NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship

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NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Northern Championship Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 18, 1986
Current champion(s)Jesse Champagne
Date wonMay 6, 2017
Other name(s)
Amateur Wrestling Association Heavyweight Championship
(1986-1992)
NCW Inter-City Championship
(1992-present)

The NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship a title contested in the Canadian wrestling promotion Northern Championship Wrestling. It was first established in 1986 as the Amateur Association Heavyweight Championship when Rick Lawrence became the first champion. It 1992 it became the NCW Inter-Cities Championship.

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Title history

As of December29, 2019.

#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
<1Indicates that the reign was less than one day
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationNotesRef
1Rick Lawrence1December 18, 1986119 Joliette, Quebec First Amateur Wrestling Association Heavyweight Champion.
2Mart Garvin1April 14, 1987248Joliette, Quebec
3Rick Lawrence2December 18, 198781Joliette, QuebecWins by default when Garvin leaves the promotion
4Phil Bélanger1March 8, 198852Joliette, QuebecAwarded when Lawrence retires
5Lost Boy1April 29, 198835Joliette, Quebec
6Boris Kruschevv1June 3, 1988718 Crabtree, Quebec
7Frank Blues1May 22, 1990342Joliette, Quebec
Vacated April 29, 1991Title is vacant after match between Blues and Kruschevv.
8Fred Della Serra1May 27, 1991293Joliette, QuebecDefeated Black Bear in the finals of an 8-man tournament.
9Black Bear1March 15, 1992202Joliette, Quebec
10Frank Blues2October 3, 199235Joliette, QuebecBlues was the reigning NCW Quebec Heavyweight Champion. Defeated Black Bear in the champion vs. champion match.
Vacated November 7, 1992Blues vacates the title to continue focusing on the NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship
11Jack le Bûcheron1December 5, 199291Joliette, QuebecDefeated Phil Bélanger to win the vacant championship.
12El Diablero Sr.1March 6, 199328Joliette, Quebec
13Boris Kruschevv2April 3, 1993224Joliette, Quebec
14El Diablero Sr.2November 13, 1993119Joliette, Quebec
15Syl Dancer1March 12, 1994259Joliette, Quebec
16Phil Bélanger2November 26, 199449Joliette, Quebec
17Black Bear2January 14, 199556Joliette, Quebec
18Crazzy Eddy1March 11, 199514Joliette, Quebec
19Boris Kruschevv3March 25, 199514Joliette, Quebec
20Phil Bélanger3April 8, 199556Joliette, Quebec
21Iceman1June 3, 1995218Joliette, Quebec
22Le Rebel1January 7, 199662 Épiphanie, Quebec
23Le Cameleon1March 9, 199656Épiphanie, Quebec
24Syl Dancer2May 4, 199614 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Le Caméléon and Le Rebel in 3-way match.
25Le Cameleon2May 18, 19968 Beauharnois, Quebec Defeated Syl Dancer and Le Rebel in 3-way match.
26Le Rebel2May 26, 19966Montreal, Quebec
27Le Cameleon3June 1, 1996104Joliette, QuebecDefeated Le Rebel and Syl Dancer in 3-way match.
28Alexandre le Magnifique1September 13, 1996127 Lavaltrie, Quebec
29Marc le Grizzly1January 18, 199756Montreal, Quebec
30Mike Lyons1March 15, 199784Montreal, Quebec
31Marc le Grizzly2June 7, 1997126Joliette, Quebec
32Marz1October 11, 199743Montreal, Quebec
33Alexandre le Magnifique2November 23, 19977Montreal, Quebec
34Dream Killer1November 30, 199756Montreal, Quebec
35Syl le Sadique3January 25, 19986Montreal, Quebec
Vacated January 31, 1998Syl le Sadique vacated the title upon winning the NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship
36Daniel Léon1March 21, 199856Montreal, QuebecDefeats Golem the Giant in the finals of an 8-man tournament.
37Alexandre le Magnifique3June 13, 199828Montreal, QuebecDefeated Léon and Dream Killer in 3-way match.
Vacated July 11, 1998Joliette, QuebecTitle is declared vacant when Alexandre le Magnifique is suspended.
38Dream Killer2July 11, 199843Joliette, QuebecDefeated Chakal to win the vacant title.
39Golem the Giant1August 23, 199820Joliette, Quebec
40Marc le Grizzly3September 12, 199814 Mont-Laurier, Quebec
41Golem the Giant2September 26, 1998196Montreal, QuebecTeams with Guy Williams and Cobra to defeat Marc le Grizzly, Iceman, and Black Eagle in a 6-man tag team match.
42Yvan L'Imitateur1April 10, 199914Montreal, Quebec
43Golem the Giant3April 24, 1999105Montreal, Quebec
44Steven the Sweet Boy1August 7, 199970Montreal, Quebec
45Eric Shelley1October 16, 199928Montreal, Quebec
46Chakal1November 13, 199935Beauharnois, Quebec
47Franky the Mobster1December 18, 199956Montreal, Quebec
48Eric Shelley1February 12, 200028Montreal, Quebec
49Franky the Mobster2March 11, 200021Montreal, Quebec
50Steven the Sweet Boy2April 1, 200014Montreal, Quebec
51Eric Shelley3April 15, 200035Montreal, Quebec
52Franky the Mobster3May 20, 2000112Montreal, QuebecDefeated Shelley and Steven the Sweet Boy in 3-way match.
53Dream Killer3September 9, 2000<1Montreal, QuebecAwarded the title when Franky the Mobster is unable to defend the title.
54Nightmare1September 9, 200028 Quebec City, Quebec Wins the Dream Killer Invitational War Match against Nova Cain, Bishop, Nighstalker, and J.F. McAllister.
55Deniss Sensation1October 7, 2000<1Montreal, Quebec
56Nightmare2October 7, 20007Montreal, Quebec
57Jayzon Reaper1October 14, 200028Quebec City, Quebec
58Nightmare3November 11, 200064Quebec City, Quebec
59Eric Shelley4January 14, 200154 Laval, Quebec
60Cobra1March 9, 200143Montreal, QuebecAward when Eric Shelley leaves the promotion.
61Nightmare4April 21, 200142Montreal, Quebec
62Chakal2June 2, 2001119Montreal, Quebec
63Steven the Sweet Boy3September 29, 200142Quebec City, Quebec
64Blaze1November 10, 2001133Montreal, QuebecDefeats Big Guns Guido who was subbing for Steven the Sweet Boy.
Vacated March 23, 2002Montreal, QuebecBlaze vacates the title when he is ordered by a doctor to stop wrestling for a year.
65Black Eagle1March 23, 2002147Montreal, QuebecDefeats Steven the Sweet Boy in the finals of a 4-man tournament.
66Nightstalker1August 17, 200256Montreal, Quebec
67Black Eagle2October 12, 200242Montreal, Quebec
68Diablero1November 23, 200277Montreal, Quebec
69TNT1February 8, 2003189Montreal, Quebec
70Deniss Sensation1August 16, 200356Montreal, QuebecDefeated TNT and Steven the Sweet Boy in 3-way match.
71Diablero2October 11, 200370Montreal, Quebec
72Deniss Sensation3December 20, 2003<1Montreal, QuebecDefeats TNT, Diablero, and Kazuko Yeroshima in 4-way match.
Vacated December 20, 2003Montreal, QuebecDeniss Sensation vacates the title after the match upon announcing his retirement.
73Bishop1February 7, 200428Montreal, QuebecDefeated Chakal in the finals of 8-man tournament.
74Blaze2March 6, 200456Montreal, Quebec
75Binovich Fouranov1May 1, 2004158Montreal, Quebec
Vacated October 6, 2004Title is vacated when Fournov undergoes shoulder surgery.
76Gorgeous Mike1October 30, 200449Montreal, QuebecDefeated Nova Cain, Bishop, and Sunny War Cloud in 4-way match.
77Binovich Fouranov2December 18, 200428Montreal, Quebec
78Nova Cain1January 15, 200563Montreal, Quebec
79Binovich Fouranov3March 19, 200556Montreal, Quebec
80Gorgeous Mike2May 14, 2005175Montreal, QuebecDefeated Fouranov and Nova Cain in 3-way match.
81Raid1November 5, 2005196Montreal, Quebec
82Diablero3May 20, 200628 Beauceville, Quebec
83Raid2June 17, 2006133Montreal, Quebec
84James Kraven1October 28, 200649Montreal, Quebec
85Don Paysan1December 16, 200691Montreal, QuebecDefeated Kraven, TNT, Diablero, and Deniss Sensation in 5-way ladder match.
86Samson1March 17, 2006182Montreal, Quebec
87Jimmy Stone1September 15, 200642Montreal, Quebec
88Samson2October 27, 200649Montreal, QuebecDefeated Stone, Gorgeous Mike, and Jake Matthews in 4-way match.
89Jimmy Stone2December 15, 200691Montreal, Quebec
90Nova Cain2March 15, 2008182Montreal, QuebecJay Phenomenon subs for the injured Carin and defends the title against James Stone on August 16th.
91Tank1September 13, 2008133Montreal, Quebec
92Jay Phenomenon1January 24, 200998Montreal, Quebec
93James Stone3May 2, 200914Montreal, Quebec
92Jay Phenomenon2May 16, 2009364Montreal, Quebec
93Urban Miles1May 15, 2010175Montreal, QuebecDefeated Phenomenon, Sidi Mansour, Mark Andrews, Karl Briscoe, and Pee Wee in a 6-way match.
94Handsome J.F.1November 6, 201018Montreal, QuebecDefeated Urban Miles and Marvelous Jeff in 3-way match.
95Marvelous Jeff1December 18, 201077Montreal, Quebec
96Handsome J.F.2March 5, 201170Montreal, Quebec
97Mark Andrews1May 14, 2011161Montreal, QuebecDefeats Handsome J.F., Urban Miles, Gorgeous Mike, and Marvelous Jeff in 5-way ladder match.
98Buxx Belmar1October 22, 201142Montreal, Quebec
99Mobster 3571December 3, 2011126Montreal, Quebec
100Gorgeous Mike3April 7, 201256Montreal, Quebec
101Pat Guénette1June 2, 2012133Montreal, Quebec
102Urban Miles2October 13, 2012119Montreal, Quebec
103Leon Saver1February 9, 2013217Montreal, Quebec
104William Brady1September 14, 201391Montreal, Quebec
105Handsome J.F.3December 14, 201363Montreal, Quebec
106William Brady1February 15, 2014203Montreal, QuebecDefeated Handsome J.F. and Apocalypse in a handicap match.
107Dru Onyx1September 6, 201414Montreal, Quebec
108Electrico1September 20, 2014182Montreal, Quebec
109Cyrus Payne1March 21, 201556Montreal, Quebec
110Electrico2May 16, 201577Montreal, Quebec
111Leon Saver2August 1, 2015133Montreal, QuebecDefeated Electrico, Brad Alekxis, Buxx Belmar, H.C. Ryder, and Oliver Strange in 6-way match.
112Electrico3December 12, 201556Montreal, QuebecElectrico wins the second fall of a 3-way match against Saver and Brad Alekxis with a stipulation that the NCW Triple Crown Championship is at stake in the first fall and the Inter-Cities Championship for the second fall.
113Urban Miles3February 6, 2016315 Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
114Antonio Corsi1December 17, 2016140Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
115Jesse Champagne1May 6, 2017967+Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec

Combined reigns

As of December29, 2019.

Indicates the current champion
RankChampionNo. of
reigns
Combined days
1Boris Kruschevv3956
2Urban Miles609
3Jay Phenomenon2462
4Frank Blues377
5Leon Saver350
6Raid329
7William Brady2294
8Fred Della Serra1293
9Gorgeous Mike3280
10Syl Dancer/Syl le Sadique279
11Black Bear2258
12Mart Garvin1248
13Nova Cain2245
14Binovich Fouranov3242
15Electrico2238
16Samson231
17Iceman1218
18Rick Lawrence2201
19Marc le Grizzly3196
20Franky the Mobster189
Blaze2
Black Eagle
TNT1
24Le Cameleon3168
25Mark Andrews1161
26Alexandre le Magnifique3162
27Phil Bélanger157
28Chakal2154
29Handsome J.F.3151
30El Diablero Sr.2147
Diablero
Jimmy Stone/James Stone3
33Eric Shelley4145
34Jesse Champagne†1967+
35Nightmare4141
36Antonio Corsi1140
37Tank133
Pat Guénette
39Steven the Sweet Boy3126
Mobster 3571
41Golem the Giant3105
42Dream Killer99
43Jack le Bûcheron191
Don Paysan
45Mike Lyons184
46Marvelous Jeff70
47Le Rebel268
48Nightstalker156
Deniss Sensation2
Cyrus Payne1
51James Kraven149
52Marz43
Cobra
54Buxx Belmar42
55Lost Boy35
56Jayzon Reaper28
Bishop
58Crazzy Eddy14
Yvan L'Imitateur
Dru Onyx

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