NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship

NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion National Wrestling Alliance and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
Date established December 17, 1978
Current champion(s) Eddie Osbourne
Date won March 31, 2018

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] 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 "The Dreadful" Andy Bird who is in his first reign. He defeated Mike Santiago on Ballroom Brawl VII on January 14, 2017.

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
No. The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note] Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
Canadian Heavyweight Championship
1 Dino Bravo 1 December 17, 1978 113 Toronto, Ontario live event Defeated Gene Kiniski to become the first champion. [1]
2 Greg Valentine 1 March 8, 1979 56 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
3 Dino Bravo 2 June 3, 1979 98 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
— Vacant — September 1979 N/A N/A N/A Bravo left the promotion. [1]
4 Dewey Robertson 1 September 9, 1979 260 Toronto, Ontario live event Defeated Greg Valentine in tournament final [1]
5 Great Hossein Arab 1 May 25, 1980 56 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
6 Angelo Mosca 1 July 20, 1980 21 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
7 Great Hossein Arab 2 August 10, 1980 140 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
8 Angelo Mosca 2 December 28, 1980 197 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
9 Mr. Fuji 1 July 12, 1981 14 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1][3]
10 Angelo Mosca 3 July 26, 1981 56 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
11 Big John Studd 1 September 20, 1981 119 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1][4]
12 Angelo Mosca 4 January 17, 1982 554 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
13 Sgt. Slaughter 1 July 24, 1983 182 Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
14 Angelo Mosca 5 January 22, 1984 [Note 1] Toronto, Ontario live event   [1]
— Vacated — March 1984 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [1]
15 Ivan Koloff 1 April 29, 1984 42 Toronto, Ontario live event Defeated Brian Adidas in tournament final. [1]
16 Angelo Mosca Jr. 1 June 10, 1984 [Note 2] Toronto, Ontario live event   [1][5]
— Vacated — July 1984 N/A N/A N/A  Maple Leaf Wrestling was sold to the World Wrestling Federation [1]
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
17 E.Z. Ryder 1 October 24, 1998 245 Cherry Hill, New Jersey live event Defeated Paul Atlas, who was filling in for Mr. Gillis, at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show. [6]
18 Michelle Starr 1 June 26, 1999 3- Winnipeg, Manitoba live event   [6]
19 E.Z. Ryder 2 July 25, 1999 145 Victoria, British Columbia live event   [6]
20 Crusher Carlsen 1 November 27, 1999 [Note 3] Winnipeg, Manitoba live event   [6]
— Vacated — September 2000 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [6]
21 E.Z. Ryder 3 October 13, 2001 57 St. Petersburg, Florida live event Defeated Juggernaut at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show to win the vacant championship. [6]
22 Spyder 1 December 9, 2001 89 St. Boniface, Manitoba live event Defeated Ryder and Baron von Meaner in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match. [6]
23 Brian Sylver 1 March 8, 2002 2 Winnipeg, Manitoba live event   [6]
24 Spyder 2 March 10, 2002 182 Winnipeg, Manitoba live event   [6]
25 The Machine 1 September 8, 2002 [Note 4] Winnipeg, Manitoba live event   [6]
— Vacated — September 2002 N/A N/A N/A Championship held up by NWA President Jim Miller after The Machine defeated Spyder. [6]
26 Spyder 3 October 18, 2002 140 Winnipeg, Manitoba live event Defeated The Machine to win held-up title. [6]
— Vacated — March 7, 2003 N/A N/A N/A Spyder was suspended by the NWA. [6]
27 Zack Mercury 1 March 7, 2003 71 Winnipeg, Manitoba live event Defeated Brian Jewel. [6]
28 Brian Jewel 1 May 17, 2003 54 Winnipeg, Manitoba live event   [6]
— Stripped — July 10, 2003 N/A N/A N/A Jewel was stripped of the championship. [6]
30 Rob Stardom 1 September 24, 2003 226 Fort Garry, Manitoba live event Defeated The Axe. [6]
31 Brown 1 May 7, 2004 163 Winnipeg, Manitoba live event Defeated Rob Stardom in a steel cage match. [6]
32 Vid Vain 1 October 15, 2004 334 Winnipeg, Manitoba live event Won the title at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show. [6]
33 Michelle Starr 2 September 16, 2005 154 Port Coquitlam, BC live event   [6]
34 R.A.G.E. 1 February 17, 2006 124 Vancouver, British Columbia live event   [6]
35 Vance Nevada 1 June 23, 2006 126 Surrey, British Columbia live event   [6]
36 Freddy Funk 1 October 27, 2006 210 Surrey, British Columbia live event   [6]
37 Cole Bishop 1 May 25, 2007 308 Surrey, British Columbia live event Defeated Freddy Funk and Michelle Starr in a three-way match [6]
38 Scotty Mac 1 March 28, 2008 743 Surrey, British Columbia live event   [6]
39 Sid Sylum 1 April 10, 2010 175 Surrey, British Columbia live event   [6]
40 Scotty Mac 2 October 2, 2010 167 Vancouver, British Columbia Van-City Showdown   [6]
41 Tony Baroni 1 March 18, 2011 261 Surrey, British Columbia Quest for the Gold Unified the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship with the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. [6]
42 Artemis Spencer 1 December 3, 2011 84 Vancouver, British Columbia One Shall Reign Supreme Title was deunified from the ECCW Championship on December 15, 2011. [6]
43 Bishop 2 February 25, 2012 287 Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Cup 2012 - Night 2 Bishop won the title in the finals of the Pacific Cup. [6]
44 King of the Yukon 1 December 8, 2012 105 Vancouver, British Columbia Gold Rush  
45 Scotty Mac 3 March 23, 2013 175 Port Coquitlam, British Columbia We Will Riot  
46 Nelson Creed 1 September 14, 2013 182 Vancouver, British Columbia One Shall Reign Supreme Creed won the title in a triple threat match which also included Kenny Lush.
47 Tony Baroni 2 March 15, 2014 217 Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Cup 2014 Baroni won the title in a four way match which also included Ethan HD and King of the Yukon.
48 Sid Sylum 2 October 18, 2014 77 Vancouver, British Columbia Halloween Hell Sylum won the title in a no disqualification match.
— Vacated — January 3, 2015 N/A N/A N/A Vacated after Sylum suffered a back injury.
49 Nelson Creed 2 January 3, 2015 14 Vancouver, British Columbia Van-City Showdown 2015 Match also included Artemis Spencer and Kenny Lush.
50 Artemis Spencer 2 January 17, 2015 273 Vancouver, British Columbia Ballroom Brawl 3  
— Vacated — October 17, 2015 N/A N/A N/A Vacated after Spencer suffered a knee injury.
51 Tony Baroni 3 October 17, 2015 91 Vancouver, British Columbia The Usual Suspects 10-person battle royal which included Ethan HD, Nicole Matthews, Daniel Adonis and Pete Powers.
52 Artemis Spencer 3 January 16, 2016 84 Vancouver, British Columbia Ballroom Brawl 5 Defeated Baroni in a Unsanctioned match.
53 Ethan HD 1 April 9, 2016 132 Vancouver, British Columbia High Definition  
54 Mike Santiago 1 July 16, 2016 183 Vancouver, British Columbia Ballroom Brawl 6  
55 Andy Bird 1 January 14, 2017 441 Vancouver, British Columbia Ballroom Brawl VII  
56 Eddie Osbourne 1 March 31, 2018 199+ Vancouver, British Columbia 22nd Anniversary  

Reigns by combined length

As of October 16, 2018.

Key
† Indicates the current champion
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
¤
 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
1 Scotty Mac31,085
2 Angelo Mosca5867¤[Note 1]
3 Tony Baroni3623
4 Bishop/Cole Bishop2595
5 E.Z. Ryder3447
6 Artemis Spencer3442
7 Andy Bird1441
8 Spyder3411
9 Vid Vain1334
10 Crusher Carlsen1279¤[Note 3]
11 Dewey Robertson1260
12 Sid Sylum2252
13 Rob Stardom1226
14 Great Hossein Arab2216
15 Dino Bravo2211
16 "Fast" Freddy Funk1210
17 Nelson Creed2196
18 Michelle Starr2184
19 Mike Santiago1183
20 Sgt. Slaughter1182
21 Kerry Brown1163
22 Ethan HD1132
23 Vance Nevada1126
24 Eddie Osbourne†1199+
25 R.A.G.E.1124
26 Big John Studd1119
27 King of the Yukon1105
28 Zack Mercury171
29 Greg Valentine156
30 Brian Jewel154
31 Ivan Koloff142
32 Angelo Mosca Jr.121¤[Note 2]
33 Mr. Fuji114
34 Brian Sylver12
35 The Machine11¤[Note 4]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 The exact length of Mosca's first fifth reign is unknown. It could have lasted between 39 and 69 days.
  2. 1 2 The exact length of Mosca Jr.'s first reign is unknown. It could have lasted between 21 and 51 days.
  3. 1 2 The exact length of Crusher Carlsen's first reign is unknown. It could have lasted between 279 and 308 days.
  4. 1 2 The exact length of The Machine's first reign is unknown. It could have lasted between 1 and 22 days.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 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.
  2. ↑ ECCW.com Canadian Heavyweight Championship history
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "National Wrestling Alliance Canadian Heavyweight Championship [post-1993]". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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