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NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary) Promotion Stampede Wrestling Date established November 1, 1946 Date retired 1972 First champion(s) Al Mills Most reigns Dave Ruhl (8 reigns ) Longest reign Al Mills (1,578 days) Heaviest champion Abdullah the Butcher (430 lb (200 kg; 31 st))
The Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was established in 1946, and became the top championship in Stampede Wrestling when that promotion opened in 1948; it held that status until 1972, when the title was vacated and later abandoned after the last champion, Dave Ruhl, was injured.[1]
Title history
Key
No.
The overall championship reign
Reign
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event
The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A
The specific information is not known
—
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation in that time period.
No.
Champion
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
1
Jack Taylor
1
February 28, 1923
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
Records are unclear on how Jack Taylor became champion
[2]
2
Earl McCready
1
April 20, 1933
[Note 1]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
Also won the British Empire Title; still champion on October 19, 1934 and February 7, 1935.
[2]
3
Jack Forsgren
1
November 28, 1936
[Note 2]
N/A
Live event
[2]
4
Pat Meehan
1
February 10, 1939
[Note 3]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
Lost to Earl McCready on January 11, 1940 in Vancouver, may have been a non-title match
[2]
5
Al Mills
1
November 1, 1946
[Note 4]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
Defeated Chief Thunderbird; also defeated Billy Watson on February 28, 1950 in Edmonton, Alberta to be recognized as Dominion Heavyweight champion by Stampede Wrestling.
[2]
6
Ski Hi Lee
1
February 26, 1951
8
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
Also billed as Western Canadian Title.
[2] [3]
7
Al Mills
2
March 6, 1951
56
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
Also billed as Western Canadian Championship.
[2]
8
Jack McDonald
1
May 1, 1951
7
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
[2]
9
Al Mills
3
May 8, 1951
266
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
[2]
10
Ski Hi Lee
2
January 29, 1952
7
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
[2]
11
Al Mills
4
February 5, 1952
98
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
Recognized as champion in the '52 Official NWA Newsletter.
[2]
12
Bob Langevin
1
May 13, 1952
28
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
Won by forfeit when Mills no-showed a title match.
[2]
13
Mr. X
1
June 10, 1952
477
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
[2]
14
Al Mills
5
September 30, 1953
[Note 1]
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
Still/again champion as of October 21, 1953.
[2]
15
Lou Newman
1
October 18, 1954
[Note 1]
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
Tournament for the vacant title.
[2]
16
George Gordienko
1
June 4, 1955
9
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
Defeated Adrien Baillargeon in tournament final for what was billed as "Alberta Gold Belt".
[2]
17
George Gordienko
2
June 13, 1955
[Note 5]
Lethbridge, Alberta
Live event
Defeated Earl McCready
[2]
18
Lou Newman
1
October 18, 1955
176
Edmonton, Alberta
Live event
Defeated Al Mills
[2]
19
George Gordienko
3
April 11, 1956
[Note 6]
Regina, Saskatchewan
Live event
Still champion as of March 10, 1956
[2]
20
Johnny Valentine
1
December 17, 1956
51
N/A
Live event
[2]
21
Sammy Berg
1
February 6, 1957
0
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Live event
Title is stripped from Valentine and awarded to Berg as a result of a disputed decision on a January 30, 1957 match.
[2]
22
Johnny Valentine
2
February 6, 1957
37
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Live event
[2]
23
John Paul Henning
1
March 15, 1957
[Note 1]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
—
Vacated
—
1957 (NLT)
—
N/A
N/A
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
[2]
24
Whipper Billy Watson
1
1958
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
Won a tournament
[2]
25
Johnny Valentine
3
January 1959
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
Unknown who he defeated for the title.
[2]
—
Vacated
—
1959
—
N/A
N/A
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
[2]
26
John Foti
1
June 5, 1959
[Note 7]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
Defeated Charro Azteca in 8-man tournament final.
[2]
—
Vacated
—
July 14, 1959 (NET)
—
N/A
N/A
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
[2]
27
Dave Ruhl
1
November 13, 1959
336
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
Defeated Al Mills
[2]
28
Cyclops
1
October 14, 1960
[Note 8]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
29
Ed Francis
1
January 1961
[Note 9]
N/A
Live event
Unknown whom Francis defeated for the title.
[2]
30
John Smith
1
February 24, 1961
105
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
31
John Foti
2
June 9, 1961
[Note 10]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
32
Killer Kowalski
1
November 17, 1961
112
N/A
Live event
Recognized as N.A.W.A. Canadian champion; unknown whom Kowalski defeated for the title.
[2]
33
Czaya Nandor
1
March 9, 1962
[Note 11]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
34
Alexis Bruga
1
March 1962
[Note 12]
N/A
Live event
[2]
35
Czaya Nandor
2
March 23, 1962
[Note 13]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
36
Killer Kowalski
2
May 1962
[Note 14]
N/A
Live event
[2]
37
Czaya Nandor
3
May 12, 1962
55
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
38
Killer Kowalski
3
July 6, 1962
[Note 15]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
39
Waldo Von Erich
1
March 9, 1964
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
Unknown whom Von Erich defeated for the title and still/again champion as of July 6, 1964.
[2]
40
Don Leo Jonathan
1
1964
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
Unknown whom Jonathan defeated for the title.
[2]
41
Stan Stasiak
1
1965
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
42
Don Leo Jonathan
2
1965
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
43
Sweet Daddy Siki
1
1965
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
44
Dave Ruhl
2
1966
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
45
The Beast
1
1966
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
46
Dave Ruhl
3
December 6, 1966
[Note 16]
N/A
Live event
[2]
47
Stan Stasiak
2
March 1967
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
48
Luther Lindsay
1
1967
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
49
Stan Stasiak
3
June 5, 1967
22
N/A
Live event
[2]
50
Dave Ruhl
4
June 27, 1967
2
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
51
Stan Stasiak
4
June 29, 1967
5
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Live event
[2]
52
Dave Ruhl
5
July 4, 1967
136
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Live event
[2]
53
Archie Gouldie
1
November 17, 1967
−254
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
54
Ox Baker
1
March 8, 1967
7
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
55
Waldo Von Erich
2
March 15, 1967
[Note 17]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
56
Dave Ruhl
6
December 2, 1967
755
N/A
Live event
[2]
57
Danny Lynch
1
December 26, 1969
14
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
58
Dave Ruhl
7
January 9, 1970
21
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
59
Abdullah the Butcher
1
January 30, 1970
21
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
60
Billy Robinson
1
February 20, 1970
[Note 1]
Calgary, Alberta
Live event
[2]
61
Dave Ruhl
8
1971
[Note 1]
N/A
Live event
[2]
—
Vacated
—
1972
—
N/A
N/A
Rhul was injured and the championship was abandoned
[2]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The length of this championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 804 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 2,821 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 1,578 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 127 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 250 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 39 and 161 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between −287 and −257 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 390 and 420 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 161 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 13 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 13 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 39 and 50 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 12 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 612 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 85 and 115 days.
^ The date the championship was either won or lost is uncertain, which means this specific reign lasted between 1 and 262 days.
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