NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship

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NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion National Wrestling Alliance
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 6, 1998
Date retiredDecember 26, 2011
Statistics
First champion(s)Hysteria
Most reigns Disco Fury (six reigns)
Longest reignMajor Hardway (490 days)
Shortest reign Torch
Kyle O'Reilly

The NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship was the National Wrestling Alliance Board-controlled version of the Canadian Junior Heavyweight title. Previous non-NWA versions of the title also existed in Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba. The title has existed since 1998.

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The NWA Canadian Light Heavyweight Championship was a title that existed before the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship. The NWA Canadian Light Heavyweight Championship was vacated upon the inception of the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. There have been 37 reigns by 24 wrestlers with five vacancies. One of the vacancies came when Tony Kozina vacated the title upon winning the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. The title is currently inactive after being deactivated by Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling, an NWA member, in December 2011.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1HysteriaDecember 6, 1998N/A Winnipeg, Manitoba 145Defeated Alex Rain in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2Robby RoyceJanuary 20, 1999CWF Winnipeg, Manitoba 1157This was a three-way match which also involves Vance Nevada. [1]
3 Tony Kozina June 26, 1999CWF Winnipeg, Manitoba 1139This was a three-way match which also involves Tony McGuire. [2]
4Buddy Rose Jr.November 12, 1999ECCW New Westminster, British Columbia 116 [3]
5Tony KozinaNovember 28, 1999ECCW Victoria, British Columbia 247 [4]
— Vacated January 14, 2000————Title vacated after Kozina wins the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, defeating Vince Kaplack on January 14, 2000 in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.
6Disco FuryFebruary 26, 2000N/A Nanaimo, British Columbia 190Defeated Black Dragon in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
7TorchMay 26, 2000Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament New Westminster, British Columbia 135This was a three-way match which involves Chance Beckett and Disco Fury. [5]
8Chance BeckettJune 30, 2000ECCW New Westminster, British Columbia 177This was a three-way match which also involves Todd Kelly. [6]
9TorchSeptember 15, 2000ECCW New Westminster, British Columbia 2<1This was a Ladder match. [7]
10Disco FurySeptember 15, 2000ECCW New Westminster, British Columbia 234 [7]
11The CountOctober 20, 2000ECCW Kamloops, British Columbia 12 [8]
12Disco FuryOctober 22, 2000ECCW Penticton, British Columbia 396 [9]
13Chance BeckettJanuary 26, 2001ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 3259This was a three-way match which also involves Tony Kozina. [10]
14 Bryan Danielson October 12, 2001ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 175 [11]
15Disco FuryDecember 26, 2001ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 4205 [12]
16 Asian Coogar July 19, 2002ECCW Port Coquitlam, British Columbia 17
17Disco FuryJuly 26, 2002ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 5126
18Major HardwayNovember 29, 2002ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 1490 [13]
19Tony KozinaApril 2, 2004ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 3204 [14]
20Disco FuryOctober 23, 2004Halloween Hell Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 [15]
21Dropkick MurphyApril 1, 2005April Anarchy Port Coquitlam, British Columbia 1203 [16]
22Aaron IdolOctober 21, 2005ECCW Port Coquitlam, British Columbia 113This was a winner takes all match, in which Idol defended the NWA ECCW Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship. [17]
— Vacated November 3, 2005————Idol vacated the title in order to concentrate on winning the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship
23Memphis RainesJune 23, 2006ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 198Defeated Kyle O'Reilly in a tournament final for the vacant title. [18]
24MR2September 29, 2006ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 157This was a triple threat match which also involves Ice. [19]
25IceNovember 26, 2006ECCW Nanaimo, British Columbia 1238This was a three-way ladder match which also involves Memphis Raines. [20]
26 Kyle O'Reilly July 21, 2007ECCW Vancouver, British Columbia 16 [21]
27IceJuly 27, 2007ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 222 [22]
28 Kyle O'Reilly August 18, 2007ECCW Nanaimo, British Columbia 2<1 [23]
29IceAugust 18, 2007ECCW North Vancouver, British Columbia 36 [24]
— Vacated August 28, 2007————Title held up following an inconclusive ending to a match against Kyle O'Reilly; vacancy to be filled in best-of-five series between Ice and O'Reilly
30 Kyle O'Reilly December 28, 2007ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 3190Defeated Ice in a best of five series final. [25]
31Billy SuedeJuly 5, 2008ECCW Vancouver, British Columbia 1217 [26]
32Artemis SpencerFebruary 7, 2009ECCW Vancouver, British Columbia 1139 [27]
— Vacated September 26, 2009————Artemis Spencer vacated the title after he suffered a severe knee injury at the ECCW Pacific Cup.
33Azeem The DreamJuly 4, 2009ECCW Vancouver, British Columbia 1167Defeated Jamie Diaz, Harv Sihra and Billy Suede in a four man gauntlet match for the vacant title. [28]
34Gurv SihraDecember 18, 2009ECCW Surrey, British Columbia 1161 [29]
35Azeem The DreamMay 28, 2010All Or Nothing Surrey, British Columbia 243This was also for Pacific Cup Spot. [30]
36Rick the Weapon XJuly 10, 2010The Showcase Vancouver, British Columbia 1195 [31]
37Artemis SpencerJanuary 21, 2011Clash Of The Titans Surrey, British Columbia 2232 [32]
38Alex PlexisSeptember 10, 2011Van-City Showdown Vancouver, British Columbia 148This was a four way match. [33]
39Nick PriceOctober 28, 2011Halloween Hell Surrey, British Columbia 159 [34]
—August 28, 2007——Title was deactivated, with Nick Price recognized as the final champion.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1.Disco Fury6711
2.Major Hardway1490
3. Tony Kozina 3390
4.Artemis Spencer2372
5.Chance Beckett2336
6.Ice3266
7. Billy Suede 1217
8.Azeem the Dream2210
9. Dropkick Murphy 1203
10. Kyle O'Reilly 3197
11.Rick "The Weapon" X1197
12. Gurv Sihra 1161
13.Robby Royce1147
14. Aaron Idol 1141
15.Memphis Raines198
16. Bryan Danielson 175
17.Nick Price164
18.MR2157
19.Hysteria155
20.Alex Plexis149
21. Torch 236
22.Buddy Rose Jr.116
23. Asian Coogar 17
24. The Count 13

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