ECCW Vancouver Island Championship

Last updated
ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)
Date establishedMay 9, 1998
Date retired2012
Other name(s)
  • ECCW Vancouver Island Championship
  • ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Destruction
Final champion(s)BJ Laredo
Most reignsLumberjack Bubba
Randy Tyler
Azeem The Dream
(2 reigns)

The ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling. As its name suggests, the title is defended almost exclusively at ECCW events on Vancouver Island, in cities such as Nanaimo and Victoria. Sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance, the title was promoted as the NWA Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship. [1] It originally lasted from 1998 until some time after the last champion, Rockford 2000, won the title in 2001, [2] then was reactivated in 2007 when Sid Sylum began claiming the title. [3]

Contents

Title history

As of 13February2025.

NamesYears
ECCW Vancouver Island ChampionshipN/A
ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight ChampionshipN/A
Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)
†Gorgeous Michelle StarrAugust 16, 1996— Nanaimo, BC 11Starr defeated Mike Roselli to become the inaugural champion. [4] [5] [6] [7]
— Unified August 17, 1996— Nanaimo, BC ——Mike Roselli defeated Starr in a rematch to unify the Vancouver Island Championship with the ECCW Heavyweight Championship. [4] [5] [6] [7]
1DestructionMay 9, 1998 Parksville, BC 1N/AWins a bunkhouse battle royal to become the inaugural champion. [1] [5]
2Lumberjack BubbaJune 6, 1998 Duncan, BC 1N/A [5]
3"Rocket" Randy TylerNovember 8, 1998Cowichan Valley, BC1N/A [5]
— Vacated November 1998————Tyler is stripped of the title by NWA president Howard Brody
4Lumberjack BubbaNovember 20, 1998 Campbell River, BC 2N/ADefeated Mike Roselli to win the vacant title. [5]
5Michelle StarrApril 22, 1999 Nanaimo, BC 1N/A [5] [7] [8]
— Vacated 1999————Starr is stripped of the title due to also holding the NWA Canadian Heavyweight and NWA/ECCW Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championships
6Randy TylerJuly 24, 1999Nanaimo, BC2N/ADefeats Steve Rizzono [5]
— Vacated October 1999————Tyler is stripped for failing to defend the title.
7 Steve Rizzono October 1, 1999 Victoria, BC 1N/ADefeats Bomber & Juggernaut in 3-way tournament final [5]
8Mad BomberNovember 6, 1999 Quesnel, BC 1 [5]
9Ladies ChoiceFebruary 18, 2000Nanaimo, BC1N/A [9]
10Rockford 2000July 27, 2001Victoria, BC1N/AStill champion as of January 26, 2002
— Deactivated –—–––The title became deactivated
11Sid SylumDecember 1, 20071N/ASylum declares himself as champion after winning the 2007 Vancouver Island Cup Tournament, defeating Kyle O'Reilly on August 19, 2007 in Nanaimo, BC [3]
12CrematorApril 25, 2009Nanaimo, BC1N/A [3]
13Azeem The DreamJanuary 22, 2011Victoria, BC1N/A
14Jamie DiazMarch 18, 2011 Surrey, BC 1N/A
15Azeem The DreamApril 29, 2011 Surrey, BC 2N/A
16BJ LaredoDecember 1, 2012 Duncan, BC 1N/A
— Deactivated –—–––The title once more became deactivated in 2012.

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 O'Hara, Michael, ed. (November 1998). "International Slams". New Wave Wrestling. Vol. 1, no. 34. Gracie Station, New York. p. 48. ISSN   1060-5908. ECCW: British Columbia's Extremely Canadian Championship Wrestling is now recognized as "NWA Pacific Northwest." [...] Destruction is the NWA Vancouver Island champ
  2. ↑ Lorimer, Tim (October 5, 2001). "Rockford 2001 a born entertainer". SLAM! Wrestling . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Dykens, Brad (ed.). "Results: ECCW (British Columbia)". OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Hamilton, Todd (August 25, 1996). "ECCW AT THE VIEX". Ring Report. Vol. 3, no. 4.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nevada, Vance. "Western Canada: 1990-1999". Canadian Wrestling Results Archive. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "NANAIMO: ECCW Title (Vancouver Island version)". Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications. p. 342. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  7. 1 2 3 Nevada, Vance. "Michelle Starr Career Record". SLAM! Wrestling . Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Woodward, Buck (April 22, 2010). "THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ECW CYBERSLAM, BAGWELL INJURED AND MORE". PWInsider.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ Nevada, Vance. "Western Canada: 2000-2002". Canadian Wrestling Results Archive. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
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