RBW British Middleweight Championship

The RBW British Middleweight Championship was a mid-card title contested for in Revolution British Wrestling. It was revival of an earlier title competed for in British wrestling since before the Second World War.

After G.N. Promotions split away from RBW in July 2004, the promotion would take its Middleweight title (known in RBW as the British Mid-Heavyweight Championship) away from RBW. RBW would later decide to crown its own Middleweight Champion with the creation of the British Middleweight Title.

The championship was created out of a four-man tournament which saw "Golden Boy" Cameron Knite qualify over "Sadistic" Jack Storm during December 2003 in Sheffield while Johnny Kidd overcame "The Gift" Ross Jordan in Nottingham during December as well to qualify.

The final was held in Enfield, London on January 24, 2004, and saw Johnny Kidd defeat Knite, two falls to one, to be crowned first champion.

On May 22, 2004 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, "Misfit" Jorge Castano defeated Johnny Kidd for the Championship, in his third attempt, following previous contests between the two in Chingford and Nottingham, and would hold the belt until RBW's eventual closer in late 2005.

Title history

British independent circuit (1938-1952)

Wrestler:	Reign:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Jack Moores	1	?		First recorded champion.
Billy Reilly	1	?	Wigan
Jack Dale	1	1935	London	Won a tournament for the title.
Robert H Cook	1	1950	London	Atholl Oakeley Promotions.

Joint Promotions (1952-?)

Wrestler:	Reign:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Tommy Mann	1	1952
Harry Fields	1	1952
Cyril Knowles	1	1954
Les Stent	1	1954
Guido Ronga	1	1956
Tommy Mann	2	1956
Harry Fields	2	1958
Bobby Steele	1	1958
Harry Fields	3	1958
Alan Colbeck	1	1961
Tommy Mann	3	May 1961	Leeds
Chic Purvey	1	December 1961
Tommy Mann	4	?
Chic Purvey	2	?
Tommy Mann	5	?
Chic Purvey	3	?
Tommy Mann	6	May 1963
Bobby Steele	2	October 1962
Tommy Mann	7	?
Bert Royal	1	26 October 1963	Manchester
Tommy Mann	8	1963		Title vacant in 1963 following Mann's retirement
Bert Royal	2	26 October 1966	Sheffield	Defeats Peter Preston for the vacant title
Clayton Thomson	1	28 November 1966	Nottingham
Mick McManus	1	13 November 1967	London
Clayton Thomson	2	24 January 1968	London
Brian Maxine	1	1 June 1971	Croydon	Maxine also held the British Welterweight championship at the start of his reign
Maxine continued to claim the title until 1999.

The Wrestling Alliance (2000-2003)

Wrestler:	Reign:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
James Mason	1	2000		Won the revived title in a tournament but vacated it on 15 June 2002 after failing to make the weight limit
Mal Sanders	1	18 June 2002	Southampton
Steve Grey	1	24 March 2003	Southampton
Title vacant with TWA's closer in 2003.

RBW (2004-2005)

Wrestler:	Reign:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Johnny Kidd	1	January 24, 2004	Enfield, London	Defeated Cameron Knite in a match to be crowned first champion
Jorge Castano	1	May 22, 2004	Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Title abandoned with RBW's closer in late 2005.

References

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British professional wrestling championships

British Titles	Heavyweight (1930–present) Mid-Heavyweight (1952–1981, 2002–present) Light Heavyweight (1920s–2004, 2014–present) Heavy Middleweight (1953–1990s) Middleweight (1930s–2005) Welterweight (1938–present) Lightweight (1933–2002) Flyweight (2005–2012) Tag Team (1933–2002) Women's (1933–2002) Women's Tag Team (1933–2002)

British Empire/Commonwealth titles (defunct)	Heavyweight Junior Heavyweight British Empire/Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship British Empire/Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship British Empire/Commonwealth Middleweight Championship

Other Titles	All-England Championship European Heavyweight Championship NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship

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