The Vancouver version of the NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship was defended as the top singles title in Vancouver-based Big Time Wrestling and its successor, NWA All Star Wrestling, from 1959 until sometime after the last champion, Gene Kiniski, won the title in 1963[1]
Title history
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Key
| No.
|
Overall reign number
|
| Reign
|
Reign number for the specific champion
|
| Days
|
Number of days held
|
| (NLT)
|
Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
|
| No.
|
Champion
|
Championship change
|
Reign statistics
|
Notes
|
Ref.
|
| Date
|
Event
|
Location
|
Reign
|
Days
|
| 1
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
July 1959 (NLT)
|
ASW Show
|
N/A
|
1
|
N/A
|
Reigning Toronto version champion - recognized in Vancouver
|
|
| 2
|
Gene Kiniski
|
August 21, 1961
|
ASW Show
|
Vancouver, BC
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
| 3
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
August 23, 1961
|
ASW Show
|
Vancouver, BC
|
2
|
478
|
|
|
| 4
|
Mike Sharpe Sr.
|
December 14, 1962
|
ASW Show
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
| 5
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
December 21, 1962
|
ASW Show
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
3
|
213
|
|
|
| 6
|
Gene Kiniski
|
July 22, 1963
|
ASW Show
|
Vancouver, BC
|
2
|
N/A
|
|
|
| —
|
Deactivated
|
N/A
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
See also
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References
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- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
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