NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship














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The New Zealand version of the NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship defended in the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated Dominion Wrestling Union from 1929 to 1953 and in All Star Pro Wrestling from 1968 to 1990. It was first won in 1929 by Canadian wrestler George Walker, who claimed the title upon his arrival in New Zealand, and defended the belt for seven years before leaving for a rival promotion in 1935. It was the second oldest championship after the NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship and had 36 officially recognized champions during its 60-year history.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Title history


    • 1.1 Reigns




  • 2 See also


  • 3 References





Title history




























#
 Order in reign history

Reign
 The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed

Event
 The event in which the title was won
—
 Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
 The information is not available or is unknown

+
 Indicates the current reign is changing daily


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#
 Wrestlers
 Reign
 Date
 Days
held
 Location
 Event
 Notes
 Ref.

1
George Walker
1
 1929
 N/A
New Zealand
Live event
 Claims title upon arriving in New Zealand.
[1][2]

2
Earl McCready
1
 1935
 N/A
New Zealand
Live event
 McCready is recognized as champion after Walker leaves the Dominion Wrestling Union for a rival promotion; he later legitimised his claim to the title when he defeated Walker in Wellington on 9 November 1937.
[1][3]

3
John Katan
1
8 July 1940
7001300000000000000♠30
Wellington
Live event

[1][4][5]

4
Lofty Blomfield
1
7 August 1940
7001330000000000000♠33
Wellington
Live event
[1]

5
John Katan
2
9 September 1940
7001150000000000000♠15
Auckland
Live event
[1]

6
Earl McCready
2
24 September 1940
 N/A
Dunedin
Live event
[1]

—
Vacated
—
 1953
—
 N/A
 N/A
 The championship is vacated when Earl McCready leaves New Zealand and the title subsequently remained inactive for the next 15 years.
 [1]

7
George Gordienko
1
 1968
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
[1]

8
John Da Silva
1
18 March 1968
7002192000000000000♠192
Auckland
Live event

[1][6]

9
Gordon Nelson
1
 1968
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

10
John Da Silva
2
26 September 1968
7003125300000000000♠1,253
Wellington
Live event
[1]

11
Robert Bruce
1
2 March 1972
7002563000000000000♠563
Upper Hutt
Live event
[1]

12
John Da Silva
3
16 September 1973
7002177000000000000♠177
New Plymouth
Live event
[1]

13
Abdullah the Butcher
1
12 March 1974
 N/A
 N/A
Live event

[1][7]

14
John Da Silva
4
 1974
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

15
Bulldog Brower
1
 1974
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

16
John Da Silva
5
 1975
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

17
Robert Bruce
2
 1975
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

18
John Da Silva
6
 1976
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

19
Don Muraco
1
 1977
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

20
King Curtis Iaukea
1
 1977
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

21
Rick Martel
1
26 May 1977
 N/A
Auckland
Live event

[1][8]

22
Ali Vaziri
1
 1977
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

23
Tommy Seigler
1
 1977
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

—
Vacated
—
 1978
—
 N/A
 N/A
 The championship is vacated when Seigler leaves New Zealand.
 [1]

24
Les Thornton
1
 January 1978
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

25
Chris Markoff
1
 1978
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

26
Ron Miller
1
 1978
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
[1]

27
Jack Claybourne
2
 April 1978
 N/A
Australia
Live event
[1]

28
Toru Tanaka
1
13 June 1978
7000900000000000000♠9
Christchurch
Live event

[1][9]

29
Steve Rickard
1
22 June 1978
7001280000000000000♠28
Auckland
Live event
[1]

30
Toru Tanaka
2
20 July 1978
7001280000000000000♠28
Auckland
Live event
[1]

31
Steve Rickard
2
17 August 1978
7001420000000000000♠42
Auckland
Live event

[1][10]

32
Mad Dog Martin
1
28 September 1978
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
[1]

33
Leo Burke
1
 1979
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

34
Rick Martel
2
19 March 1979
7001700000000000000♠70
Auckland
Live event
 Defeated Mad Dog Martin to win the vacant title.
[1][8][11]

35
Ripper Collins
1
28 May 1979
7001840000000000000♠84
Auckland
Live event
[1]

36
Peter Maivia
1
20 August 1979
7001140000000000000♠14
Auckland
Live event

[1][12]

37
Mr. Fuji
1
3 September 1979
 N/A
Auckland
Live event

[1][13][14]

38
Rick Martel
3
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Live event

[1][8]

—
Vacated
—
 1980
—
 N/A
 N/A
 The championship is vacated when Martel leaves New Zealand.
 [1]

39
Ron Miller
2
 May 1980
 N/A
Australia
Live event
 Won tournament.
 [1]

40
Larry O'Day
1
14 July 1980
7001140000000000000♠14
Auckland
Live event
[1]

41
Ron Miller
3
28 July 1980
7001930000000000000♠93
Auckland
Live event
[1]

42
Steve Rickard
3
29 October 1980
7002176000000000000♠176
Auckland
Live event
[1]

43
Jos LeDuc
1
23 April 1981
7000700000000000000♠7
Auckland
Live event
[1]

44
Mark Lewin
1
30 April 1981
7001700000000000000♠70
Auckland
Live event
[1]

45
Jos LeDuc
2
9 July 1981
7001350000000000000♠35
Auckland
Live event
[1]

46
Steve Rickard
4
13 August 1981
7001350000000000000♠35
Auckland
Live event
[1]

47
Butcher Brannigan
1
17 September 1981
7000700000000000000♠7
Auckland
Live event
[1]

48
Steve Rickard
5
24 September 1981
7002252000000000000♠252
Auckland
Live event
[1]

49
Baron Karl Von Krupp
1
3 June 1982
7001280000000000000♠28
Auckland
Live event
[1]

50
Steve Rickard
6
1 July 1982
7001700000000000000♠70
Auckland
Live event
[1]

51
Ox Baker
1
9 September 1982
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
[1]

52
Al Perez
1
 September 1982
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

53
King Kamata
1
7 October 1982
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
[1]

54
Al Perez
2
 October 1982
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
[1]

55
Pat O'Connor
2
4 November 1982
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
[1]

—
Vacated
—
 1983
—
 N/A
 N/A
[1]

56
Butcher Brannigan
2
 1983
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

57
Ricky Rickard
1
 1983
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

58
Larry O'Day
2
 1983
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

59
Steve Rickard
7
 1983
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

60
Zar Mongol
1
 1983
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

61
Steve Rickard
8
 1983
 N/A
 N/A
Live event
[1]

—
Vacated
—
 1983
—
 N/A
 N/A
 The championship is vacated and remains inactive for several years.
 [1]

62
Siva Afi
1
13 July 1990
 N/A
Auckland
Live event
 Defeated Canadian Stockman in tournament final.
 [1]

—
Deactivated
—
 1990
—
 N/A
 N/A
 The title is retired.


See also



  • List of National Wrestling Alliance championships


References





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