Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship

Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship
The original championship belt
Details
PromotionStampede Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 28, 1968
Date retired1989 & 2008
Statistics
First champion(s)Archie Gouldie
Final champion(s)Randy Myers
Most reignsArchie Gouldie (14)
Longest reignDavey Boy Smith (521 days)
Shortest reignStan Stasiak and Geoff Portz (1 day)

The Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top championship, the Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version), was abandoned.

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1968-1989)
1 Archie Gouldie February 28, 1968 Stampede show Saskatoon, SK 1 9 Defeated Pat O'Connor to become the first champion[1]  
2 Ox Baker March 8, 1968 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 7    
3 Waldo Von Erich March 15, 1968 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 80    
4 Archie Gouldie June 3, 1968 Stampede show N/A 2 105    
5 Stan Stasiak September 16, 1968 Stampede show Lethbridge, AB 1 1    
6 Archie Gouldie September 17, 1968 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 3 7    
7 Vic Rossitani September 24, 1968 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 6    
8 Bob Sweetan September 30, 1968 Stampede show N/A 1 1    
9 Vic Rossitani October 1, 1968 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 2 10    
10 Stan Stasiak October 11, 1968 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 6    
11 Vic Rossitani October 17, 1968 Stampede show Regina, SK 3 1    
12 Stan Stasiak October 18, 1968 Stampede show N/A 3 60    
13 Archie Gouldie December 17, 1968 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 4 92    
14 Angelo Mosca March 19, 1969 Stampede show N/A 1 21    
15 Archie Gouldie April 9, 1969 Stampede show Regina, SK 5 13    
16 Angelo Mosca April 22, 1969 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 N/A    
— Vacated May 3, 1969 Stampede show Calgary, AB — — Title held up between Angelo Mosca and Archie Gouldie.  
17 Archie Gouldie May 6, 1969 Stampede show Calgary, AB 6 51 Defeated Angelo Mosca in a rematch to win the held up title.  
18 Billy Robinson June 26, 1969 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 225 Awarded when Gouldie did not show up for a championship match  
19 Abdullah the Butcher February 6, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 14    
20 Billy Robinson February 20, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 7    
21 Abdullah the Butcher February 27, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 49    
22 Jerry Christy April 17, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 14    
23 Abdullah the Butcher May 1, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 3 6    
24 Jerry Christy May 7, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 7   [2]
25 Abdullah the Butcher May 14, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 4 92    
26 Dave Ruhl August 14, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 42    
27 Sweet Daddy Siki September 25, 1970 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 168    
28 Abdullah the Butcher March 12, 1971 Stampede show N/A 5 6    
29 Les Thornton March 18, 1971 Stampede show Saskatoon, SK 1 N/A    
— Vacated August 25, 1971 Stampede show — — — After a match between Les Thornton and Black Angus Campbell.  
30 Black Angus Campbell August 28, 1971 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 N/A Defeated Thornton in rematch.  
31 John Quinn October 1971 Stampede show N/A 1 N/A    
32 Black Angus Campbell November 6, 1971 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 2 13    
33 Bob Lueck November 19, 1971 Stampede show N/A 1 14    
34 Kurt Von Hess December 3, 1971 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 73    
35 Tor Kamata February 14, 1972 Stampede show Lethbridge, AB 1 109    
36 Geoff Portz June 2, 1972 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 21    
37 Tor Kamata June 23, 1972 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 26    
38 Dan Kroffat July 19, 1972 Stampede show Saskatoon, SK 1 16    
39 Tor Kamata August 4, 1972 Stampede show Calgary, AB 3 20    
40 Geoff Portz August 24, 1972 Stampede show N/A 2 5    
41 Tor Kamata August 29, 1972 Stampede show N/A 4 4    
42 Geoff Portz September 2, 1972 Stampede show Calgary, AB 3 21    
43 Kendo Nagasaki September 23, 1972 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 91 This was the original British masked version of the character, not the face-painted Japan/US version (although he would also later hold the title as Mr Sakurada in 1978)  
44 Geoff Portz December 23, 1972 N/A Calgary, AB 4 20    
45 Abdullah the Butcher January 12, 1973 Stampede show Calgary, AB 6 99   [3]
46 Archie Gouldie April 21, 1973 Stampede show Calgary, AB 8 67    
47 Dan Kroffat June 27, 1973 Stampede show Saskatoon, SK 2 7    
48 Archie Gouldie July 4, 1973 Stampede show Calgary, AB 9 42    
49 Dan Kroffat August 15, 1973 Stampede show Regina, SK 3 12    
50 Gil Hayes August 27, 1973 Stampede show Lethbridge, AB 1 74    
51 Omar Atlas November 9, 1973 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 49    
52 Archie Gouldie December 28, 1973 Stampede show Calgary, AB 10 46    
53 Larry Lane February 12, 1974 Stampede show Prince Albert, SK 1 2    
54 Archie Gouldie February 14, 1974 Stampede show Calgary, AB 11 8    
55 Harley Race February 22, 1974 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 14   [4]
56 Archie Gouldie March 8, 1974 Stampede show Calgary, AB 12 35    
57 Danny Little Bear April 12, 1974 Stampede show N/A 1 101    
58 John Quinn July 22, 1974 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 137    
59 Les Thornton December 6, 1974 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 14    
60 Larry Lane December 20, 1974 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 49    
61 King Curtis Iaukea February 7, 1975 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 181    
62 Larry Lane August 7, 1975 Stampede show Regina, SK 3 53    
— Vacated September 29, 1975 — — — — Lane was injured.  
64 Frankie Laine December 12, 1975 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 35 Defeated Butcher Brannigan to win the vacant title.  
65 Gilles Poisson January 16, 1976 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 8   [5]
66 Frankie Laine January 24, 1976 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 2 13    
67 Karl Von Schotz February 6, 1976 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 N/A    
68 Eddie Morrow April 6, 1976 Stampede show N/A 1 N/A    
69 Karl Von Schotz May 6, 1976 Stampede show N/A 2 N/A    
70 Archie Gouldie July 2, 1976 Stampede show Calgary, AB 13 71    
71 Dan Kroffat September 11, 1976 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 4 48    
72 Larry Lane October 29, 1976 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 4 139    
73 "Killer" Tim Brooks March 17, 1977 Stampede show N/A 1 127    
74 Dan Kroffat July 22, 1977 Stampede show Calgary, AB 5 42    
— Vacated September 2, 1977 — — — — Kroffat retired  
75 Don Gagné October 7, 1977 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 91 Defeated Bobby Burke in a tournament final to win the vacant title.  
76 Leo Burke January 6, 1978 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 65    
77 Michel Martel March 12, 1978 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 12    
78 Leo Burke March 24, 1978 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 15    
79 Michel Martel April 8, 1978 Stampede show N/A 2 6    
80 Leo Burke April 14, 1978 Stampede show Calgary, AB 3 36    
81 Mr. Sakurada May 20, 1978 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 104    
82 Paddy Ryan September 1, 1978 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 21    
83 Kasavubu September 22, 1978 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 51    
84 Alo Leilani November 12, 1978 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 19    
85 Big Daddy Ritter December 1, 1978 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 126    
86 Jake Roberts April 6, 1979 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 112    
87 Big Daddy Ritter July 27, 1979 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 15    
88 Larry Lane August 11, 1979 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 5 N/A    
89 Leo Burke September 1979 Stampede show N/A 4 N/A    
90 Don Gagné November 18, 1979 Stampede show N/A 2 20    
91 Mr. Sekigawa December 8, 1979 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 N/A    
92 Leo Burke January 1980 Stampede show N/A 5 N/A    
93 Bret Hart May 2, 1980 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 65    
94 Duke Myers July 6, 1980 Stampede show N/A 1 5    
95 Bret Hart July 11, 1980 Stampede show N/A 2 204    
96 David Schultz January 31, 1981 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 21    
97 Leo Burke February 21, 1981 Stampede show Calgary, AB 6 6    
98 David Schultz February 27, 1981 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 203   [6]
99 Mr. Hito September 18, 1981 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 14    
100 David Schultz October 2, 1981 Stampede show Calgary, AB 3 35    
101 Mr. Hito November 6, 1981 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 133    
— Vacated March 19, 1982 — — — — Hito was injured  
102 Leo Burke March 21, 1982 Stampede show Calgary, AB 7 97 Defeated Duke Myers in a tournament final to win the vacant title  
103 Bret Hart June 26, 1982 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 3 69    
104 Bad News Allen September 3, 1982 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 44   [7]
105 Bret Hart October 17, 1982 Stampede show Calgary, AB 4 89    
106 Leo Burke January 14, 1983 Stampede show Calgary, AB 8 109   [8]
107 Bret Hart May 3, 1983 Stampede show Regina, SK 5 74   [9]
108 Bad News Allen July 16, 1983 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 2 160    
109 Archie Gouldie December 23, 1983 Stampede show Calgary, AB 14 28    
— Vacated January 20, 1984 Stampede show N/A — — Title is held up by referee Cedric Hathaway after a No Disqualification title but between Gouldie and Killer Khan is stopped due to a bad cut near Gouldie's eye; a rematch is signed for the following week  
111 Killer Khan January 27, 1984 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 42    
112 Dynamite Kid March 9, 1984 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 21    
113 Bad News Allen March 30, 1984 Stampede show Calgary, AB 3 80 Dynamite Kid Defeated Allen on April 23, 1984 in Vancouver, BC, however, this was later overturned.  
114 Davey Boy Smith June 18, 1984 Stampede show Vancouver, BC 1 521    
115 Kerry Brown November 21, 1985 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 1 120    
116 Ron Ritchie March 21, 1986 Stampede show Vancouver, BC 1 0   [10]
— Vacated March 21, 1986 Stampede show Calgary, AB — — Title held up between Kerry Brown and Ron Ritchie.  
117 Ron Ritchie March 22, 1986 Stampede show Edmonton, AB 2 44 Defeated Kerry Brown in a rematch to win the held up title.  
118 Steve DiSalvo May 5, 1986 Stampede show Vancouver, BC 1 7   [11]
119 Bad News Allen May 12, 1986 Stampede show Swift Current, SK 4 39    
120 Honky Tonk Wayne June 20, 1986 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 70    
— Vacated August 29, 1986 — — — — Farris leaves for the World Wrestling Federation  
121 Makhan Singh October 31, 1986 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 80 Defeated Owen Hart in a tournament final to win the vacant title  
122 Owen Hart January 19, 1987 Stampede show Medicine Hat, AB 1 11   [12]
123 Makhan Singh January 30, 1987 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 70    
124 Owen Hart April 10, 1987 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 392    
125 Makhan Singh May 6, 1988 Stampede show Calgary, AB 3 217   [13]
126 Don Muraco December 9, 1988 Stampede show Medicine Hat, AB 1 105    
127 Davey Boy Smith March 24, 1989 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 35    
128 Larry Cameron April 28, 1989 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 210    
— Deactivated November 24, 1989 — — — — Stampede closed  
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1998-2008)
129 Tatanka April 8, 1998 Stampede show Tampa, FL 1 743 Defeated Sid Vicious in a fictitious tournament final to win the revived title  
130 Richard Pound April 20, 2000 Stampede show Michigan 1 358 Fictitious title change.  
131 Bruce Hart April 13, 2001 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 68    
132 Michael Modest June 20, 2001 Stampede show Lethbridge, AB 1 367    
133 Bruce Hart June 22, 2002 Stampede show Calgary, AB 2 28    
— Vacated July 20, 2002 — — — — Hart vacates the title to concentrate on defenses of the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship.  
134 Karnage August 22, 2003 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 147 Defeated Harry Smith in a tournament final to win the vacant title.  
135 Harry Smith January 16, 2004 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 N/A   [5]
— Vacated April 20, 2005 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons  
136 Eddie Mustang June 3, 2005 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 159 Defeated Karnage and Tiger Raj Singh in a 3-way match to win the vacant title.  
— Vacated September 9, 2005 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons  
137 TJ Wilson November 25, 2005 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 105 Defeated Harry Smith in a tournament final to win the vacant title  
138 Apocalypse March 10, 2006 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 189 Apocalypse eliminates Wilson in a battle royal in which the title was
on the line 		 
139 TJ Wilson September 15, 2006 CFL game Calgary, AB 2 15 This match took place during halftime of a Calgary Stampeders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL game at McMahon Stadium.  
140 Apocalypse September 30, 2006 Stampede show N/A 2 479 Belt returned as Apocalypse claimed the September 15 match was not a sanctioned match. Wins a 3-way match against Wilson and Duke Durango.  
— Vacated August 22, 2007 — — — — Championship vacated after Apocalypse suffer an injury.  
141 Chris Steel September 21, 2007 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 84 Won a Fatal 4-Way match against Gama Singh, Jr., Tiger Raj Singh, and "Ravenous" Randy Myers to win vacant title.  
142 Randy Myers December 14, 2007 Stampede show Calgary, AB 1 134    
— Deactivated April 26, 2008 — — — — Stampede closed  

See also

References

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