NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary) | |||||||||||
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Promotion | Stampede Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | November 1, 1946 | ||||||||||
Date retired | 1972 | ||||||||||
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First champion(s) | Al Mills |
Most reigns | Dave Ruhl (8 reigns) |
Longest reign | Al Mills (1,578 days) |
Heaviest champion | Abdullah the Butcher (430 lb (200 kg; 31 st)) |
The Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was established in 1946, and became the top championship in Stampede Wrestling when that promotion opened in 1948; it held that status until 1972, when the title was vacated and later abandoned after the last champion, Dave Ruhl, was injured.