NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship

Last updated
ECCW Canadian Championship
Details
Promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)
Date establishedDecember 17, 1978
Date retiredN/A N/A, 2020
Other name(s)
  • NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1978–2011)
  • NWA ECCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (2011–2014)
  • ECCW Canadian Championship (2014–2020)
Statistics
First champion(s) Dino Bravo
Final champion(s)Travis Williams
Most reigns Angelo Mosca (5 times)
Longest reign Scotty Mac (743 days)
Shortest reignSylver, Brian (2 days)

The ECCW Canadian 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 World Wrestling Federation (WWF). [1] Its national scope was in name only, similar to the NWA National Heavyweight Championship in Georgia. 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. Has been defended in the World Wrestling Federation.

Contents

Reigns

NamesYears
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship1978–2011
NWA ECCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship2011–2014
ECCW Canadian Championship2014–present
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
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Maple Leaf Wrestling (MLW)
1 Dino Bravo December 17, 1978Stampede showToronto, ON1113Defeated Gene Kiniski to become the first champion. [1]
2 Greg Valentine March 8, 1979Stampede showToronto, ON156  [1]
3 Dino Bravo June 3, 1979Stampede showToronto, ON298  [1]
— Vacated September 2, 1979N/AN/A——Bravo left the promotion. [1]
4 Dewey Robertson September 9, 1979Stampede showToronto, ON1260Defeated Greg Valentine in tournament final [1]
5 Great Hossein Arab May 25, 1980Stampede showToronto, ON156  [1]
6 Angelo Mosca July 20, 1980Stampede showToronto, ON121  [1]
7 Great Hossein Arab August 10, 1980Stampede showToronto, ON2140  [1]
8 Angelo Mosca December 28, 1980Stampede showToronto, ON2197  [1]
9 Mr. Fuji July 12, 1981Stampede showToronto, ON114  [1] [3]
10 Angelo Mosca July 26, 1981Stampede showToronto, ON356  [1]
11 Big John Studd September 20, 1981Stampede showToronto, ON1119  [1] [4]
12 Angelo Mosca January 17, 1982Stampede showToronto, ON4554  [1] [5]
13 Sgt. Slaughter July 24, 1983Stampede showToronto, ON1182  [1]
14 Angelo Mosca January 22, 1984Stampede showToronto, ON5 [Note 1]   [1]
— Vacated March 22, 1984N/AN/A——Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [1]
15 Ivan Koloff April 29, 1984Stampede showToronto, ON142Defeated Brian Adidas in tournament final. [1]
16 Angelo Mosca, Jr. June 10, 1984Stampede showToronto, ON1 [Note 2]   [1] [6]
—DeactivatedJuly 15, 1984N/AN/A—— Maple Leaf Wrestling was sold to the World Wrestling Federation [1]
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
17E.Z. RyderOctober 24, 1998Stampede showCherry Hill, New Jersey1245Defeated Paul Atlas, who was filling in for Mr. Gillis, at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show. [7]
18Michelle StarrJune 26, 1999Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba130  [7]
19E.Z. RyderJuly 25, 1999Stampede showVictoria, BC2145  [7]
20CarlsenNovember 27, 1999Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba1 [Note 3]   [7]
— Vacated September 20, 2000N/AN/A——Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [7]
21E.Z. RyderOctober 13, 2001Stampede showSt. Petersburg, Florida357Defeated Juggernaut at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show to win the vacant championship. [7]
22SpyderDecember 9, 2001Stampede showSt. Boniface, Manitoba189Defeated Ryder and Baron von Meaner in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match. [7]
23Sylver, BrianMarch 8, 2002Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba12  [7]
24SpyderMarch 10, 2002Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba2182  [7]
25MachineSeptember 8, 2002Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba1 [Note 4]   [7]
— Vacated September 2, 2002N/AN/A——Championship held up by NWA President Jim Miller after The Machine defeated Spyder. [7]
26SpyderOctober 18, 2002Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba3140Defeated The Machine to win held-up title. [7]
— Vacated March 7, 2003N/AN/A——Spyder was suspended by the NWA. [7]
27MercuryMarch 7, 2003Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba171Defeated Brian Jewel. [7]
28JewelMay 17, 2003Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba154  [7]
— Vacated July 10, 2003N/AN/A——Jewel was stripped of the championship. [7]
30StardomSeptember 24, 2003Stampede showFort Garry, Manitoba1226Defeated The Axe. [7]
31BrownMay 7, 2004Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba1163Defeated Rob Stardom in a steel cage match. [7]
32VainOctober 15, 2004Stampede showWinnipeg, Manitoba1334Won the title at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show. [7]
33StarrSeptember 16, 2005Stampede showPort Coquitlam, BC2154  [7]
34R.A.G.E.February 17, 2006Stampede showVancouver, BC1124  [7]
35 Vance Nevada June 23, 2006Stampede showSurrey, BC1126  [7]
36FunkOctober 27, 2006Stampede showSurrey, BC1210  [7]
37BishopMay 25, 2007Stampede showSurrey, BC1308Defeated Freddy Funk and Michelle Starr in a three-way match [7]
38 Scotty Mac March 28, 2008Stampede showSurrey, BC1743  [7]
39SylumApril 10, 2010Stampede showSurrey, BC1175  [7]
40 Scotty Mac October 2, 2010Van-City ShowdownVancouver, BC2167  [7]
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)
41BaroniMarch 18, 2011Quest for the GoldSurrey, BC1261Unified the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship with the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. [7]
42SpencerDecember 3, 2011One Shall Reign SupremeVancouver, BC184Title was deunified from the ECCW Championship on December 15, 2011. [7]
43BishopFebruary 25, 2012Pacific Cup 2012 - Night 2Vancouver, BC2287Bishop won the title in the finals of the Pacific Cup. [7]
44King of the YukonDecember 8, 2012Gold RushVancouver, BC1105 [ citation needed ]
45 Scotty Mac March 23, 2013We Will RiotPort Coquitlam, BC3175 [ citation needed ]
46CreedSeptember 14, 2013One Shall Reign SupremeVancouver, BC1182Creed won the title in a triple threat match which also included Kenny Lush.[ citation needed ]
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)
47BaroniMarch 15, 2014Pacific Cup 2014Vancouver, BC2217Baroni won the title in a four way match which also included Ethan H. D. and King of the Yukon.[ citation needed ]
48SylumOctober 18, 2014Halloween HellVancouver, BC277Sylum won the title in a no disqualification match.[ citation needed ]
—January 3, 2015N/AN/A——Vacated after Sylum suffered a back injury.[ citation needed ]
49CreedJanuary 3, 2015Van-City Showdown 2015Vancouver, BC214Match also included Artemis Spencer and Kenny Lush.[ citation needed ]
50SpencerJanuary 17, 2015Ballroom Brawl 3Vancouver, BC2273 [ citation needed ]
—October 17, 2015N/AN/A——Vacated after Spencer suffered a knee injury.[ citation needed ]
51BaroniOctober 17, 2015The Usual SuspectsVancouver, BC39110-person battle royal which included Ethan H. D., Nicole Matthews, Daniel Adonis and Pete Powers.[ citation needed ]
52SpencerJanuary 16, 2016Ballroom Brawl 5Vancouver, BC384Defeated Baroni in a Unsanctioned match.[ citation needed ]
53Ethan H. D.April 9, 2016High DefinitionVancouver, BC1132 [ citation needed ]
54SantiagoJuly 16, 2016Ballroom Brawl 6Vancouver, BC1183 [ citation needed ]
55Andy BirdJanuary 14, 2017Ballroom Brawl VIIVancouver, BC1441 [ citation needed ]
56Eddie OsbourneMarch 31, 201822nd AnniversaryVancouver, BC1287 [ citation needed ]
57SpencerJanuary 12, 2019N/AVancouver, BC4244 [ citation needed ]
58Travis WilliamsSeptember 13, 2019N/ANew Westminster, BC1N/A[ citation needed ]
—DeactivatedN/A N/A, 2020————The title became deactivated sometime in 2020 when the company defunct.

Combined reigns

As of February25, 2025.

Key
†Indicates the current champion
+Indicates the combined reign is changing daily
¤
The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined
days
1Travis Williams1N/A
2 Scotty Mac 31,085
3 Angelo Mosca 5867¤ [Note 1]
4Tony Baroni3623
5Bishop/Cole Bishop2595
6E.Z. Ryder3447
7Artemis Spencer3686
8Andy Bird1441
9Spyder3411
10Vid Vain1334
11Crusher Carlsen1279¤ [Note 3]
12 Dewey Robertson 1260
13Sid Sylum2252
14Rob Stardom1226
15 Great Hossein Arab 2216
16 Dino Bravo 2211
17"Fast" Freddy Funk1210
18Nelson Creed2196
19Michelle Starr2184
20Mike Santiago1183
21 Sgt. Slaughter 1182
22Eddie Osbourne1287
23Kerry Brown1163
24Ethan H. D.1132
25 Vance Nevada 1126
26R.A.G.E.1124
27 Big John Studd 1119
28King of the Yukon1105
29Zack Mercury171
30 Greg Valentine 156
31Brian Jewel154
32 Ivan Koloff 142
33Angelo Mosca Jr.121¤ [Note 2]
34 Mr. Fuji 114
35Brian Sylver12
36The Machine11¤ [Note 4]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 The exact length of Mosca's fifth reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 39 and 69 days.
  2. 1 2 The exact length of Mosca Jr.'s first reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 21 and 51 days.
  3. 1 2 The exact length of Crusher Carlsen's first reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 279 and 308 days.
  4. 1 2 The exact length of The Machine's first reign is unknown. It may have lasted between 1 and 22 days.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006) [2000]. "Canada, Toronto [Tunney]: NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present (4th ed.). Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  2. ↑ "ECCW.com Canadian Heavyweight Championship history". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  3. ↑ Hoops, Brian (July 12, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 12): Gagne, Bruiser & Crusher, Ladd wins Americas title, 1992 Bash with Sting vs. Vader". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Hoops, Brian (September 20, 2015). "On this date in pro wrestling history (9/20): Flair defeats McDaniel, Gagne beats Von Raschke". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hoops, Brian (January 17, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/17): Vader wins IWGP heavyweight title". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ F4W Staff (June 10, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (JUNE 10): HARLEY RACE BEATS RIC FLAIR FOR NWA TITLE, JERRY BLACKWELL TURNS BABYFACE". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "National Wrestling Alliance Canadian Heavyweight Championship [post-1993]". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[1]

  1. ↑ Greer, Jamie (2020-06-24). ""Golden Boy" Travis Williams Quits ECCW, Vacates Title Following Allegations Against Company". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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