Northern Championship Wrestling

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Northern Championship Wrestling
AcronymNCW
Founded1986
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Founder(s)Phil Bélanger (co-founder)
François Poirier (co-founder)
Sister NCW Femmes Fatales [1]
FormerlyAmateur Wrestling Association (1986–1992)
Lutte Lanaudière (1992–95)
Website nCw.qc.ca

Northern Championship Wrestling (Les Promotions NCW Inc.) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [2] [3]

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History

Founded in 1986 by François Poirier and Phil Bélanger in Joliette, Quebec as the Amateur Wrestling Association, while in high school. In 1992, they changed their name to Lutte Lanaudière, as they moved from Joliette to Lanaudière. In 1995, they changed their name to its current name Northern Championship Wrestling, and moved to Montreal in 1996, running wrestling shows at the Centre Notre-Dame de Rosaire (Centre N.D.R.) from 1996 to 2009 and at Saint-Barthelemy Center in from 2009 to 2013. Currently shows are held at Centre LGH (10015 ave Bruxelles, Montréal Nord).

On August 13, 2005, shortly after his departure from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), the promotion hosted Lance Storm for a show called SummerStorm in order to promote his new Storm Wrestling Academy. Storm got involved in the main event, doing a run-in to help Manuel Vegas retain the NCW Quebec title against Chakal.

Sylvain Grenier wrestled for the promotion from November 2002 until starting full-time with WWE at No Way Out 2003. He first wrestled former NCW Quebec Champion Manuel Vegas, then defeated NCW wrestlers Chakal, Chase Ironside and Nova Cain.

Sylvain returned to NCW at ChallengeMania 15 on May 19, 2007. Still under contract with WWE, he tagged with Don Paysan and Bishop to defeat Chakal, Nightmare and Phil Bélanger in the Main Event. After his release from WWE, Sylvan returned to NCW, wrestling Franky The Mobster at Montreal Chairshot Massacre in October 2007.

On August 23, 2008, NCW hosted a wrestling SuperShow involving The Honky Tonk Man, Johnny Devine and Bushwhacker Luke.

Since 1995, NCW wrestlers such as Chakal, Franky The Mobster, Nova Cain and Don Paysan have been ranked in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500.

In April 2009, nCw drew 600 for Abdullah The Butcher's Last Match in Canada.

In September 2009, nCw hosted their first edition of NCW Femmes Fatales which regrouped many fighting female in North America. NCW Femmes Fatales was announced in April 2010 to be part of the Female Fight League during the 45th Edition of the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion in Las Vegas.

In November 2009, they gave an hommage to Maurice Vachon and Paul Vachon as part of a documentary tracing back Mad Dog's career. [4]

Championships

Current championships

ChampionshipChampion(s)Previous Champion(s)DateDays HeldLocation
NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship Franky The Mobster Jesse ChampagneOctober 29, 20211487+ Mirabel, Quebec
NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship Brad AlekxisJesse ChampagneMay 6, 20173124+ Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
NCW Tag Team ChampionshipVacantGrindhouse
(Marc Mercer & Stew Korvus)		June 17, 2017 Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec

Retired championships

ChampionshipFinal ChampionDate
NCW Triple Crown Championship James StoneOctober 15, 2016
NCW Cruiserweight ChampionshipChakalDecember 15, 2007
NCW X-Treme ChampionshipChakalDecember 15, 2007
NCW Television ChampionshipSteven the Sweet BoySeptember 13, 2003
NCW Women's ChampionshipVanessa Kraven2005
NCW Hardcore ChampionshipManuel VegasAugust 16, 2003

NCW Hall of Fame

#YearRing name
(Real name) [a] 		Inducted byInducted forNotes [b]
11996Ricky Riddick Wrestling NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
21997Luc PelletierHelped get the then Amateur Wrestling Association started in the High School.
31997Fred Della Serra Wrestling NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time)
41998Frank Blues Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (4 times)
51999Fantastik Franky Wrestling NCW Tag Team Championship (2 times)
61999Guy Paquin
72000Phil Bélanger Wrestling/FounderNCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times)
82001Le Géant Golem Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times)
92002Iceman Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), and NCW Tag Team Championship (7 times)
102002Dream Killer Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times), and NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
112003Black Bear Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
122004Marc the Grizzly [5]
(Marc Pilon)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (6 times)
132005Floyd Broffman Managing
142006Guy Williams Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (9 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time), and NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
152006Boris Kruschevv Wrestling NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times)
162007Nightmare Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (4 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (11 times), and NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
172008Syl le Sadique Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (9 times)
182010Ben le King Wrestling
192010 Bertrand Hébert Promoting
202013Chase Ironside Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (6 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (5 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
212013Rick Lawrence Wrestling NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
222013Don Paysan Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time) and NCW Tag Team Championship (2 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (4 times)
232014Black Eagle [6]
(Sébastien Ricard)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (5 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (3 times), NCW X-Treme Championship (2 times), and NCW Hardcore Championship
242014Nova Cain [7]
(Yan O'Cain)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times) and NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time), and NCW Feminin Championship (1 time)
252014Julie le Red Fuxx [8]
(Julie Ricard)		 Wrestling NCW Feminin Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (2 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
262015Cobra [9] Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), NCW Triple Couronne Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (9 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
272015Deniss Sensation [10] Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (3 times)
282015Naja Viper [11] Valet
292016Anna Minoushka [12]
(Kim Varin)		 Wrestling NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
302016Chakal [12]
(David St-Martin)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (5 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Triple Couronne Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (13 times), NCW X-Treme Championship (1 time), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
312019Bishop [12]
(Loius Chayer)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (8 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
322019Tank [12]
(Christos Gabriel)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), and NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times)

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://archive.today/20180126221901/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2014/08/17/21879896.html
  2. ↑ https://archive.today/20180126220718/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/01/17/901242.html
  3. ↑ https://archive.today/20180126222429/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2004/08/16/586226.html
  4. ↑ https://archive.today/20180126221619/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2009/11/09/11691441.html
  5. ↑ Leroux, Yves; Lacroix, Corey David (January 19, 2005). "Ring of Honor invading Montreal". Canadian Online Explorer . SLAM! Wrestling.
  6. ↑ "NCW Temple de la Renommée - Black Eagle". YouTube . 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  7. ↑ "NCW Temple de la Renommée - Nova Cain". YouTube . 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  8. ↑ "NCW Temple de la Renommée - les Membres". YouTube . 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  9. ↑ "NCW Soirée des Champions 2015 - Cobra". YouTube . 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  10. ↑ "NCW Soirée des Champions 2015 - Deniss Sensation". YouTube . 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  11. ↑ "NCW Soirée des Champions 2015 - Naja Viper". YouTube . 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Ashe, Steven (October 10, 2016). "CANADA: Northern Championship Wrestling returns to St. Therese, QU on October 22". Pro-Wrestling.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018.
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