Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship
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The Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling
championship
that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest
from the early 1940's until 1957. When the title was retired in 1957, it was the top singles title in the Pacific Northwest area.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
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that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
Pacific Northwest Wrestling is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The first such company was founded by Herb Owen in 1925...
from the early 1940's until 1957. When the title was retired in 1957, it was the top singles title in the Pacific Northwest area.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McEuin | 1 | December 25, 1940 | Eugene, OR | Defeats Billy Raeborn |
| Herb Parks | 1 | May 22, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| Billy McEuin | 2 | June 12, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| George Wagner (Gorgeous George) | 1 | September 04, 1941 | Eugene, OR | |
| Gust Johnson | 1 | |||
| George Dussette | 1 | March 26, 1945 | ||
| Jack Lipscomb | 1 | July 30, 1945 | ||
| Joe Lynam | 1 | December 10, 1945 | ||
| Bruno Angelo | 1 | April 02, 1946 | ||
| George Dussette | 2 | June 27, 1946 | ||
| Pete Belacastro | 1 | September 09, 1946 | ||
| Herb Parks | 2 | |||
| Jackie Nichols | 1 | August 28, 1947 | ||
| Frank Stojack | 1 | December 14, 1947 | Yakima, WA | |
| Gordon Hessell | 1 | April 28, 1948 | ||
| Frank Stojack | 2 | May 1948 | ||
| Jack McLaughlin | 1 | June 08, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | Vacant in 49 |
| Tony Ross | 1 | August 21, 1949 | Vancouver, BC | Defeats Leo Kirikeno |
| Buck Weaver | 1 | October 10, 1949 | ||
| Al Szasz | 1 | November 10, 1949 | ||
| Bob Cummings | 1 | January 15, 1950 | ||
| Leo Wallick | 1 | July 01, 1950 | ||
| Frank Stojack | 3 | December 22, 1950 | Tacoma, WA | |
| Andy Tremaine * | 1 | March 26, 1951 | Portland, OR | |
| Dale Haddock * | 1 | June 28, 1951 | Portland, OR | |
| Frenchy Roy * | 1 | August 18, 1951 | Portland, OR | |
| Frank Stojack | 4 | 1951 | ||
| Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox) | 1 | December 1951 | Seattle, WA | |
| Roger Mackay | 1 | May 16, 1952 | Tacoma, WA | |
| Frank Stojack | 5 | December 13, 1952 | Roseburg, OR | |
| Roger Mackay | 2 | December 17, 1953 | ||
| Carl Engstrom | 1 | 1954 | Vacates in 1954 | |
| Tommy Martindale | 1 | May 14, 1954 | Portland, OR | Wins tournament; Roger Mackey defeats Martindale, but Martindale refuses to hand over the belt and later loses it to Kurt Von Poppenheim |
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 1 | June 11, 1954 | Longview, WA | |
| Luigi Macera | 1 | November 11, 1954 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 2 | December 10, 1954 | ||
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | February 24, 1955 | Vacant in 1955 | |
| Larry Chene | 1 | February 24, 1956 | ||
| Bull Montana | 1 | May 18, 1956 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 3 | June 08, 1956 | ||
| Red Bastien | 1 | January 06, 1957 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim | 4 | January 18, 1957 | ||
| Luigi Macera | 2 | February 25, 1957 | ||
| Ed Francis | 1 | May 15, 1957 | Vacant in May 1957 | |