Canadian Heavyweight Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the Canadian Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The Canadian Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title contested in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling), by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on March 29, 1976.

The Canadian Heavyweight Championship was retired on January 19, 2025, with the final champion being PCO.

A similar championship, the TNA International Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.

Canadian Heavyweight Championship: Title History

Promotions History

Promotion from to
Promotion TNA June 15, 2024 January 19, 2025
Promotion VP March 29, 1976 August 31, 1987

Promotion	from	to
Promotion TNA	June 15, 2024	January 19, 2025
Promotion VP	March 29, 1976	August 31, 1987

Championship Names & Belt Designs

- International Heavyweight Championship March 29, 1976 August 18, 1985
- WWF Canadian Heavyweight Championship August 18, 1985 February 22, 1986
- International Heavyweight Championship February 22, 1986 August 31, 1987
- TNA International Heavyweight Championship June 15, 2024 January 19, 2025

For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the TNA International Championship.

Canadian Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
	Deactivated January 19, 2025 New York City, New York, United States \| The People vs.GCW 171+ days After PCO cut a promo in which helegitimately aired his grievances with TNA management, before attempting to destroy the TNA Digital Media Championshipbelt with a sledgehammer, Canadian International Heavyweight Championship was subsequently dropped by TNA.
28		PCO 1 July 20, 2024 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| TNA Slammiversary 2024 183 days This was a Montreal Street Fight. This was also for Francis' TNA Digital Media Championship.	183 days
27		AJ Francis 1 June 27, 2024 Cicero, Illinois, United States \| TNA Impact! 23 days Title revived byTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) with the explanation that Francis bought the rights to the title and declared himself as champion.	23 days
	Deactivated August 31, 1987 N/A \| — 13450 days Title retired upon the closing of Lutte Internationale.
Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling)
26		Abdullah the Butcher 1 February 15, 1987 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 197 days	197 days
25		Hercules Ayala January 19, 1987 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 27 days	27 days
24		David Schultz November 3, 1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 77 days	77 days
23		The Great Samu June 30, 1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 126 days	126 days
22		Dino Bravo 7 May 28, 1985 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 398 days Defeated King Tonga; recognized by the WWF during their takeover of the Montreal office.	398 days
		Vacant May 13, 1985 N/A \| — 15 days	15 days
21		Dino Bravo 6 February 11, 1985 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 91 days Verne Gagne as Special referee.	91 days
20		King Tonga October 9, 1984 Hull, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 125 days	125 days
19		Dino Bravo 5 September 21, 1983 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 384 days	384 days
18		Rick Martel 1 June 1, 1983 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 112 days	112 days
17		Dino Bravo 4 March 7, 1983 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 86 days	86 days
16		Billy Robinson 2 January 12, 1983 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 54 days	54 days
15		The Destroyer 1 January 10, 1983 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 2 days	2 days
14		Billy Robinson 1 August 16, 1982 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 147 days Defeated Rick Martelin tournament final.	147 days
		Vacant July 1, 1982 N/A \| — 46 days	46 days
13		Dino Bravo 3 July 1, 1982 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 0 days	0 days
12		Sailor White January 1, 1982 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 181 days	181 days
11		Dino Bravo 2 June 20, 1981 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 195 days	195 days
10		Michel Dubois January 12, 1981 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 159 days	159 days
9		Dino Bravo 1 September 30, 1980 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 104 days	104 days
8		Pierre Lefebvre September 27, 1980 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 3 days	3 days
7		Edouard Carpentier August 18, 1980 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 40 days	40 days
6		Java Ruuk February 11, 1980 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 189 days	189 days
5		Edouard Carpentier January 1, 1980 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 41 days	41 days
4		Johnny Rougeau September 1, 1976 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 1217 days	1217 days
3		Serge Dumont September 1, 1976 N/A \| Lutte Internationale show 0 days	0 days
2		Billy Two Rivers August 3, 1976 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 29 days	29 days
1		Serge Dumont March 29, 1976 Montreal, Quebec, Canada \| Lutte Internationale show 127 days DefeatedJohnny Rougeau.	127 days

Canadian Heavyweight Championship: Statistics

Promotion Total Nonstop Action Lutte Internationale (International Wrestling)
Gender Male
Title Type Secondary Title
Date Established March 29, 1976
Date Retired January 19, 2025
Followed By TNA International Championship

Final ChampionPCO

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Dino Bravo	7
	Billy Robinson	2
	Serge Dumont	2
	Edouard Carpentier	2
	Johnny Rougeau	1

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Dino Bravo	1258
	Johnny Rougeau	1217
	Billy Robinson	201
	Abdullah the Butcher	197
	Java Ruuk	189

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Johnny Rougeau	September 1, 1976 - January 1, 1980	1217
Dino Bravo	May 28, 1985 - June 30, 1986	398
Dino Bravo	September 21, 1983 - October 9, 1984	384
Abdullah the Butcher	February 15, 1987 - August 31, 1987	197
Dino Bravo	June 20, 1981 - January 1, 1982	195