BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship
Professional wrestling championship
BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | Border City Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | June 13, 1992 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Jake Something | ||||||||||
Date won | October 7, 2023 | ||||||||||
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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
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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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 | 323+ | [12] |
Combined reigns
- As of August 25, 2024.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Cody_Deaner_with_CCW_belt.jpg/165px-Cody_Deaner_with_CCW_belt.jpg)
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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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 | D'Lo Brown | 339 | |
9 | Jake Something† | 1 | 323+ |
10 | Shane Douglas | 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
- ^ Hoops, Brian (May 6, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 6: Verne Gagne vs. Danny Hodge, 1st Annual Von Erich Parade of Champions show". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "MPW March Breakdown Night 1". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "MPW Spring Loaded Night 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "MPW Gold Rush Tour Night 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "BCW/Can-Am Rising". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "BCW/Can-Am Rising 2014". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "BCW Spring Loaded". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "BCW March Breakdown". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "BCW 25th Anniversary Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "BCW Essex Fun Fest Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "BCW Essex Fun Fest Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "BORDER CITY WRESTLING MARKS 30 YEARS WITH A TREAT Show". SlamWrestling-. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- General
- "BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Title". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship
- Scott D'Amore
- Brusier Bedlam
- Sabu
- Tommy Dreamer
- Mikey Whipwreck
- The Brooklyn Brawler
- D'Lo Brown
- Shane Douglas
- A-1
- Bobby Roode
- Abyss
- Tyson Dux
- Robbie McAllister
- Jon Bolen
- Cody Deaner (current)
- Kongo Kong