NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version)
| NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Toronto) |
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| Details |
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| Date established |
September, 1962 |
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| Date retired |
July, 1977 |
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| Promotion |
Maple Leaf Wrestling |
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| Statistics |
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| First champion(s) |
Johnny Valentine |
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| Most reigns |
Johnny Valentine (7 reigns) |
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| Longest reign |
The Sheik
(850 days) |
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| Shortest reign |
Johnny Valentine & Professor Hiro (7 days) |
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| Oldest winner |
The Sheik (52 years, 211 days) |
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| Youngest winner |
Bruno Sammartino (27 years, 47 days) |
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The NWA Toronto United States Heavyweight Championship was the version of the United States heavyweight championship that was defended in Frank Tunney's Toronto-based Maple Leaf Wrestling. It existed from 1962 until 1973. A different version of the title was brought to the territory by The Sheik in 1974 and defended until 1977. After that, Maple Leaf Wrestling recognized the Mid-Atlantic version of the title from May 1978 until July 1984 when promoter Jack Tunney allied himself with the WWF.[1]
Title history
| Wrestler: |
Times: |
Date: |
Location: |
Notes: |
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| Johnny Valentine |
1 |
September 1962 |
|
Billed as champion on arrival in Toronto |
| Bruno Sammartino |
1 |
November 22, 1962 |
Toronto, ON |
| Johnny Valentine |
2 |
December 14, 1962 |
Toronto, ON |
| John Paul Henning |
1 |
June 1963 |
Washington, DC |
Fictitious title change |
| Johnny Valentine |
3 |
July 11, 1963 |
Toronto, ON |
| The Beast |
1 |
October 17, 1963 |
Toronto, ON |
| Johnny Valentine |
4 |
March 5, 1964 |
Toronto, ON |
| Professor Hiro |
1 |
June 4, 1964 |
Toronto, ON |
| Johnny Valentine |
5 |
October 15, 1964 |
Toronto, ON |
Wins by referee's decision |
| Professor Hiro |
2 |
October 22, 1964 |
Toronto, ON |
Wins by disqualification |
| Johnny Valentine |
6 |
October 30, 1964 |
Toronto, ON |
| The Sheik |
1 |
December 27, 1964 |
Toronto, ON |
| Johnny Valentine |
7 |
January 3, 1965 |
Toronto, ON |
| Tiger Jeet Singh |
1 |
June 11, 1967 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Title inactive from 1968 to 1971; recognized as champion again in 1971 |
| Vacant |
|
January 1973 |
|
Title vacated |
| The Sheik |
2 |
July 1974 |
|
Reigning Detroit version champion-recognized in Toronto |
| Thunderbolt Patterson |
1 |
November 19, 1976 |
Toronto, Ontario |
| The Sheik |
3 |
December 26, 1976 |
Toronto, Ontario |
| Bobo Brazil |
1 |
February 6, 1977 |
Toronto, Ontario |
| The Sheik |
4 |
February 27, 1977 |
Toronto, Ontario |
| Vacated |
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July 1977 |
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Sheik leaves Toronto area; Mid-Atlantic version is recognized in Toronto from May 1978 until July 1984 |
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See also
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.