▁Prom ot ions ▁to ▁effectively ▁control ▁British ▁wrest ling . ▁ ▁In ▁London , ▁the ▁new ▁rules ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁being ▁lifted ▁however ▁a ▁by - law ▁author ised ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁and ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁kept ▁female ▁wrest ling ▁b anned ▁within ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁area ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁We ight ▁divisions ▁ ▁The ▁rules ▁set ▁out ▁seven ▁weight ▁divisions ▁with ▁maximum ▁weight ▁limits ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁champions ▁to ▁be ▁crown ed ▁of ▁each ▁limit ▁: ▁Light weight ▁( ), ▁Wel ter weight ▁( ), ▁Middle weight ▁( ), ▁He avy ▁Middle weight ▁( ), ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁( ), ▁Mid - He avy weight ▁() ▁and ▁He avy weight ▁for ▁all ▁weights ▁above ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days , ▁the ▁champions ▁of ▁these ▁weight ▁divisions ▁were ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁M oun te v ans ▁Champions ▁as ▁the ▁Championships ▁also ▁included ▁M oun te v ans ▁in ▁their ▁official ▁names . ▁ ▁R ules ▁ ▁The ▁Admir al - L ord ▁M oun te v ans ▁rules ▁defined ▁what ▁holds ▁were ▁legal ▁and ▁how ▁a ▁fall ▁could ▁be ▁scored : ▁ ▁A ▁fall ▁could ▁be ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁means : ▁P inf all ▁Sub mission ▁Kno ck out ▁- ▁failing ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁ref eree ' s ▁ 1 0 ▁count ▁when ▁thrown ▁or ▁knock ed ▁to ▁the ▁canvas ▁or ▁outside ▁the ▁ring . ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁Kno ck out ▁- ▁If ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁ruled ▁un