ECCW Vancouver Island Championship

ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionElite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)
Date establishedMay 9, 1998
Date retired2012
Other names
  • ECCW Vancouver Island Championship
  • ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First championDestruction
Final championBJ Laredo
Most reignsLumberjack Bubba
Randy Tyler
Azeem The Dream
(2 reigns)

The ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling. As its name suggests, the title is defended almost exclusively at ECCW events on Vancouver Island, in cities such as Nanaimo and Victoria. Sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance, the title was promoted as the NWA Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship.[1] It originally lasted from 1998 until some time after the last champion, Rockford 2000, won the title in 2001,[2] then was reactivated in 2007 when Sid Sylum began claiming the title.[3]

Title history

As of 18 August 2025.

Names Years
ECCW Vancouver Island Championship N/A
ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship N/A
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)
† Gorgeous Michelle Starr August 16, 1996 — Nanaimo, BC 1 1 Starr defeated Mike Roselli to become the inaugural champion. [4][5][6][7]
— Unified August 17, 1996 — Nanaimo, BC — — Mike Roselli defeated Starr in a rematch to unify the Vancouver Island Championship with the ECCW Heavyweight Championship. [4][5][6][7]
1 Destruction May 9, 1998 Parksville, BC 1 N/A Wins a bunkhouse battle royal to become the inaugural champion. [1][5]
2 Lumberjack Bubba June 6, 1998 Duncan, BC 1 N/A [5]
3 "Rocket" Randy Tyler November 8, 1998 Cowichan Valley, BC 1 N/A [5]
— Vacated November 1998 — — — — Tyler is stripped of the title by NWA president Howard Brody
4 Lumberjack Bubba November 20, 1998 Campbell River, BC 2 N/A Defeated Mike Roselli to win the vacant title. [5]
5 Michelle Starr April 22, 1999 Nanaimo, BC 1 N/A [5][7][8]
— Vacated 1999 — — — — Starr is stripped of the title due to also holding the NWA Canadian Heavyweight and NWA/ECCW Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championships
6 Randy Tyler July 24, 1999 Nanaimo, BC 2 N/A Defeats Steve Rizzono [5]
— Vacated October 1999 — — — — Tyler is stripped for failing to defend the title.
7 Steve Rizzono October 1, 1999 Victoria, BC 1 N/A Defeats Bomber & Juggernaut in 3-way tournament final [5]
8 Mad Bomber November 6, 1999 Quesnel, BC 1 [5]
9 Ladies Choice February 18, 2000 Nanaimo, BC 1 N/A [9]
10 Rockford 2000 July 27, 2001 Victoria, BC 1 N/A Still champion as of January 26, 2002
— Deactivated – — – – – The title became deactivated
11 Sid Sylum December 1, 2007 1 N/A Sylum declares himself as champion after winning the 2007 Vancouver Island Cup Tournament, defeating Kyle O'Reilly on August 19, 2007 in Nanaimo, BC [3]
12 Cremator April 25, 2009 Nanaimo, BC 1 N/A [3]
13 Azeem The Dream January 22, 2011 Victoria, BC 1 N/A
14 Jamie Diaz March 18, 2011 Surrey, BC 1 N/A
15 Azeem The Dream April 29, 2011 Surrey, BC 2 N/A
16 BJ Laredo December 1, 2012 Duncan, BC 1 N/A
— Deactivated – — – – – The title once more became deactivated in 2012.

See also

References

General
  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "BRITISH COLUMBIA: ECCW Vancouver Island Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 343. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • Nevada, Vance (2022). (Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling Legacy. FriesenPress. p. 434. ISBN 9781039154797.
  • Tanabe, Hisaharu (2003). "NWA Vancouver Island Heavyweight Title (British Columbia)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
Specific
  1. ^ a b O'Hara, Michael, ed. (November 1998). "International Slams". New Wave Wrestling. Vol. 1, no. 34. Gracie Station, New York. p. 48. ISSN 1060-5908. ECCW: British Columbia's Extremely Canadian Championship Wrestling is now recognized as "NWA Pacific Northwest." [...] Destruction is the NWA Vancouver Island champ
  2. ^ Lorimer, Tim (October 5, 2001). "Rockford 2001 a born entertainer". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Dykens, Brad (ed.). "Results: ECCW (British Columbia)". OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Hamilton, Todd (August 25, 1996). "ECCW AT THE VIEX". Ring Report. Vol. 3, no. 4.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nevada, Vance. "Western Canada: 1990-1999". Canadian Wrestling Results Archive. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "NANAIMO: ECCW Title (Vancouver Island version)". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 342. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. ^ a b c Nevada, Vance. "Michelle Starr Career Record". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Woodward, Buck (April 22, 2010). "THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ECW CYBERSLAM, BAGWELL INJURED AND MORE". PWInsider.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  9. ^ Nevada, Vance. "Western Canada: 2000-2002". Canadian Wrestling Results Archive. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
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