NWA Pacific Coast (Vancouver) Heavyweight Championship
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The Vancouver
version of the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in two National Wrestling Alliance
-affiliated Vancouver territories. The championship was originally used in Big Time Wrestling from 1948 to about 1958, then was reactivated for use in NWA All Star Wrestling
from 1970 until 1981, when the title was abandoned.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
version of the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in two National Wrestling Alliance
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...
-affiliated Vancouver territories. The championship was originally used in Big Time Wrestling from 1948 to about 1958, then was reactivated for use in NWA All Star Wrestling
NWA All Star Wrestling
NWA All Star Wrestling is a former Canadian professional wrestling promotion, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Early History:Although other wrestling promotions existed in Vancouver prior to the early 1960s , All Star became the...
from 1970 until 1981, when the title was abandoned.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Frank Stojack Frank Stojack Frank Nickolas Stojack is a former football player in the National Football League and wrestler... |
1 | Prior to 1948 | The first champion | |
| Gordon Hessell | 1 | April 28, 1948 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Frank Stojack | 2 | ? | ? | |
| Jack McLauchlan | 1 | June 8, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vacant | 1949 | Titile vacant | ||
| Tony Ross | 1 | September 21, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | Defeats Leo Karilenko |
| Andy Tremaine | 1 | circa January 1952 | ? | Recognized in Vancouver |
| The Masked Marvel | 1 | circa April 1952 | ? | |
| Roger Mackay | 1 | circa July 1952 | ? | |
| Carl Engstrom | 1 | ? | ? | |
| Buddy Knox | 1 | March 24, 1954 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Frank Stojack | 3 | circa June 1954 | ? | |
| Ed Francis | 1 | circa June 1957 | ? | |
| Vacant | June 1957 | Francis leaves the territory | ||
| Bob Cummings | 1 | June 12, 1957 | Vancouver, BC | Defeats Herb Freeman in tournament final |
| Vacant | circa May 1958 | Title vacant | ||
| Buddy Knox | 2 | May 14, 1958 | Vancouver, BC | Defeats George Pancheff in tournament final |
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 1 | 1958 | ? | |
| Vacant | Title inactive until 1970 | |||
| Mark Lewin Mark Lewin -Career:Mark Lewin broke into wrestling in the early '50s and had great early success in a matinee-idol babyface tag team with Don Curtis, headlining in major territories like New York and Chicago. The team's brief heel turn was a shock to its many fans... |
1 | February 9, 1970 | Vancouver, BC | Defeated Moondog Mayne for reactivated title |
| 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... |
1 | April 13, 1970 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Don Leo Jonathan Don Leo Jonathan Don Heaton , also known as Don Leo Jonathan, is an American former professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | June 22, 1970 | Vancouver, BC | |
| "Bulldog" Bob Brown Bob Brown (wrestler) Robert Harold Brown was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown.- Early life :... |
1 | October 9, 1970 | Victoria 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... , BC |
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| Don Leo Jonathan | 2 | December 7, 1970 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski | 2 | December 28, 1970 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Steven Little Bear | 1 | July 19, 1971 | Vancouver, BC | |
| "Bulldog" Bob Brown | 2 | September 20, 1971 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Mark Lewin | 2 | January 17, 1972 | Vancouver, BC | |
| "Bulldog" Bob Brown | 3 | February 7, 1972 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Steven Little Bear | 2 | May 29, 1972 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski | 3 | June 26, 1972 | Vancouver, BC | |
| The Brute (Bugsy McGraw Bugsy McGraw Bugsy McGraw is the ring name of former professional wrestler Michael Davis. He also wrestled under the name "The Skull." He is not to be confused with the other wrestler named Mike Davis.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :... ) |
1 | March 29, 1973 | Victoria, BC | |
| Sean Regan | 1 | April 23, 1973 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Mike Webster | 1 | June 15, 1973 | Vernon Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while... , BC |
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| The Brute | 2 | August 6, 1973 | New Westminster New Westminster, British Columbia New Westminster is an historically important city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and is a member municipality of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. It was founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia .... , BC |
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| Flash Gordon (George Gordienko) | 1 | February 14, 1974 | Victoria, BC | |
| Mr. X (Guy Mitchell) | 1 | April 1, 1974 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski | 4 | October 14, 1974 | Vancouver, BC | Mr. X is unmasked, revealing Guy Mitchell |
| Guy Mitchell | 2 | January 20, 1975 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 3 | April 21, 1975 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Siegfried Steinke | 1 | May 5, 1975 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski | 5 | August 10, 1975 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 4 | January 5, 1976 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Kenji Shibuya | 1 | March 8, 1976 | Vancouver, BC | |
| John Tolos John Tolos John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.-Canadian Wrecking Crew:... |
1 | July 12, 1976 | Vancouver, BC | |
| "Big" John Quinn | 1 | August 9, 1976 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 5 | December 13, 1976 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski | 6 | January 10, 1977 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Guy Mitchell | 3 | March 14, 1977 | Vancouver, BC | |
| "Iron" Mike Sharpe | 1 | June 27, 1977 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Mr. X (Guy Mitchell) | 4 | August 22, 1977 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Don Wayt | 1 | December 12, 1977 | Vancouver, BC | |
| "Big" John Quinn | 2 | February 13, 1978 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski | 7 | May 15, 1978 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Salvatore Martino (Salvatore Bellomo Salvatore Bellomo Salvatore Bellomo is a retired Belgian-Italian professional wrestler with a career spanning more than three decades.-Career:... ) |
1 | March 29, 1979 | British Columbia | |
| Jean Louie (Neil Guay/The Hangman) | 1 | May 14, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Yaki Joe (Francisco Flores) | 1 | July 23, 1979 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Siegfried Steinke | 2 | September 24, 1979 | Victoria, BC | |
| Buddy Rose Buddy Rose Paul Perschmann was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Playboy" Buddy Rose.-Career:Paul Perschmann was trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in the early 1970s... |
1 | January 1980 | British Columbia | May have been awarded; records unclear |
| Jay Youngblood Steven Romero Steven Nicolas Romero was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Steamboat... |
1 | February 9, 1981 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vacated | March 1981 | |||