UNION British Championship (RLS Championship)

The UNION British Championship is the secondary male championship fought for in UNION Wrestling, and is recognised within the alternative wrestling scene as being the "most prestigious currently available men's mid-card championship in Europe".1 It was created in 2022 and technically replaces the UNION Internet Championship.
It is currently held by El Jefe.
==History==
The belt was created to replace the former UNION Internet Championship, which wouldn't be brought back due to the similarity in name to the newly established WOTU Inter Championship.2 Much of the design and the name of the title is inspired by the former BWF British Championship (sometimes called the BWF British Heavyweight Championship). It was won by British Samurai, who defeated Wroe in a Ladder Match at the UNION Bring Down The House event in March 2022.
Harry Daniels would defeat British Samurai to capture the championship at Uneasy Alliance 2023. He would defend the title successfully against Piranha at UNION Hardcore Brawl 2023 in June, before losing it to El Jefe at UNION London Calling 2024. Jefe would retain it against Piranha at UNION Open Challenge 2024. UNION Bring Down The House '24, and finally in a Grudge Match at UNION Uneasy Alliance 2024.
==Reigns==
#	Champion 	Won 	Reign In Defences
1	British Samurai	Defeated Wroe for the vacant championship at UNION Bring Down The House	3
2	Harry Daniels 	Defeated British Samurai at UNION Uneasy Alliance 2023 	2
3	El Jefe 	Defeated Harry Daniels at UNION London Calling 2024 	5*
*=Includes live, not-streamed matches either at special events or events held during the streaming hiatuses.
==Trivia==
*Like all UNION Wrestling titles, the reigns are not measured in days held, but the number of times defended, to further separate UW from other promotions.3
*British Samurai returning to shockingly win the title ended a streak of being 0-7 in championship matches from his first run with the promotion.4
*Despite bearing design hallmarks and the name of the original BWF Championship, there is no shared legacy and the title is considered entirely new.5
==Behind-the-Scenes/Notes==
#The "alternative wrestling scene" being my posh little name for the universe I've created as a complete whole.
#This was a decision I took in part due to a desire to return to the kind of fun I was having back when she first won the title, and also partly the reason in point #4.
#In truth, I always intended to somehow bring back the BWF British Championship, but couldn't have it as a the main title.
#This was a little bit of me wanting to do better by BritSam, although he was the most fitting CAS I had to hold the new title, gimmick considered.
#The elements were, like with the WOTU Inter title, taken from former championships in my old BWF promotion, which I ran in other series' and 7th gen WWE 2K.
Category:Championships