CWA British Commonwealth Championship

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CWA British Commonwealth Championship
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Promotion Catch Wrestling Association
Date establishedOctober 11, 1992 [1]
Date retiredDecember 4, 1999 [1]

The CWA British Commonwealth Championship was a secondary singles championship in the German promotion Catch Wrestling Association (CWA). The title was first established as a British-exclusive title and awarded to Englishman Tony St. Clair. The title was deactivated in 1999 when CWA closed. [1] The championship was contested under 10 three-minute rounds.

Contents

Title history

Key

SymbolMeaning
No.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event in which the championship changed hands
N/AThe 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.

Reigns

#WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes
1 Tony St. Clair 1October 11, 1992<1 Hanover, Germany World CupClair was awarded the title [1] [2] [3]
2 Jimmy Snuka 1October 11, 199263 Hanover, Germany World Cup [1] [2] [3]
3 Tony St. Clair 2December 13, 1992366 Bremen, Germany International Catch Cup [1] [2] [3]
4 Fit Finlay 1December 14, 1993242 Bremen, Germany International Catch CupThis was a title vs. title match in which Finlay's Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. [1] [2] [3]
5 Tony St. Clair 3August 13, 1994346 Vienna, Austria Catch Cup [1] [2] [3]
6 Franz Schumann 1July 25, 199511 Vienna, Austria Catch Cup [1] [2] [3]
7 Tony St. Clair 4August 5, 19951,225 Vienna, Austria Catch CupClair was awarded the title to defend against Dan Collins. [1] [2] [3]
8 Robbie Brookside 1December 12, 19987 Bremen, Germany International Catch Cup [1] [2] [3]
9 Tony St. Clair 5December 19, 1998350 Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival This match was also for Robbie Brookside's Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship [1] [2] [3]
—Retired—December 4, 1999— Bremen, Germany Euro Catch FestivalThe title was vacated and retired due to CWA closing in 1999. [1] [2] [3]

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