842:
101:
found throughout the country's circuit. The title's history dates back to 1952 and runs to the present day. Officially mid-heavyweights were required to weigh between 14 st 2 lb and 14 st 12 lb (89.81 and 94.35 kg). The title was recognised as official by national TV network
118:
The title was founded in 1953 and remained active until 1981 when it was abandoned following the untimely death of incumbent champion Mike Marino. The title was revived in 2002 and his since become a regular feature on the
British wrestling circuit.
1421:
1426:
1276:
1178:
1006:
1416:
1015:
855:
95:
1365:
1360:
1375:
1066:
1370:
1310:
1058:
999:
1345:
1300:
98:
1018:
1380:
1133:
1082:
1074:
992:
967:
1395:
1090:
1042:
1335:
1320:
1106:
1390:
1355:
1325:
893:- Mike Marino acknowledged as British Mid-Heavyweight Champion by ring announcer (Event occurs at 0:19) and by commentator
1098:
1026:
1340:
1330:
1350:
1114:
960:
Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present
1305:
1204:
1385:
912:
847:
984:
963:
906:
1315:
103:
958:
Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Europe - Great
Britain: British Mid-Heavyweight Title".
800:
730:
662:
592:
522:
106:
for the purposes of their coverage of the UK wrestling scene and by its listings magazine
45:
933:
438:
1410:
765:
627:
557:
894:
400:
887:
837:
810:
775:
740:
705:
672:
637:
602:
567:
532:
410:
376:
344:
309:
277:
245:
213:
437:
The title was revived in 2002 and has subsequently been defended outside the
491:
174:
494:
177:
917:
107:
915:
interview - lists Mike Marino as
British Mid=Heavyweight Champion -
988:
259:
Won the title after Walsh suffered an injury in their bout
1192:
British Empire/Commonwealth Light
Heavyweight Championship
962:. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 403–404.
1186:
474:
157:
1198:
424:
Title vacated in August 1981 following Marino's death
1212:
1205:
1277:
1179:
1291:
1267:
1222:
1169:
1126:
1035:
1025:
76:
68:
63:
51:
41:
33:
28:
23:
953:
951:
949:
947:
945:
943:
941:
482:
358:Retired as champion in 1965 after a car accident
165:
488:
485:
477:
171:
168:
160:
1422:National professional wrestling championships
1000:
441:, an unusual occurrence for a British title.
8:
1427:Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
856:Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
110:in accompanying magazine feature coverage.
1032:
1007:
993:
985:
60:
1361:RevPro British Cruiserweight Championship
443:
390:Vacates the title due to injury in 1966
126:
1417:Mid-Heavyweight wrestling championships
1366:RevPro British Heavyweight Championship
867:
461:Reign number for the specific champion
144:Reign number for the specific champion
1311:IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship
1241:World Heavy Middleweight Championship
1141:European Mid Heavyweight Championship
20:
1346:Progress Wrestling Atlas Championship
1301:CWA British Commonwealth Championship
929:
927:
507:
504:
501:
190:
187:
184:
7:
1371:RevPro British Tag Team Championship
495:
178:
92:British Mid-Heavyweight Championship
24:British Mid-Heavyweight Championship
1376:RevPro British Women's Championship
1235:World Mid Heavyweight Championship
1153:European Welterweight Championship
513:
510:
196:
193:
16:Professional wrestling championship
1391:XWA British Flyweight Championship
1159:European Lightweight Championship
1147:European Middlweight Championship
878:, David & Charles, 1983, p. 62
14:
1381:Scottish Heavyweight Championship
1284:People's Championship (2004-2006)
1249:(1948-1975, 1976-1981, 1991-1996)
1134:European Heavyweight Championship
1396:XWA Frontier Sports Championship
1247:World Middleweight Championship
840:
1336:Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship
1321:NXT United Kingdom Championship
1306:IPW:UK All-England Championship
1253:World Lightweight Championship
1229:World Heavyweight Championship
1356:PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
1016:British professional wrestling
478:
161:
1:
934:British Mid-Heavyweight Title
1341:PWP Heavyweight Championship
1331:NXT UK Tag Team Championship
1231:(1947-1950, 1979–1989, 1991)
1351:PROGRESS World Championship
1326:NXT UK Women's Championship
1443:
1062:(1920s–2004, 2014–present)
80:Robbie Dynamite (5 reigns)
1243:(1981-2004, 2008–present)
1054:(1952–1981, 2002–present)
891:- Wrestling 24 April 1976
796:
761:
726:
693:
658:
623:
588:
553:
518:
465:
457:
449:
396:
364:
329:
297:
265:
233:
201:
148:
140:
132:
59:
1281:Grand Prix belt (1980s)
908:These are the champions
1386:TNT World Championship
1182:(1936-1938, 1959–1986)
897:(Event occurs at 1:28)
572:Hanley, Staffordshire
848:United Kingdom portal
453:Overall reign number
136:Overall reign number
486:Championship change
469:Number of days held
381:Newcastle upon Tyne
349:Newcastle upon Tyne
169:Championship change
152:Number of days held
710:Flensburg, Germany
446:
129:
42:Current champion(s)
1067:Heavy Middleweight
444:
127:
1404:
1403:
1263:
1262:
1214:(1971–1976, 1991)
1059:Light Heavyweight
831:
830:
736:20 September 2008
489:Reign statistics
473:
472:
430:
429:
172:Reign statistics
156:
155:
96:British wrestling
88:
87:
84:
83:
69:First champion(s)
1434:
1316:NXT Heritage Cup
1294:(non-Mountevans)
1270:(non-Mountevans)
1256:
1250:
1244:
1238:
1232:
1215:
1209:
1201:
1195:
1189:
1183:
1162:
1156:
1150:
1144:
1138:
1119:
1111:
1107:Women's Tag Team
1103:
1095:
1087:
1079:
1071:
1063:
1055:
1047:
1033:
1009:
1002:
995:
986:
974:
973:
955:
936:
931:
922:
911:, side panel to
904:
898:
885:
879:
872:
850:
845:
844:
843:
807:
772:
737:
702:
669:
634:
599:
564:
529:
497:
480:
475:
447:
407:
373:
341:
338:
306:
274:
242:
237:Arthur Riccaldo
210:
180:
163:
158:
130:
61:
34:Date established
21:
1442:
1441:
1437:
1436:
1435:
1433:
1432:
1431:
1407:
1406:
1405:
1400:
1293:
1287:
1269:
1259:
1254:
1248:
1242:
1236:
1230:
1218:
1213:
1207:
1199:
1193:
1187:
1181:
1171:
1170:British Empire/
1165:
1160:
1154:
1148:
1142:
1136:
1122:
1117:
1109:
1101:
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1061:
1053:
1051:Mid-Heavyweight
1045:
1021:
1013:
983:
978:
977:
970:
957:
956:
939:
932:
925:
905:
901:
886:
882:
873:
869:
864:
846:
841:
839:
836:
805:
801:Robbie Dynamite
770:
745:LangĂĄ, Denmark
735:
731:Robbie Dynamite
700:
667:
663:Robbie Dynamite
632:
597:
593:Robbie Dynamite
563:21 January 2006
562:
527:
523:Robbie Dynamite
435:
405:
371:
339:
336:
304:
272:
240:
208:
125:
116:
46:Robbie Dynamite
17:
12:
11:
5:
1440:
1438:
1430:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1409:
1408:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1297:
1295:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1273:
1271:
1265:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1251:
1245:
1239:
1233:
1226:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1210:
1202:
1196:
1190:
1184:
1175:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1157:
1151:
1145:
1139:
1137:(1932–present)
1130:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1094:(1933–present)
1088:
1086:(1938–present)
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1048:
1046:(1930–present)
1039:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1022:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1004:
997:
989:
982:
981:External links
979:
976:
975:
968:
937:
923:
899:
889:World of Sport
880:
866:
865:
863:
860:
859:
858:
852:
851:
835:
832:
829:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
808:
806:2 October 2009
803:
798:
794:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
778:
773:
768:
763:
759:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
738:
733:
728:
724:
723:
720:
717:
714:
711:
708:
703:
701:30 August 2008
698:
695:
691:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
675:
670:
665:
660:
656:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
640:
635:
633:31 August 2006
630:
625:
621:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
600:
598:17 August 2006
595:
590:
586:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
565:
560:
555:
551:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
530:
525:
520:
516:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
499:
498:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
471:
470:
467:
463:
462:
459:
455:
454:
451:
439:United Kingdom
434:
431:
428:
427:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
408:
403:
398:
394:
393:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
374:
369:
366:
362:
361:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
342:
334:
331:
327:
326:
324:
321:
318:
315:
314:Middlesbrough
312:
307:
302:
299:
295:
294:
292:
289:
286:
283:
282:Middlesbrough
280:
275:
270:
267:
263:
262:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
243:
238:
235:
231:
230:
228:
225:
222:
219:
216:
211:
206:
203:
199:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
182:
181:
176:
173:
170:
167:
164:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
124:
123:Original title
121:
115:
112:
86:
85:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
57:
56:
55:2 October 2009
53:
49:
48:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1439:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1290:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1266:
1252:
1246:
1240:
1234:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1221:
1211:
1206:
1203:
1197:
1191:
1185:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1168:
1158:
1152:
1146:
1140:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1125:
1116:
1113:
1108:
1105:
1100:
1097:
1092:
1089:
1084:
1081:
1076:
1073:
1068:
1065:
1060:
1057:
1052:
1049:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1019:championships
1017:
1010:
1005:
1003:
998:
996:
991:
990:
987:
980:
971:
969:0-9698161-5-4
965:
961:
954:
952:
950:
948:
946:
944:
942:
938:
935:
930:
928:
924:
920:
919:
914:
910:
909:
903:
900:
896:
892:
890:
884:
881:
877:
874:Peter Bills,
871:
868:
861:
857:
854:
853:
849:
838:
833:
826:
823:
820:
817:
814:
812:
809:
804:
802:
799:
795:
791:
788:
785:
782:
779:
777:
774:
769:
767:
764:
760:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
742:
739:
734:
732:
729:
725:
721:
718:
715:
712:
709:
707:
704:
699:
696:
692:
688:
685:
682:
679:
676:
674:
671:
668:30 March 2007
666:
664:
661:
657:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
639:
636:
631:
629:
626:
622:
618:
615:
612:
609:
606:
604:
601:
596:
594:
591:
587:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
569:
566:
561:
559:
556:
552:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
534:
531:
526:
524:
521:
517:
500:
476:
468:
464:
460:
456:
452:
448:
442:
440:
433:Revived title
432:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
412:
409:
406:December 1966
404:
402:
399:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
378:
375:
370:
367:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
346:
343:
335:
333:Norman Walsh
332:
328:
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
311:
308:
305:December 1964
303:
301:Johnny Allen
300:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
279:
276:
271:
269:Norman Walsh
268:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
247:
244:
239:
236:
232:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
215:
212:
207:
205:Norman Walsh
204:
200:
183:
159:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
122:
120:
114:Title history
113:
111:
109:
105:
100:
97:
93:
79:
75:
71:
67:
62:
58:
54:
50:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1292:Brand Titles
1268:Other Titles
1172:Commonwealth
1083:Welterweight
1078:(1930s–2005)
1075:Middleweight
1070:(1953–1990s)
1050:
959:
916:
907:
902:
888:
883:
875:
870:
766:Dean Allmark
628:Dean Allmark
558:Dean Allmark
436:
368:Geoff Portz
117:
99:championship
91:
89:
72:Norman Walsh
18:
1255:(1950–2001)
1237:(1952–1999)
1208:(1954–1966)
1200:(1923–1984)
1194:(1926–1966)
1188:(1964–1981)
1161:(1932–1994)
1155:(1938–1994)
1149:(1936–1995)
1143:(1939–1981)
1118:(1933–2002)
1110:(1933–2002)
1102:(1933–2002)
1091:Lightweight
1043:Heavyweight
913:George Kidd
895:Kent Walton
815:Birkenhead
771:8 June 2009
401:Mike Marino
273:August 1963
241:1 July 1963
77:Most reigns
1411:Categories
1027:Mountevans
862:References
811:House show
776:House show
741:House show
706:House show
673:House show
638:House show
603:House show
568:House show
533:House show
528:April 2002
415:Sheffield
411:House show
377:House show
345:House show
310:House show
278:House show
246:House show
214:House show
94:was a top
64:Statistics
876:Wrestling
508:Location
483:Champion
191:Location
166:Champion
1127:European
1099:Tag Team
834:See also
821:5,458 +
677:Telford
372:May 1966
52:Date won
1115:Women's
1036:British
918:TVTimes
827:
824:
792:
789:
757:
754:
722:
719:
689:
686:
654:
651:
619:
616:
584:
581:
549:
546:
323:
291:
227:
108:TVTimes
29:Details
1029:Titles
966:
697:Chaos
511:Reign
505:Event
492:Notes
458:Reign
194:Reign
188:Event
175:Notes
141:Reign
1223:World
780:Rhyl
642:Rhyl
607:Rhyl
514:Days
502:Date
466:Days
340:(NLT)
197:Days
185:Date
149:Days
964:ISBN
921:1977
786:116
751:261
683:519
648:211
578:208
543:N/A
537:N/A
496:Ref.
450:No.
445:Key
421:N/A
387:N/A
355:N/A
337:1965
320:N/A
288:N/A
256:N/A
250:N/A
224:N/A
218:N/A
209:1952
179:Ref.
133:No.
128:Key
90:The
37:1952
716:21
613:14
479:No.
162:No.
104:ITV
1413::
940:^
926:^
818:5
797:9
783:3
762:8
748:4
727:7
713:2
694:6
680:3
659:5
645:2
624:4
610:2
589:3
575:1
554:2
540:1
519:1
418:1
397:7
384:1
365:6
352:3
330:5
317:1
298:4
285:2
266:3
253:1
234:2
221:1
202:1
1008:e
1001:t
994:v
972:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.