WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship

Last updated
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionL&G Promotions
World Wrestling Council
Wrestling International New Generations
Date establishedMay 25, 1968
Other name(s)
  • L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
  • NWA Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
  • W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s) Jose Lothario
Most reigns Invader (5 reigns)
Longest reign Abdullah the Butcher
(1687 days)
Shortest reign Jason the Terrible and Sean Morley
(1 day, 24 hours)
Oldest champion Ray Apollon
(52 years)
Youngest champion Tony Atlas
(17 years)
Heaviest championAbdullah the Butcher (430 lb (200 kg; 31 st))
Lightest champion Yukihiro Kanemura (196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st))

The WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council (WWC).

Contents

The title has been in use since 1975. Prior to being defended in the WWC, it was defended in L&G Promotions, until 1977, when the title moved to the WWC after L&G closed. For a time, the title was defended in the W*ING promotion in Japan as the W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship. [1] [2] Throughout the years, the championship has been used on and off in WWC, although it was a mainstay of the promotion and defended regularly until the mid-1990s. It was revived roughly from January 1994 to April 1995 before being abandoned. More than six years later in December 2001, the WWC began contesting bouts for the championship once more. However, the revival of the championship would be relatively short and it was rendered inactive in late August 2002 and hasn't been promoted by the World Wrestling Council since. On September 25, 2010, the title was reactivated and captured by Hideo Saito.

The Caribbean Heavyweight Championship was declared vacated and inactive on March 31, 2012.

May 2023 reactivated and Tournament announcement

May 13, 2023 during a segment on TV show, Superestrellas de la lucha libre, WWC made the announcement they reactivated the title and a tournament be held to crown a new champion.

Title history

WrestlerTimesDateLocationNotes
L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Jose Lothario 11968-05-25 San Juan, Puerto Rico Defeat Red Bastien via forfeit in tournament final to become first champion. [3]
Johnny Valentine 11968-06-08San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jose Lothario21968-10-24 Freeport, Bahamas
The Gladiator 11969-01-18San Juan, Puerto RicoWas a first on win two of three falls match. [3]
Hans Mortier 11969-04-05San Juan Puerto Rico
Ciclón Negro 11969-04-19San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Missouri Mauler 11970-01-31San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jack Brisco 11970-09-07San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mephistofeles11970-09-31San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tony Atlas 11971-01-22 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader II 11971-02-08 Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Tony Atlas21971-11-10 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Black Georgie11972-09-08San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hugo Savinovich 11973-01-13 San Germán, Puerto Rico
Black Georgie21973-02-09San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader II21973-05-30 Utuado, Puerto Rico
Hugo Savinovich21973-07-10 Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Castro Salvaje11974-02-03Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Hugo Savinovich31974-05-08San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rocky Brewer11974-09-08 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo (Pedro Castillo)11974-10-10Ponce, Puerto Rico
Rocky Brewer21974-11-05 Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Toru Tanaka 11975-03-01San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hugo Savinovich41975-03-08Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jose Lothario31975-03-17San Juan, Puerto RicoLothario began defending the title in World Promotions after L&G Promotions closes.
Huracán Castillo21976-03-02 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader III11976-05-03Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo31976-07-20Bayamón, Puerto RicoCastillo was the NWA Caribbean Champion when he jumped to the WWC later on May 4, 1977 the title was renamed WWC Caribbean Championship. [4] [5]
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Hercules Ayala 11977-06-06 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Joe Novak11977-12-17San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dick Steinborn11978-02-04San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader I 11978-02-25San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pierre Martel 11978-03-11Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader I21978-04-08Caguas, Puerto Rico
Held Upafter a match between Invader I and Dick Steinborn on 1978-06-24 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Invader I31978-07-01Caguas, Puerto RicoDefeat Dick Steinborn in a rematch. [6]
Armand Hussein11978-07-15Caguas, Puerto Rico
José Rivera11978-08-10Caguas, Puerto Rico
Gil Hayes 11978-10-21Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Chief War Cloud11978-11-25Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Don Kent 11979-01-06San Juan, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo41979-07-21Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Dick Steinborn21979-08-21San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ray Apollon 11979-10-08 Trinidad and Tobago
José Rivera21979-11-18San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dick Steinborn31979-11-24San Juan, Puerto Rico [7]
Ciclón Negro21979-12-29Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Gama Singh 11980-06-07San Juan, Puerto Rico
José Rivera31980-06-28Caguas, Puerto Rico
Luke Graham 11980-07-19Caguas, Puerto Rico
Chief Jay Strongbow 11980-10-11Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Danny Condrey 11980-12-20San Juan, Puerto Rico
Maravilla11981-02-09San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medic II 11981-03-07Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Tommy Gilbert 11981-03-21Bayamón, Puerto Rico [8]
Kim Song11981-05-16San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jack Brisco 21981-05-30San Juan, Puerto Rico [9]
Hans Muller11981-12-20San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pierre Martel21982-01-06Bayamón, Puerto Rico
"King Kong" Mosca 11982-02-20Bayamón, Puerto Rico
stripped offon 1982-03-07 when mosca left from WWC due to a problem with Invader. I. [4]
Dick Steinborn41982-03-08Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeat Charlie Cook in a 6-man tournament final.
Charlie Cook 11982-04-10Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Abdullah the Butcher 11982-08-14San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hercules Ayala21987-03-28Bayamón, Puerto Rico
TNT 11988-06-18San Juan, Puerto Rico
Buddy Landel 11988-08-20Bayamón, Puerto Rico
TNT21988-09-17Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jason the Terrible 11988-11-19 Carolina, Puerto Rico
TNT31989-03-04San Juan, Puerto Rico [10]
Rip Rogers 11989-05-14San Juan, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez Jr. 11989-11-04Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Harley Race 11990-01-06San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader I41990-03-04Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [10]
Leo Burke 11990-05-19Carolina, Puerto Rico
Invader I51990-07-07Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Kim Duk 11990-09-08Bayamón, Puerto Rico
El Bronco 11990-12-15Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Kim Duk21991-02-07 Humacao, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez Jr.21991-02-16Caguas, Puerto Rico
Scott Hall 11991-03-03 Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Super Medic III 11991-04-20 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Rod Price11991-07-06Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Super Medic III21991-07-13Caguas, Puerto Rico
Fidel Sierra 11991-08-03Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez Jr.31991-12-08Carolina, Puerto Rico
Greg Valentine 11991-12-22Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez Jr.41992-01-06San Juan, Puerto Rico
Yukihiro Kanemura 11992-12-18 Fukushima, Japan
Jado 11993-09-26 Hachiōji, Japan
Abdullah the Butcher21994-01-08Caguas, Puerto RicoWon an 18-man battle royal.. [4]
José Luis Rivera11994-02-06Caguas, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón 11994-02-12Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Abdullah The Butcher31994-08-13Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Jason the Terrible21994-10-08San Juan, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón21994-10-09Caguas, Puerto Rico
White Wolf 11994-11-12 Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Shane The Glamour Boy 11994-12-10 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Sean Morley 11995-01-07Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Shane The Glamour Boy21995-01-08San Germán, Puerto Rico
Jason The Terrible31995-03-11Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón31995-03-25 Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Title was inactivated and abandoned on April 25, 1995 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Carly Colón 12001-09-29San Germán, Puerto RicoDefeat Fidel Sierra in a 6-man tournament final.
Vacated on December 1, 2001 in Caguas, Puerto Rico after Carly Colón won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship.
Fidel Sierra22001-12-15Caguas, Puerto RicoDefeat El Bronco and Super Gladiador in a 3-way match. [11]
Konnan 12002-02-08Caguas, Puerto Rico
Super Gladiador (Ricky Frontán)12002-03-22Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Fidel Sierra32002-03-30Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rico Suave 12002-05-26Caguas, Puerto Rico
Ricky Santana 12002-06-22 Cayey, Puerto Rico
Rico Suave22002-07-06Cayey, Puerto Rico
Ricky Santana22002-08-24 Coamo, Puerto Rico
Title was inactivate and abandoned on August 31, 2002 in Puerto Rico.
Hideo Saito 12010-09-25Bayamón, Puerto RicoWon a ten-man battle royal to win the title and activate since 2002. [12]
Abbad12010-10-23Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Vacated on 2010-11-27 when Abbad no-showed in various matches in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Joe Bravo 12010-11-27Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeat Chris Joel for the vacant title.
El Sensacional Carlitos12011-04-02 Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Chavo Guerrero Jr. 12011-07-16Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeat El Sensacional Carlitos and Orlando Colón in a 3-way match to win the title.
Orlando Colón 12011-09-24Caguas, Puerto Rico
El Sensacional Carlitos22011-10-30Caguas, Puerto Rico
Bolo the Red Bulldog12012-03-04Bayamón, Puerto Rico
El Sensacional Carlitos32012-03-17Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Vacated and abandoned on March 31, 2012 after El Sensacional Carlitos leaves from WWC in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Gilbert 12023-06-24Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeat Nihan in a tournament final.
Xavant12023-07-29 Moca, Puerto Rico Defeat Gilbert in TLC match for the WWC Caribbean and WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship on August 31, 2024.
Nihan12024-09-28 Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Mr. Big12024-12-14Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Zcion Rt112025-03-01Bayamón, Puerto Rico

References

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  2. ↑ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "Caribbean Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  3. 1 2 "Solie's Title Histories: NWA - NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE".
  4. 1 2 3 "Solie's Title Histories: WWC".
  5. ↑ Hoops, Brian (July 31, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 31): Stan Hansen wins NWA International title, Giant Baba, Hulk Hogan in AWA". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ Hoops, Brian (July 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hoops, Brian (November 24, 2019). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (11/24): The First Starcade". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ Hoops, Brian (March 21, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling history (03/21): Flair vs. Fujinami at WCW/NJPW Supershow". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ Hoops, Brian (May 30, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 30): Inoki beats Andre to win MSG league, Garea & calhoun win WWWF Tag titles, Gagne vs. Funk Jr., UFC booker wins title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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  11. ↑ "WWC @ Caguas - Season Ending Tour 2001" . Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  12. ↑ "WWC @ Bayamón - Septiembre Negro 2010" . Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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