NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)

The NWA Vancouver Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the Vancouver, British Columbia version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title. It was the top singles title in Vancouver-based NWA All-Star Wrestling from 1982 until 1985, when the promotion withdrew from the NWA; the title was then renamed the UWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (for its fictitious sanctioning body, the Universal Wrestling Alliance) and served as a secondary singles title until 1989.[1]

History

Wrestler Reign Date Location Event Notes
NWA Vancouver Canadian Heavyweight Championship
Silvano Sousa 1 May 1982 British Columbia N/A Claims to have beaten Angelo Mosca for the title
Al Tomko 1 May 31, 1982 Vancouver, BC Live event
Mr. Pro (Buck Ramstead) 1 September 20, 1982 Vancouver, BC Live event
Moose Morowski 1 November 15, 1982 Vancouver, BC Live event
Igor Volkoff 1 March 21, 1983 Vancouver, BC Live event
Al Tomko 2 May 1983 British Columbia N/A Awarded title after Volkoff is injured on May 2, 1983; Snake Williams defeats Tomko on December 17, 1983 in Cloverdale, BC, but the title is returned due to outside interference
Moondog Moretti 1 February 20, 1984 British Columbia Live event
Al Tomko 3 April 16, 1984 Vancouver, BC Live event
Wojo Yawrenko 1 May 16, 1984 Abbotsford, BC Live event
Al Tomko 4 1984 British Columbia N/A Awarded title when Yawrenko leaves the promotion
Sonny Myers 1 December 1, 1984 Cloverdale, BC Live event
Vacant January 1985 N/A Declared vacant after a match against Al Tomko
Elton Stanton 1 January 19, 1985 Cloverdale, BC Live event Defeats Butch Moffat in tournament final; Gerry Morrow defeats Stanton around May 1985, but the title is returned because Morrow is not the scheduled opponent
Stripped July 1985 N/A Stanton is suspended
Renamed UWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship
Al Tomko 5 October 10, 1985 Cloverdale, BC Live event Defeats Moose Morowski
Mike Stone 1 March 20, 1986 Victoria, BC Live event
Al Tomko 6 May 3, 1986 Cloverdale, BC Live event
Vacant 1986 N/A Title vacated
Joe Cagle 1 September 6, 1986 Cloverdale, BC Live event Defeats Pat Brady
Rick Davis 1 November 1, 1986 Cloverdale, BC Live event
J.R. Bundy (not King Kong Bundy) 1 December 2, 1986 Burnaby, BC All Star Wrestling
[Note 1]		 This title change aired on tape delay
Billy Two Eagles 1 February 10, 1987 Burnaby, BC All Star Wrestling This title change aired on tape delay
Timothy Flowers 1 March 21, 1987 Cloverdale, BC Live event
Jonathan Sayers 1 June 1, 1987 Burnaby, BC All Star Wrestling This title change aired on tape delay
Bruiser Costa 1 June 6, 1987 Cloverdale, BC Live event
J.R. Bundy 2 1987 British Columbia Live event
John Tenta 1 August 1, 1987 Cloverdale, BC Live event
Vacant 1987 N/A Title vacated
Ole Olson 1 October 1, 1987 Cloverdale, BC Live event Defeats Sweet Daddy Sampson
Sweet Daddy Sampson 1 October 4, 1987 Burnaby, BC All Star Wrestling This title change aired on tape delay
Ole Olsen 2 October 1, 1988 Cloverdale, BC Live event
The Olympian (Mike Roselli) 1 ? British Columbia Live event
Pat Brady 1 ? British Columbia Live event
Steve E. Ocean 1 ? British Columbia Live event
Dan Denton 1 June 1989 British Columbia Live event
Title retired 1989 Promotion closes

References

  1. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ All Star Wrestling was a television program for ASW that began airing on local BCTV television markets in the early 1960s.

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