European Union Heavyweight Championship
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The European (Union) Heavyweight Championship is a top title competed for through out the European Union's professional wrestling circuit.
The title would be defended in many promotions in Europe, and other versions of this one title would also appear in certain promotions. On August 25, 2001 the European Wrestling Union would produce a European Heavyweight Championship tournament in Bochum, Germany, bringing in wrestlers some of who claimed to already be the Champion. This tournament would see these titles merge into one with Britain's Robbie Brookside confirming his claim as champion by defeating 5 Star Cory K in a championship decider.
The title history below shows all the holders of the title in chronological order. However, there are instances where another wrestler has taken the role of champion, or claimed the title but no official title change was recorded (these are noted with "unknown title history", or other details.)
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Froehner | 1 | |||
| Atholl Oakeley | 1 | |||
| Heinrich Froehner | 2 | 1933 | ||
| Karl Pojello | 1 | 1933 | Nottingham, Great Britain | |
| Henri Deglane | 1 | April 1934 | ||
| Dan Koloff | 1 | April 7, 1934 | Paris, France | |
| Henri Deglane | 2 | Unknown title history. | ||
| Al Pereira | 1 | July 1937 | Paris, France | |
| Dan Koloff | 2 | 1937 | ||
| Al Pereira | 2 | 1937 | ||
| Dan Koloff | 3 | 1937 | Unknown title history. | |
| Felix Lamban | 1 | 1940's | Lamban holds the title during several shows. | |
| Victorio Ochoa | 1 | 1940's | Unknown title history. | |
| Yvar Martinson | 1 | 1949 | ||
| Felxi Miquet | 1 | November 8, 1949 | Paris, France | Unknown title history. |
| Jack Dale | 1 | |||
| Jose Tarres | 1 | August 28, 1948 | Barcelona, Spain | Unknown title history. |
| Bert Assirati | 1 | 1949 | ||
| Vacant | August 1952 | After Assirati left for India. | ||
| Shirley Crabtree | 1 | 1952 | Crabtree defeated Yvar Martinson for the vacant title. | |
| Joe Robinson | 1 | 1952 | ||
| Vicente Febrer | 1 | 1952 | Unknown title history. | |
| Milo Popocopolis | 1 | 1961 | ||
| Shirley Crabtree | 2 | 1961 | Unknown title history. | |
| Jim Olivera | 1 | 1961 | ||
| Billy Joyce | 1 | 1961 | ||
| Bill Robinson | 1 | June 12, 1965 | Manchester, Great Britain | |
| Vacant | 1970 | After Robinson left for North America. | ||
| Horst Hoffman | 1 | July 1971 | Cologne, West Germany | |
| Albert Wall | 1 | February 4, 1974 | ||
| Hans Streiger | 1 | 1978 | Stuttgart, West Germany | |
| Pete Curry | March 24, 1978 | Liverpool, Great Britain | ||
| Wild Angus | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Vacant | 1978 | Wild Angus was stripped of the title. | ||
| Hans Streiger | 2 | |||
| Steve Veidor | 1 | September 15, 1978 | Liverpool, Great Britain | |
| Hans Streiger | 3 | 1979 | ||
| Johnny Kincaid | 1 | 1980 | Hamburg, West Germany | Unknown title history. |
| Wayne Bridges | 1 | |||
| Kwick-Kick Lee | 1 | January 25, 1983 | London, Great Britain | Unknown title history. |
| Pat Roach | 1 | March 1990 | ||
| Giant Haystacks | 1 | February 6, 1991 | Great Britain | |
| Pat Roach | 2 | 1991 | Unknown title history. | |
| John Prator | 1 | 1995 | Unknown title history. | |
| Rob Brookside | 1 | 1999 | On August 25, 2001, Bochum, Germany, Brookside confirms his claim by winning the European Wrestling Union's European Heavyweight Championship tournament. | |
| Karl Krammer | 1 | October 10, 2001 | Berlin, Germany | Kramer won the title after Brookside did not defend it within its 60 days ruling. |
| The Flatliner | 1 | February 1, 2002 | Exmouth, Great Britain | |
| Vacant | February 17, 2002 | After The Flatliner breaks his leg. | ||
| Rob Brookside | 2 | February 19, 2002 | Yeovil, Great Britain | Brookside defeated Justin Starr in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
| The Flatliner | 2 | 2003 | Exeter | Won a 20-man battle royal |
