Professional wrestling championship
The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1978 until 1984, when it was abandoned after the Toronto promotion partnered with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).[1] Its national scope was in name only, similar to the NWA National Heavyweight Championship in Georgia . The title was reinstated as the present-day, NWA Board-controlled version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title.[2] Previous versions also existed in Calgary , Halifax and Vancouver . Has been defended in the World Wrestling Federation.
Title history
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific champion
Days
Number of days held
No.
Champion
Championship change
Reign statistics
Notes
Ref.
Date
Event
Location
Reign
Days
Canadian Heavyweight Championship
1
Dino Bravo
December 17, 1978
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
113
Defeated Gene Kiniski to become the first champion.
[1]
2
Greg Valentine
March 8, 1979
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
56
[1]
3
Dino Bravo
June 3, 1979
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
2
98
[1]
—
Vacated
September 2, 1979
N/A
N/A
—
—
Bravo left the promotion.
[1]
4
Dewey Robertson
September 9, 1979
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
260
Defeated Greg Valentine in tournament final
[1]
5
Great Hossein Arab
May 25, 1980
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
56
[1]
6
Angelo Mosca
July 20, 1980
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
21
[1]
7
Great Hossein Arab
August 10, 1980
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
2
140
[1]
8
Angelo Mosca
December 28, 1980
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
2
197
[1]
9
Mr. Fuji
July 12, 1981
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
14
[1] [3]
10
Angelo Mosca
July 26, 1981
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
3
56
[1]
11
Big John Studd
September 20, 1981
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
119
[1] [4]
12
Angelo Mosca
January 17, 1982
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
4
554
[1] [5]
13
Sgt. Slaughter
July 24, 1983
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
182
[1]
14
Angelo Mosca
January 22, 1984
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
5
[Note 1]
[1]
—
Vacated
March 22, 1984
N/A
N/A
—
—
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
[1]
15
Ivan Koloff
April 29, 1984
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
42
Defeated Brian Adidas in tournament final.
[1]
16
Angelo Mosca, Jr.
June 10, 1984
Stampede show
Toronto, ON
1
[Note 2]
[1] [6]
—
Vacated
July 15, 1984
N/A
N/A
—
—
Maple Leaf Wrestling was sold to the World Wrestling Federation
[1]
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
17
E.Z. Ryder
October 24, 1998
Stampede show
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
1
245
Defeated Paul Atlas, who was filling in for Mr. Gillis, at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show .
[7]
18
Michelle Starr
June 26, 1999
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
30
[7]
19
E.Z. Ryder
July 25, 1999
Stampede show
Victoria, BC
2
145
[7]
20
Carlsen
November 27, 1999
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
[Note 3]
[7]
—
Vacated
September 20, 2000
N/A
N/A
—
—
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
[7]
21
E.Z. Ryder
October 13, 2001
Stampede show
St. Petersburg, Florida
3
57
Defeated Juggernaut at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show to win the vacant championship.
[7]
22
Spyder
December 9, 2001
Stampede show
St. Boniface, Manitoba
1
89
Defeated Ryder and Baron von Meaner in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match .
[7]
23
Sylver, Brian
March 8, 2002
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
2
[7]
24
Spyder
March 10, 2002
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2
182
[7]
25
Machine
September 8, 2002
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
[Note 4]
[7]
—
Vacated
September 2, 2002
N/A
N/A
—
—
Championship held up by NWA President Jim Miller after The Machine defeated Spyder.
[7]
26
Spyder
October 18, 2002
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
3
140
Defeated The Machine to win held-up title.
[7]
—
Vacated
March 7, 2003
N/A
N/A
—
—
Spyder was suspended by the NWA.
[7]
27
Mercury
March 7, 2003
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
71
Defeated Brian Jewel.
[7]
28
Jewel
May 17, 2003
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
54
[7]
—
Vacated
July 10, 2003
N/A
N/A
—
—
Jewel was stripped of the championship.
[7]
30
Stardom
September 24, 2003
Stampede show
Fort Garry, Manitoba
1
226
Defeated The Axe.
[7]
31
Brown
May 7, 2004
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
163
Defeated Rob Stardom in a steel cage match.
[7]
32
Vain
October 15, 2004
Stampede show
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1
334
Won the title at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show .
[7]
33
Starr
September 16, 2005
Stampede show
Port Coquitlam, BC
2
154
[7]
34
R.A.G.E.
February 17, 2006
Stampede show
Vancouver, BC
1
124
[7]
35
Vance Nevada
June 23, 2006
Stampede show
Surrey, BC
1
126
[7]
36
Funk
October 27, 2006
Stampede show
Surrey, BC
1
210
[7]
37
Bishop
May 25, 2007
Stampede show
Surrey, BC
1
308
Defeated Freddy Funk and Michelle Starr in a three-way match
[7]
38
Scotty Mac
March 28, 2008
Stampede show
Surrey, BC
1
743
[7]
39
Sylum
April 10, 2010
Stampede show
Surrey, BC
1
175
[7]
40
Scotty Mac
October 2, 2010
Van-City Showdown
Vancouver, BC
2
167
[7]
41
Baroni
March 18, 2011
Quest for the Gold
Surrey, BC
1
261
Unified the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship with the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship.
[7]
42
Spencer
December 3, 2011
One Shall Reign Supreme
Vancouver, BC
1
84
Title was deunified from the ECCW Championship on December 15, 2011.
[7]
43
Bishop
February 25, 2012
Pacific Cup 2012 - Night 2
Vancouver, BC
2
287
Bishop won the title in the finals of the Pacific Cup.
[7]
44
King of the Yukon
December 8, 2012
Gold Rush
Vancouver, BC
1
105
[citation needed ]
45
Scotty Mac
March 23, 2013
We Will Riot
Port Coquitlam, BC
3
175
[citation needed ]
46
Creed
September 14, 2013
One Shall Reign Supreme
Vancouver, BC
1
182
Creed won the title in a triple threat match which also included Kenny Lush.
[citation needed ]
47
Baroni
March 15, 2014
Pacific Cup 2014
Vancouver, BC
2
217
Baroni won the title in a four way match which also included Ethan H. D. and King of the Yukon.
[citation needed ]
48
Sylum
October 18, 2014
Halloween Hell
Vancouver, BC
2
77
Sylum won the title in a no disqualification match .
[citation needed ]
—
January 3, 2015
N/A
N/A
—
N/A
Vacated after Sylum suffered a back injury.
[citation needed ]
49
Creed
January 3, 2015
Van-City Showdown 2015
Vancouver, BC
2
14
Match also included Artemis Spencer and Kenny Lush.
[citation needed ]
50
Spencer
January 17, 2015
Ballroom Brawl 3
Vancouver, BC
2
273
[citation needed ]
—
October 17, 2015
N/A
N/A
—
N/A
Vacated after Spencer suffered a knee injury.
[citation needed ]
51
Baroni
October 17, 2015
The Usual Suspects
Vancouver, BC
3
91
10-person battle royal which included Ethan H. D. , Nicole Matthews , Daniel Adonis and Pete Powers.
[citation needed ]
52
Spencer
January 16, 2016
Ballroom Brawl 5
Vancouver, BC
3
84
Defeated Baroni in a Unsanctioned match.
[citation needed ]
53
Ethan H. D.
April 9, 2016
High Definition
Vancouver, BC
1
132
[citation needed ]
54
Santiago
July 16, 2016
Ballroom Brawl 6
Vancouver, BC
1
183
[citation needed ]
55
Andy Bird
January 14, 2017
Ballroom Brawl VII
Vancouver, BC
1
441
[citation needed ]
56
Eddie Osbourne
March 31, 2018
22nd Anniversary
Vancouver, BC
1
173
[citation needed ]
Reigns by combined length
As of August 25, 2024.
Key
†
Indicates the current champion
+
Indicates the combined reign is changing daily
¤
The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
^ a b The exact length of Mosca's fifth reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 39 and 69 days.
^ a b The exact length of Mosca Jr.'s first reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 21 and 51 days.
^ a b The exact length of Crusher Carlsen's first reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 279 and 308 days.
^ a b The exact length of The Machine's first reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 1 and 22 days.
See also
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006) [2000]. "Canada, Toronto [Tunney]: NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 .
^ "ECCW.com Canadian Heavyweight Championship history" . Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-25 .
^ Hoops, Brian (July 12, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 12): Gagne, Bruiser & Crusher, Ladd wins Americas title, 1992 Bash with Sting vs. Vader" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (September 20, 2015). "On this date in pro wrestling history (9/20): Flair Defeated McDaniel, Gagne beats Von Raschke" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Hoops, Brian (January 17, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/17): Vader wins IWGP heavyweight title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
^ F4W Staff (June 10, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (JUNE 10): HARLEY RACE BEATS RIC FLAIR FOR NWA TITLE, JERRY BLACKWELL TURNS BABYFACE" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "National Wrestling Alliance Canadian Heavyweight Championship [post-1993]" . Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017 .
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