Canadian International Heavyweight Championship

Professional wrestling championship
Canadian International Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionLutte Internationale (1976-1987)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024-present)
Date establishedMarch 29, 1976
Current champion(s)AJ Francis
Date wonJune 15, 2024
(aired June 27, 2024)
Other name(s)
  • Canadian World Championship
  • Canadian International Heavyweight Championship
    (1976-present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Serge Dumont
Most reignsDino Bravo (7 reigns)

The Canadian International Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in the Montreal-based wrestling promotion Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling). It was the successor to the Montreal Athletic Commission's MAC World Heavyweight Championship (later renamed the International Heavyweight Championship), which was retired after the Commission's promotion, the International Wrestling Association, closed in 1975. The Canadian International title was promoted from 1976 until Lutte Internationale closed in 1987, upon which the title was retired.

In 2024 the title was revived by the U.S. based promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), with AJ Francis as the current champion in his first reign, with the explanation that Francis purchased the rights to the title, and as its new owner he declared himself champion. This occurred on June 15, 2024 in Cicero, Illinois during the Impact! tapings, and aired on June 27.[1][2]

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Serge Dumont  March 29, 1976  IW show Montreal, QC 1  127  Defeated Johnny Rougeau  
 2  Billy Two Rivers  August 3, 1976  IW show Montreal, QC 1  N/A     
 3  Serge Dumont  1976  IW show N/A 2  N/A     
 4  Johnny Rougeau  September 1976  IW show N/A 1  N/A     
— N/A — —
 6  Edouard Carpentier  N/A  IW show N/A 1  N/A  Unknown who Carpentier defeated for the title  
 7  Java Ruuk  February 11, 1980  IW show Montreal, QC 1  N/A     
 8  Edouard Carpentier  1980  IW show N/A 2  N/A     
 9  Pierre Lefebvre  August 1980  IW show N/A 1  N/A     
— N/A — —
 10  Dino Bravo  1980  IW show N/A 1  N/A  Unknown who Bravo defeated for the title  
 11  Michel Dubois  1981  IW show N/A 1  N/A     
 12  Dino Bravo  June 20, 1981  IW show Ottawa, ON 2  N/A     
 13  Sailor White  1982  IW show N/A 1  N/A     
 14  Dino Bravo  1982  IW show N/A 3  N/A     
—  1982 — —  
 15  Billy Robinson  August 16, 1982  IW show Montreal, QC 1  147  Defeated Rick Martel in tournament final  
 16  The Destroyer  January 10, 1983  IW show Montreal, QC 1  N/A     
 17  Billy Robinson  February 1983  IW show Quebec City, QC 2  N/A     
 18  Dino Bravo  March 7, 1983  IW show Montreal, QC 4  N/A    [3]
 19  Rick Martel  1983  IW show N/A 1  N/A     
 20  Dino Bravo  September 21, 1983  IW show Montreal, QC 5  384     
 21  King Tonga  October 9, 1984  IW show Hull, QC 1  125     
 22  Dino Bravo  February 11, 1985  IW show Montreal, QC 6  N/A  Special referee—Verne Gagne [4]
—  1985 — —
 23  Dino Bravo  May 28, 1985  IW show Montreal, QC 7  398  Defeated King Tonga; recognized by the WWF during their takeover of the Montreal office between August 18, 1985 and January 22, 1986 [5]
 24  The Great Samu  June 30, 1986  IW show Montreal, QC 1  126     
 25  David Schultz  November 3, 1986  IW show Montreal, QC 1  77     
 26  Hercules Ayala  January 19, 1987  IW show Montreal, QC 1  27    [6]
 27  Abdullah the Butcher  February 15, 1987  IW show Montreal, QC 1  N/A    [7]
— Deactivated  1987 — N/A — —  Title retired upon the closing of Lutte Internationale  
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
28 AJ Francis June 15, 2024 Impact! Cicero, Illinois 1 17+ Title revived by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, with the explanation that Francis bought the rights to the title, and as the title's new owner, he declared himself as champion
Aired on June 27 		[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: June 27, 2024". TNA Wrestling.com. TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Thomas, Jeremy. "AJ Francis Proclaims Himself International Heavyweight Champion On TNA Impact". 411 Mania. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Hoops, Brian (March 7, 2020). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Hoops, Brian (February 11, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 11): AJ Styles wins the IWGP Title". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. ^ F4W Staff (May 28, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 28): Hulk Hogan vs. Nick Bockwinkel, Bruno vs. Superstar Graham double DQ". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Hoops, Brian (January 19, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/19): Ric Flair wins WWF title in 1992 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Hoops, Brian (February 15, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 15): Eddie Guerrero wins the WWE Championship". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

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