Stampede Wrestling World Mid-Heavyweight Championship Explained

Championshipname:Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship
Finalchamp:Dynamite Kid
Promotion:Stampede Wrestling
Created:June 1959
Firstchamp:Johnny Demchuck
Titleretired:February 26, 1983

The Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title, one of the lesser known secondary titles created for Stampede Wrestling in 1959, and was the focal point of the 1982-83 feud between the Dynamite Kid and the Great Gama. The title would be defended for roughly four years, although being recognized by the promotion until it was abandoned some time around October 1985, when Dynamite Kid (who was wrestling in the WWF at that point) was last recognized as still holding the title. There have been a total of six recognized champions who have had a combined 11 official reigns.[1] [2] [3]

Title history

Key
No.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/AThe specific information is not known
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
 Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation in that time period.
width=0 data-sort-type="number" scope="col"No.width=14% scope="col"Championwidth=0 scope="col"Reignwidth=16% scope="col"Datewidth=0 data-sort-type="number" scope="col"Days heldwidth=14% scope="col"Locationwidth=17% scope="col"Eventwidth=51% class="unsortable" scope="col"Noteswidth=0 class="unsortable" scope="col"
scope=row11N/AN/ABilled as World Junior Heavyweight Champion. 
scope=row21N/AN/ADick Steinborn is billed as champion on arrival. 
scope=row31Calgary, AlbertaHouse show  
scope=row4Dynamite Kid1N/AHouse show  
scope=row52N/AHouse show  
scope=row61N/AHouse show  
scope=row72N/AHouse show  
scope=row8Dynamite Kid2N/AHouse show  
scope=row91Calgary, AlbertaHouse show  
scope=row101Calgary, AlbertaHouse show  
scope=row11Dynamite Kid3Regina, SaskatchewanHouse show  
scope=row122N/AHouse showStill champion as of February 1, 1983; may be held up after a match against Dynamite Kid on February 18, 1983 in Calgary, Alberta 
scope=row133Regina, SaskatchewanHouse show [4]
scope=row14Dynamite Kid4N/AHouse show  
Title is still recognized as of October 1985 but is not mentioned again thereafter.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications . 2006. 4th . 0-9698161-5-4 .
  2. Web site: Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Title . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo .
  3. Web site: British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title History . 2003 . Solie's Title Histories .
  4. Web site: Daily pro wrestling history (02/22): Sting defeats Hogan to win vacant WCW title . February 22, 2017 . February 27, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.