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Montreal Athletic Commission
World Heavyweight Championship
(July 30, 1935 - 1964)
Canadian Athletic Promotions
World Heavyweight Championship
(August 8, 1939—1952)
Canadian Athletic Promotions
International Heavyweight Championship (Montréal)
(November 1954—1965)
International Wrestling Association (Montreal)
International Heavyweight Championship
(September 1965—Early 1975)
World Heavyweight Championship
(July 30, 1935 - 1964)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Danno O'Mahoney | Jul 30, 1935 | Live Event | Boston, USA | 352 days |
| Yvon Robert | Jul 16, 1936 | Live Event | Montreal, Canada | 595 days |
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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.
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Williams is stripped of the title after he refuses to put up the bond to defend the title.
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World Heavyweight Championship
(August 8, 1939—1952)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Ernie Dusek | Aug 8, 1939 | Live Event | Montreal, Canada | 56 days |
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Dusek defeated Danno O'Mahoney in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| 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 |
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Title change was not officially recognized by Montreal Athletic Commission until May 9.
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Vacates the title due to having to undergo kidney surgery.
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| Wladek Kowalski | Apr 2, 1952 | Live Event | Montreal, Canada | 329 days |
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Defeated Bobby Managoff for the vacant title.
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| 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 |
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Rocca forfeits the title after the second fall, at one fall a piece, when he is unable to compete in the 3rd fall.
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| Pat O'Connor | Jul 21, 1954 | Live Event | Montreal, Canada | 112 days |
International Heavyweight Championship (Montréal)
(November 1954—1965)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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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.
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International Heavyweight Championship
(September 1965—Early 1975)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion on June 7 in Quebec City, details of title win unknown.
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated due to injuries from a car accident.
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| The Sheik | Oct 23, 1967 | Live Event | Montreal, Canada | 14 days |
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The Sheik defeated Gino Brito in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| 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 |
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Rougeau was awarded the title when Valentine no-shows the match in January of 1973.
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| ** Held-Up ** | Feb 12, 1973 | Live Event | Montreal, Canada | |
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Held-up after a match against Waldo Von Erich
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Stripped of the title by the Montreal Athletic Commission for "violent behavior"
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| -- Jun 1974 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1974 -- | ||||
| Tiger Jeet Singh | 1974 | -- | -- | |
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Wins a tournament in 1974 for the vacant title, details unknown. Recognized as champion in August and September of 1974 in Toronto.
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| -- 1974 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1974 -- | ||||
| Jacques Rougeau [6] | 1974 | -- | -- | |
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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.
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| ** Deactivated ** | 1975 | -- | -- | |
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All-Star Wrestling/International Wrestling Association closes in spring of 1975.
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| -- 1975 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1977 -- | ||||