NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Canadian Heavyweight 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 WWF
. The title was reinstated as the present-day, NWA
Board-controlled version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title. Previous versions also existed in Calgary, Halifax and Vancouver. The current champion is Tony Baroni, who is in his first reign.
Note: Angelo Mosca won the title back on January 22, 1984 but he then vacated the title sometime in March 1984.
Note: Angelo Mosca, Jr. won the title on June 10, 1984, but the title was abandoned sometime in July 1984 when Maple Leaf Wrestling was bought by the World Wrestling Federation
. This made Mosca, Jr. the last champion until Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
revived the title in 1998.
Note: Crusher Carlsen beat Michelle Starr on November 27, 1999 but the title was vacated sometime in September 2000.
Maple Leaf Wrestling
Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto.-Queensbury Athletic Club:...
from 1978 until 1984, when it was abandoned after the Toronto promotion partnered with the WWF
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
. The title was reinstated as the present-day, NWA
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
Board-controlled version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title. Previous versions also existed in Calgary, Halifax and Vancouver. The current champion is Tony Baroni, who is in his first reign.
Title History
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Dino Bravo Dino Bravo Adolfo Bresciano was an Italian-born Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work as Dino Bravo, self-proclaimed as "Canada's Strongest Man".-Territories:... |
1 | December 17, 1978 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Gene Kiniski Gene Kiniski Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Kiniski was a Canadian professional wrestler and the father of wrestlers Nick Kiniski and Kelly Kiniski. "Canada's Greatest Athlete" as he billed himself for promotional purposes was born outside of Edmonton, Alberta... to become the first champion. |
| Greg Valentine Greg Valentine John Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.-Training:... |
1 | March 8, 1979 | Toronto, ON | |
| Dino Bravo | 2 | June 3, 1979 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacant | September 1979 | Bravo leaves the area | ||
| Dewey Robertson Dewey Robertson Byron James John "Dewey" Robertson was a professional wrestler, known best for his ring name The Missing Link.... |
1 | September 9, 1979 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Greg Valentine in tournament final |
| Great Hossein Arab | 1 | May 25, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca is a former Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler. He is also known by the wrestling nicknames King Kong Mosca and The Mighty Hercules... |
1 | July 20, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Great Hossein Arab | 2 | August 10, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 2 | December 28, 1980 | Toronto, ON | |
| Mr. Fuji Harry Fujiwara Harry Fujiwara is an American former professional wrestler and manager, best known by his ring name Mr. Fuji. He was infamous for often throwing salt in the eyes of face wrestlers... |
1 | July 12, 1981 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 3 | July 26, 1981 | Toronto, ON | |
| Big John Studd Big John Studd John William Minton was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd.-Career:... |
1 | September 20, 1981 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 4 | January 17, 1982 | Toronto, ON | |
| Sgt. Slaughter Sgt. Slaughter Robert Remus , better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American former WWE personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, and World Wrestling... |
1 | July 24, 1983 | Toronto, ON | |
| Angelo Mosca | 5 | January 22, 1984 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacant | March 1984 | Title vacant | ||
| Ivan Koloff | 1 | April 29, 1984 | Toronto, ON | Defeats Brian Adidas Brian Adias Brian Adias was a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Class Championship Wrestling . He was a legitimate longtime friend of the Adkisson family, and was a classmate of Kerry Von Erich in high school.... in tournament final |
| Angelo Mosca Jr. | 1 | June 10, 1984 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacated | July 1984 | Maple Leaf Wrestling is sold to the WWF | ||
| NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| EZ Ryder | 1 | October 24, 1998 | Cherry Hill, NJ Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census... |
Defeats Paul Atlas, who was filling in for Mr. Gillis, at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show. |
| Michelle Starr | 1 | June 26, 1999 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| EZ Ryder | 2 | July 25, 1999 | Vancouver, BC Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
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| Crusher Carlsen | 1 | November 27, 1999 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Vacated | September 2000 | |||
| EZ Ryder | 3 | October 13, 2001 | St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St... |
Defeats Juggernaut Juggernaut (wrestler) Craig Renney is a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Juggernaut. He has competed for several North American independent promotions and has competed in several wrestling tours in Asia... at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show to win the vacant title. |
| Spyder | 1 | December 9, 2001 | St. Boniface, MB | Defeats Ryder and Baron von Meaner in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match. |
| Brian Sylver | 1 | March 8, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Spyder | 2 | March 10, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| The Machine | 1 | September 8, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Vacated | September 2002 | Title held up by NWA President Jim Miller after The Machine defeated Spyder. | ||
| Spyder | 3 | October 18, 2002 | Winnipeg, MB | Defeats The Machine to win held-up title. |
| Vacated | March 7, 2003 | Spyder is suspended from the NWA. | ||
| Zack Mercury | 1 | March 7, 2003 | Winnipeg, MB | Defeats Brian Jewel. |
| Brian Jewel | 1 | May 17, 2003 | Winnipeg, MB | |
| Stripped | July 10, 2003 | Jewel is stripped of the title. | ||
| Rob Stardom | 1 | September 24, 2003 | Fort Garry, MB | Defeats The Axe. |
| Kerry Brown Kerry Brown (wrestler) Kerry Brown was a Canadian professional wrestler. Brown was best known for working in Stampede Wrestling in the 1980s under his real name, but also wrestled in Puerto Rico and the Maritimes using the ring name Rick Valentine.-Beginning and Canadian promotions:Brown began wrestling in 1979 in... |
1 | May 7, 2004 | Winnipeg, MB | Defeats Rob Stardom in a steel cage match. |
| Vid Vain | 1 | October 15, 2004 | Winnipeg, MB | Won the title at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show. |
| Michelle Starr | 2 | September 16, 2005 | Port Coquitlam, BC Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located 27 km east of Vancouver, it sits at the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, and the cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows lie across the Pitt... |
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| R.A.G.E. | 1 | February 17, 2006 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vance Nevada | 1 | June 23, 2006 | Surrey, BC Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District... |
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| Fast Freddy Funk | 1 | October 27, 2006 | Surrey, BC | |
| Cole Bishop | 1 | May 25, 2007 | Surrey, BC | Defeats Fast Freddy Funk and Michelle Starr in a three-way match |
| Scotty Mac Scotty Mac Scotty Mac is a professional wrestler based out of Western Canada. He is best known for working for NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, as well as several independent promotions in Canada and the United States.... |
1 | March 28, 2008 | Surrey, BC | |
| Sid Sylum | 1 | April 10, 2010 | Surrey, BC | |
| Scotty Mac | 2 | October 2, 2010 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Tony Baroni | 1 | March 18, 2011 | Surrey, BC | |
List of individual reigns
As of June 19, 2011.| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotty Mac Scotty Mac Scotty Mac is a professional wrestler based out of Western Canada. He is best known for working for NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, as well as several independent promotions in Canada and the United States.... |
743 | March 28, 2008 | April 10, 2010 |
| Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca is a former Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler. He is also known by the wrestling nicknames King Kong Mosca and The Mighty Hercules... |
554 | January 17, 1982 | July 24, 1983 |
| Vid Vain | 334 | October 17, 2004 | September 16, 2005 |
| Cole Bishop | 308 | May 25, 2007 | March 28, 2008 |
| Dewey Robertson Dewey Robertson Byron James John "Dewey" Robertson was a professional wrestler, known best for his ring name The Missing Link.... |
260 | September 9, 1979 | May 25, 1980 |
| E.Z. Ryder | 245 | October 25, 1998 | June 25, 1999 |
| "The Rabid Dog" Rob Stardom | 226 | September 24, 2003 | May 7, 2004 |
| "Fast" Freddy Funk | 210 | October 27, 2006 | May 25, 2007 |
| Angelo Mosca | 197 | December 28, 1980 | July 12, 1981 |
| Sgt. Slaughter Sgt. Slaughter Robert Remus , better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American former WWE personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, and World Wrestling... |
182 | July 24, 1983 | January 22, 1984 |
| Spyder | 182 | March 10, 2002 | September 8, 2002 |
| Sid Sylum | 175 | April 10, 2010 | October 2, 2010 |
| Scotty Mac | 167 | October 2, 2010 | March 18, 2011 |
| Kerry "The Pitbull" Brown | 163 | May 7, 2004 | October 17, 2004 |
| "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr | 154 | September 16, 2005 | February 17, 2006 |
| E.Z. Ryder | 145 | July 25, 1999 | November 27, 1999 |
| Great Hossein Arab | 140 | August 10, 1980 | December 28, 1980 |
| Spyder | 140 | October 18, 2002 | March 7, 2003 |
| Vance Nevada | 126 | June 23, 2006 | October 27, 2006 |
| R.A.G.E. | 124 | February 17, 2006 | June 23, 2006 |
| Big John Studd Big John Studd John William Minton was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd.-Career:... |
119 | September 20, 1981 | January 17, 1982 |
| Dino Bravo | 113 | December 17, 1978 | April 8, 1979 |
| Dino Bravo | 98 | June 3, 1979 | September 9, 1979 |
| Tony Baroni | 92+ | March 18, 2011 | Current champion |
| Spyder | 89 | December 9, 2001 | March 8, 2002 |
| Great Hossein Arab | 76 | May 25, 1980 | July 20, 1980 |
| Zack Mercury | 71 | March 7, 2003 | May 17, 2003 |
| E.Z. Ryder | 57 | October 13, 2001 | December 9, 2001 |
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Greg Valentine John Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.-Training:... |
56 | April 8, 1979 | June 3, 1979 |
| Angelo Mosca | 56 | July 26, 1981 | September 20, 1981 |
| "Bad Boy" Brian Jewel | 54 | May 17, 2003 | July 10, 2003 |
| Ivan Koloff | 42 | April 29, 1984 | June 10, 1984 |
| "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr | 30 | June 25, 1999 | July 25, 1999 |
| Angelo Mosca | 21 | July 20, 1980 | August 10, 1980 |
| Mr. Fuji Harry Fujiwara Harry Fujiwara is an American former professional wrestler and manager, best known by his ring name Mr. Fuji. He was infamous for often throwing salt in the eyes of face wrestlers... |
14 | July 12, 1981 | July 26, 1981 |
| "Stylin'" Brian Sylver | 2 | March 8, 2002 | March 10, 2002 |
Note: Angelo Mosca won the title back on January 22, 1984 but he then vacated the title sometime in March 1984.
Note: Angelo Mosca, Jr. won the title on June 10, 1984, but the title was abandoned sometime in July 1984 when Maple Leaf Wrestling was bought by the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
. This made Mosca, Jr. the last champion until Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling is a Western Canadian-based professional wrestling promotion, operating as a member of the National Wrestling Alliance...
revived the title in 1998.
Note: Crusher Carlsen beat Michelle Starr on November 27, 1999 but the title was vacated sometime in September 2000.
List of combined reigns
As of June 19, 2011.| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Scotty Mac Scotty Mac Scotty Mac is a professional wrestler based out of Western Canada. He is best known for working for NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, as well as several independent promotions in Canada and the United States.... |
2 | 910 |
| 2. | Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca Angelo Mosca is a former Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler. He is also known by the wrestling nicknames King Kong Mosca and The Mighty Hercules... |
4 | 828 |
| 3. | E.Z. Ryder | 3 | 447 |
| 4. | Spyder | 3 | 411 |
| 5. | Vid Vain | 1 | 334 |
| 6. | Cole Bishop | 1 | 308 |
| 7. | Dewey Robertson Dewey Robertson Byron James John "Dewey" Robertson was a professional wrestler, known best for his ring name The Missing Link.... |
1 | 260 |
| 8. | "The Rabid Dog" Rob Stardom | 1 | 226 |
| 9. | Great Hossein Arab | 2 | 216 |
| 10. | Dino Bravo Dino Bravo Adolfo Bresciano was an Italian-born Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work as Dino Bravo, self-proclaimed as "Canada's Strongest Man".-Territories:... |
2 | 211 |
| 11. | "Fast" Freddy Funk | 1 | 210 |
| 12. | "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr | 2 | 184 |
| 13. | Sgt. Slaughter Sgt. Slaughter Robert Remus , better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American former WWE personality and semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, and World Wrestling... |
1 | 182 |
| 14. | Sid Sylum | 1 | 175 |
| 15. | Kerry "The Pitbull" Brown | 1 | 163 |
| 16. | Vance Nevada | 1 | 126 |
| 17. | R.A.G.E. | 1 | 124 |
| 18. | Big John Studd Big John Studd John William Minton was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd.-Career:... |
1 | 119 |
| 19. | Toni Baroni | 1 | 92+ |
| 20. | Zack Mercury | 1 | 71 |
| 21. | Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Greg Valentine John Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.-Training:... |
1 | 56 |
| 22. | "Bad Boy" Brian Jewel | 1 | 54 |
| 23. | Ivan Koloff | 1 | 42 |
| 24. | Mr. Fuji Harry Fujiwara Harry Fujiwara is an American former professional wrestler and manager, best known by his ring name Mr. Fuji. He was infamous for often throwing salt in the eyes of face wrestlers... |
1 | 14 |
| 25. | "Stylin'" Brian Sylver | 1 | 2 |
See also
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)The Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was established in 1946, and became the top championship in Stampede Wrestling when that promotion opened in 1948; it held that status until 1972, when the title was vacated and later abandoned after the last champion, Dave Ruhl, was...
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Halifax version)NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Halifax version)The Halifax version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was defended in the Eastern Sports Association only in 1977, the year the promotion closed. The title was imported from George Cannon's 'Canadian Wrestling' based in Ontario.-History:...
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)The NWA Vancouver Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the Vancouver, British Columbia version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title. It was the top singles title in Vancouver-based NWA All-Star Wrestling from 1982 until 1985, when the promotion withdrew from the NWA; the title was then renamed...