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World Heavyweight Championship
(July 30, 1935 - 1964)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Danno O'Mahoney Jul 30, 1935 Live Event Boston, USA 352 days
Yvon Robert Jul 16, 1936 Live Event Montreal, Canada 595 days
Stripped of the A.W.A. Boston World Championship for failure to meet Lou Thesz in a title defense on December 15, 1937. Robert is still recognized in Montreal as champion and a separate championship is created as a result.
Vic Christy Mar 3, 1938 Live Event Toronto, Canada 98 days
The Masked Marvel Jun 9, 1938 Live Event Toronto, Canada 97 days
Yvon Robert [2] Sep 14, 1938 Live Event Montreal, Canada 96 days
Cy Williams Dec 19, 1938 Live Event Montreal, Canada
** Vacated ** Aug 1939 -- --
Williams is stripped of the title after he refuses to put up the bond to defend the title.
Canadian Athletic Promotions
World Heavyweight Championship
(August 8, 1939—1952)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Ernie Dusek Aug 8, 1939 Live Event Montreal, Canada 56 days
Dusek defeated Danno O'Mahoney in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
Yvon Robert [3] Oct 3, 1939 Live Event Montreal, Canada 147 days
Joe Cox Feb 27, 1940 Live Event Montreal, Canada 83 days
Leo Numa May 20, 1940 Live Event Quebec City, Canada 23 days
Lou Thesz Jun 12, 1940 Live Event Montreal, Canada 133 days
Yvon Robert [4] Oct 23, 1940 Live Event Montreal, Canada 266 days
Lou Thesz [2] Jul 16, 1941 Live Event Montreal, Canada 63 days
Yvon Robert [5] Sep 17, 1941 Live Event Montreal, Canada 336 days
Bill Longson Aug 19, 1942 Live Event Montreal, Canada 49 days
Yvon Robert [6] Oct 7, 1942 Live Event Montreal, Canada 190 days
John Katan Apr 15, 1943 Live Event Montreal, Canada 13 days
Yvon Robert [7] Apr 28, 1943 Live Event Montreal, Canada 14 days
Gino Garibaldi May 12, 1943 Live Event Montreal, Canada 7 days
Bobby Managoff May 19, 1943 Live Event Montreal, Canada 119 days
Yvon Robert [8] Sep 15, 1943 Live Event Montreal, Canada 189 days
Sandor Szabo Mar 22, 1944 Live Event Boston, USA 84 days
Title change was not officially recognized by Montreal Athletic Commission until May 9.
Yvon Robert [9] Jun 14, 1944 Live Event Montreal, Canada 35 days
Frank Sexton Jul 19, 1944 Live Event Montreal, Canada 35 days
Yvon Robert [10] Aug 23, 1944 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Gino Garibaldi [2] Nov 1, 1944 Live Event Montreal, Canada 22 days
Yvon Robert [11] Nov 23, 1944 Live Event Montreal, Canada 223 days
Joe Savoldi Jul 4, 1945 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Bobby Managoff [2] Sep 12, 1945 Live Event Montreal, Canada 364 days
Lou Thesz [3] Sep 11, 1946 Live Event Montreal, Canada 162 days
Bobby Managoff [3] Feb 20, 1947 Live Event Ottawa, Canada 55 days
Lou Thesz [4] Apr 16, 1947 Live Event Montreal, Canada 224 days
Yvon Robert [12] Nov 26, 1947 Live Event Montreal, Canada 798 days
Bobby Managoff [4] Feb 1, 1950 Live Event Montreal, Canada 14 days
Yukon Eric Feb 15, 1950 Live Event Montreal, Canada 266 days
Bobby Managoff [5] Nov 8, 1950 Live Event Montreal, Canada 182 days
Buddy Rogers May 9, 1951 Live Event Montreal, Canada 65 days
Yvon Robert [13] Jul 13, 1951 Live Event Montreal, Canada
** Vacated ** 1952 -- --
Vacates the title due to having to undergo kidney surgery.
Wladek Kowalski Apr 2, 1952 Live Event Montreal, Canada 329 days
Defeated Bobby Managoff for the vacant title.
Verne Gagne Feb 25, 1953 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Wladek Kowalski [2] May 6, 1953 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Yvon Robert [14] Jul 15, 1953 Live Event Montreal, Canada 35 days
Killer Kowalski [3] Aug 19, 1953 Live Event Montreal, Canada 266 days
Argentina Rocca May 12, 1954 Live Event Montreal, Canada 7 days
Wladek Kowalski [4] May 19, 1954 Live Event Montreal, Canada 63 days
Rocca forfeits the title after the second fall, at one fall a piece, when he is unable to compete in the 3rd fall.
Pat O'Connor Jul 21, 1954 Live Event Montreal, Canada 112 days
Canadian Athletic Promotions
International Heavyweight Championship (Montréal)
(November 1954—1965)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Killer Kowalski [5] Nov 10, 1954 Live Event Montreal, Canada 119 days
Pat O'Connor [2] Mar 9, 1955 Live Event Montreal, Canada 91 days
Don Leo Jonathan Jun 8, 1955 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Yvon Robert [15] Aug 17, 1955 Live Event Montreal, Canada 7 days
Don Leo Jonathan [2] Aug 24, 1955 Live Event Montreal, Canada 112 days
Killer Kowalski [6] Dec 14, 1955 Live Event Montreal, Canada 91 days
Wilbur Snyder Mar 14, 1956 Live Event Montreal, Canada 21 days
Killer Kowalski [7] Apr 4, 1956 Live Event Montreal, Canada 9 days
Yvon Robert [16] Apr 13, 1956 Live Event Quebec City, Canada 47 days
Killer Kowalski [8] May 30, 1956 Live Event Montreal, Canada 77 days
Édouard Carpentier Aug 15, 1956 Live Event Montreal, Canada 42 days
Killer Kowalski [9] Sep 26, 1956 Live Event Montreal, Canada 224 days
Edouard Carpentier [2] May 8, 1957 Live Event Montreal, Canada 35 days
Gene Kiniski Jun 12, 1957 Live Event Montreal, Canada 35 days
Killer Kowalski [10] Jul 17, 1957 Live Event Montreal, Canada 791 days
Buddy Rogers [2] Sep 16, 1959 Live Event Montreal, Canada 77 days
Killer Kowalski [11] Dec 2, 1959 Live Event Montreal, Canada 42 days
Buddy Rogers [3] Jan 13, 1960 Live Event Montreal, Canada 147 days
Killer Kowalski [12] Jun 8, 1960 Live Event Montreal, Canada 105 days
Edouard Carpentier [3] Sep 21, 1960 Live Event Montreal, Canada 302 days
Hans Schmidt Jul 20, 1961 Live Event Montreal, Canada 110 days
Johnny Rougeau Nov 7, 1961 Live Event Ottawa, Canada 258 days
Killer Kowalski [13] Jul 23, 1962 Live Event Montreal, Canada 191 days
Edouard Carpentier [4] Jan 30, 1963 Live Event Montreal, Canada
** Vacated ** 1965 -- --
Stripped of the title after not defending it in over a year, Last recorded match in Montreal on November 6. Began wrestling on the west coast in December.
International Wrestling Association (Montreal)
International Heavyweight Championship
(September 1965—Early 1975)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Hans Schmidt [2] Sep 30, 1965 Live Event Montreal, Canada 49 days
Johnny Rougeau [2] Nov 18, 1965 Live Event Montreal, Canada
-- Jun 1, 1966 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1966 --
Hans Schmidt [3] 1966 -- --
Recognized as champion on June 7 in Quebec City, details of title win unknown.
Edouard Carpentier [5] Jun 7, 1966 Live Event Quebec City, Canada 29 days
Hans Schmidt [4] Jul 6, 1966 Live Event Saguenay, Canada 89 days
Edouard Carpentier [6] Oct 3, 1966 Live Event Montreal, Canada 44 days
Hans Schmidt [5] Nov 16, 1966 Live Event Quebec City, Canada 69 days
Mad Dog Vachon Jan 24, 1967 Live Event Saguenay, Canada 132 days
Johnny Rougeau [3] Jun 5, 1967 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Mad Dog Vachon [2] Aug 14, 1967 Live Event Montreal, Canada
** Vacated ** Aug 1967 -- --
Vacated due to injuries from a car accident.
The Sheik Oct 23, 1967 Live Event Montreal, Canada 14 days
The Sheik defeated Gino Brito in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
Edouard Carpentier [7] Nov 6, 1967 Live Event Montreal, Canada 21 days
Baron Von Raschke Nov 27, 1967 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Johnny Rougeau [4] Feb 5, 1968 Live Event Montreal, Canada 473 days
Ivan Koloff May 23, 1969 Live Event Quebec City, Canada 52 days
Abdullah The Butcher Jul 14, 1969 Live Event Montreal, Canada 28 days
Jacques Rougeau Aug 11, 1969 Live Event Montreal, Canada 105 days
Abdullah The Butcher [2] Nov 24, 1969 Live Event Montreal, Canada 126 days
Johnny Rougeau [5] Mar 30, 1970 Live Event Montreal, Canada 203 days
Danny Lynch Oct 19, 1970 Live Event Montreal, Canada 49 days
Johnny Rougeau [6] Dec 7, 1970 Live Event Montreal, Canada 140 days
Jos LeDuc Apr 26, 1971 Live Event Montreal, Canada 56 days
Mr. X Jun 21, 1971 Live Event Montreal, Canada 70 days
Abdullah The Butcher [3] Aug 30, 1971 Live Event Montreal, Canada 119 days
Carlos Rocha Dec 27, 1971 Live Event Montreal, Canada 140 days
The Sheik [2] May 15, 1972 Live Event Montreal, Canada 63 days
Jacques Rougeau [2] Jul 17, 1972 Live Event Montreal, Canada 133 days
Johnny Valentine Nov 27, 1972 Live Event Montreal, Canada 42 days
Jacques Rougeau [3] Jan 8, 1973 -- -- 35 days
Rougeau was awarded the title when Valentine no-shows the match in January of 1973.
** Held-Up ** Feb 12, 1973 Live Event Montreal, Canada
Held-up after a match against Waldo Von Erich
Jacques Rougeau [4] Feb 19, 1973 Live Event Montreal, Canada 77 days
Dick Taylor May 7, 1973 Live Event Montreal, Canada 84 days
Jacques Rougeau [5] Jul 30, 1973 Live Event Montreal, Canada 47 days
-- Sep 15, 1973 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Sep 24, 1973 --
Michel Dubois Sep 24, 1973 Live Event Montreal, Canada 113 days
The Sheik [3] Dec 3, 1973 Live Event Montreal, Canada
** Vacated ** Jul 1974 -- --
Stripped of the title by the Montreal Athletic Commission for "violent behavior"
-- Jun 1974 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1974 --
Tiger Jeet Singh 1974 -- --
Wins a tournament in 1974 for the vacant title, details unknown. Recognized as champion in August and September of 1974 in Toronto.
-- 1974 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1974 --
Jacques Rougeau [6] 1974 -- --
Recognized as champion in 1974, details of win unknown. Serge Dumont defeated Rougeau on March 8, 1976 for the new L.I. Canadian International Heavyweight Championship.
** Deactivated ** 1975 -- --
All-Star Wrestling/International Wrestling Association closes in spring of 1975.
-- 1975 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1977 --