Canadian International Heavyweight Championship

The Canadian International Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in the Montreal-based wrestling promotion Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling). It was a continuation of the Montreal Athletic Commission's old International Heavyweight Championship, which became inactive after the Commission's promotion, the International Wrestling Association, closed in 1975. The title lasted from 1976 until Lutte Internationale closed in 1987.

Canadian International Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionLutte Internationale
Date establishedMarch 29, 1976
Date retired1987
Statistics
First champion(s)Serge Dumont
Final champion(s)Abdullah the Butcher
Most reignsDino Bravo (7 reigns)

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 Serge Dumont March 29, 1976 IW showMontreal, QC1 127 Defeated Johnny Rougeau 
 2 Billy Two Rivers August 3, 1976 IW showMontreal, QC1 N/A   
 3 Serge Dumont 1976 IW showN/A2 N/A   
 4 Johnny Rougeau September 1976 IW showN/A1 N/A   
N/A
 6 Edouard Carpentier N/A IW showN/A1 N/A Unknown who Carpentier defeated for the title 
 7 Java Ruuk February 11, 1980 IW showMontreal, QC1 N/A   
 8 Edouard Carpentier 1980 IW showN/A2 N/A   
 9 Pierre Lefebvre August 1980 IW showN/A1 N/A   
N/A
 10 Dino Bravo 1980 IW showN/A1 N/A Unknown who Bravo defeated for the title 
 11 Michel Dubois 1981 IW showN/A1 N/A   
 12 Dino Bravo June 20, 1981 IW showOttawa, ON2 N/A   
 13 Sailor White 1982 IW showN/A1 N/A   
 14 Dino Bravo 1982 IW showN/A3 N/A   
 1982 
 15 Billy Robinson August 16, 1982 IW showMontreal, QC1 147 Defeated Rick Martel in tournament final 
 16 The Destroyer January 10, 1983 IW showMontreal, QC1 N/A   
 17 Billy Robinson February 1983 IW showQuebec City, QC2 N/A   
 18 Dino Bravo March 7, 1983 IW showMontreal, QC4 N/A  [1]
 19 Rick Martel 1983 IW showN/A1 N/A   
 20 Dino Bravo September 21, 1983 IW showMontreal, QC5 384   
 21 King Tonga October 9, 1984 IW showHull, QC1 125   
 22 Dino Bravo February 11, 1985 IW showMontreal, QC6 N/A Special referee—Verne Gagne[2]
 1985
 23 Dino Bravo May 28, 1985 IW showMontreal, QC7 398 Defeated King Tonga; recognized by the WWF during their takeover of the Montreal office between August 18, 1985 and January 22, 1986[3]
 24 The Great Samu June 30, 1986 IW showMontreal, QC1 126   
 25 David Schultz November 3, 1986 IW showMontreal, QC1 77   
 26 Hercules Ayala January 19, 1987 IW showMontreal, QC1 27  [4]
 27 Abdullah the Butcher February 15, 1987 IW showMontreal, QC1 N/A  [5]
Deactivated 1987N/A Promotion Closed 

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