Championship

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The British Lightweight Championship is a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's broken history dates back to the 1930s and it has most recently been claimed actively since 2021 under the auspices of Rumble Promotions who have named their version in honour of late referee Mal Mason. The official upper weight limit for the belt is 11 stone (154 pounds).[1]

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.[2][3][4] Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV's nationally published listings magazine TVTimes.[5][6][7]

This is a history of the title from its earliest recorded origins in 1933. As indicated in the table a few claimed reigns are of dubious provenance and, whilst these have been noted, they are not included as official reigns.

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
No. The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A The 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.
More information No., Champion ...

Footnotes

  1. [N 1]
    The length of the championship is too uncertain to calculate.
  2. [N 2]
    The location of the match was not captured as part of the documentation.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Peter Bills, Wrestling, David & Charles, 1983, p. 62
  2. [2]
    "Jim Breaks capture of British Lightweight title from Steve Grey in Ardwick Le Street 21st April 1983". World Of Sport - Wrestling. ITV. 7 May 1983. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Steve Grey capture of British Lightweight title from Jim Breaks in Bradford 4th May 1983". World Of Sport - Wrestling. ITV. 28 May 1983.
  4. [4]
    "Kid McCoy capture of British Lightweight title from Steve Grey in Ardwick Le Street 7th May 1987,". Professional Wrestling. ITV. 27 June 1987. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. [5]
    "British Lightweight Championship: Steve Grey v Jim Breaks". Saturday 7 May - Friday 13th May 1983 - Saturday listings page]. TVTimes. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. [6]
    ""British Lightweight Championship: Jim Breaks v Steve Grey"". Saturday 28 May - Friday 3rd June 1983 - Saturday listings page. TVTimes. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. [7]
    ""British Lightweight Championship: Steve Grey v Kid McCoy"". Saturday 27 June - Friday 3rd July 1987 - Saturday listings page. TVTimes. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. [8]
    Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Europe - Great Britain: British Lightweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. [9]
    "British Lightweight Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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