Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Championship
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The Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling
championship
that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest
from the 1920's to the mid 1950's.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
Pacific Northwest Wrestling is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The first such company was founded by Herb Owen in 1925...
from the 1920's to the mid 1950's.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Harnden | 1 | February 14, 1917 | Bellingham, WA | Defeats Owen Dailey | |||||
| Paul Poulos | 1 | February 11, 1922 | Ukiah, Ca | Defeats Adolph Borgstrom | |||||
| Ted Thye | 1 | Circa 1924 | |||||||
| Billy Meeske | 1 | January 15, 1926 | Portland, OR | Defeats Mike Yokel | |||||
| Billy Edwards | 1 | February 18, 1926 | Portland, OR | ||||||
| Fred Bruno | 1 | April 16, 1934 | Portland, OR | Defeats George Dussette | |||||
| Jack Lipscomb | 1 | December 10, 1936 | Eugene, OR | Defeats Walter Achieu | |||||
| George Wagner George Wagner George Raymond Wagner was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George... |
1 | May 19, 1938 | Eugene, OR | Defeats Pat O'Dowdy. | |||||
| Bulldog Jackson | 1 | February 16, 1939 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Eddie Roberts | 1 | 1939 | |||||||
| Bulldog Jackson | 2 | July 27, 1939 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Ernie Piluso | 1 | 39 | |||||||
| Pete Belcastro | 1 | January 1, 1940 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Prince Ilaki | 1 | February 29, 1940 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Herb Parks | 1 | May 9, 1940 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Billy McEuin | 1 | June 12, 1941 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Jack Kiser | 1 | 1941 | |||||||
| George Wagner | 2 | August 4, 1941 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Jack Lipscomb | 2 | April 30, 1942 | Eugene, OR | Defeats Milt Olsen | |||||
| Milt Olsen | 1 | May 21, 1942 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Jack Lipscomb | 3 | About 1943 | |||||||
| George Wagner | 3 | May 10, 1943 | |||||||
| Tony Ross | 1 | July 10, 1943 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| George Wagner | 4 | November 1, 1943 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Tonn Ross | 2 | November 30, 1943 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Jack Kiser | 2 | August 22, 1944 | Salem, OR | Defeats Paavo Ketonnen | |||||
| Paavo Ketonnen | 1 | July 28, 1945 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Jack Lipscomb | 4 | July 30, 1945 | Portland, OR | Defeats George Dussette | |||||
| Joe Lynam | 1 | December 10, 1945 | Portland, OR | ||||||
| Jack Lipscomb | 5 | January 1946 | |||||||
| Joe Lynam | 2 | January 21, 1946 | Portland, OR | ||||||
| Paavo Ketonnen | 2 | Before May 1946 | |||||||
| Al Szasz | 1 | May 6, 1946 | Portland, OR | ||||||
| Paavo Ketonnen | 3 | 1946 | |||||||
| Billy Goelz | 1 | ||||||||
| Gray Mask | 1 | February 3, 1947 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Billy Hickson | 1 | 1947 | |||||||
| Gypsy Joe Dorsetti | 1 | January 20, 1948 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Gordon Hessel | 1 | March 23, 1948 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Tex Hager | 1 | 1948 | |||||||
| Jack O'Reilly | 1 | January 15, 1949 | |||||||
| Ben Sherman | 1 | March 5, 1949 | Eugene, OR | ||||||
| Buck Weaver | 1 | March 26, 1949 | |||||||
| Jack O'Reilly | 2 | January 1, 1950 | Portland, OR | ||||||
| Eddie Williams | 1 | June 16, 1950 | Portland, OR | ||||||
| Fred Mitchell | 1 | ||||||||
| Andy Tremaine | 1 | 1952 | |||||||
| Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox) | 1 | 1952 | |||||||
| Roger Mackay | 1 | ||||||||
| Frank Stojack | 1 | 1953 | |||||||
| Danny McShain | 1 | ||||||||
| Frank Stojack | 2 | Recognition withdrawn in Portland | |||||||
| Carl Engstrom | 1 | 54 | |||||||
| Buddy Knox | 2 | March 24, 1954 | |||||||
| Frank Stojack | 3 | ||||||||
| Jack Kiser | 3 | before October 1954 | |||||||