CWE Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship

The CWE Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in the professional wrestling promotion, Canadian Wrestling's Elite. The championship was first awarded on September 2, 2001, as the World High Impact Pro Wrestling Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship. Charlie Hayes was the inaugural champion having won the title in a gauntlet match.[1] Brett Evans became the final champion under the HIW banner after defeating Tony Novak in the finals a tournament at HIW Monster Brawl VI on October 25, 2019. Monster Brawl was the final show in HIW history. It became a title under CWE banner when they purchased all of High Impact Wrestling's assets and absorbed the company.

CWE Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionCanadian Wrestling's Elite
Date establishedSeptember 2, 2001[1]
Current champion(s)Danny Duggan
Date wonJuly 20, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WHIP Wrestling Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship
    (2001-2002)
  • HIW Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship
    (2002-2019)
  • CWE Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship
    (2019-present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Charley Hayes
Most reignsPrincipal Pound and Rex Roberts
(4 times)
Longest reignDavey O'Doyle
(511 days)
Shortest reignBrett Evans
(<1 day)
Oldest championRob Stardom
(44 years)
Youngest championAlexander Prime
(20 years, 5 months, 15 days)

As of October 11, 2024, there have been 50 reigns among 31 wrestlers with four vacancies. The inaugural champion was Charley Hayes. Principal Pound and Rex Roberts have the most reigns at four. Big Daddy Kash / King Kash has the longest combined reign at 783 days. Davey O'Doyle has the longest singular reign at 511 days. Brett Evans has the shortest singular reign at less than one day. The youngest champion was Alexander Prime having won it when he was 20-years old. The oldest champion is Rob Stardom having won it when he was 44-years-old.

The current champion is Danny Duggan who is in his second reign. He defeated James Roth on night 22 of the Cruel Summer Tour on July 20, 2024.

Title history

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As of November 27, 2024.

Names

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Name Time of use
WHIP Wrestling Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship September 2, 2001 – Unknown
HIW Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship Unknown – October 25, 2019
CWE Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship October 26, 2019 – present

Reigns

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Charley Hayes September 2, 2001 Labour Day Classic Regina, SK 1 177 Hayes pinned Rex Roberts in a gauntlet match to become the first champion. Event took place at Taylor Field during a CFL game. [2][3]
2 Titan Tower February 26, 2002 House show Regina, SK 1 56 [2][4]
3 Charley Hayes April 23, 2002 House show Regina, SK 2 95 [4]
4 Rex Roberts July 27, 2002 Pile O'Bones Rumbles VIII Regina, SK 1 265 [2]
5 Thryllin' Dylan January 17, 2004 House show Regina, SK 1 251 [2]
6 Big Daddy Kash September 24, 2004 House show Regina, SK 1 182 [2][5]
7 Principal Pound March 25, 2005 House show Regina, SK 1 75 [2][6]
8 The Chief June 8, 2005 House show Regina, SK 1 72 [2]
9 Principal Pound August 19, 2005 House show Regina, SK 2 63 [2]
10 Big Daddy Kash October 21, 2005 House show Regina, SK 2 91 [2][6]
11 Rex Roberts January 20, 2006 House show Regina, SK 2 175 [2][7]
12 Todd Myers July 14, 2006 House show Regina, SK 1 112 [2][7]
Vacated November 3, 2006 House show Regina, SK Vacated for undocumented reasons. [7]
13 Principal Pound February 23, 2007 House show Regina, SK 3 35 [2][8]
14 Rex Roberts February 23, 2007 House show Regina, SK 3 28 [2][8]
15 Principal Pound April 27, 2007 House show Regina, SK 3 336 [2][8]
16 Dixie Dragon March 28, 2008 House show Regina, SK 1 266 [2][9]
17 Wavell Starr December 19, 2008 House show Regina, SK 1 406 [2][9]
18 Jeff Tyler January 29, 2010 House show Regina, SK 1 210 [2][10]
19 Bucky McGraw August 27, 2010 House show Regina, SK 1 35 [2][10]
20 King Kash October 1, 2010 House show Regina, SK 3 509 [2][10]
21 Jumpin' Joe February 22, 2012 House show Regina, SK 1 247 [2][11]
22 Robbie Gamble October 26, 2012 House show Regina, SK 1 406 [2][11]
23 Rex Roberts December 6, 2013 Kings Challenge IV Regina, SK 4 140 [2][12]
24 Bull Bodnar April 25, 2014 House show Regina, SK 1 140 [2][13]
Vacated September 12, 2014 House show Regina, SK Vacated for undocumented reasons.
25 Wavell Starr December 5, 2014 King's Challenge V Regina, SK 2 140 [2][13]
26 Robbie Gamble April 14, 2015 Spring Meltdown Regina, SK 2 150 This was a three-way match which also included Bobby Sharp. [2][14]
27 Cannonball Kelly September 11, 2015 Domination Regina, SK 1 91 [2][14]
28 Bobby Sharp September 11, 2015 King's Challenge VI Regina, SK 1 49 [2][14]
29 Cannonball Kelly January 29, 2016 The Great Canadian Rebellion Regina, SK 2 91 [2][15]
30 Tyler Colton April 29, 2016 Spring Meltdown Regina, SK 1 231 [2][15][16]
31 Michael Allen Richard Clark December 16, 2016 King's Challenge VII Regina, SK 1 133 This was a three-way match which also included Tyler Colton and Mentallo. [2][15][16]
32 Alexander Prime April 28, 2017 Spring Meltdown Regina, SK 1 70 [2][16]
33 Michael Allen Richard Clark July 7, 2017 War Before the Storm Regina, SK 2 35 This was a loser leaves HIW street fight. [2][16][17]
34 Jeff Tyler August 11, 2017 Pile O'Bones Rumble XXII Regina, SK 2 28 [2][16]
35 El Asesino September 8, 2017 Night of the Wild Saskatoon, SK 1 21 [2][16][18]
36 Dixie Dragon September 29, 2017 Domination Regina, SK 2 43 Defeated El Asesino and Jeff Tyler in a three-way match. [2][16][19]
37 Michael Allen Richard Clark November 11, 2017 Hostile Games Regina, SK 3 34 Defeated Jeff Tyler, Dixie Dragon, and El Asesino in a four-way match. [2][16][20]
38 Jeff Tyler December 15, 2017 King's Challenge VIII Regina, SK 3 155 [2][16][21]
39 El Asesino May 19, 2018 Battle Art V Saskatoon, SK 2 426 This was a mask vs. title match. [2][22][23]
40 Shaun Moore July 19, 2019 Friday Night Impact Regina, SK 1 76 [2][24][25]
Vacated August 3, 2019 Regina, SK Title vacated upon Shaun Moore departing from the company.
41 Brett Evans October 25, 2019 Monster Brawl VI Regina, SK 1 <1 Evans defeated Tony Novak in tournament final to become the final champion under the HIW banner. [2][24][26]
Vacated October 25, 2019 Monster Brawl VI Regina, SK HIW ceased operations following the event as CWE purchased their assets and absorbed the company. They would keep the title active under the CWE banner.
Canadian Wrestling's Elite
42 Davey O'Doyle February 29, 2020 10th Annual King's Challenge Regina, SK 1 511 O'Doyle pinned Danny Duggan in a gauntlet match to become the first Central Canadian Heavyweight Champion under the CWE banner. King Kash, Leo London, Thryllin' Dylan, and Beri Grayson were also participants. [27][28]
43 Shaun Martens July 24, 2021 12th Anniversary Tour - Night 8 Weyburn, SK 1 99 [27][29]
44 Jude Dawkins October 31, 2021 Rumble to Remember Winnipeg, MB 1 81 [27][30]
45 Berat Gorani January 20, 2022 Final Destination Grande Prairie, AB 1 287 [27][31]
46 Davey Boy Smith Jr. November 3, 2022 Point to Prove Tour - Night 9 Prince Albert, SK 1 1 [27][32]
47 Danny Duggan November 4, 2022 Point to Prove Tour - Night 10 Yorkton, SK 1 42 [27][33]
48 Rob Stardom December 16, 2022 Super Jobber Cup 2022 Winnipeg, MB 1 266 [27][34]
49 James Roth September 8, 2023 Back To School Bash Tour - Night 2 Winnipeg, MB 1 316 [27][35]
50 Danny Duggan July 20, 2024 Rumble to Remember - Night 22 Winnipeg, MB 1 130+ [27][36]

Combined reigns

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As of November 27, 2024.

Key
Indicates the current champion
<1 Indicates reign was less than one day
+ Indicates combined reign is changing daily
Rank Champion No. of
reigns
Combined days
1 Big Daddy Kash / King Kash 3 782
2 Charley Hayes 2 637
3 Wavell Starr 547
4 Robbie Gamble 546
5 Principal Pound 4 519
6 Rex Roberts 517
7 Davey O'Doyle 1 511
8 El Asesino 2 447
10 Jeff Tyler 3 393
11 James Roth 1 316
12 Dixie Dragon 2 315
13 Berat Gorani 1 287
14 Rob Stardom 266
15 Thryllin' Dylan 251
16 Jumpin' Joe 247
17 Tyler Colton 231
18 Cannonball Kelly 2 182
19 Michael Allen Richard Clark 168
20 Bull Bodnar 1 140
21 Danny Duggan 2 172+
22 Todd Myers 1 112
23 Shaun Martens 99
24 Jude Dawkins 81
25 The Chief 72
26 Alexander Prime 70
27 Titan Tower 56
28 Bobby Sharp 49
29 Bucky McGraw 35
30 Shaun Moore 15
31 Davey Boy Smith Jr. 1
32 Brett Evans <1

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