WWC North American Heavyweight Championship
| WWC North American Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date established | April 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | February 26, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
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World Wrestling Council Americas Wrestling Federation International Wrestling Association | ||||||||||||||||
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The WWC North American Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship defended in the Puerto Rican promotion, the World Wrestling Council. Created in 1974, it was the primary singles championship of the promotion until the creation of the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship in 1982. It was then relegated to secondary status until it was abandoned sometime in late 1991.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Gil Hayes | 1 | April 1974 | ??? | Billed as champion in arrival. |
| Carlos Colón | 1 | June 22, 1974 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | October 21, 1974 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Title held up On November 23, 1974 after a match against Carlos Colón in Caguas, Puerto Rico | ||||
| Carlos Colón | 2 | December 7, 1974 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Defeated Ladd in a rematch to win the held up title. |
| Pierre Martel | 1 | March 1, 1975 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 3 | March 22, 1975 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Spoiler I | 1 | August 25, 1975 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 4 | September 20, 1975 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Cowboy Bob Ellis | 1 | February 21, 1976 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 5 | April 17, 1976 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Eric the Red | 1 | October 16, 1976 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Held up After a match against Carlos Colón on November 13, 1976 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico | ||||
| Carlos Colón | 6 | November 27, 1976 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Defeated Eric the Red in a rematch to win the held up title. |
| Hartford Love | 1 | April 25, 1977 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Gorilla Monsoon | 1 | July 30, 1977 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Bruno Sammartino | 1 | May 5, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Gorilla Monsoon | 2 | July 22, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 7 | March 3, 1979 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Don Kent | 1 | August 3, 1979 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I | 1 | August 30, 1979 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Roger Kirby | 1 | October 29, 1979 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I | 2 | November 17, 1979 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Mr. Fuji | 1 | January 26, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Pierre Martel | 2 | July 19, 1980 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Killer Karl Krupp | 1 | March 14, 1981 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Held up on May 2, 1981 after a match against Carlos Colón in San Juan, Puerto Rico. | ||||
| Carlos Colón | 8 | May 9, 1981 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeat Killer Karl Krupp in a rematch for win the held up title. |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | August 11, 1981 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Stripped Abdullah was stripped of the title after attack Carlos Colón brother who not was wrestler, title declared vacant on November 21, 1981. | ||||
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | February 25, 1982 | Jaggers was awarded the vacant title. | |
| Invader I | 3 | March 27, 1982 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Invader I unmasked himself after winning the title. |
| Mad Dog Lafaib | 1 | December 3, 1982 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Pierre Martel | 3 | January 29, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Buddy Landel | 1 | March 5, 1983 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Pedro Morales | 1 | June 25, 1983 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| Sweet Daddy Siki | 1 | January 6, 1984 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Pedro Morales | 2 | March 23, 1984 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Randy Savage | 1 | September 15, 1984 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Hercules Ayala | 1 | March 2, 1985 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Jos LeDuc | 1 | January 6, 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Al Perez | 1 | March 7, 1986 | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacant Perez gave up the title on September 1986 | ||||
| Bob Heffernan | 1 | December 21, 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Awarded |
| Miguel Pérez, Jr. | 1 | February 21, 1987 | Cataño, Puerto Rico | |
| TNT | 1 | May 2, 1987 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 2 | January 30, 1988 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I | 4 | April 15, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Inactived on November 1989. | ||||
| Manny Fernandez | 1 | September 1991 | Title shortly reactivated when Fernandez is recognized as the North American Heavyweight Champion by the WWC and he was the reigning South Atlantic Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. | |
| Vacant on October 1991 when Fernandez left the promotion and the title is abandoned. | ||||
| AWF North American Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Tony Atlas | 1 | May 1, 1992 | The championship was installed as AWF North American Title and Atlas billed as a champion upon arrival. | |
| Inactived on December 31, 1993 when Americas Wrestling Federation Closes. | ||||
| IWA North American Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Ricky Santana | 1 | February 19, 1994 | Title revived and was installed as IWA North American Heavyweight Championship. | |
| Inactived on February 26, 1994. | ||||
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See also
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