NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
(Redirected from NWA Toronto Canadian Heavyweight Championship)
The ECCW Canadian 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.
ECCW Canadian Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) | ||||||||||
Date established | December 17, 1978 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Eddie Osbourne | ||||||||||
Date won | March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
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Reigns
editNames | Years |
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NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship | 1978–2011 |
NWA ECCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship | 2011–2014 |
ECCW Canadian Championship | 2014–present |
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Maple Leaf Wrestling | ||||||||||
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] | |||
— | Deactivated | July 15, 1984 | N/A | N/A | — | — | Maple Leaf Wrestling was sold to the World Wrestling Federation | [1] | ||
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) | ||||||||||
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] | |||
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) | ||||||||||
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] | ||
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 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 | — | — | 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 | 287 | [citation needed] | |||
57 | Spencer | January 12, 2019 | N/A | Vancouver, BC | 4 | 244 | [citation needed] | |||
58 | Travis Williams | September 13, 2019 | N/A | New Westminster, BC | 1 | 1,810+ | [citation needed] | |||
- | VACANT | June 24,2024 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | "Due to the allegations against a former Owner of ECCW I will be separating myself from ECCW and have relinquished the title. My heart goes out to the victims that have had to endure this unacceptable" treatment. | <8>
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Combined reigns
editAs of August 27, 2024.
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† | Indicates the current champion |
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+ | Indicates the combined reign is changing daily |
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The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Travis Williams† | 1 | 1,810+ |
2 | Scotty Mac | 3 | 1,085 |
3 | Angelo Mosca | 5 | 867¤[Note 1] |
4 | Tony Baroni | 3 | 623 |
5 | Bishop/Cole Bishop | 2 | 595 |
6 | E.Z. Ryder | 3 | 447 |
7 | Artemis Spencer | 3 | 686 |
8 | Andy Bird | 1 | 441 |
9 | Spyder | 3 | 411 |
10 | Vid Vain | 1 | 334 |
11 | Crusher Carlsen | 1 | 279¤[Note 3] |
12 | Dewey Robertson | 1 | 260 |
13 | Sid Sylum | 2 | 252 |
14 | Rob Stardom | 1 | 226 |
15 | Great Hossein Arab | 2 | 216 |
16 | Dino Bravo | 2 | 211 |
17 | "Fast" Freddy Funk | 1 | 210 |
18 | Nelson Creed | 2 | 196 |
19 | Michelle Starr | 2 | 184 |
20 | Mike Santiago | 1 | 183 |
21 | Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | 182 |
22 | Eddie Osbourne | 1 | 287 |
23 | Kerry Brown | 1 | 163 |
24 | Ethan H. D. | 1 | 132 |
25 | Vance Nevada | 1 | 126 |
26 | R.A.G.E. | 1 | 124 |
27 | Big John Studd | 1 | 119 |
28 | King of the Yukon | 1 | 105 |
29 | Zack Mercury | 1 | 71 |
30 | Greg Valentine | 1 | 56 |
31 | Brian Jewel | 1 | 54 |
32 | Ivan Koloff | 1 | 42 |
33 | Angelo Mosca Jr. | 1 | 21¤[Note 2] |
34 | Mr. Fuji | 1 | 14 |
35 | Brian Sylver | 1 | 2 |
36 | The Machine | 1 | 1¤[Note 4] |
Footnotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- List of National Wrestling Alliance championships
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Halifax version)
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)
- NWA National Heavyweight Championship, counterpart in the United States, originally a regional championship before being acquired by the NWA Board
References
edit- ^ 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 defeats McDaniel, Gagne beats Von Raschke". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ 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.
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External links
edit- Solie.org Canadian Heavyweight Title history
- ECCW.com Canadian Heavyweight Championship history
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship history
- ECCW Canadian Championship at Cagematch.net
- ^ Greer, Jamie (2020-06-24). ""Golden Boy" Travis Williams Quits ECCW, Vacates Title Following Allegations Against Company". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2024-07-27.