Canadian International Heavyweight Championship
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The Canadian International Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in the Montreal
-based wrestling promotion Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling). It was a continuation of the Montreal Athletic Commission's old International Heavyweight Championship, which became inactive after the Commission's promotion, the International Wrestling Association, closed in 1975. The title lasted from 1976 until Lutte Internationale closed in 1987.
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-based wrestling promotion Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling). It was a continuation of the Montreal Athletic Commission's old International Heavyweight Championship, which became inactive after the Commission's promotion, the International Wrestling Association, closed in 1975. The title lasted from 1976 until Lutte Internationale closed in 1987.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Dumont | 1 | March 29, 1976 | Montreal, QC Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
Defeats Johnny Rougeau |
| Billy Two Rivers | 1 | August 3, 1976 | Montreal, QC | |
| Edouard Carpentier Édouard Carpentier Édouard Ignacz Weiczorkiewicz was a Québécois professional wrestler better known by his ring name Édouard Carpentier. In a career that spanned from the 1950s into the 1970s, he garnered several world championships.-Early life:... |
1 | ? | ? | |
| Java Ruuk Johnny Rodz Johnny Rodriguez is a retired American professional wrestler. He has previously worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Johnny Rodz.-World Wide Wrestling Federation:... |
1 | February 11, 1980 | Montreal, QC | |
| Edouard Carpentier | 2 | 1980 | ? | |
| Pierre Lefebvre | 1 | circa August 1980 | ? | |
| Dino Bravo Dino Bravo Adolfo Bresciano was an Italian-born Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work as Dino Bravo, self-proclaimed as "Canada's Strongest Man".-Territories:... |
1 | 1980 | ? | |
| Michel Dubois Michel Lamarche Michel Lamarche is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ringnames Alexis Smirnoff and Michel "Le Justice" Dubois , who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, including the Mid-South, Central States, Georgia and San Francisco... |
1 | 1981 | ? | |
| Dino Bravo | 2 | June 20, 1981 | ? | |
| Sailor White | 1 | 1982 | ? | |
| Dino Bravo | 3 | 1982 | ? | |
| Vacant | 1982 | Title vacated | ||
| Rick Martel Rick Martel Richard Vigneault is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel... |
1 | September 1982 | ? | Wins tournament |
| Billy Robinson Billy Robinson Billy Robinson is a British professional wrestler and catch wrestling instructor. Robinson was well known in Japan where he has trained mixed martial arts fighters in catch wrestling... |
1 | circa November 1982 | ? | |
| The Destroyer Dick Beyer Dick Beyer is a retired professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer or Doctor X.-Early life:... |
1 | January 10, 1983 | ? | |
| Billy Robinson | 2 | 1983 | ? | |
| Dino Bravo | 4 | March 7, 1983 | Montreal, QC | |
| Rick Martel | * | 1983 | ? | |
| Dino Bravo | * | September 21, 1983 | Montreal, QC | |
| King Tonga | 1 | October 9, 1984 | Hull, QC | |
| Dino Bravo | 5 | February 11, 1985 | Montreal, QC | Special referee—Verne Gagne Verne Gagne Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne , is a retired American professional wrestler, football player, and professional wrestling trainer and promoter. He was the former owner/promoter of the American Wrestling Association , based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the predominant promotion throughout... |
| Vacant | 1985 | Title vacated | ||
| Dino Bravo | 6 | May 28, 1985 | Montreal, QC | Defeats King Tonga; recognized by the WWF World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales... during their takeover of the Montreal office between August 1985 and January 1986 |
| The Great Samu Samula Anoa'i Samula Anoa'i is a professional wrestler best known as one half of The Headshrinkers/Samoan Swat Team under the name Samu. His father is Afa Anoa'i who trained Samula for his professional wrestling debut.... |
1 | June 30, 1986 | Montreal, QC | |
| David Schults | 1 | November 3, 1986 | Montreal, QC | |
| Hercules Ayala | 1 | January 19, 1987 | Montreal, QC | |
| Abdullah the Butcher Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert "Larry" Shreve best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from the Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time... |
1 | February 22, 1987 | Montreal, QC | |
| Title retired | 1987 | Promotion closes |