NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship

NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionNorthern Championship Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 18, 1986
Current champion(s)Jesse Champagne
Date wonMay 6, 2017
Other name(s)
AWA Heavyweight Championship
(1986-1992)
NCW Inter-City Championship
(1992-present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Rick Lawrence
Most reignsEric Shelley and Nightmare (4 times)
Longest reignBoris Kruschevv (718 days)
Shortest reignDream Kill and Deniss Sensation (<1 day)

The NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship a title contested in the Canadian wrestling promotion Northern Championship Wrestling. It was first established in 1986 as the AWA (Amateur Wrestling Association) Heavyweight Championship when Rick Lawrence became the first champion. It 1992 it became the NCW Inter-Cities Championship.

Title history

As of January 22, 2025.

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
<1 Indicates that the reign was less than one day
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Notes Ref
1 Rick Lawrence 1 December 18, 1986 119 Joliette, Quebec First Amateur Wrestling Association Heavyweight Champion.
2 Mart Garvin 1 April 14, 1987 248 Joliette, Quebec
3 Rick Lawrence 2 December 18, 1987 81 Joliette, Quebec Wins by default when Garvin leaves the promotion
4 Phil Bélanger 1 March 8, 1988 52 Joliette, Quebec Awarded when Lawrence retires
5 Lost Boy 1 April 29, 1988 35 Joliette, Quebec
6 Boris Kruschevv 1 June 3, 1988 718 Crabtree, Quebec
7 Frank Blues 1 May 22, 1990 342 Joliette, Quebec
— Vacated — April 29, 1991 — — Title is vacant after match between Blues and Kruschevv.
8 Fred Della Serra 1 May 27, 1991 293 Joliette, Quebec Defeated Black Bear in the finals of an 8-man tournament.
9 Black Bear 1 March 15, 1992 202 Joliette, Quebec
10 Frank Blues 2 October 3, 1992 35 Joliette, Quebec Blues was the reigning NCW Quebec Heavyweight Champion. Defeated Black Bear in the champion vs. champion match.
— Vacated — November 7, 1992 — — Blues vacates the title to continue focusing on the NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship
11 Jack le Bûcheron 1 December 5, 1992 91 Joliette, Quebec Defeated Phil Bélanger to win the vacant championship.
12 El Diablero Sr. 1 March 6, 1993 28 Joliette, Quebec
13 Boris Kruschevv 2 April 3, 1993 224 Joliette, Quebec
14 El Diablero Sr. 2 November 13, 1993 119 Joliette, Quebec
15 Syl Dancer 1 March 12, 1994 259 Joliette, Quebec
16 Phil Bélanger 2 November 26, 1994 49 Joliette, Quebec
17 Black Bear 2 January 14, 1995 56 Joliette, Quebec
18 Crazzy Eddy 1 March 11, 1995 14 Joliette, Quebec
19 Boris Kruschevv 3 March 25, 1995 14 Joliette, Quebec
20 Phil Bélanger 3 April 8, 1995 56 Joliette, Quebec
21 Iceman 1 June 3, 1995 218 Joliette, Quebec
22 Le Rebel 1 January 7, 1996 62 Épiphanie, Quebec
23 Le Cameleon 1 March 9, 1996 56 Épiphanie, Quebec
24 Syl Dancer 2 May 4, 1996 14 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Le Caméléon and Le Rebel in 3-way match.
25 Le Cameleon 2 May 18, 1996 8 Beauharnois, Quebec Defeated Syl Dancer and Le Rebel in 3-way match.
26 Le Rebel 2 May 26, 1996 6 Montreal, Quebec
27 Le Cameleon 3 June 1, 1996 104 Joliette, Quebec Defeated Le Rebel and Syl Dancer in 3-way match.
28 Alexandre le Magnifique 1 September 13, 1996 127 Lavaltrie, Quebec
29 Marc le Grizzly 1 January 18, 1997 56 Montreal, Quebec
30 Mike Lyons 1 March 15, 1997 84 Montreal, Quebec
31 Marc le Grizzly 2 June 7, 1997 126 Joliette, Quebec
32 Marz 1 October 11, 1997 43 Montreal, Quebec
33 Alexandre le Magnifique 2 November 23, 1997 7 Montreal, Quebec
34 Dream Killer 1 November 30, 1997 56 Montreal, Quebec
35 Syl le Sadique 3 January 25, 1998 6 Montreal, Quebec
— Vacated — January 31, 1998 — — Syl le Sadique vacated the title upon winning the NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship
36 Daniel Léon 1 March 21, 1998 56 Montreal, Quebec Defeats Golem the Giant in the finals of an 8-man tournament.
37 Alexandre le Magnifique 3 June 13, 1998 28 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Léon and Dream Killer in 3-way match.
— Vacated — July 11, 1998 — Joliette, Quebec Title is declared vacant when Alexandre le Magnifique is suspended.
38 Dream Killer 2 July 11, 1998 43 Joliette, Quebec Defeated Chakal to win the vacant title.
39 Golem the Giant 1 August 23, 1998 20 Joliette, Quebec
40 Marc le Grizzly 3 September 12, 1998 14 Mont-Laurier, Quebec
41 Golem the Giant 2 September 26, 1998 196 Montreal, Quebec Teams with Guy Williams and Cobra to defeat Marc le Grizzly, Iceman, and Black Eagle in a 6-man tag team match.
42 Yvan L'Imitateur 1 April 10, 1999 14 Montreal, Quebec
43 Golem the Giant 3 April 24, 1999 105 Montreal, Quebec
44 Steven the Sweet Boy 1 August 7, 1999 70 Montreal, Quebec
45 Eric Shelley 1 October 16, 1999 28 Montreal, Quebec
46 Chakal 1 November 13, 1999 35 Beauharnois, Quebec
47 Franky the Mobster 1 December 18, 1999 56 Montreal, Quebec
48 Eric Shelley 1 February 12, 2000 28 Montreal, Quebec
49 Franky the Mobster 2 March 11, 2000 21 Montreal, Quebec
50 Steven the Sweet Boy 2 April 1, 2000 14 Montreal, Quebec
51 Eric Shelley 3 April 15, 2000 35 Montreal, Quebec
52 Franky the Mobster 3 May 20, 2000 112 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Shelley and Steven the Sweet Boy in 3-way match.
53 Dream Killer 3 September 9, 2000 <1 Montreal, Quebec Awarded the title when Franky the Mobster is unable to defend the title.
54 Nightmare 1 September 9, 2000 28 Quebec City, Quebec Wins the Dream Killer Invitational War Match against Nova Cain, Bishop, Nighstalker, and J.F. McAllister.
55 Deniss Sensation 1 October 7, 2000 <1 Montreal, Quebec
56 Nightmare 2 October 7, 2000 7 Montreal, Quebec
57 Jayzon Reaper 1 October 14, 2000 28 Quebec City, Quebec
58 Nightmare 3 November 11, 2000 64 Quebec City, Quebec
59 Eric Shelley 4 January 14, 2001 54 Laval, Quebec
60 Cobra 1 March 9, 2001 43 Montreal, Quebec Award when Eric Shelley leaves the promotion.
61 Nightmare 4 April 21, 2001 42 Montreal, Quebec
62 Chakal 2 June 2, 2001 119 Montreal, Quebec
63 Steven the Sweet Boy 3 September 29, 2001 42 Quebec City, Quebec
64 Blaze 1 November 10, 2001 133 Montreal, Quebec Defeats Big Guns Guido who was subbing for Steven the Sweet Boy.
— Vacated — March 23, 2002 — Montreal, Quebec Blaze vacates the title when he is ordered by a doctor to stop wrestling for a year.
65 Black Eagle 1 March 23, 2002 147 Montreal, Quebec Defeats Steven the Sweet Boy in the finals of a 4-man tournament.
66 Nightstalker 1 August 17, 2002 56 Montreal, Quebec
67 Black Eagle 2 October 12, 2002 42 Montreal, Quebec
68 Diablero 1 November 23, 2002 77 Montreal, Quebec
69 TNT 1 February 8, 2003 189 Montreal, Quebec
70 Deniss Sensation 1 August 16, 2003 56 Montreal, Quebec Defeated TNT and Steven the Sweet Boy in 3-way match.
71 Diablero 2 October 11, 2003 70 Montreal, Quebec
72 Deniss Sensation 3 December 20, 2003 <1 Montreal, Quebec Defeats TNT, Diablero, and Kazuko Yeroshima in 4-way match.
— Vacated — December 20, 2003 — Montreal, Quebec Deniss Sensation vacates the title after the match upon announcing his retirement.
73 Bishop 1 February 7, 2004 28 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Chakal in the finals of 8-man tournament.
74 Blaze 2 March 6, 2004 56 Montreal, Quebec
75 Binovich Fouranov 1 May 1, 2004 158 Montreal, Quebec
— Vacated — October 6, 2004 — — Title is vacated when Fournov undergoes shoulder surgery.
76 Gorgeous Mike 1 October 30, 2004 49 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Nova Cain, Bishop, and Sunny War Cloud in 4-way match.
77 Binovich Fouranov 2 December 18, 2004 28 Montreal, Quebec
78 Nova Cain 1 January 15, 2005 63 Montreal, Quebec
79 Binovich Fouranov 3 March 19, 2005 56 Montreal, Quebec
80 Gorgeous Mike 2 May 14, 2005 175 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Fouranov and Nova Cain in 3-way match.
81 Raid 1 November 5, 2005 196 Montreal, Quebec
82 Diablero 3 May 20, 2006 28 Beauceville, Quebec
83 Raid 2 June 17, 2006 133 Montreal, Quebec
84 James Kraven 1 October 28, 2006 49 Montreal, Quebec
85 Don Paysan 1 December 16, 2006 91 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Kraven, TNT, Diablero, and Deniss Sensation in 5-way ladder match.
86 Samson 1 March 17, 2006 182 Montreal, Quebec
87 Jimmy Stone 1 September 15, 2006 42 Montreal, Quebec
88 Samson 2 October 27, 2006 49 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Stone, Gorgeous Mike, and Jake Matthews in 4-way match.
89 Jimmy Stone 2 December 15, 2006 91 Montreal, Quebec
90 Nova Cain 2 March 15, 2008 182 Montreal, Quebec Jay Phenomenon subs for the injured Carin and defends the title against James Stone on August 16.
91 Tank 1 September 13, 2008 133 Montreal, Quebec
92 Jay Phenomenon 1 January 24, 2009 98 Montreal, Quebec
93 James Stone 3 May 2, 2009 14 Montreal, Quebec
92 Jay Phenomenon 2 May 16, 2009 364 Montreal, Quebec
93 Urban Miles 1 May 15, 2010 175 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Phenomenon, Sidi Mansour, Mark Andrews, Karl Briscoe, and Pee Wee in a 6-way match.
94 Handsome J.F. 1 November 6, 2010 18 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Urban Miles and Marvelous Jeff in 3-way match.
95 Marvelous Jeff 1 December 18, 2010 77 Montreal, Quebec
96 Handsome J.F. 2 March 5, 2011 70 Montreal, Quebec
97 Mark Andrews 1 May 14, 2011 161 Montreal, Quebec Defeats Handsome J.F., Urban Miles, Gorgeous Mike, and Marvelous Jeff in 5-way ladder match.
98 Buxx Belmar 1 October 22, 2011 42 Montreal, Quebec
99 Mobster 357 1 December 3, 2011 126 Montreal, Quebec
100 Gorgeous Mike 3 April 7, 2012 56 Montreal, Quebec
101 Pat Guénette 1 June 2, 2012 133 Montreal, Quebec
102 Urban Miles 2 October 13, 2012 119 Montreal, Quebec
103 Leon Saver 1 February 9, 2013 217 Montreal, Quebec
104 William Brady 1 September 14, 2013 91 Montreal, Quebec
105 Handsome J.F. 3 December 14, 2013 63 Montreal, Quebec
106 William Brady 1 February 15, 2014 203 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Handsome J.F. and Apocalypse in a handicap match.
107 Dru Onyx 1 September 6, 2014 14 Montreal, Quebec
108 Electrico 1 September 20, 2014 182 Montreal, Quebec
109 Cyrus Payne 1 March 21, 2015 56 Montreal, Quebec
110 Electrico 2 May 16, 2015 77 Montreal, Quebec
111 Leon Saver 2 August 1, 2015 133 Montreal, Quebec Defeated Electrico, Brad Alekxis, Buxx Belmar, H.C. Ryder, and Oliver Strange in 6-way match.
112 Electrico 3 December 12, 2015 56 Montreal, Quebec Electrico wins the second fall of a 3-way match against Saver and Brad Alekxis with a stipulation that the NCW Triple Crown Championship is at stake in the first fall and the Inter-Cities Championship for the second fall.
113 Urban Miles 3 February 6, 2016 315 Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
114 Antonio Corsi 1 December 17, 2016 140 Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
115 Jesse Champagne 1 May 6, 2017 2818+ Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec

Combined reigns

As of January 22, 2025.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Champion No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Boris Kruschevv 3 956
2 Urban Miles 609
3 Jay Phenomenon 2 462
4 Frank Blues 377
5 Leon Saver 350
6 Raid 329
7 William Brady 2 294
8 Fred Della Serra 1 293
9 Gorgeous Mike 3 280
10 Syl Dancer/Syl le Sadique 279
11 Black Bear 2 258
12 Mart Garvin 1 248
13 Nova Cain 2 245
14 Binovich Fouranov 3 242
15 Electrico 2 238
16 Samson 231
17 Iceman 1 218
18 Rick Lawrence 2 201
19 Marc le Grizzly 3 196
20 Franky the Mobster 189
Blaze 2
Black Eagle
TNT 1
24 Le Cameleon 3 168
25 Mark Andrews 1 161
26 Alexandre le Magnifique 3 162
27 Phil Bélanger 157
28 Chakal 2 154
29 Handsome J.F. 3 151
30 El Diablero Sr. 2 147
Diablero
Jimmy Stone/James Stone 3
33 Eric Shelley 4 145
34 Jesse Champagne† 1 2818+
35 Nightmare 4 141
36 Antonio Corsi 1 140
37 Tank 133
Pat Guénette
39 Steven the Sweet Boy 3 126
Mobster 357 1
41 Golem the Giant 3 105
42 Dream Killer 99
43 Jack le Bûcheron 1 91
Don Paysan
45 Mike Lyons 1 84
46 Marvelous Jeff 70
47 Le Rebel 2 68
48 Nightstalker 1 56
Deniss Sensation 2
Cyrus Payne 1
51 James Kraven 1 49
52 Marz 43
Cobra
54 Buxx Belmar 42
55 Lost Boy 35
56 Jayzon Reaper 28
Bishop
58 Crazzy Eddy 14
Yvan L'Imitateur
Dru Onyx

See also