NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)
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The Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was established in 1946, and became the top championship in Stampede Wrestling when that promotion opened in 1948; it held that status until 1972, when the title was vacated and later abandoned after the last champion, Dave Ruhl, was injured.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: |
| Al Mills | 1 | November 1, 1946 | Calgary, AB (Defeats Chief Thunderbird) |
| Ski Hi Lee | 1 | February 26, 1951 | Edmonton, AB |
| Al Mills | 2 | March 6, 1951 | Edmonton, AB |
| Jack McDonald | 1 | May 1, 1951 | Edmonton, AB |
| Al Mills | 3 | 1951 | ? |
| Ski Hi Lee | 2 | January 29, 1952 | Edmonton, AB |
| Al Mills | 4 | February 5, 1952 | Edmonton, AB (Recognized as champion in the '52 Official NWA Newsletter) |
| Bob Langevin | 1 | May 13, 1952 | Edmonton, AB (Wins by forfeit when Mills no-shows) |
| Mr. X (Gino Vagnone) | 1 | June 10, 1952 | Edmonton, AB |
| Al Mills | 5 | circa 1953 | ? |
| Lou Newman | 1 | October 18, 1955 | Edmonton, AB |
| George Gordienko | 1 | April 11, 1956 | Regina, SK |
| Records unclear | |||
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | circa December 1956 | ? (Unknown whom Valentine defeated for the title) |
| Records unclear | Title vacated sometime before 1958 | ||
| Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | 1958 | ? (Wins tournament) |
| Records unclear | |||
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | circa January 1959 | ? (Unknown whom Valentine defeated for the title) |
| Vacant | 1959 | Title vacated | |
| John Foti | 1 | June 5, 1959 | Calgary, AB (Defeats Charro Azteca in 8-man tournament final) |
| Records unclear | |||
| Vacant | 1959 | Title vacated | |
| Dave Ruhl | 1 | November 13, 1959 | Calgary, AB (Defeats Al Mills) |
| Records unclear | |||
| Ed Francis | 1 | circa January 1961 | ? (Unknown whom Francis defeated for the title) |
| John Smith | 1 | February 24, 1961 | Calgary, AB |
| John Foti | 2 | June 9, 1961 | Calgary, AB |
| Records unclear | |||
| Killer Kowalski | 1 | November 17, 1961 | ? (Recognized as N.A.W.A. Canadian champion; unknown whom Kowalski defeated for the title) |
| Czaya Nandor | 1 | March 9, 1962 | Calgary, AB |
| Alexis Bruga | 1 | March 1962 | ? |
| Czaya Nandor | 2 | March 23, 1962 | Calgary, AB |
| Killer Kowalski | 2 | July 6, 1962 | Calgary, AB |
| Czaya Nandor | 3 | May 12, 1962(?) | Calgary, AB |
| Records unclear | |||
| Waldo Von Erich | 1 | July 6, 1964 | ? (Unknown whom Von Erich defeated for the title) |
| Records unclear | |||
| Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | 1964 | ? (Unknown whom Jonathan defeated for the title) |
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | 1965 | ? |
| Don Leo Jonathon | 2 | 1965 | ? |
| Sweet Daddy Siki | 1 | 1965 | ? |
| Dave Ruhl | 2 | 1966 | ? |
| The Beast | 1 | 1966 | ? |
| Dave Ruhl | 3 | 1967 | ? |
| Stan Stasiak | 2 | 1967 | ? |
| Luther Lindsay | 1 | 1967 | ? |
| Stan Stasiak | 3 | 1967 | ? |
| Dave Ruhl | 4 | July 4, 1967 | Calgary, AB |
| Danny Lynch | 1 | December 26, 1969 | Calgary, AB |
| Dave Ruhl | 5 | January 9, 1970 | Calgary, AB |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | January 30, 1970 | Calgary, AB |
| Dave Ruhl | 6 | 1971 | ? |
| Vacant | 1972 | Ruhl is injured; title abandoned |
