BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship

BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionBorder City Wrestling
Date establishedJune 13, 1992
Current champion(s)Jake Something
Date wonOctober 7, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Canadian Patriot
Most reignsScott D'Amore (5)
Longest reignScott D'Amore (1790 days)
Shortest reignScott D'Amore

The BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship is the top title contested for in the Ontario-based professional wrestling promotion Border City Wrestling.

On March 18, 2010 the BCW Can-Am Championship was unified with the BSE Pro and Neo Spirit Pro-Wrestling Championships to form the Maximum Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Championship.

On August 24, 2012 the Can-Am Championship was splintered from the Triple Crown with its defense on the debut event of BCW off-shoot promotion Can-Am Rising. Since then the title has been referred to it original title name the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship, predominantly defending under the BCW banner.

Title history

BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship

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
1 The Canadian Patriot June 13, 1992 All-Star Championship Wrestling Amherstburg, Ontario 1 265 Defeated "Irish" Bobby Clancy in a tournament final to become the inaugural Can-Am Champion.
2 Denny Kass March 5, 1993 N/A Warren, Ontario 1 85
3 Mickey Doyle May 29, 1993 N/A LaSalle, Ontario 1 36
4 Rock Stevens July 4, 1993 N/A LaSalle, Ontario 1 25
— Vacated July 29, 1993 — — — — Stevens was stripped of the title due to unsanctioned title match.
5 Scott D'Amore August 14, 1993 N/A Noëlville, Ontario 1 265 Defeated Otis Apollo to win the vacant title.
6 Jake Steele May 6, 1994 N/A North Bay, Ontario 1 1 [1]
7 Scott D'Amore May 7, 1994 N/A Noëlville, Ontario 2 41
8 Mickey Doyle June 17, 1994 N/A Wallaceburg, Ontario 2 266
9 Scott D'Amore March 10, 1995 N/A Oldcastle, Ontario 3 72
10 Bruiser Bedlam May 21, 1995 N/A LaSalle, Ontario 1 33
11 Scott D'Amore June 23, 1995 N/A LaSalle, Ontario 4 1790
12 Sabu May 17, 2000 N/A London, Ontario 1 294
— Vacated March 7, 2001 — Oldcastle, Ontario — — Sabu was stripped of the title due to no-showing event.
13 Tommy Dreamer March 7, 2001 N/A Oldcastle, Ontario 1 42 Defeated Scott D'Amore and Rhino in three-way match to win the vacant title.
14 Scott D'Amore April 18, 2001 N/A Oldcastle, Ontario 5 <1
15 Mikey Whipwreck April 18, 2001 N/A Oldcastle, Ontario 1 133
— Vacated August 29, 2001 Mikey Whipwreck Retirement Bash Oldcastle, Ontario — — Whipwreck vacated the title after a successful defense against Little Guido.
16 Johnny Swinger November 27, 2001 N/A Oldcastle, Ontario 1 464 Swinger won the vacant title in an 8-man Gauntlet Match defeating CW Anderson, Larry Destiny, Little Guido, Otis Apollo, Scott D'Amore, Simon Diamond, and Steve Corino.
† The Brooklyn Brawler January 15, 2003 BCW New Years Revolution — N/A Brawler answered Johnny Swinger's open challenge and defeated him for the BCW Championship. As Brawler was not an active member of the BCW roster at the time Swinger had the decision overturned nullifying Brawler's reign and continuing Swinger's.
17 D'Lo Brown March 6, 2003 BCW March Breakdown Oldcastle, Ontario 1 192
18 Shane Douglas September 14, 2003 BCW/IWF Belleville Bash Belleville, Michigan 1 315
— Vacated July 18, 2004 — Belleville, Michigan — — Douglas wasn't able to make the scheduled title defense and was stripped as a result.
19 D'Lo Brown July 18, 2004 N/A Belleville, Michigan 2 147 Defeated Gangrel to win the vacant title.
20 A-1 December 12, 2004 A Night of Appreciation for Sabu Belleville, Michigan 1 222
21 Bobby Roode July 22, 2005 BCW WrestleFest 2005 Oldcastle, Ontario 1 55
22 Abyss September 15, 2005 BCW International Incident Oldcastle, Ontario 1 303
— Vacated July 15, 2006 — Windsor, Ontario — — Title vacated due to inactivity.
23 Tyson Dux March 28, 2009 BCW March Breakdown 2009 Windsor, Ontario 1 355 Dux won an 8-man Gauntlet Match. Other contenders in the match were Kiyoshi, Phil Atlas, Johnny Devine, Conrad Kennedy III, Derek Wylde, Joe Doering, and Petey Williams. The title was reinstated after going dormant during Abyss' reign. Dux then won a title unification match for the BCW, BSE, & NSP Championships, defeating Derek Wylde, on March 18, 2010 for Maximum Pro Wrestling. [2]
† Robbie McAllister April 11, 2010 MPW Spring Loaded Woodstock, Ontario 1 6 Then known as the MPW Triple Crown Championship [3]
24 Tyson Dux April 17, 2010 MPW Gold Rush North Bay, Ontario 2 860 Defended the title under the MPW brand until the revival of BCW in 2012. [4]
25 Phil Atlas August 24, 2012 CAN-AM Rising Windsor, Ontario 1 728 Defeated Dux at a CAN-AM Rising event. [5]
26 Jon Bolen August 22, 2014 CAN-AM Rising Windsor, Ontario 1 645 Defeated Atlas at a CAN-AM Rising event with help from The Syndicate as Brad Martin joined forces with the group. [6]
27 Cody Deaner May 28, 2016 BCW Spring Loaded 2016 Windsor, Ontario 1 332 After Bolen was unable to defend title due to injury, Deaner defeated Bobby Roode and Kongo Kong to win Interim Championship at Excellence 2015. Defeated Bolen on May 28, 2016 at Spring Loaded 2016 to become undisputed champion. [7]
28 Kongo Kong March 25, 2017 BCW March Breakdown 2017 Windsor, Ontario 1 560 Won in a triple threat match including Billy Gunn. [8]
29 Cody Deaner October 6, 2018 BCW 25th Anniversary Show Windsor, Ontario 2 1737 This was a Fatal 4 Way also including Matt Sydal and Johnny Impact. [9]
30 N8 Mattson July 9, 2023 BCW at Essex Fun Fest Windsor, Ontario 1 <1 Became the first-ever BCW Triple Crown Champion. [10]
31 Cody Deaner July 9, 2023 BCW at Essex Fun Fest Windsor, Ontario 3 90 Immediately invoked his rematch clause to regain the Championship. [11]
32 Jake Something October 7, 2023 BCW 30th Anniversary Show Windsor, Ontario 1 452+ [12]

Combined reigns

As of January 1, 2025.
Three-time champion Cody Deaner
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Champion No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Scott D'Amore 5 2168
2 Cody Deaner 3 2159
3 Tyson Dux 2 1215
4 Phil Atlas 1 728
5 Jon Bolen

645

6 Kongo Kong

560

7 Johnny Swinger 2 464
8 Jake Something† 1 452+
9 D'Lo Brown 2

339

10 Shane Douglas 1 315
11 Abyss 303
12 Mickey Doyle 2 302
13 Sabu 1 294
14 Canadian Patriot 265
15 A-1 222
16 Mikey Whipwreck 133
17 Denny Kass 85
18 Bobby Roode 55
19 Tommy Dreamer 42
20 Bruiser Bedlam 33
21 Rock Stevens 25
22 Robbie McAllister 6
23 Jake Steele 1
24 Nate Mattson <1

See also

References

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  3. ^ "MPW Spring Loaded Night 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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  6. ^ "BCW/Can-Am Rising 2014". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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  9. ^ "BCW 25th Anniversary Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "BCW Essex Fun Fest Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "BCW Essex Fun Fest Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "BORDER CITY WRESTLING MARKS 30 YEARS WITH A TREAT Show". SlamWrestling-. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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