- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
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NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship Details Current champion(s) Tony Baroni Date won March 18, 2011 Promotion National Wrestling Alliance and Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling Date established December 17, 1978 Statistics Most reigns Angelo Mosca (Five reigns) First champion(s) Dino Bravo Longest reign Scotty Mac (743 days) Shortest reign "Stylin'" Brian Sylver (2 days) 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. The current champion is Tony Baroni, who is in his first reign.
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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 List of individual reigns
As of June 19, 2011.
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 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 Dino Bravo 98 June 3, 1979 September 9, 1979 Tony Baroni 92+ March 18, 2011 Current champion Spyder 89 December 9, 2001 March 8, 2002 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 "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 Extreme 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 June 19, 2011.
Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days 1. Scotty Mac 2 910 2. Angelo Mosca 4 828 3. E.Z. Ryder 3 447 4. Spyder 3 411 5. Vid Vain 1 334 6. Cole Bishop 1 308 7. Dewey Robertson 1 260 8. "The Rabid Dog" Rob Stardom 1 226 9. Great Hossein Arab 2 216 10. Dino Bravo 2 211 11. "Fast" Freddy Funk 1 210 12. "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr 2 184 13. Sgt. Slaughter 1 182 14. Sid Sylum 1 175 15. Kerry "The Pitbull" Brown 1 163 16. Vance Nevada 1 126 17. R.A.G.E. 1 124 18. Big John Studd 1 119 19. Toni Baroni 1 92+ 20. Zack Mercury 1 71 21. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 1 56 22. "Bad Boy" Brian Jewel 1 54 23. Ivan Koloff 1 42 24. Mr. Fuji 1 14 25. "Stylin'" Brian Sylver 1 2 References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ ECCW.com Canadian Heavyweight Championship history
See also
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Halifax version)
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)
External links
Categories:- Heavyweight wrestling championships
- Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling championships
- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Maple Leaf Wrestling championships
- Professional wrestling in Canada
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