Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship
The Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest from the early 1940s until 1957.[1] When the title was retired in 1957, it was the top singles title in the Pacific Northwest area.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McEuin | 1 | December 25, 1940 | Eugene, OR | Defeats Billy Raeborn |
| Herb Parks | 1 | May 22, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| Billy McEuin | 2 | June 12, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| George Wagner (Gorgeous George) | 1 | September 4, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| Gust Johnson | 1 | |||
| George Dussette | 1 | March 26, 1945 | ||
| Jack Lipscomb | 1 | July 30, 1945 | ||
| Joe Lynam | 1 | December 10, 1945 | ||
| Bruno Angelo | 1 | April 2, 1946 | ||
| George Dussette | 2 | June 27, 1946 | ||
| Pete Belacastro | 1 | September 9, 1946 | ||
| Herb Parks | 2 | |||
| Jackie Nichols | 1 | August 28, 1947 | ||
| Frank Stojack | 1 | December 14, 1947 | Yakima, WA | |
| Gordon Hessell | 1 | April 28, 1948 | ||
| Frank Stojack | 2 | May 1948 | ||
| Jack McLaughlin | 1 | June 8, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | Vacant in 49 |
| Tony Ross | 1 | August 21, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | Defeats Leo Kirikeno |
| Buck Weaver | 1 | October 10, 1949 | ||
| Al Szasz | 1 | November 10, 1949 | ||
| Bob Cummings | 1 | January 15, 1950 | ||
| Leo Wallick | 1 | July 1, 1950 | ||
| Frank Stojack | 3 | December 22, 1950 | Tacoma, WA | |
| Andy Tremaine * | 1 | March 26, 1951 | Portland, OR | |
| Dale Haddock * | 1 | June 28, 1951 | Portland, OR | |
| Frenchy Roy * | 1 | August 18, 1951 | Portland, OR | |
| Frank Stojack | 4 | 1951 | ||
| Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox) | 1 | December 1951 | Seattle, WA | |
| Roger Mackay | 1 | May 16, 1952 | Tacoma, WA | |
| Frank Stojack | 5 | December 13, 1952 | Roseburg, OR | |
| Roger Mackay | 2 | December 17, 1953 | ||
| Carl Engstrom | 1 | 1954 | Vacates in 1954 | |
| Tommy Martindale | 1 | 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 | 1 | June 11, 1954 | Longview, WA | |
| Luigi Macera | 1 | November 11, 1954 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 2 | December 10, 1954 | ||
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | February 24, 1955 | Vacant in 1955 | |
| Larry Chene | 1 | February 24, 1956 | ||
| Bull Montana | 1 | May 18, 1956 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 3 | June 8, 1956 | ||
| Red Bastien | 1 | January 6, 1957 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 4 | January 18, 1957 | ||
| Luigi Macera | 2 | February 25, 1957 | ||
| Ed Francis | 1 | May 15, 1957 | Vacant in May 1957 | |