Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship
| Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Stampede Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | February 28, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | 1989 & 2008 | ||||||||||
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The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top championship, the Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version), was abandoned.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1968-1989) | ||||
| Archie Gouldie | 1 | February 28, 1968 | Saskatoon, SK | Defeats Pat O'Connor to become the first champion |
| Ox Baker | 1 | March 8, 1968 | Calgary, AB | |
| Waldo Von Erich | 1 | March 15, 1968 | Calgary, AB | |
| Archie Gouldie | 2 | June 3, 1968 | ||
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | September 16, 1968 | Lethbridge, AB | |
| Archie Gouldie | 3 | September 17, 1968 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Vic Rossitani | 1 | September 24, 1968 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Bob Sweetan | 1 | September 30, 1968 | ||
| Vic Rossitani | 2 | October 1, 1968 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Stan Stasiak | 2 | October 11, 1968 | Calgary, AB | |
| Vic Rossitani | 3 | October 17, 1968 | Regina, SK | |
| Stan Stasiak | 3 | October 18, 1968 | ||
| Archie Gouldie | 4 | December 17, 1968 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Angelo Mosca | 1 | March 19, 1969 | ||
| Archie Gouldie | 5 | April 9, 1969 | Regina, SK | |
| Angelo Mosca | 2 | April 22, 1969 | Calgary, AB | |
| Held up | May 3, 1969 | Calgary, AB | Title held up between Angelo Mosca and Archie Gouldie. | |
| Archie Gouldie | 6 | May 6, 1969 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Angelo Mosca in a rematch to win the held up title. |
| Billy Robinson | 1 | June 26, 1969 | Calgary, AB | Awarded when Gouldie no-shows. |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | February 6, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Billy Robinson | 2 | February 20, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 2 | February 27, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Jerry Christy | 1 | April 17, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 3 | May 1, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Jerry Christy | 2 | May 7, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 4 | May 14, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Dave Ruhl | 2 | August 14, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Sweet Daddy Siki | 1 | September 25, 1970 | Calgary, AB | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 5 | March 12, 1971 | ||
| Les Thornton | 1 | March 18, 1971 | Saskatoon, SK | |
| Held up | August 25, 1971 | Saskatoon, SK | After a match between Les Thornton and Black Angus Campbell. | |
| Black Angus Campbell | 1 | August 28, 1971 | Edmonton, AB | Defeats Thornton in rematch. |
| John Quinn | 1 | October 1971 | ||
| Black Angus Campbell | 2 | November 6, 1971 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Bob Lueck | 1 | November 19, 1971 | ||
| Kurt Von Hess | 1 | December 3, 1971 | Calgary, AB | |
| Tor Kamata | 1 | February 14, 1972 | Lethbridge, AB | |
| Geoff Portz | 1 | June 2, 1972 | Calgary, AB | |
| Tor Kamata | 2 | June 23, 1972 | Calgary, AB | |
| Dan Kroffat | 1 | July 19, 1972 | Saskatoon, SK | |
| Tor Kamata | 3 | August 4, 1972 | Calgary, AB | |
| Geoff Portz | 2 | August 24, 1972 | ||
| Tor Kamata | 4 | August 29, 1972 | ||
| Geoff Portz | 3 | September 2, 1972 | Calgary, AB | |
| Kendo Nagasaki | 1 | September 23, 1972 | Calgary, AB | This was the original British masked version of the character, not the face-painted Japan/US version (although he would also later hold the title as Mr Sakurada in 1978) |
| Geoff Portz | 4 | December 23, 1972 | Calgary, AB | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 6 | January 5, 1973 | Calgary, AB | |
| Archie Gouldie | 8 | April 21, 1973 | Calgary, AB | |
| Dan Kroffat | 2 | June 27, 1973 | Saskatoon, SK | |
| Archie Gouldie | 9 | July 4, 1973 | Calgary, AB | |
| Dan Kroffat | 3 | August 15, 1973 | Regina, SK | |
| Gil Hayes | 1 | August 27, 1973 | Lethbridge, AB | |
| Omar Atlas | 1 | November 9, 1973 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Archie Gouldie | 10 | December 28, 1973 | Calgary, AB | |
| Larry Lane | 1 | February 12, 1974 | Prince Albert, SK | |
| Archie Gouldie | 11 | February 14, 1974 | Calgary, AB | |
| Harley Race | 1 | February 22, 1974 | Calgary, AB | |
| Archie Gouldie | 12 | March 8, 1974 | Calgary, AB | |
| Danny Little Bear | 1 | April 12, 1974 | ||
| John Quinn | 2 | July 22, 1974 | Calgary, AB | |
| Les Thornton | 2 | December 6, 1974 | Calgary, AB | |
| Larry Lane | 2 | December 20, 1974 | Calgary, AB | |
| King Curtis | 1 | February 7, 1975 | Calgary, AB | |
| Larry Lane | 3 | August 7, 1975 | Regina, Sk | |
| Vacated | September 29, 1975 | Lane is injured. | ||
| Frankie Laine | 1 | December 12, 1975 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Butcher Brannigan to win the vacant title. |
| Gilles Poisson | 1 | January 16, 1976 | Calgary, AB | |
| Frankie Laine | 2 | January 24, 1976 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Karl Von Schotz | 1 | February 6, 1976 | Calgary, AB | |
| Eddie Morrow | 1 | April 1976 | ||
| Karl Von Schotz | 2 | May 1976 | ||
| Archie Gouldie | 13 | July 2, 1976 | Calgary, AB | |
| Dan Kroffat | 4 | September 11, 1976 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Larry Lane | 4 | October 29, 1976 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Killer Tim Brooks | 1 | March 17, 1977 | ||
| Dan Kroffat | 5 | July 22, 1977 | Calgary, AB | |
| Vacated | September 2, 1977 | Kroffat retires. | ||
| Don Gagné | 1 | October 7, 1977 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Bobby Burke in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Leo Burke | 1 | January 6, 1978 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Michel Martel | 1 | March 12, 1978 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Leo Burke | 2 | March 24, 1978 | Calgary, AB | |
| Michel Martel | 2 | April 8, 1978 | ||
| Leo Burke | 3 | April 14, 1978 | Calgary, AB | |
| Mr. Sakurada | 1 | May 20, 1978 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Paddy Ryan | 1 | September 1, 1978 | Calgary, AB | |
| Kasavudu | 1 | September 22, 1978 | Calgary, AB | |
| Alo Leilani | 1 | November 12, 1978 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Big Daddy Ritter | 1 | December 1, 1978 | Calgary, AB | |
| Jake Roberts | 1 | April 6, 1979 | Calgary, AB | |
| Big Daddy Ritter | 2 | July 27, 1979 | Calgary, AB | Ritter won the belt in what is believed to be wrestling's first ladder match. |
| Larry Lane | 5 | August 11, 1979 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Leo Burke | 4 | September 1979 | ||
| Don Gagné | 2 | November 18, 1979 | ||
| Mr. Sekigawa | 1 | December 8, 1979 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Leo Burke | 5 | January 1980 | ||
| Bret Hart | 1 | May 2, 1980 | Calgary, AB | |
| Duke Myers | 1 | July 6, 1980 | ||
| Bret Hart | 2 | July 11, 1980 | ||
| David Schultz | 1 | January 31, 1981 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Leo Burke | 6 | February 21, 1981 | Calgary, AB | |
| David Schultz | 2 | February 27, 1981 | Calgary, AB | |
| Mr. Hito | 1 | September 18, 1981 | Calgary, AB | |
| David Schultz | 3 | October 2, 1981 | Calgary, AB | |
| Mr. Hito | 2 | November 6, 1981 | Calgary, AB | |
| Vacated | March 19, 1982 | Hito is injured | ||
| Leo Burke | 7 | March 21, 1982 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Duke Myers in a tournament final to win the vacant title |
| Bret Hart | 3 | June 26, 1982 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Bad News Allen | 1 | September 3, 1982 | Calgary, AB | |
| Bret Hart | 4 | October 17, 1982 | Calgary, AB | |
| Leo Burke | 8 | January 14, 1983 | Calgary, AB | |
| Bret Hart | 5 | May 3, 1983 | Regina, SK | |
| Bad News Allen | 2 | July 16, 1983 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Archie Gouldie | 14 | December 23, 1983 | Calgary, AB | |
| Held up | January 20, 1984 | Calgary, AB | Title is held up by referee Cedric Hathaway after a No Disqualification title but between Gouldie and Killer Khan is stopped due to a bad cut near Gouldie's eye; a rematch is signed for the following week | |
| Killer Khan | 1 | January 27, 1984 | Calgary, AB | |
| Dynamite Kid | 1 | March 9, 1984 | Calgary, AB | |
| Bad News Allen | 3 | March 30, 1984 | Calgary, AB | Dynamite Kid defeats Allen on April 23, 1984 in Vancouver, BC, however, this is later overturned. |
| Davey Boy Smith | 1 | June 18, 1984 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Kerry Brown | 1 | November 21, 1985 | Edmonton, AB | |
| Ron Ritchie | 1 | March 21, 1986 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Held up | March 21, 1986 | Calgary, AB | Title held up between Kerry Brown and Ron Ritchie. | |
| Ron Ritchie | 2 | March 22, 1986 | Edmonton, AB | Defeats Kerry Brown in a rematch to win the held up title. |
| Steve DiSalvo | 1 | May 5, 1986 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Bad News Allen | 4 | May 12, 1986 | Swift Current, SK | |
| Honky Tonk Wayne Farris | 1 | June 20, 1986 | Calgary, AB | |
| Vacated | August 29, 1986 | Farris leaves for the World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Makhan Singh | 1 | October 31, 1986 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Owen Hart in a tournament final to win the vacant title |
| Owen Hart | 1 | January 19, 1987 | Medicine Hat, AB | |
| Makhan Singh | 2 | January 30, 1987 | Calgary, AB | |
| Owen Hart | 2 | April 10, 1987 | Calgary, AB | |
| Makhan Singh | 3 | May 6, 1988 | Calgary, AB | |
| Don Muraco | 1 | December 9, 1988 | Medicine Hat, AB | |
| Davey Boy Smith | 2 | March 24, 1989 | Calgary, AB | |
| Larry Cameron | 1 | April 28, 1989 | Calgary, AB | |
| Title retired | November 24, 1989 | Stampede closes. | ||
| Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1998-2008) | ||||
| Tatanka | 1 | October 1998 | Tampa, FL | Defeats Sid Vicious in a fictitious tournament final to win the revived title |
| Principal Richard Pound | 1 | April 2000 | Michigan | Fictitious title change. |
| Bruce Hart | 1 | April 13, 2001 | Calgary, AB | |
| Michael Modest | 1 | June 20, 2001 | Lethbridge, AB | |
| Bruce Hart | 2 | June 22, 2002 | Calgary, AB | |
| Vacated | July 2002 | Hart vacates the title to concentrate on defenses of the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship. | ||
| Karnage | 1 | August 22, 2003 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Harry Smith in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Harry Smith | 1 | January 16, 2004 | Calgary, AB | |
| Vacated | May 2005 | |||
| Eddie Mustang | 1 | June 3, 2005 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Karnage and Tiger Raj Singh in a 3-way match to win the vacant title. |
| Vacated | September 2005 | |||
| TJ Wilson | 1 | November 25, 2005 | Calgary, AB | Defeats Harry Smith in a tournament final to win the vacant title |
| Apocalypse | 1 | March 10, 2006 | Calgary, AB | Apocalypse eliminates Wilson in a battle royal in which the title was on the line |
| TJ Wilson | 2 | September 15, 2006 | Calgary, AB | This match took place during halftime of a Calgary Stampeders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL game at McMahon Stadium. |
| Apocalypse | 2 | September 30, 2006 | ? | Belt returned as Apocalypse claimed the September 15 match was not a sanctioned match. Wins a 3-way match against Wilson and Duke Durango. |
| Vacated | August 2007 | |||
| Chris Steel | 1 | September 21, 2007 | Calgary, AB | Won a Fatal 4-Way match against Gama Singh, Jr., Tiger Raj Singh, and "Ravenous" Randy Myers to win vacant title. |
| "Ravenous" Randy Myers | 1 | December 14, 2007 | Calgary AB | |
| Title retired | April 26, 2008 | Stampede closes. | ||
See also
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