NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
| NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | December 17, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Mike Santiago | ||||||||||
| Date won | July 16, 2016 | ||||||||||
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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 WWF.[1] 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. The current champion is Tony Baroni, who is in his second reign. He defeated Ethan H-D, King of the Yukon, and then-champion Nelson Creed on March 15 in Vancouver B.C. at Pacific Cup 2014.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Dino Bravo | 1 | December 17, 1978 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Gene Kiniski to become the first champion. |
| Greg Valentine | 1 | March 8, 1979 | Toronto, ON | |
| Dino Bravo | 2 | June 3, 1979 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacant | September 1979 | Bravo leaves the area | ||
| Dewey Robertson | 1 | September 9, 1979 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Greg Valentine in tournament final |
| Great Hossein Arab | 1 | May 25, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 1 | July 20, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Great Hossein Arab | 2 | August 10, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 2 | December 28, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Mr. Fuji | 1 | July 12, 1981 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 3 | July 26, 1981 | Toronto, ON | |
| Big John Studd | 1 | September 20, 1981 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 4 | January 17, 1982 | Toronto, ON | |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | July 24, 1983 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 5 | January 22, 1984 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacant | March 1984 | Title vacant | ||
| Ivan Koloff | 1 | April 29, 1984 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Brian Adidas in tournament final |
| Angelo Mosca Jr. | 1 | June 10, 1984 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacated | July 1984 | Maple Leaf Wrestling is sold to the WWF | ||
| NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| EZ Ryder | 1 | October 24, 1998 | Cherry Hill, NJ | Defeats Paul Atlas, who was filling in for Mr. Gillis, at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show. |
| Michelle Starr | 1 | June 26, 1999 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| EZ Ryder | 2 | July 25, 1999 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Crusher Carlsen | 1 | November 27, 1999 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Vacated | September 2000 | |||
| EZ Ryder | 3 | October 13, 2001 | St. Petersburg, FL | Defeats Juggernaut at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show to win the vacant title. |
| Spyder | 1 | December 9, 2001 | St. Boniface, MB | Defeats Ryder and Baron von Meaner in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match. |
| Brian Sylver | 1 | March 8, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Spyder | 2 | March 10, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| The Machine | 1 | September 8, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Vacated | September 2002 | Title held up by NWA President Jim Miller after The Machine defeated Spyder. | ||
| Spyder | 3 | October 18, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | Defeats The Machine to win held-up title. |
| Vacated | March 7, 2003 | Spyder is suspended from the NWA. | ||
| Zack Mercury | 1 | March 7, 2003 | Winnipeg, MB | Defeats Brian Jewel. |
| Brian Jewel | 1 | May 17, 2003 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Stripped | July 10, 2003 | Jewel is stripped of the title. | ||
| Rob Stardom | 1 | September 24, 2003 | Fort Garry, MB | Defeats The Axe. |
| Kerry Brown | 1 | May 7, 2004 | Winnipeg, MB | Defeats Rob Stardom in a steel cage match. |
| Vid Vain | 1 | October 15, 2004 | Winnipeg, MB | Won the title at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show. |
| Michelle Starr | 2 | September 16, 2005 | Port Coquitlam, BC | |
| R.A.G.E. | 1 | February 17, 2006 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vance Nevada | 1 | June 23, 2006 | Surrey, BC | |
| Fast Freddy Funk | 1 | October 27, 2006 | Surrey, BC | |
| Cole Bishop | 1 | May 25, 2007 | Surrey, BC | Defeats Fast Freddy Funk and Michelle Starr in a three-way match |
| Scotty Mac | 1 | March 28, 2008 | Surrey, BC | |
| Sid Sylum | 1 | April 10, 2010 | Surrey, BC | |
| Scotty Mac | 2 | October 2, 2010 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Tony Baroni | 1 | March 18, 2011 | Surrey, BC | Baroni unifies his NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship with Scotty Mac's NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. |
| Artemis Spencer | 1 | December 3, 2011 | Vancouver, BC | Title is deunified from the ECCW Championship on 12/15/2011. |
| Bishop | 2 | February 25, 2012 | Vancouver, BC | |
| King of the Yukon | 1 | December 8, 2012 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Scotty Mac | 3 | March 23, 2013 | Port Coquitlam, BC | |
| Nelson Creed | 1 | September 14, 2013 | Vancouver, BC | Also Included Kenny Lush. |
| Tony Baroni | 2 | March 15, 2014 | Vancouver, BC | Also included Ethan HD & King of the Yukon. |
| Sid Sylum | 1 | October 18, 2014 | Vancouver, BC | No disqualification match. |
| Vacated | — | January 3, 2015 | Vancouver, BC | Vacated after Sylum suffered a back injury. |
| Nelson Creed | 2 | January 3, 2015 | Vancouver, BC | Also included Artemis Spencer and Kenny Lush. |
| Artemis Spencer | 2 | January 17, 2015 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vacated | — | October 17, 2015 | Vancouver, BC | Vacated after Spencer suffered a knee injury. |
| Tony Baroni | 3 | October 17, 2015 | Vancouver, BC | 10 person Battle Royal which included Ethan HD, Nicole Matthews, Daniel Adonis and Pete Powers. |
| Artemis Spencer | 3 | January 16, 2016 | Vancouver, BC | Defeated Baroni in a Unsanctioned match. |
| Ethan HD | 1 | April 9, 2016 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Mike Santiago | 1 | July 16, 2016 | Vancouver, BC | |
List of individual reigns
As of December 16, 2016.
| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotty Mac | 743 | March 28, 2008 | April 10, 2010 |
| Angelo Mosca | 554 | January 17, 1982 | July 24, 1983 |
| Vid Vain | 334 | October 17, 2004 | September 16, 2005 |
| Cole Bishop | 308 | May 25, 2007 | March 28, 2008 |
| Bishop | 287 | February 25, 2012 | December 8, 2012 |
| Tony Baroni | 261 | March 18, 2011 | December 3, 2011 |
| Dewey Robertson | 260 | September 9, 1979 | May 25, 1980 |
| E.Z. Ryder | 245 | October 25, 1998 | June 25, 1999 |
| "The Rabid Dog" Rob Stardom | 226 | September 24, 2003 | May 7, 2004 |
| "Fast" Freddy Funk | 210 | October 27, 2006 | May 25, 2007 |
| Angelo Mosca | 197 | December 28, 1980 | July 12, 1981 |
| Sgt. Slaughter | 182 | July 24, 1983 | January 22, 1984 |
| Spyder | 182 | March 10, 2002 | September 8, 2002 |
| Sid Sylum | 175 | April 10, 2010 | October 2, 2010 |
| Scotty Mac | 167 | October 2, 2010 | March 18, 2011 |
| Kerry "The Pitbull" Brown | 163 | May 7, 2004 | October 17, 2004 |
| "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr | 154 | September 16, 2005 | February 17, 2006 |
| E.Z. Ryder | 145 | July 25, 1999 | November 27, 1999 |
| Great Hossein Arab | 140 | August 10, 1980 | December 28, 1980 |
| Spyder | 140 | October 18, 2002 | March 7, 2003 |
| Vance Nevada | 126 | June 23, 2006 | October 27, 2006 |
| R.A.G.E. | 124 | February 17, 2006 | June 23, 2006 |
| Big John Studd | 119 | September 20, 1981 | January 17, 1982 |
| Dino Bravo | 113 | December 17, 1978 | April 8, 1979 |
| King of the Yukon | 105 | December 8, 2012 | March 23, 2013 |
| Dino Bravo | 98 | June 3, 1979 | September 9, 1979 |
| Spyder | 89 | December 9, 2001 | March 8, 2002 |
| Artemis Spencer | 85 | December 3, 2011 | February 25, 2012 |
| Great Hossein Arab | 76 | May 25, 1980 | July 20, 1980 |
| Zack Mercury | 71 | March 7, 2003 | May 17, 2003 |
| E.Z. Ryder | 57 | October 13, 2001 | December 9, 2001 |
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | 56 | April 8, 1979 | June 3, 1979 |
| Angelo Mosca | 56 | July 26, 1981 | September 20, 1981 |
| "Bad Boy" Brian Jewel | 54 | May 17, 2003 | July 10, 2003 |
| Ivan Koloff | 42 | April 29, 1984 | June 10, 1984 |
| Scotty Mac | 38+ | March 23, 2013 | **CHAMPION** |
| "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr | 30 | June 25, 1999 | July 25, 1999 |
| Angelo Mosca | 21 | July 20, 1980 | August 10, 1980 |
| Mr. Fuji | 14 | July 12, 1981 | July 26, 1981 |
| "Stylin'" Brian Sylver | 2 | March 8, 2002 | March 10, 2002 |
Note: Angelo Mosca won the title back on January 22, 1984 but he then vacated the title sometime in March 1984.
Note: Angelo Mosca, Jr. won the title on June 10, 1984, but the title was abandoned sometime in July 1984 when Maple Leaf Wrestling was bought by the World Wrestling Federation. This made Mosca, Jr. the last champion until Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling revived the title in 1998.
Note: Crusher Carlsen beat Michelle Starr on November 27, 1999 but the title was vacated sometime in September 2000.
List of combined reigns
As of February 26, 2013.
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Scotty Mac | 3 | 948+ |
| 2. | Angelo Mosca | 4 | 828 |
| 3. | Bishop/Cole Bishop | 2 | 595 |
| 4. | E.Z. Ryder | 3 | 447 |
| 5. | Spyder | 3 | 411 |
| 6. | Vid Vain | 1 | 334 |
| 7. | Tony Baroni | 1 | 261 |
| 8. | Dewey Robertson | 1 | 260 |
| 9. | "The Rabid Dog" Rob Stardom | 1 | 226 |
| 10. | Great Hossein Arab | 2 | 216 |
| 11. | Dino Bravo | 2 | 211 |
| 12. | "Fast" Freddy Funk | 1 | 210 |
| 13. | "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr | 2 | 184 |
| 14. | Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | 182 |
| 15. | Sid Sylum | 1 | 175 |
| 16. | Kerry "The Pitbull" Brown | 1 | 163 |
| 17. | Vance Nevada | 1 | 126 |
| 18. | R.A.G.E. | 1 | 124 |
| 19. | Big John Studd | 1 | 119 |
| 20. | King of the Yukon | 1 | 105 |
| 21. | Artemis Spencer | 1 | 85 |
| 22. | Zack Mercury | 1 | 71 |
| 23. | Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | 1 | 56 |
| 24. | "Bad Boy" Brian Jewel | 1 | 54 |
| 25. | Ivan Koloff | 1 | 42 |
| 26. | Mr. Fuji | 1 | 14 |
| 27. | "Stylin'" Brian Sylver | 1 | 2 |
See also
- List of National Wrestling Alliance championships
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Halifax version)
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ ECCW.com Canadian Heavyweight Championship history
External links
- Canadian Heavyweight Title histories
- Solie.org Canadian Heavyweight Title history
- ECCW.com Canadian Heavyweight Championship history
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