NWA Canadian Television Championship
Encyclopedia
The NWA Canadian Television Championship was a secondary singles title in Toronto
-based NWA
affiliate Maple Leaf Wrestling
from 1982 to 1984, when the title was abandoned after the promotion left the NWA to join the World Wrestling Federation
(WWF). The old Canadian TV title belt was later used as the physical belt for the heavyweight championship of the now-defunct Apocalypse Wrestling Federation in Toronto.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
-based NWA
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
affiliate Maple Leaf Wrestling
Maple Leaf Wrestling
Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto.-Queensbury Athletic Club:...
from 1982 to 1984, when the title was abandoned after the promotion left the NWA to join the World Wrestling Federation
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...
(WWF). The old Canadian TV title belt was later used as the physical belt for the heavyweight championship of the now-defunct Apocalypse Wrestling Federation in Toronto.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Youngblood | 1 | June 27, 1982 | Toronto, ON | Defeated 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:... in a tournament final to become the first champion |
| Private Nelson Jim Barrell James Kirk Harrell is an American professional wrestler best known as Boris Zhukov in his time with the World Wrestling Federation.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | October 17, 1982 | Toronto, ON | |
| Terry Kay | 1 | December 26, 1982 | Toronto, ON | |
| Private Nelson | 2 | March 27, 1983 | Toronto, ON | |
| Vacant | June 1983 | (N/A) | Vacated when Nelson left the promotion | |
| Mike Rotundo | 1 | August 7, 1983 | Toronto, ON | Defeated Don Kernodle Don Kernodle Charles Donald Kernodle, Jr. better known as Don Kernodle was an American professional wrestler with the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions.-Professional wrestling career:... in a tournament final to win the vacant title |
| Don Kernodle Don Kernodle Charles Donald Kernodle, Jr. better known as Don Kernodle was an American professional wrestler with the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | October 16, 1983 | Toronto, ON | |
| Brian Adidas Brian Adias Brian Adias was a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Class Championship Wrestling . He was a legitimate longtime friend of the Adkisson family, and was a classmate of Kerry Von Erich in high school.... |
1 | June 10, 1984 | Toronto, ON | |
| Title retired | July 1984 | (N/A) | Maple Leaf Wrestling joined 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... |
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