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National Wrestling Alliance/
Maple Leaf Wrestling - Toronto
United States Heavyweight Championship
(September 1962 - July 1984)
Maple Leaf Wrestling - Toronto
United States Heavyweight Championship
(September 1962 - July 1984)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Johnny Valentine | Sep 1962 | -- | -- | |
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Valentine is billed as champion upon arrivial in the Toronto area.
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| Bruno Sammartino | Nov 22, 1962 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 22 days |
| Johnny Valentine | Dec 14, 1962 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 169 days |
| John Paul Henning | Jun 1963 | -- | -- | |
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Exact day unknown.
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| Johnny Valentine | Jul 11, 1963 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 98 days |
| The Beast | Oct 17, 1963 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 140 days |
| Johnny Valentine | Mar 5, 1964 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 91 days |
| Professor Hiro | Jun 4, 1964 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 133 days |
| Johnny Valentine | Oct 15, 1964 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 7 days |
| Professor Hiro | Oct 22, 1964 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 8 days |
| Johnny Valentine | Oct 30, 1964 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 58 days |
| The Sheik | Dec 27, 1964 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 7 days |
| Johnny Valentine | Jan 3, 1965 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 889 days |
| Tiger Jeet Singh | Jun 11, 1967 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 204 days |
| ** Deactivated ** | Jan 1968 | -- | -- | |
| Tiger Jeet Singh | Jun 1971 | -- | -- | |
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The title is reactivated and Jeet Singh is recognized as champion.
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| ** Title Vacated ** | Jan 1973 | -- | -- | |
| The Sheik | Jul 1, 1974 | -- | -- | 872 days |
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The Sheik, reigning N.W.A. United States Champion in Detroit, is recognized as champion in Maple Leaf Wrestling.
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| Thunderbolt Patterson | Nov 19, 1976 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 37 days |
| The Sheik | Dec 26, 1976 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 42 days |
| Bobo Brazil | Feb 6, 1977 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 21 days |
| The Sheik | Feb 27, 1977 | Live Event | Toronto, ON, Canada | 155 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Aug 1, 1977 | -- | -- | |
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The Sheik vacates the title after promoters in Toronto choose not to book him in the area.
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Starting in May of 1978, Ric Flair, the reigning N.W.A. United States Champion in the Mid-Atlantic, is recognized as champion in Maple Leaf Wrestling - Toronto. The promotions share the title until Maple Leaf Wrestling leaves the N.W.A in July of 1984.
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