IW North American Heavyweight Championship

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This is a list of people who held the "North American Heavyweight Title" under the banner of International Wrestling (IW) from 1969 to 1984. The promotion was owned by the Eastern Sports Association from 1969 until 1976. The IW promotion ends with end of 1984 season, and the title was discontinued.

North American Heavyweight Title

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1  The Beast  July 8, 1969 IW showN/A 1 49   
 2 Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie  August 26, 1969 IW showN/A 1 42   
 3  Bobo Brazil  October 7, 1969 IW showN/A 1 224   
 4 Bobby Red Cloud May 19, 1970 IW showN/A 1 14   
 5 Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie  June 2, 1970 IW showN/A 2 63   
 6  The Beast  August 4, 1970 IW showN/A 2 280   
 7 Eric Pomeroy  May 11, 1971 IW showN/A 1 42   
 8  Leo Burke  June 22, 1971 IW showN/A 1 92   
 9  Gino Brito  September 22, 1971 IW showHalifax, Nova Scotia 1 5   
 10  Leo Burke  September 27, 1971 IW showHalifax, Nova Scotia 2 257   
 11  Killer Karl Krupp  June 10, 1972 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
 12 Eric Pomeroy July 1972 IW showN/A 2 N/A   
 13  Killer Karl Krupp  July 25, 1972 IW showHalifax, Nova Scotia 2 49   
 14  The Beast  September 12, 1972 IW showHalifax, Nova Scotia 3 N/A   
 15 Jim Dillon May 1973 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
 16  Killer Karl Krupp  August 1973 IW showN/A 3 N/A   
 17 Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie  September 1973 IW showN/A 3 N/A In October, the Stomper returned to Stampede Wrestling, and in December won their North American title from Omar Atlas. On February 22, 1974, in Calgary, the Stomper lost the (Stampede) North American Title to Harley Race. ESA may have used this title change to explain Harley Race entering the Maritimes at the start of the 1974 season in possession of the North American belt - omitting that the Stomper had won back the Stampede version in March. 
 18  Harley Race  May 7, 1974 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
 19  Leo Burke  May 1974 IW showN/A 3 N/A   
 20 Great Kuma  May 1974 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
 21  The Beast  June 1974 IW showN/A 4 N/A   
 22 Great Kuma  June 1974 IW showN/A 2 N/A   
 23 Eric Pomeroy July 1974 IW showN/A 3 N/A   
 24  August 1974 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
 25 Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie  September 1974 IW showN/A 4 N/A   
 26  September 1974 IW showN/A 2 N/A   
 27  Leo Burke  May 6, 1975 IW showN/A 4 84 Was supposedly won in Detroit. 
 28  Bob Brown  July 29, 1975 IW showN/A 1 84   
 29  Leo Burke  October 21, 1975 IW showN/A 5 N/A Substituting for Pat O’Connor. 
 30  Bob Brown  1975 IW showN/A 5 N/A Returned to Brown upon appeal. 
 31  Rudy Kay  November 1975 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
N/AN/AN/A The season ended without notice, leaving Rudy Kay unable to defend within 30 days. 
 32 Tommy Gilbert April 24, 1976 IW showUSA 1 N/A Won a tournament to be crowned champion. 
 33  The Brute  May 1976 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
 34 Tommy Gilbert May 27, 1976 IW showSaint John, New Brunswick 2 N/A   
 35  The Brute  June 1976 IW showN/A 2 N/A   
 36  Leo Burke  September 1976 IW showN/A 5 N/A   
 37 Michel Dubois  1976 IW showN/A 1 N/A   
 38 N/A IW showN/A  N/A   
 39 Steve Bolus June 9, 1977 TCW showN/A 1 N/A Arrived as champion 
 40 Frenchy Martin  June 1977 TCW showN/A 1 N/A   
 41  Leo Burke  July 14, 1977 TCW showN/A 6 N/A   
—Deactivated July 1977 TCW show——— TCW closed 

There was not a North American Title in the Maritimes again until 1984, when there were two of them.

  1. 84/04 Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie arrived at rival Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling as North American Champion. This was a newly created title for AGPW.
  2. 84/06 Leo Burke arrives at International Wrestling as North American Champion, this title had a history with Toronto's Maple Leaf Wrestling, starting in 1982, when Leo Burke arrived there as Champion, with the old ESA North American belt.
Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1  Leo Burke  October 1982 MLW showN/A 1N/A   
 2  Johnny Weaver  April 10, 1983 MLW showToronto, Ontario 1 49   
 3  Leo Burke  May 29, 1983 MLW showToronto, Ontario 2 N/A Maple Leaf Wrestling was sold to WWF in July 1984. Leo Burke returned to the Maritimes as North American Champion. 
 4 Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie  August 1984N/AN/A 1 The Stomper jumped to International Wrestling, won title unification match over Leo Burke. 
—Deactivated 1984———— The North American Championship is retired when International Wrestling closes. 

Sources

Title history at wrestling-titles.com

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