Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship
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The Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest from the early 1940's until 1957.[1] When the title was retired in 1957, it was the top singles title in the Pacific Northwest area.
[edit] Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McEuin | December 25, 1940 | Eugene, OR | Defeats Billy Raeborn | |
| Herb Parks | May 22, 1941 | Eugene, OR | ||
| Billy McEuin | 2 | June 12, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| George Wagner (Gorgeous George) | 4 | September 04, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| Gust Johnson | ||||
| George Dussette | March 26, 1945 | |||
| Jack Lipscomb | July 30, 1945 | |||
| Joe Lynam | December 10, 1945 | |||
| Bruno Angelo | April 02, 1946 | |||
| George Dussette | 2 | June 27, 1946 | ||
| Pete Belacastro | September 09, 1946 | |||
| Herb Parks | ||||
| Jackie Nichols | August 28, 1947 | |||
| Frank Stojack | December 14, 1947 | Yakima, WA | ||
| Gordon Hessell | April 28, 1948 | |||
| Frank Stojack | 2 | May 1948 | ||
| Jack McLaughlin | June 08, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | Vacant in 49 | |
| Tony Ross | August 21, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | Defeats Leo Kirikeno | |
| Buck Weaver | October 10, 1949 | |||
| Al Szasz | November 10, 1949 | |||
| Bob Cummings | January 15, 1950 | |||
| Leo Wallick | July 01, 1950 | |||
| Frank Stojack | 3 | December 22, 1950 | Tacoma, WA | |
| Andy Tremaine * | March 26, 1951 | Portland, OR | ||
| Dale Haddock * | June 28, 1951 | Portland, OR | ||
| Frenchy Roy * | August 18, 1951 | Portland, OR | ||
| Frank Stojack | 4 | 1951 | ||
| Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox) | 5 | December 1951 | Seattle, WA | |
| Roger Mackay | May 16, 1952 | Tacoma, WA | ||
| Frank Stojack | 5 | December 13, 1952 | Roseburg, OR | |
| Roger Mackay | 2 | December 17, 1953 | ||
| Carl Engstrom | 1954 | Vacates in 1954 | ||
| Tommy Martindale | May 14, 1954 | Portland, OR | Wins tournament; Roger Mackey defeats Martindale, but Martindale refuses to hand over the belt and later loses it to Kurt Von Poppenheim | |
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | June 11, 1954 | Longview, WA | ||
| Luigi Macera | November 11, 1954 | |||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 2 | December 10, 1954 | ||
| Pepper Gomez | February 24, 1955 | Vacant in 1955 | ||
| Larry Chene | February 24, 1956 | |||
| Bull Montana | May 18, 1956 | |||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 3 | June 08, 1956 | ||
| Red Bastien | January 06, 1957 | |||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 4 | January 18, 1957 | ||
| Luigi Macera | 2 | February 25, 1957 | ||
| Ed Francis | May 15, 1957 | Vacant in May 1957 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
