North American Heavyweight Title
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | 1 | July 8, 1969 | ||
| Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie | 1 | August 26, 1969 | ||
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | October 7, 1969 | ||
| Bobby Red Cloud | 1 | May 19, 1970 | ||
| Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie | 2 | June 2, 1970 | ||
| The Beast | 2 | August 4, 1970 | ||
| Eric Pomeroy | 1 | May 11, 1971 | ||
| Leo Burke (Cormier) | 1 | June 22, 1971 | ||
| Gino Brito | 1 | September 22, 1971 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Leo Burke | 2 | September 27, 1971 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Killer Karl Krupp | 1 | June 10, 1972 | ||
| Eric Pomeroy | 2 | July, 1972 | ||
| Killer Karl Krupp | 2 | July 25, 1972 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| The Beast | 3 | September 12, 1972 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Jim Dillon | 1 | May, 1973 | ||
| Killer Karl Krupp | 3 | August, 1973 | ||
| Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie | 3 | September, 1973 | ||
| Harley Race | 1 | May 7, 1974 | ||
| Leo Burke | 3 | May, 1974 | ||
| Great Kuma (Motoshi Okuma) | 1 | May, 1974 | ||
| The Beast | 4 | June, 1974 | ||
| Great Kuma | 2 | June, 1974 | ||
| Eric Pomeroy | 3 | July, 1974 | ||
| Bolo Mongol | 1 | August, 1974 | ||
| Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie | 4 | September, 1974 | ||
| Bolo Mongol | 2 | September, 1974 | ||
| Leo Burke | 4 | May 6, 1975 | Was supposedly won in Detroit. | |
| Bob Brown | 1 | July 29, 1975 | ||
| Leo Burke | 5 | October 21, 1975 | ||
| Bob Brown | 5 | 1975 | ||
| Rudy Kay (Cormier) | 1 | November, 1975 | ||
| Vacated | The season ended without notice, leaving Rudy Kay unable to defend within 30 days. | |||
| Tommy Gilbert | 1 | April 24, 1976 | USA | Won a tournament to be crowned champion. |
| The Brute | 1 | May, 1976 | ||
| Tommy Gilbert | 2 | May 27, 1976 | Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| The Brute | 2 | June, 1976 | ||
| Leo Burke | 5 | September, 1976 | ||
| Michel Dubois | 1 | 1976 | ||
| Moved to Trans-Canada Wrestling in 1977. | ||||
| Steve Bolus | 1 | June 9, 1977 | Arrived as champion | |
| Frenchy Martin | 1 | June, 1977 | ||
| Leo Burke | 6 | July 14, 1977 | ||
| TCW folds in July, 1977. Title discontinued. | ||||
There was not a North American Title in the Maritimes again until 1984, when there were two of them.
- 84/04 Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie arrived at rival Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling as North American Champion. This was a newly created title for AGPW.
- 84/06 Leo Burke arrives at International Wrestling as North American Champion, this title had a history with Toronto’s Maple Leaf Wrestling, starting in 1982, when Leo Burke arrived there as Champion, with the old ESA/North American belt.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Burke | 1 | October, 1982 | ||
| Johnny Weaver | 1 | April 10, 1983 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Leo Burke | 2 | May 29, 1983 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| June, 1984 | ||||
| Archie “The Stomper” Gouldie | August, 1984 |
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