The NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that serves as the major title in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion. 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. Through both proper booking and qualified champions in its four years of existence, the title has been raised in both status and prestige as a major title in the National Wrestling Alliance. In the last three years, the title has been defended or promoted in England, Wales, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, France & Barbados. In fact others have called it the “other world title” due to its constant movement and exposure.
There are two criteria for the selection of champions:
- They have to be credible wrestlers with presence
- They 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.
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