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Click Here For Some Stats National Wrestling Alliance - Portland
Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship
(May 24, 1955—April 30, 1992)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Luther Lindsay May 24, 1955 Live Event Salem, USA 28 days
Defeated Roger McKay in the final of a tournament to crown the inaugural champion.
Ivan Kameroff Jun 21, 1955 Live Event Salem, USA 105 days
John Paul Henning Oct 4, 1955 Live Event Salem, USA 137 days
Bull Montana Feb 18, 1956 Live Event Eugene, USA 103 days
Herb Freeman May 31, 1956 Live Event Albany, USA 75 days
Bud Curtis Aug 14, 1956 Live Event Salem, USA 56 days
Ed Francis Oct 9, 1956 Live Event Salem, USA 240 days
Bill Savage Jun 6, 1957 Live Event Albany, USA 36 days
Herb Freeman [2] Jul 12, 1957 Live Event Portland, USA 28 days
Doug Donovan Aug 9, 1957 Live Event Portland, USA 66 days
Karl Von Himmler Oct 14, 1957 Live Event Portland, USA 88 days
Nick Kozak Jan 10, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 70 days
Bill Savage [2] Mar 21, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 161 days
Ed Francis [2] Aug 29, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 77 days
Eric Pedersen Nov 14, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 7 days
Ed Francis [3] Nov 21, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 112 days
Bill Savage [3] Mar 13, 1959 Live Event Portland, USA 70 days
Kurt Von Poppenheim May 22, 1959 Live Event Portland, USA 42 days
Bill Savage [4] Jul 3, 1959 Live Event Portland, USA 70 days
Ed Francis [4] Sep 11, 1959 Live Event Portland, USA 160 days
Shag Thomas Feb 18, 1960 -- -- 29 days
Ed Francis [5] Mar 18, 1960 Live Event Portland, USA 173 days
Tony Borne Sep 7, 1960 -- -- 93 days
Herb Freeman [3] Dec 9, 1960 Live Event Portland, USA 112 days
Mike DiBiase Mar 31, 1961 Live Event Portland, USA 56 days
Luther Lindsay [2] May 26, 1961 Live Event Portland, USA 122 days
Nicoli Volkoff Sep 25, 1961 Live Event Portland, USA 67 days
Billy White Wolf Dec 1, 1961 Live Event Portland, USA 36 days
Fritz Von Goehring Jan 6, 1962 Live Event Eugene, USA 230 days
Luther Lindsay [3] Aug 24, 1962 Live Event Portland, USA 59 days
Mad Dog Vachon Oct 22, 1962 Live Event Seattle, USA 95 days
Herb Freeman [4] Jan 25, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 21 days
Mad Dog Vachon [2] Feb 15, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 84 days
Herb Freeman [5] May 10, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 7 days
Mad Dog Vachon [3] May 17, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 49 days
Billy White Wolf [2] Jul 5, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 50 days
Tony Borne [2] Aug 24, 1963 -- -- 13 days
King Curtis Iaukea Sep 6, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 14 days
Tony Borne [3] Sep 20, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 40 days
Nick Bockwinkel Oct 30, 1963 Live Event Salem, USA 22 days
Mad Dog Vachon [4] Nov 21, 1963 -- -- 43 days
The Destroyer Jan 3, 1964 Live Event Portland, USA 98 days
Tony Borne [4] Apr 10, 1964 Live Event Portland, USA 10 days
The Destroyer [2] Apr 20, 1964 Live Event Portland, USA 22 days
Nick Bockwinkel [2] May 12, 1964 Live Event Seattle, USA 42 days
Don Manoukian Jun 23, 1964 Live Event Seattle, USA 70 days
Pepper Martin Sep 1, 1964 Live Event Seattle, USA 31 days
Pat Patterson Oct 2, 1964 Live Event Portland, USA 42 days
Pepper Martin [2] Nov 13, 1964 Live Event Portland, USA 51 days
Pat Patterson [2] Jan 3, 1965 -- -- 5 days
Pepper Martin [3] Jan 8, 1965 Live Event Portland, USA 63 days
The Mad Russian Mar 12, 1965 Live Event Portland, USA 80 days
Pepper Martin [4] May 31, 1965 -- -- 4 days
Mad Dog Vachon [5] Jun 4, 1965 Live Event Portland, USA 14 days
The Crusher Jun 18, 1965 Live Event Portland, USA 258 days
Paul Jones Mar 3, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 76 days
The Crusher [2] May 18, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 28 days
Pepper Martin [5] Jun 15, 1966 -- -- 93 days
Tony Borne [5] Sep 16, 1966 Live Event Portland, USA 48 days
Shag Thomas [2] Nov 3, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 7 days
Tony Borne [6] Nov 10, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 29 days
Pat Patterson [3] Dec 9, 1966 Live Event Portland, USA 7 days
Tony Borne [7] Dec 16, 1966 Live Event Portland, USA 13 days
Paul Jones [2] Dec 29, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 7 days
Tony Borne [8] Jan 5, 1967 Live Event Salem, USA 127 days
Ripper Collins May 12, 1967 Live Event Portland, USA 17 days
Tony Borne [9] May 29, 1967 Live Event Portland, USA 4 days
Luther Lindsay [4] Jun 2, 1967 Live Event Portland, USA 21 days
Moondog Mayne Jun 23, 1967 Live Event Portland, USA 34 days
Johnny Kostas Jul 27, 1967 Live Event Salem, USA 99 days
Moondog Mayne [2] Nov 3, 1967 Live Event Portland, USA 63 days
The Crusher [3] Jan 5, 1968 Live Event Portland, USA 70 days
Moondog Mayne [3] Mar 15, 1968 Live Event Portland, USA 76 days
Mad Dog Vachon [6] May 30, 1968 Live Event Salem, USA 7 days
Moondog Mayne [4] Jun 6, 1968 Live Event Salem, USA 71 days
The Crusher [4] Aug 16, 1968 Live Event Portland, USA 14 days
Moondog Mayne [5] Aug 30, 1968 Live Event Portland, USA 92 days
Luther Lindsay [5] Nov 30, 1968 Live Event Portland, USA 133 days
Defeated Beauregard, substituting for Mayne, to win the title.
Moondog Mayne [6] Apr 12, 1969 Live Event Portland, USA 121 days
Roger Kirby Aug 11, 1969 Live Event Portland, USA 30 days
Moondog Mayne [7] Sep 10, 1969 Live Event Portland, USA 34 days
Roger Kirby [2] Oct 14, 1969 Live Event Portland, USA 57 days
Moondog Mayne [8] Dec 10, 1969 Live Event Portland, USA 79 days
Kurt Von Steiger Feb 27, 1970 Live Event Salem, USA 12 days
Moondog Mayne [9] Mar 11, 1970 Live Event Salem, USA 66 days
The Claw May 16, 1970 Live Event Portland, USA 38 days
Moondog Mayne [10] Jun 23, 1970 Live Event Portland, USA 46 days
Mr. Fuji Aug 8, 1970 Live Event Portland, USA 77 days
Moondog Mayne [11] Oct 24, 1970 Live Event Portland, USA 49 days
Dutch Savage Dec 12, 1970 Live Event Portland, USA 105 days
Crusher Stasiak [5] Mar 27, 1971 Live Event Portland, USA 35 days
Kurt Von Steiger [2] May 1, 1971 Live Event Portland, USA 63 days
Jonathan Boyd Jul 3, 1971 Live Event Portland, USA 103 days
Dutch Savage [2] Oct 14, 1971 Live Event Salem, USA 14 days
Jonathan Boyd [2] Oct 28, 1971 Live Event Salem, USA 61 days
Dutch Savage [3] Dec 28, 1971 Live Event Portland, USA 123 days
Bull Ramos Apr 29, 1972 Live Event Portland, USA 201 days
Steven Little Bear Nov 16, 1972 Live Event Salem, USA 14 days
Bull Ramos [2] Nov 30, 1972 Live Event Salem, USA 69 days
Dutch Savage [4] Feb 7, 1973 Live Event Medford, USA 25 days
Bull Ramos [3] Mar 4, 1973 Live Event Albany, USA 257 days
Jimmy Snuka Nov 16, 1973 Live Event Eugene, USA 57 days
Ripper Collins [2] Jan 12, 1974 Live Event Portland, USA 42 days
Jimmy Snuka [2] Feb 23, 1974 Live Event Portland, USA 35 days
** Held-Up ** Mar 30, 1974 Live Event Portland, USA
After a match against Ripper Collins.
Ripper Collins [3] Apr 13, 1974 Live Event Portland, USA 52 days
Jimmy Snuka [3] Jun 4, 1974 Live Event Portland, USA 67 days
Rasputin Aug 10, 1974 Live Event Portland, USA 58 days
Jimmy Snuka [4] Oct 7, 1974 -- -- 35 days
Dale Lewis Nov 11, 1974 -- -- 33 days
Dutch Savage [5] Dec 14, 1974 Live Event Portland, USA 185 days
Bull Ramos [4] Jun 17, 1975 Live Event Roseburg, USA 53 days
Jimmy Snuka [5] Aug 9, 1975 Live Event Portland, USA 161 days
Jesse Ventura Jan 17, 1976 Live Event Portland, USA 77 days
Dutch Savage [6] Apr 3, 1976 Live Event Portland, USA 104 days
Jesse Ventura [2] Jul 16, 1976 -- -- 197 days
Jimmy Snuka [6] Jan 29, 1977 Live Event Portland, USA 84 days
Ron Bass Apr 23, 1977 Live Event Portland, USA 130 days
Dutch Savage [7] Aug 1, 1977 Live Event Seattle, USA 103 days
Ed Wiskoski Nov 12, 1977 Live Event Portland, USA 182 days
Jerry Oates May 13, 1978 Live Event Portland, USA 39 days
Ed Wiskoski [2] Jun 21, 1978 Live Event Seattle, USA 62 days
Jonathan Boyd [3] Aug 22, 1978 Live Event Portland, USA 179 days
Roddy Piper Feb 17, 1979 Live Event Portland, USA 133 days
Stan Stasiak [6] Jun 30, 1979 Live Event Portland, USA 140 days
Some records indicated that the title changed hands between Buddy Rose and Stasiak on November 1 & 2. Other records indicate they were on opposing teams in a 6-man tag match at both events.
Buddy Rose Nov 17, 1979 Live Event Portland, USA 82 days
Rick Martel Feb 7, 1980 Live Event Salem, USA 2 days
Buddy Rose [2] Feb 9, 1980 Live Event Portland, USA 42 days
Rick Martel [2] Mar 22, 1980 Live Event Portland, USA 147 days
Buddy Rose [3] Aug 16, 1980 Live Event Portland, USA 28 days
Roddy Piper [2] Sep 13, 1980 Live Event Portland, USA 7 days
Buddy Rose [4] Sep 20, 1980 Live Event Portland, USA 98 days
Jay Youngblood Dec 27, 1980 Live Event Portland, USA 9 days
Buddy Rose [5] Jan 5, 1981 -- -- 2 days
Jay Youngblood [2] Jan 7, 1981 Live Event Seattle, USA 66 days
The Destroyer Mar 14, 1981 Live Event Portland, USA 7 days
Jay Youngblood [3] Mar 21, 1981 Live Event Portland, USA 19 days
Buddy Rose [6] Apr 9, 1981 Live Event Salem, USA 2 days
Jay Youngblood [4] Apr 11, 1981 Live Event Portland, USA 13 days
Buddy Rose [7] Apr 24, 1981 Live Event Eugene, USA 5 days
Matt Borne Apr 29, 1981 -- -- 1 day
Buddy Rose [8] Apr 30, 1981 Live Event Salem, USA 1 day
Jay Youngblood [5] May 1, 1981 Live Event Eugene, USA 15 days
** Vacated ** May 16, 1981 -- --
Vacated when Youngblood leaves the promotion.
Steve Regal Jun 30, 1981 Live Event Seattle, USA 46 days
Defeated Rip Oliver in the final of a tournament for the vacant title. Other participants included Buddy Rose and Matt Borne
Buddy Rose [9] Aug 15, 1981 Live Event Portland, USA 52 days
** Held-Up ** Oct 6, 1981 Live Event Portland, USA
Held-up after a match against Steve Regal.
Steve Regal [2] Oct 24, 1981 Live Event Portland, USA 42 days
** Vacated Due To Injury ** Dec 5, 1981 -- --
Brett Sawyer Jan 2, 1982 Live Event Portland, USA 42 days
Won a battle royal for the vacant championship. Other participants included Art Crews, Billy White Cloud, Buddy Rose, Chung Lee, Dizzy Hogan, King Parsons, Matt Borne, Rip Oliver, Rocky Johnson, Stan Stasiak, and Terry Fargo.
** Held-Up ** Feb 13, 1982 Live Event Portland, USA
Held-up after a match against Buddy Rose.
Brett Sawyer [2] Feb 16, 1982 Live Event Portland, USA 67 days
Rip Oliver Apr 24, 1982 Live Event Portland, USA 82 days
Rocky Johnson Jul 15, 1982 Live Event Salem, USA 16 days
Rip Oliver [2] Jul 31, 1982 -- -- 20 days
Brett Sawyer [3] Aug 20, 1982 Live Event Albany, USA 8 days
Rip Oliver [3] Aug 28, 1982 Live Event Portland, USA 25 days
Brett Sawyer [4] Sep 22, 1982 Live Event Seattle, USA 76 days
Sheik Ali Hassan Dec 7, 1982 Live Event Portland, USA 154 days
Curt Hennig May 10, 1983 Live Event Portland, USA 120 days
The Dynamite Kid Sep 7, 1983 Live Event Seattle, USA 30 days
Billy Jack Oct 7, 1983 Live Event Eugene, USA 40 days
Rip Oliver [4] Nov 16, 1983 Live Event Seattle, USA 28 days
Billy Jack [2] Dec 14, 1983 Live Event Seattle, USA 11 days
Rip Oliver [5] Dec 25, 1983 Live Event Seattle, USA 125 days
Buddy Rose [10] Apr 28, 1984 Live Event Portland, USA 14 days
Rip Oliver [6] May 12, 1984 Live Event Portland, USA 154 days
Billy Jack [3] Oct 13, 1984 Live Event Portland, USA 26 days
Rip Oliver [7] Nov 8, 1984 Live Event Salem, USA 27 days
Bobby Jaggers Dec 5, 1984 Live Event Seattle, USA 80 days
Karl Steiner Feb 23, 1985 Live Event Portland, USA 50 days
Bobby Jaggers [2] Apr 14, 1985 Live Event Centralia, USA 20 days
Mike Miller May 4, 1985 Live Event Portland, USA 84 days
Ricky Vaughn Jul 27, 1985 Live Event Portland, USA 105 days
Bobby Jaggers [3] Nov 9, 1985 Live Event Portland, USA 73 days
Tom Zenk Jan 21, 1986 Live Event Portland, USA 47 days
Bobby Jaggers [4] Mar 9, 1986 -- -- 34 days
Billy Jack [4] Apr 12, 1986 Live Event Portland, USA 19 days
** Vacated ** May 1, 1986 -- --
Stripped of the title, reasons unknown.
Rip Oliver [8] Jun 13, 1986 Live Event Eugene, USA 63 days
Won a battle royal for the vacant championship. Other participants included Abudda Dein, Brady Boone, Chris Colt, Cocoa Samoa, Jerry Sampson, Mike Miller, Moondog Moretti, Scott Darling, Tama Samoa, and Tarzan White.
Cocoa Samoa Aug 15, 1986 Live Event Albany, USA 36 days
Rip Oliver [9] Sep 20, 1986 Live Event Portland, USA 70 days
The Assassin [2] Nov 29, 1986 Live Event Portland, USA 14 days
Rip Oliver [10] Dec 13, 1986 Live Event Portland, USA 98 days
Ricky Santana Mar 21, 1987 Live Event Portland, USA 28 days
Rip Oliver [11] Apr 18, 1987 Live Event Portland, USA 70 days
Mike Miller [2] Jun 27, 1987 Live Event Portland, USA 49 days
** Held-Up ** Aug 15, 1987 -- --
Held-up after a match against Rip Oliver
Mike Miller [3] Aug 22, 1987 -- -- 70 days
Wins the title via forfeit after Oliver is unable to compete in a rematch.
The Grappler Oct 31, 1987 Live Event Portland, USA 279 days
Scott Peterson Aug 5, 1988 Live Event Eugene, USA 34 days
The Grappler [2] Sep 8, 1988 -- -- 25 days
Top Gun [3] Oct 3, 1988 -- -- 7 days
The Grappler [3] Oct 10, 1988 -- -- 5 days
Tatsumi Fujinami Oct 15, 1988 -- -- 56 days
Fujinami won the title after The Grappler failed to defeat him in 30 minutes.
The Grappler [4] Dec 10, 1988 Live Event Portland, USA 15 days
Top Gun [4] Dec 25, 1988 Live Event Portland, USA 34 days
The Grappler [5] Jan 28, 1989 Live Event Portland, USA 63 days
Carl Styles Apr 1, 1989 Live Event Portland, USA 14 days
The Grappler [6] Apr 15, 1989 Live Event Portland, USA 7 days
Carl Styles [2] Apr 22, 1989 Live Event Portland, USA 40 days
** Vacated Due To Injury ** Jun 1, 1989 -- --
Scotty The Body Sep 2, 1989 Live Event Portland, USA 35 days
Defeated Carl Styles in the final of a tournament for the vacant championship. Other participants included Johnny Boyd, The Grappler, Moondog Moretti, C.W. Bergstrom, Rex King, and The Midnight Soldier.
Rex King Oct 7, 1989 -- -- 7 days
Scotty The Body [2] Oct 14, 1989 -- -- 112 days
Curtis Thompson Feb 3, 1990 Live Event Portland, USA 55 days
** Vacated ** Mar 30, 1990 -- --
The Body defeated Thompson in a match for the title. The decision was reversed and title vacated after The Body was caught cheating.
Brian Adams Apr 21, 1990 Live Event Portland, USA 21 days
Defeated Larry Oliver in the final of a tournament for vacant championship. Other participants included Billy Jack Haynes, Curtis Thompson, The Equalizer, and The Grappler
Scott Norton May 12, 1990 Live Event Portland, USA 14 days
** Vacated ** May 26, 1990 -- --
Vacated after Norton was suspended.
Scotty The Body [3] Jun 2, 1990 Live Event Portland, USA 56 days
Defeated The Grappler for the vacant championship.
** Held-Up ** Jul 28, 1990 Live Event Portland, USA
Held-up after a match against The Grappler.
The Grappler [7] Aug 4, 1990 Live Event Portland, USA 98 days
Steve Doll Nov 10, 1990 Live Event Portland, USA 239 days
** Vacated ** Jul 7, 1991 -- --
After a match against Ron Harris.
Billy Jack Haynes [5] Aug 17, 1991 -- -- 28 days
Won a full nelson challenge to win the vacant championship.
Steve Doll [2] Sep 14, 1991 -- -- 14 days
Rip Oliver [12] Sep 28, 1991 -- -- 14 days
Crush [2] Oct 12, 1991 -- -- 98 days
Ron Harris Jan 18, 1992 -- -- 20 days
Steve Doll [3] Feb 7, 1992 -- -- 46 days
Ron Harris [2] Mar 24, 1992 -- -- 28 days
C.W. Bergstrom Apr 21, 1992 -- -- 9 days
** Deactivated ** Apr 30, 1992 -- --
Deactivated after Pacific Northwest Wrestling is sold. Yukihiro Kanemura defeated The Grappler (Len Denton) on May 5, 1992 in Osaka, Japan. Denton was the owner of the physical belt but the title change was not recognized by the owners of the Pacific Northwest assets and trademarks.
National Wrestling Alliance
Blue Collar Wrestling
Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship
(January 10, 2015—September 30, 2017)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
B.J. Darden Jan 10, 2015 -- -- 425 days
Awarded the championship after Blue Collar Wrestling joins the National Wrestling Alliance.
** Vacated ** Mar 10, 2016 -- --
Vacated after Darden wins N.W.A. Continental Heavyweight Championship.
Buddy Highway Mar 17, 2016 -- -- 143 days
Defeated Demarcus James, Havoc, and Ares Toretto in a 4-way final of a tournament for the vacant title.
Tommy Celcious Aug 7, 2016 -- -- 13 days
David Hollenbeck Aug 20, 2016 -- -- 1 day
Tommy Celcious [2] Aug 21, 2016 -- -- 28 days
Buddy Highway [2] Sep 18, 2016 -- -- 28 days
Tommy Celcious [3] Oct 16, 2016 -- -- 14 days
Buddy Highway [3] Oct 30, 2016 -- -- 35 days
Gregor Petrov Dec 4, 2016 -- -- 300 days
Defeated Highway in a 3-way match that also included Jeff Cobb.
** Deactivated ** Sep 30, 2017 -- --
Deactiviated after National Wrestling Alliance terminates all contracts with affiliated promotions.