- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)
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The NWA Vancouver Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the Vancouver, British Columbia version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title. It was the top singles title in Vancouver-based NWA All-Star Wrestling from 1982 until 1985, when the promotion withdrew from the NWA; the title was then renamed the UWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (for its fictitious sanctioning body, the Universal Wrestling Alliance) and served as a secondary singles title until 1989[1].
History
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: NWA Vancouver Canadian Heavyweight Championship Silvano Sousa 1 May 1982 British Columbia Claims to have beaten Angelo Mosca for the title Al Tomko 1 May 31, 1982 Vancouver, BC Mr. Pro (Buck Ramstead) 1 September 20, 1982 Vancouver, BC Moose Morowski 1 November 15, 1982 Vancouver, BC Igor Volkoff 1 March 21, 1983 Vancouver, BC Al Tomko 2 May 1983 Awarded title after Volkoff is injured on May 2, 1983; Snake Williams defeats Tomko on December 17, 1983 in Cloverdale, BC, but the title is returned due to outside interference Moondog Moretti 1 February 20, 1984 British Columbia Al Tomko 3 April 16, 1984 Vancouver, BC Wojo Yawrenko 1 May 16, 1984 Abbotsford, BC Al Tomko 4 1984 Awarded title when Yawrenko leaves the promotion Sonny Myers 1 December 1, 1984 Cloverdale, BC Vacant January 1985 Declared vacant after a match against Al Tomko Elton Stanton 1 January 19, 1985 Cloverdale, BC Defeats Butch Moffat in tournament final; Gerry Morrow defeats Stanton around May 1985, but the title is returned because Morrow is not the scheduled opponent Stripped July 1985 Stanton is suspended Al Tomko 5 October 10, 1985 Cloverdale, BC Defeats Moose Morowski Renamed UWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship Mike Stone 1 March 20, 1986 Victoria, BC Timothy Flowers 1 ? British Columbia Records unclear whom Flowers defeated for the title Jonathan Sayers 1 October 1987 Burnaby, BC Bruiser Costa 1 October 1987 British Columbia Vacant November 1987 Title vacated John Tenta 1 November 28, 1987 Cloverdale, BC Defeats JR Bundy Sweet Daddy Sampson 1 1988 British Columbia Records unclear whom Sampson defeated for the title Thor (Ole Olsen) 1 1988 British Columbia The Olympian (Mike Roselli) 1 ? British Columbia Pat Brady 1 ? British Columbia Steve E. Ocean 1 ? British Columbia Dan Denton 1 June 1989 British Columbia Title retired 1989 Promotion closes References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
- Vance Nevada's Canadian Wrestling Results Archive
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title history (Vancouver) at Wrestling-Titles.com
Categories:- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Sport in Vancouver
- Professional wrestling in Canada
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