Brian Maxine
British professional wrestler and cabaret artist
- Born
- 13 August 1938, Liverpool
- Died
- 13 November 2024
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, professional wrestler
- Weight
- 78 kg (172 lb)
- Nickname
- Goldbelt
Brian Maxine (13 August 1938 – 13 November 2024), known as Goldbelt, was an English professional wrestler and cabaret artist. He held the British Welterweight Championship from 1969 to 1971. He won the British middleweight championship in 1971 and by briefly holding the two belts simultaneously he became the first champion at two weights since the post-war reorganisation of British titles.
Maxine, who was known for his regular and flamboyant appearances in the 1970s on World of Sport, officially held the title (which was inactive) until a new version was established by The Wrestling Alliance (TWA) in 2000, won by James Mason. After this, Maxine claimed only the gold belt as a trophy, not disputing the new championship. A match for Premier Promotions against Johnny Kidd in 2002 was promoted as for only the belt, not the title.
Maxine also recorded country and western albums, backed by Fairport Convention.
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Facts from Wikidata Q4964632 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.