Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship

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Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship.png
The original championship belt
Details
Promotion Stampede Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 28, 1968
Date retired1989 & 2008
Statistics
First championArchie Gouldie
Final championRandy Myers
Most reigns Archie Gouldie (14)
Longest reign Davey Boy Smith (521 days)
Shortest reign Stan Stasiak and Geoff Portz (1 day)

The Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top championship, the Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version), was abandoned.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1968-1989)
1 Archie Gouldie February 28, 1968Stampede showSaskatoon, SK19Defeated Pat O'Connor to become the first champion [1]  
2 Ox Baker March 8, 1968Stampede showCalgary, AB17  
3 Waldo Von Erich March 15, 1968Stampede showCalgary, AB180  
4 Archie Gouldie June 3, 1968Stampede showN/A2105  
5 Stan Stasiak September 16, 1968Stampede showLethbridge, AB11  
6 Archie Gouldie September 17, 1968Stampede showEdmonton, AB37  
7Vic RossitaniSeptember 24, 1968Stampede showEdmonton, AB16  
8 Bob Sweetan September 30, 1968Stampede showN/A11  
9Vic RossitaniOctober 1, 1968Stampede showEdmonton, AB210  
10 Stan Stasiak October 11, 1968Stampede showCalgary, AB26  
11Vic RossitaniOctober 17, 1968Stampede showRegina, SK31  
12 Stan Stasiak October 18, 1968Stampede showN/A360  
13 Archie Gouldie December 17, 1968Stampede showEdmonton, AB492  
14 Angelo Mosca March 19, 1969Stampede showN/A121  
15 Archie Gouldie April 9, 1969Stampede showRegina, SK513  
16 Angelo Mosca April 22, 1969Stampede showCalgary, AB2N/A  
— Vacated May 3, 1969Stampede showCalgary, AB——Title held up between Angelo Mosca and Archie Gouldie. 
17 Archie Gouldie May 6, 1969Stampede showCalgary, AB651Defeated Angelo Mosca in a rematch to win the held up title. 
18 Billy Robinson June 26, 1969Stampede showCalgary, AB1225Awarded when Gouldie did not show up for a championship match 
19 Abdullah the Butcher February 6, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB114  
20 Billy Robinson February 20, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB27  
21 Abdullah the Butcher February 27, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB249  
22Jerry ChristyApril 17, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB114  
23 Abdullah the Butcher May 1, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB36  
24Jerry ChristyMay 7, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB27  [2]
25 Abdullah the Butcher May 14, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB492  
26Dave RuhlAugust 14, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB242  
27 Sweet Daddy Siki September 25, 1970Stampede showCalgary, AB1168  
28 Abdullah the Butcher March 12, 1971Stampede showN/A56  
29 Les Thornton March 18, 1971Stampede showSaskatoon, SK1N/A  
— Vacated August 25, 1971Stampede show———After a match between Les Thornton and Black Angus Campbell. 
30 Black Angus Campbell August 28, 1971Stampede showEdmonton, AB1N/ADefeated Thornton in rematch. 
31 John Quinn October 1971Stampede showN/A1N/A  
32 Black Angus Campbell November 6, 1971Stampede showEdmonton, AB213  
33 Bob Lueck November 19, 1971Stampede showN/A114  
34 Kurt Von Hess December 3, 1971Stampede showCalgary, AB173  
35 Tor Kamata February 14, 1972Stampede showLethbridge, AB1109  
36 Geoff Portz June 2, 1972Stampede showCalgary, AB121  
37 Tor Kamata June 23, 1972Stampede showCalgary, AB226  
38 Dan Kroffat July 19, 1972Stampede showSaskatoon, SK116  
39 Tor Kamata August 4, 1972Stampede showCalgary, AB320  
40Geoff PortzAugust 24, 1972Stampede showN/A25  
41 Tor Kamata August 29, 1972Stampede showN/A44  
42Geoff PortzSeptember 2, 1972Stampede showCalgary, AB321  
43 Kendo Nagasaki September 23, 1972Stampede showCalgary, AB191This was the original British masked version of the character, not the face-painted Japan/US version (although he would also later hold the title as Mr Sakurada in 1978) 
44Geoff PortzDecember 23, 1972N/ACalgary, AB420  
45 Abdullah the Butcher January 12, 1973Stampede showCalgary, AB699  [3]
46 Archie Gouldie April 21, 1973Stampede showCalgary, AB867  
47 Dan Kroffat June 27, 1973Stampede showSaskatoon, SK27  
48 Archie Gouldie July 4, 1973Stampede showCalgary, AB942  
49 Dan Kroffat August 15, 1973Stampede showRegina, SK312  
50 Gil Hayes August 27, 1973Stampede showLethbridge, AB174  
51 Omar Atlas November 9, 1973Stampede showEdmonton, AB149  
52 Archie Gouldie December 28, 1973Stampede showCalgary, AB1046  
53Larry LaneFebruary 12, 1974Stampede showPrince Albert, SK12  
54 Archie Gouldie February 14, 1974Stampede showCalgary, AB118  
55 Harley Race February 22, 1974Stampede showCalgary, AB114  [4]
56 Archie Gouldie March 8, 1974Stampede showCalgary, AB1235  
57 Danny Little Bear April 12, 1974Stampede showN/A1101  
58John QuinnJuly 22, 1974Stampede showCalgary, AB2137  
59 Les Thornton December 6, 1974Stampede showCalgary, AB214  
60Larry LaneDecember 20, 1974Stampede showCalgary, AB249  
61 King Curtis Iaukea February 7, 1975Stampede showCalgary, AB1181  
62Larry LaneAugust 7, 1975Stampede showRegina, SK353  
— Vacated September 29, 1975————Lane was injured. 
64 Frankie Laine December 12, 1975Stampede showCalgary, AB135Defeated Butcher Brannigan to win the vacant title. 
65 Gilles Poisson January 16, 1976Stampede showCalgary, AB18  [5]
66 Frankie Laine January 24, 1976Stampede showEdmonton, AB213  
67 Karl Von Schotz February 6, 1976Stampede showCalgary, AB1N/A  
68 Eddie Morrow April 6, 1976Stampede showN/A1N/A  
69 Karl Von Schotz May 6, 1976Stampede showN/A2N/A  
70 Archie Gouldie July 2, 1976Stampede showCalgary, AB1371  
71 Dan Kroffat September 11, 1976Stampede showEdmonton, AB448  
72Larry LaneOctober 29, 1976Stampede showEdmonton, AB4139  
73 "Killer" Tim Brooks March 17, 1977Stampede showN/A1127  
74 Dan Kroffat July 22, 1977Stampede showCalgary, AB542  
— Vacated September 2, 1977————Kroffat retired 
75 Don Gagné October 7, 1977Stampede showCalgary, AB191Defeated Bobby Burke in a tournament final to win the vacant title. 
76 Leo Burke January 6, 1978Stampede showEdmonton, AB165  
77 Michel Martel March 12, 1978Stampede showEdmonton, AB112  
78 Leo Burke March 24, 1978Stampede showCalgary, AB215  
79 Michel Martel April 8, 1978Stampede showN/A26  
80 Leo Burke April 14, 1978Stampede showCalgary, AB336  
81 Mr. Sakurada May 20, 1978Stampede showEdmonton, AB1104  
82 Paddy Ryan September 1, 1978Stampede showCalgary, AB121  
83 Kasavubu September 22, 1978Stampede showCalgary, AB151  
84Alo LeilaniNovember 12, 1978Stampede showEdmonton, AB119  
85 Big Daddy Ritter December 1, 1978Stampede showCalgary, AB1126  
86 Jake Roberts April 6, 1979Stampede showCalgary, AB1112  
87Big Daddy RitterJuly 27, 1979Stampede showCalgary, AB215  
88Larry LaneAugust 11, 1979Stampede showEdmonton, AB5N/A  
89 Leo Burke September 1979Stampede showN/A4N/A  
90Don GagnéNovember 18, 1979Stampede showN/A220  
91 Mr. Sekigawa December 8, 1979Stampede showEdmonton, AB1N/A  
92 Leo Burke January 1980Stampede showN/A5N/A  
93 Bret Hart May 2, 1980Stampede showCalgary, AB165  
94Duke MyersJuly 6, 1980Stampede showN/A15  
95 Bret Hart July 11, 1980Stampede showN/A2204  
96 David Schultz January 31, 1981Stampede showEdmonton, AB121  
97 Leo Burke February 21, 1981Stampede showCalgary, AB66  
98 David Schultz February 27, 1981Stampede showCalgary, AB2203  [6]
99 Mr. Hito September 18, 1981Stampede showCalgary, AB114  
100 David Schultz October 2, 1981Stampede showCalgary, AB335  
101 Mr. Hito November 6, 1981Stampede showCalgary, AB2133  
— Vacated March 19, 1982————Hito was injured 
102 Leo Burke March 21, 1982Stampede showCalgary, AB797Defeated Duke Myers in a tournament final to win the vacant title 
103 Bret Hart June 26, 1982Stampede showEdmonton, AB369  
104 Bad News Allen September 3, 1982Stampede showCalgary, AB144  [7]
105 Bret Hart October 17, 1982Stampede showCalgary, AB489  
106 Leo Burke January 14, 1983Stampede showCalgary, AB8109  [8]
107 Bret Hart May 3, 1983Stampede showRegina, SK574  [9]
108 Bad News Allen July 16, 1983Stampede showEdmonton, AB2160  
109 Archie Gouldie December 23, 1983Stampede showCalgary, AB1428  
— Vacated January 20, 1984Stampede showN/A——Title is held up by referee Cedric Hathaway after a No Disqualification title but between Gouldie and Killer Khan is stopped due to a bad cut near Gouldie's eye; a rematch is signed for the following week 
111 Killer Khan January 27, 1984Stampede showCalgary, AB142  
112 Dynamite Kid March 9, 1984Stampede showCalgary, AB121  
113 Bad News Allen March 30, 1984Stampede showCalgary, AB380Dynamite Kid Defeated Allen on April 23, 1984 in Vancouver, BC, however, this was later overturned. 
114 Davey Boy Smith June 18, 1984Stampede showVancouver, BC1521  
115 Kerry Brown November 21, 1985Stampede showEdmonton, AB1120  
116Ron RitchieMarch 21, 1986Stampede showVancouver, BC10  [10]
— Vacated March 21, 1986Stampede showCalgary, AB——Title held up between Kerry Brown and Ron Ritchie. 
117Ron RitchieMarch 22, 1986Stampede showEdmonton, AB244Defeated Kerry Brown in a rematch to win the held up title. 
118 Steve DiSalvo May 5, 1986Stampede showVancouver, BC17  [11]
119 Bad News Allen May 12, 1986Stampede showSwift Current, SK439  
120 Honky Tonk Wayne June 20, 1986Stampede showCalgary, AB170  
— Vacated August 29, 1986————Farris leaves for the World Wrestling Federation  
121 Makhan Singh October 31, 1986Stampede showCalgary, AB180Defeated Owen Hart in a tournament final to win the vacant title 
122 Owen Hart January 19, 1987Stampede showMedicine Hat, AB111  [12]
123 Makhan Singh January 30, 1987Stampede showCalgary, AB270  
124 Owen Hart April 10, 1987Stampede showCalgary, AB2392  
125 Makhan Singh May 6, 1988Stampede showCalgary, AB3217  [13]
126 Don Muraco December 9, 1988Stampede showMedicine Hat, AB1105  
127 Davey Boy Smith March 24, 1989Stampede showCalgary, AB235  
128 Larry Cameron April 28, 1989Stampede showCalgary, AB1210  
—DeactivatedNovember 24, 1989————Stampede closed 
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1998-2008)
129 Tatanka April 8, 1998Stampede showTampa, FL1743Defeated Sid Vicious in a fictitious tournament final to win the revived title 
130 Richard Pound April 20, 2000Stampede showMichigan1358Fictitious title change. 
131 Bruce Hart April 13, 2001Stampede showCalgary, AB168  
132 Michael Modest June 20, 2001Stampede showLethbridge, AB1367  
133 Bruce Hart June 22, 2002Stampede showCalgary, AB228  
— Vacated July 20, 2002————Hart vacates the title to concentrate on defenses of the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship. 
134KarnageAugust 22, 2003Stampede showCalgary, AB1147Defeated Harry Smith in a tournament final to win the vacant title. 
135 Harry Smith January 16, 2004Stampede showCalgary, AB1N/A  [5]
— Vacated April 20, 2005————Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 
136Eddie MustangJune 3, 2005Stampede showCalgary, AB1159Defeated Karnage and Tiger Raj Singh in a 3-way match to win the vacant title. 
— Vacated September 9, 2005————Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 
137 TJ Wilson November 25, 2005Stampede showCalgary, AB1105Defeated Harry Smith in a tournament final to win the vacant title 
138 Apocalypse March 10, 2006Stampede showCalgary, AB1189Apocalypse eliminates Wilson in a battle royal in which the title was
on the line		 
139 TJ Wilson September 15, 2006 CFL gameCalgary, AB215This match took place during halftime of a Calgary Stampeders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL game at McMahon Stadium. 
140 Apocalypse September 30, 2006Stampede showN/A2479Belt returned as Apocalypse claimed the September 15 match was not a sanctioned match. Wins a 3-way match against Wilson and Duke Durango. 
— Vacated August 22, 2007————Championship vacated after Apocalypse suffer an injury. 
141Chris SteelSeptember 21, 2007Stampede showCalgary, AB184Won a Fatal 4-Way match against Gama Singh, Jr., Tiger Raj Singh, and "Ravenous" Randy Myers to win vacant title. 
142Randy MyersDecember 14, 2007Stampede showCalgary, AB1134  
—DeactivatedApril 26, 2008————Stampede closed 

See also

References

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  2. ↑ F4W Staff (May 7, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 7): Jeff Jarrett ends David Arquette's WCW title reign, Nick Bockwinkel Vs. Ray Stevens". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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