HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY
The title was first know as the B.S.W.A WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (1988-1998). However the title was governed by the S.W.E in 2002 and became the S.W.E WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE and then in may 2005 the S.W.E changed the title to the S.W.E British Style Wrestling Championship.
The S.W.E Heavyweight Championship was reinstated in 2006 and has been in use ever since.
The very first champion was a wrestler named The Prince Of Pain from Newcastle, he was undefeated until October 1998 when he faced the rising Scottish Star Bravehart. It was the first time in over 10 years that the Prince of Pain had been defeated. Bravehart held the title until 1st may 2004 when he lost the title to Daemon. He held the title for 2 weeks and the lost it to Bravehart on 18th of may 2004 Bravehart held the title for a further 6 months then lost it in his best of five tournament where he had to face five wrestlers in singles competition after 4 successful defences he lost to Karnage in the final match on 28th november 2004. Karnage kept the title for 4 months then finally lost the title to Korneilius on 16th march 2005. Korneilius kept the S.W.E HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION for 2 months and was never defeated when the title was taken out of commission by the S.W.E .
The new S.W.E British Championship was presented to Korneilius in Alyth town hall on 14th of may 2005 by S.W.E Commisioner Bravehart.
THE S.W.E WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE has been re-instated by the S.W.E and is now being fought for by the leading Heavyweights in the SWE.
The S.W.E British Championship was merged with the S.W.E World Championship on friday the 23rd november 2007 in a title for title winner takes all match between british champ Claymore and World Champ Randy Valentine with valentine coming out the winner. The two titles have now become one, The SWE World Heavyweight Championship.
S.W.E WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT/BRITISH STYLE WRESTLING CHAMPION.
CHAMPIONS 1988 0NWARDS TO PRESENT DAY:
PRINCE OF PAIN :- 1988- OCTOBER 1998 (BSWA)
BRAVEHART :- October 1998- 1st May 2004 (BSWA)
DAEMON :- 1st May 2004 - 18th May 2004 (SWE)
BRAVEHART :- 18th May 2004 - 28th November2004
KARNAGE :- 28th November 2004- 16th March 2005
KORNEILIUS :- 16th March 2005 - 14th May 2005
(World Heavyweight title taken out of commission by the S.W.E, May 2005)
In this 1 year gap the title was Replaced by the SWE Brittish Style Championship
(Title re-instated by S.W.E, February 2006)
CHAZ PHOENIX:- 5th February 2006- 25th March 2006
NATHAN REYNOLDS:- 25th March 2006- 20th July 2006
(NATHAN REYNOLDS stripped of Championship While under suspension In July 2006)
CHAZ PHOENIX:- 3rd September 2006 - 11th October 2007
(Won 15 man over the top rope battle royal to regain title)
RAVISHING RANDY VALENTINE :- 11th October 2007 - 27th June 2008
(stripped of championship for failing to defend for a third time)
THE TARTAN TERROR :- 27th June 2008 (defeating Bravehart) -5th September
CLAYMORE :- 5th September 2008 - 6th December 2008 (Defeating Tartan Terror Via Pinfall)
JOHNNY LYONS :- 6th December 2008 - 12th December 2009
SCOTTY SWIFT :- 12th December 2009 - PRESENT
