NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that serves as the major title in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion. Originally conceived as the brainchild of NWA UK Hammerlock promoter Andre Baker and Canadian Wrestling Federation promoter (and former NWA president) Ernie Todd, the title was created to have a non Board-controlled title that can be defended and promoted across continents, and also build positive working relationships between promoters, exchange talent and enhance the NWA product worldwide.
The promotions the title is defended in are NWA UK Hammerlock, NWA Ireland, NWA Quebec, NWA Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and NWA Pro. NWA Pro was included in 2006 due to having affiliate promotions in Australia. Through both proper booking and qualified champions in its four years of existence, the title has been raised in both status and prestige as a major title in the National Wrestling Alliance. In the last three years, the title has been defended or promoted in England, Wales, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, France & Barbados. In fact others have called it the “other world title” due to its constant movement and exposure[citation needed].
There are two criteria for the selection of champions:
- They have to be credible wrestlers with presence
- They have to be in a position to be able to travel and defend the title in both NWA and non-NWA promotions
The title belt shows the flags of various nations, some currently members of the Commonwealth of Nations and some that are former members. The belt features the flags of the countries of the United Kingdom (displayed prominently on the center plate), Australia, Barbados, Canada, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa.
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[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spyder | 1 | October 11, 2003 | Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA | Defeats Fergal Devitt to become the first champion. The NWA Board does not allow Spyder to defend the championship due to a controversial finish being under review and also due to outcry from NWA UK Hammerlock |
| Stripped | October 1, 2004 | Stripped by the NWA Board due to the above controversy | ||
| Dru Onyx | 1 | October 15, 2004 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Defeats Will Phoenix |
| Fergal Devitt | 1 | October 27, 2004 | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Dru Onyx | 2 | October 30, 2004 | Ashford, Kent, England | Defeats Devitt and Paul Tracey in a handicap match. |
| Fergal Devitt | 2 | October 8, 2005 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | |
| Karl Anderson | 1 | March 12, 2006 | Santa Monica, California, USA | |
| Alex Koslov | 1 | June 11, 2006 | Santa Monica, California, USA | |
| Justin White | 1 | July 9, 2006 | Santa Monica, California, USA | |
| Paul Tracey | 1 | August 27, 2006 | Bray, Wicklow, Ireland | |
| Dru Onyx | 3 | October 27, 2007 | St. Albans, Vermont, USA | |
[edit] Title facts
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- The original title was misplaced or stolen at the NWA's 55th Anniversary show[citation needed]
- Ireland's Paul Tracey is the longest-reigning champion (one year, two months)
- Russia's Alex Koslov has the shortest reign (28 days)
- Fergal Devitt was the first junior heavyweight to win the title
- Canada's Justin White has the distinction of being the youngest ever champion at 18 years old
- Dru Onyx trained Justin White, thus giving the championship the distinction of having the first trainer and student to win the title
- The second title was conceptually designed by Dru Onyx
- Dru Onyx is the only wrestler ever to win the championship three times
