NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship

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The NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship (also known alternately as the NWA/ECCW Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship and, on television, as the NWA Top Ranked Heavyweight Championship) is the top singles championship in NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. It was first established in 1996 in the then-independent ECCW, and its name was changed when ECCW joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 1998.

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
ECCW Heavyweight Championship
The Bodyguard 1 January 21, 1996 Campbell River, BC
Vacant February 1996 Bodyguard is stripped of the title
John Rambo 1 March 19, 1996 Port Alberni, BC Defeats Jimmy Snuka in a tournament final
Michelle Starr 1 August 15, 1996 Nanaimo, BC
Mike Roselli 1 August 16, 1996 Nanaimo, BC
Torch 1 April 23, 1997 Vancouver, BC Wins title in a battle royal
Michelle Starr 2 May 26, 1997 Duncan, BC
Mike Roselli 2 August 19, 1997 Nanaimo, BC
Randy Tyler 1 August 20, 1997 Nanaimo, BC
Renamed NWA/ECCW Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship in 1998
Mr. Gillis 1 May 29, 1998 New Westminster, BC
Ladies' Choice 1 October 30, 1998 New Westminster, BC Wins title in a battle royal
Randy Tyler 2 November 13, 1998 New Westminster, BC
Mike Roselli 3 January 29, 1999 New Westminster, BC
Vacant April 30, 1999 Roselli no-shows for title defense
Michelle Starr 3 April 30, 1999 New Westminster, BC Defeats Rage Man in tournament final
Juggernaut 1 September 10, 1999 New Westminster, BC
Johnny Canuck 1 October 15, 1999 New Westminster, BC Defeats Juggernaut and Leviathan in a three-way match
Juggernaut 2 November 27, 1999 Nanaimo, BC
Vacant December 1999 Juggernaut is stripped of the title
Juggernaut 3 December 11, 1999 New Westminster, BC Defeats Mr. Gillis in tournament final
Kurrgan 1 February 25, 2000 New Westminster, BC
Juggernaut 4 April 26, 2000 New Westminster, BC
Kurrgan 2 April 27, 2000 New Westminster, BC
Vacant July 2000 Kurrgan is stripped of the title
Juggernaut 5 July 22, 2000 Surrey, BC Defeats Leatherface
Dr. Luther 1 November 23, 2000 Nanaimo, BC
Chance Beckett 1 December 1, 2001 Vancouver, WA
Vacant Beckett vacates title due to personal reasons
Black Dragon 1 February 15, 2002 Surrey, BC Defeats Adam Firestorm
Scotty Mac 1 May 31, 2002 Surrey, BC
Ladies' Choice 2 September 13, 2002 Surrey, BC
Scotty Mac 2 April 4, 2003 Kelowna, BC
Mike Roselli 4 October 23, 2004 Vancouver, BC
Vacant October 23, 2004 Vacant when Roselli, within minutes of winning the title, tries to sell the belt to Brian Sommers
Ladies' Choice 3 November 20, 2004 Vancouver, BC Defeats Juggernaut in an 8-man tournament final
Scotty Mac 3 January 29, 2005 Vancouver, BC
Juggernaut 6 March 18, 2005 Surrey, BC
Renamed NWA Top Ranked Heavyweight Championship in December 2005 after ECCW takes over the Top Ranked Wrestling TV program
Sweet Daddy Devastation 1 January 27, 2006 Vancouver, BC
Randy Tyler 3 January 27, 2006 Vancouver, BC Aaron Idol defeats SDD for the title on March 11, 2006; however, Tyler presents a contract, signed unknowingly by SDD prior to winning the title on January 27, 2006, which states that if SDD won the title, Tyler would be the rightful champion
Renamed NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship in November 2006 after the NWA Top Ranked Wrestling TV program is cancelled
Aaron Idol 1 June 22, 2007 Surrey, BC
Scotty Mac 4 December 28, 2007 Surrey, BC Awarded title by forfeit when Idol is not medically cleared to wrestle due to shoulder injury

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