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The ECCW Championship (formerly known as the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship ) is the top singles championship in Elite 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.
Title history
Name
Years
ECCW Championship
January 1996 – 1998 December 24, 2011-present
NWA/ECCW Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship
1998–December 2005
NWA Top Ranked Heavyweight Championship
December 2005–November 2006
NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship
November 2006 – 2011
As of January 4, 2025.
Reign
The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location
The city in which the title was won
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Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No.
Champion
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Notes
Ref.
1
The Bodyguard
1
January 21, 1996
11
Campbell River, BC
—
Vacated
—
February 1996
—
—
2
John Rambo
1
March 19, 1996
149
Port Alberni, BC
Defeats Jimmy Snuka in a tournament final
3
Michelle Starr
1
August 15, 1996
221
Nanaimo, BC
4
Torch
1
April 24, 1997
32
Nanaimo, BC
Wins title in a battle royal
5
Michelle Starr
2
May 26, 1997
82
Duncan, BC
6
Mike Roselli
1
August 16, 1997
4
Nanaimo, BC
7
Randy Tyler
1
August 20, 1997
282
Nanaimo, BC
8
Mr. Gillis
1
May 29, 1998
154
New Westminster, BC
9
Ladies' Choice
1
October 30, 1998
14
New Westminster, BC
Wins title in a battle royal
10
Randy Tyler
2
November 13, 1998
77
New Westminster, BC
11
Mike Roselli
2
January 29, 1999
91
New Westminster, BC
—
Vacated
—
April 30, 1999
—
—
Roselli no-shows for title defense
12
Michelle Starr
3
April 30, 1999
133
New Westminster, BC
Defeats Rage Man in tournament final
13
Juggernaut
1
September 10, 1999
35
New Westminster, BC
14
Johnny Canuck
1
October 15, 1999
12
New Westminster, BC
Defeats Juggernaut and Leviathan in a three-way match
15
Juggernaut
2
October 27, 1999
38
Nanaimo, BC
—
Vacated
—
December 4, 1999
—
—
Juggernaut is stripped of the title
16
Juggernaut
3
December 11, 1999
83
New Westminster, BC
Defeats Mr. Gillis in tournament final
17
Kurrgan
1
February 25, 2000
61
New Westminster, BC
18
Juggernaut
4
April 26, 2000
1
New Westminster, BC
19
Kurrgan
2
April 27, 2000
86
New Westminster, BC
—
Vacated
—
July 22, 2000
—
—
Kurrgan is stripped of the title
20
Juggernaut
5
July 22, 2000
124
Surrey, BC
Defeats Leatherface
21
Dr. Luther
1
November 23, 2000
373
Nanaimo, BC
22
Chance Beckett
1
December 1, 2001
76
Vancouver, WA
—
Vacated
—
February 15, 2002
—
—
Beckett vacates title due to personal reasons
23
Black Dragon
1
February 15, 2002
105
Surrey, BC
Defeats Adam Firestorm
24
Scotty Mac
1
May 31, 2002
470
Surrey, BC
25
Ladies' Choice
2
September 13, 2002
203
Surrey, BC
26
Scotty Mac
2
April 4, 2003
175
Surrey, BC
27
Vance Nevada
1
September 26, 2003
393
Surrey, BC
28
Mike Roselli
3
October 23, 2004
< 1
Vancouver, BC
—
Vacated
—
October 23, 2004
—
—
Vacant when Roselli, within minutes of winning the title, tries to sell the belt to Brian Sommers
29
Ladies' Choice
3
November 20, 2004
70
Vancouver, BC
Defeats Juggernaut in an 8-man tournament final
30
Scotty Mac
3
January 29, 2005
48
Vancouver, BC
31
Juggernaut
6
March 18, 2005
315
Surrey, BC
32
Sweet Daddy Devastation
1
January 27, 2006
< 1
Vancouver, BC
33
Randy Tyler
3
January 27, 2006
511
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
34
Aaron Idol
1
June 22, 2007
189
Surrey, BC
35
Scotty Mac
4
December 28, 2007
301
Surrey, BC
Awarded title by forfeit when Idol is not medically cleared to wrestle due to shoulder injury
36
Memphis
1
October 24, 2008
35
Surrey, BC
This was a five-way, submissions only steel cage match also featuring El Phantasmo, Kyle O'Reilly and Rick the Weapon X
37
Scotty Mac
5
November 28, 2008
63
Surrey, BC
I Quit match
38
Memphis
2
January 30, 2009
246
Surrey, BC
Texas Death match
39
Billy Suede
1
October 3, 2009
167
Vancouver, BC
40
Sid Sylum
1
March 19, 2010
249
Surrey, BC
—
Vacated
—
November 23, 2010
—
—
Title is declared vacant after Sylum suffers a hip injury at Halloween Hell
41
Bishop
1
December 26, 2010
69
Surrey, BC
Defeated Tony Baroni in tournament finals for vacant title at Seasons Beatings
42
Tony Baroni
1
March 5, 2011
13
Vancouver, BC
—
Vacated
—
March 18, 2011
—
—
43
Pete Powers
1
January 27, 2012
79
Surrey, BC
Powers defeats El Phantasmo in the final of a tournament to crown a new champion.
—
Vacated
—
April 15, 2012
—
—
Powers is stripped of the title, as he is unable to defend the championship in a timely fashion due to his ongoing tour of Mexico.
44
Sid Sylum
2
April 27, 2012
78
Surrey, BC
Sylum defeats Ethan HD in the final of a tournament to crown a new champion.
45
J-Sin Sullivan
1
July 14, 2012
105
Vancouver, BC
46
Sid Sylum
3
October 27, 2012
84
New Westminster, BC
47
Cremator Von Slasher
1
January 19, 2013
90
New Westminster, BC
48
Moondog Manson
1
April 19, 2013
1
Surrey, BC
49
MR2
1
April 20, 2013
< 1
Port Coquitlam, BC
—
Vacated
—
April 20, 2013
—
—
MR2 is stripped of the title, due to paying off the referee on April 20.
50
El Phantasmo
1
July 6, 2013
196
Vancouver, BC
51
Ravenous Randy
1
January 18, 2014
154
Vancouver, BC
52
Bishop
2
June 21, 2014
63
Vancouver, BC
53
Nicole Matthews
1
August 23, 2014
42
Vancouver, BC
54
Bishop
3
October 4, 2014
105
Vancouver, BC
55
Nicole Matthews
2
January 17, 2015
175
Vancouver, BC
56
Artemis Spencer
1
July 11, 2015
35
Vancouver, BC
Defeated Matthews, Ethan HD and Billy Suede in a Ladder match. Also, Spencer's NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was on the line.
57
Scotty Mac
6
August 15, 2015
154
Vancouver, BC
58
El Phantasmo
2
January 16, 2016
364
Vancouver, BC
Defeated Scotty in a Steel Cage match .
59
Kyle O'Reilly
1
January 14, 2017
< 1
Vancouver, BC
Defeated El Phantasmo after ELP made an open challenge to any TV wrestler.
—
Vacated
—
January 14, 2017
—
—
O'Reilly vacated the title immediately after winning it to ensure ECCW would have a fighting champion while he figures out his future.
60
Nicole Matthews
3
March 4, 2017
2,863+
Vancouver, BC
Defeated El Phantasmo and Tony Baroni in the finals of the Pacific Cup to win the vacant title.
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List of combined reigns
As of January 4, 2025.
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Indicates the current champion
Rank
Champion
No. of reigns
Combined days
1
Scotty Mac
6
1,211
2
Randy Tyler
3
870
3
Juggernaut
5
596
4
Michelle Starr
3
436
5
Sid Sylum
3
411
6
Vance Nevada
1
393
7
El Phantasmo
2
560
8
Dr. Luther
1
373
9
Ladies Choice
3
287
10
Memphis
2
281
11
Bishop
3
237
12
Nicole Matthews
2
217
13
Aaron Idol
1
189
14
Billy Suede
1
167
15
Mr. Gillis
1
154
16
Ravenous Randy
1
154
17
John Rambo
1
149
18
Kurrgan
2
147
19
Black Dragon
1
105
19
J-Sin Sullivan
1
105
20
Mike Roselli
3
96
21
Cremator Von Slasher
1
90
22
Pete Powers
1
79
23
Chance Beckett
1
76
24
Artemis Spencer
1
35
25
Torch
1
32
26
Tony Baroni
1
13
27
Johnny Canuck
1
12
28
The Bodyguard
1
11
29
Moondog Manson
1
1
30
Sweet Daddy Devastation
1
<1
MR2
1
<1
Kyle O'Reilly
1
<1
See also
References
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