NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship

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NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship [1]
Details
Promotion NWA UK Hammerlock
Torture Chamber Pro Wrestling
Date establishedOctober 11, 2003
Current champion Wilson Colas
Date wonMay 5, 2024
Statistics
First championSpyder
Most reigns Dru Onyx (5 times)
Longest reign Dru Onyx (825 days)
Shortest reign Paul Tracey (<1 day)
Youngest championJustin White

The NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that formerly served as the major title in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion. The title is currently owned by Torture Chamber Pro Wrestling Dojo along with the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship.

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History

Prince Devitt challenging for the championship against Dru Onyx. Dru Onyx vs Prince Devitt.jpg
Prince Devitt challenging for the championship against Dru Onyx.

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 NWA-affiliated promotions the title is defended in are NWA UK Hammerlock, NWA Ireland, NWA Quebec, Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling and NWA Pro. NWA Pro was included in 2006 due to having affiliate promotions in Australia. In the last thirteen years, the title has been defended or promoted in England, Wales, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Barbados.

There are two criteria for the selection of champions: they have to be credible wrestlers with presence and 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.

Reigns

No.Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
—Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No.WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes
1Spyder1October 10, 2003357 Parkersburg, WV NWA 55th Anniversary Show – Day 1 Defeats Fergal Devitt on the first night of the NWA 55th Anniversary Show 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.
—Vacated—October 1, 2004—N/AN/AStripped by the NWA Board due to the above controversy.
2 Dru Onyx 1October 15, 200412 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NWA 56th Anniversary Show – Day 1 Defeated Will Phoenix for the vacated title.
3 Fergal Devitt 1October 27, 20043 Cardiff, Wales Live Event Fergal Devitt was the first junior heavyweight to win the title.
4 Dru Onyx 2October 30, 2004343 Ashford, Kent, England Live EventDefeated Fergal Devitt and Paul Tracey in a handicap match, with Onyx' NWA United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship also on the line.
5 Fergal Devitt 2October 8, 2005155 Nashville, TN NWA 57th Anniversary Show
6 Karl Anderson 1March 12, 200691 Santa Monica, CA Live Event
7 Alex Koslov 1June 11, 200628 Santa Monica, CA Live EventThis was a 3-Way Match, also involving Mikey Nicholls.
8Justin White1July 9, 200649 Santa Monica, CA Live EventDru Onyx trained Justin White, thus giving the championship the distinction of having the first trainer and student to win the title.
9Paul Tracey1August 27, 2006426 Bray, Wicklow, Ireland Live Event
10 Dru Onyx 3October 27, 2007819 St. Albans, VT Live Event
11 Adam Pearce 1January 23, 201050 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada NSPW Steen vs. War CloudPearce defeated Onyx using a steel chain.
12 Dru Onyx 4March 14, 20101,024 – 1,330N/AN/AAwarded back to Onyx after Pearce wins the World Heavyweight Title on March 14, 2010; the January 23, 2010 match is also reviewed due to the use of an illegal object by Pearce and Onyx.
—Vacated—2013—N/AN/A
13Pat Guénette1November 3, 2013692 Laval, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: A Day To RememberDefeats Jake Matthews for the vacated title.
14Paul Tracey2September 26, 20150 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Straight Outta ChamberTracey won the match after hitting a facebuster on a Chair. After winning the championship, Tracey issued an open challenge.
15Stew Korvus1September 26, 2015287 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Straight Outta Chamber
16Pat Guénette2July 9, 2016308 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Harley Davidson RimouskiPat Guénette defeated Stew Korvus in front of 1500 people at the Centre Premier Arena.
17Antonio Corsi1May 13, 2017190 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Montreal Mayhem [2]
—Vacated—November 19, 2017<1N/AN/A
18 Alex North 1November 19, 2017202 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Showcase Sunday IIDefeated Dom Boulanger in a No Disqualification match. [3]
19Dom Boulanger1June 9, 2018190Ste-Hyacinthe, Quebec, CanadaTorture Chamber: Gala De Lutte Contre Le Cancer [4]
20Genesis1September 26, 2015174 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Showcase Sunday XII [5]
21Mike Marston1June 8, 2019140 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Gala De Lutte Contre Le Cancer [6]
—Vacated—October 26, 2019<1N/AN/A
22 Dru Onyx 5October 26, 20192,032+ Montreal, Quebec, Canada Torture Chamber: Straight Outta Chamber IVDefeated Genesis in an Indian Strap match. [7]

Combined reigns

As of May19, 2025.

Record five-time and current champion Dru Onyx Rodney Kellman as Soa Amin.jpg
Record five-time and current champion Dru Onyx
†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1 Dru Onyx †54,231+ - 4,537+
2Pat Guénette21000
3Paul Tracey2425
4Spyder1357
5Stew Korvus1287
6 Alex North 1202
7Antonio Corsi1190
Dom Boulanger1190
9Genesis1174
10 Fergal Devitt 2158
11Mike Marston1140
11 Karl Anderson 191
12 Adam Pearce 150
13Justin White149
14 Alex Koslov 128

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CageMatch.net" . Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 13, 2017). "Torture Chamber Montreal Mayhem". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 19, 2017). "Torture Chamber Showcase Sunday II". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 9, 2018). "Torture Chamber Gala De Lutte Contre Le Cancer". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 16, 2018). "Torture Chamber Showcase Sunday XII". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 8, 2019). "Torture Chamber Gala De Lutte Contre Le Cancer 2019". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 26, 2019). "Torture Chamber Straight Outta Chamber IV". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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