Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship
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The Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling
title
, the first secondary title to be created following the reopening of Stampede Wrestling
in 1999. The title was defended over a two year period before being abandoned in late 2001. Title defenses were held primarily in Alberta as well in the United States and Japan. There have been a total of four recognized champions who have had a combined five official reigns.
Professional wrestling
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title
Championship (professional wrestling)
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, the first secondary title to be created following the reopening of Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
in 1999. The title was defended over a two year period before being abandoned in late 2001. Title defenses were held primarily in Alberta as well in the United States and Japan. There have been a total of four recognized champions who have had a combined five official reigns.
Title history
# | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held | Location | Notes |
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1 | Greg Pawluk | 1 | May 1999 | Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the... |
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2 | Jason Neidhart | 1 | August 4, 1999 | New York, NY New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
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3 | Greg Pawluk | 2 | September 10, 1999 | Carstairs, AB Carstairs, Alberta Carstairs is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2A, south of the provincial capital, Edmonton, and north of Calgary, the nearest major city. The closest neighbouring communities are the towns of Didsbury and Crossfield... |
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4 | Sabu | 1 | May 2000 | - | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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5 | Michael Modest Michael Modest Michael K. Cariglio is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest . A Bay Area legend on the independent circuit scene, Modest ran the promotion Pro Wrestling IRON with tag partner Donovan Morgan and Frank Murdoch until its closure in 2005... |
1 | June 27, 2001 | - | Drumheller, AB Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |