WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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L&G Promotions Universal Wrestling World Wrestling Council Wrestling International New Generations | ||||||||||||||||
Date established | May 25, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
Date retired | May 1, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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The WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council (WWC).
The title has been in use since 1975. Prior to being defended in the WWC, it was defended in L&G Promotions, until 1977, when the title moved to the WWC after L&G closed. For a time, the title was defended in the W*ING promotion in Japan as the W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.[1][2] Throughout the years, the championship has been used on and off in WWC, although it was a mainstay of the promotion and defended regularly until the mid-1990s. It was first rendered inactive in February 1994 with the closing of W*NG. It was revived and used for another 18 months roughly from January 1996 to August 1997 before being abandoned for the second time. More than four years later, in December 2001, the WWC began contesting bouts for the championship once more. However, the revival of the championship would be relatively short and it was rendered inactive in late August 2002 and hasn't been promoted by the World Wrestling Council since. On September 25, 2010, the title was reactivated and captured by Hideo Saito.
The Caribbean Heavyweight Championship was declared vacated and currently inactive since early 2012
Title history
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Jose Lothario | 1 | 1968-05-25 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Defeats Red Bastien via forteit in tournament final to become first champion.[3] |
Johnny Valentine | 1 | 1968-06-08 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Jose Lothario | 2 | 1968-10-24 | Freeport, Bahamas | |
The Gladiator | 1 | 1969-01-18 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Was a first on win two of three falls match.[4] |
Hans Mortier | 1 | 1969-04-05 | San Juan Puerto Rico | |
Ciclon Negro | 1 | 1969-04-19 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
The Missouri Mauler | 1 | 1970-01-31 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Jack Brisco | 1 | 1970-02-?? | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Mephistofeles | 1 | 1970-03-05 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Unknown Years later (1975) was announced a 12-man tournament to crown "champion" | ||||
Toru Tanaka | 1 | 1975-03-01 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won a 12-man tournament to win the vacant championship. |
Jose Lothario | 3 | 1975-03-22 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Lothario began defending the title in World Promotions after L&G Promotions closes. |
Universal Wrestling Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Huracan Castillo Sr | 1 | 1976-07-31 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Castillo was the NWA Caribbean Champion when he jumped to the WWC later on May 1977, the title was renamed WWC Caribbean Championship.[5] |
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Hercules Ayala | 1 | 1977-11-26 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Joe Novak | 1 | 1977-12-17 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Dick Steinborn | 1 | 1978-02-04 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Invader I | 1 | 1978-02-25 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Pierre Martel | 1 | 1978-03-11 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Invader I | 2 | 1978-04-08 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Held Up after a match against Dick Steinborn on 1978-06-24 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. | ||||
Invader I | 3 | 1978-07-01 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Defeated Dick Steinborn in a rematch. |
Armand Hussein | 1 | 1978-07-15 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
José Rivera Sr | 1 | 1978-08-10 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Gil Hayes | 1 | 1978-10-21 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Chief War Cloud | 1 | 1978-11-25 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Don Kent | 1 | 1979-01-06 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Huracán Castillo Sr | 2 | 1979-07-21 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Dick Steinborn | 2 | 1979-08-21 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
José Rivera Sr | 2 | 1979-??-?? | ??? | |
Dick Steinborn | 3 | 1979-11-24 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Ciclón Negro | 2 | 1979-12-29 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Gama Singh | 1 | 1980-06-07 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
José Rivera Sr | 3 | 1980-06-28 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Luke Graham | 1 | 1980-07-19 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Chief Jay Strongbow | 1 | 1980-10-11 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Danny Condrey | 1 | 1980-12-20 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Maravilla | 1 | 1981-02-09 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Medic II | 1 | 1981-03-07 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Tommy Gilbert | 1 | 1981-03-21 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Kim Song | 1 | 1981-05-16 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Jack Brisco | 2 | 1981-05-30 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Hans Muller | 1 | 1981-12-20 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Pierre Martel | 2 | 1982-01-06 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
"King Kong" Mosca | 1 | 1982-02-20 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
stripped off on 1982-03-13 when mosca left from WWC due to a problem with Invader. I.[6] | ||||
Dick Steinborn | 4 | 1982-03-?? | ?? | Defeated Charlie Cook in a tournament final. |
Charlie Cook | 1 | 1982-04-10 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | 1982-08-14 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Hercules Ayala | 2 | 1987-03-28 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
TNT | 1 | 1988-06-18 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Buddy Landel | 1 | 1988-08-20 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
TNT | 2 | 1988-09-17 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Jason the Terrible | 1 | 1988-11-19 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
TNT | 3 | 1989-03-04 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Rip Rogers | 1 | 1989-05-14 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Miguel Pérez, Jr. | 1 | 1989-11-04 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Harley Race | 1 | 1990-01-06 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Invader I | 4 | 1990-03-04 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
Leo Burke | 1 | 1990-05-19 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
Invader I | 5 | 1990-07-07 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Kim Duk | 1 | 1990-09-08 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
El Bronco | 1 | 1990-12-15 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Kim Duk | 2 | 1991-02-07 | Humacao, Puerto Rico | |
Miguel Pérez, Jr. | 2 | 1991-02-16 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Scott Hall | 1 | 1991-03-03 | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico | |
Super Medic III | 1 | 1991-04-20 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
Rod Price | 1 | 1991-07-06 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Super Medic III | 2 | 1991-07-13 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Fidel Sierra | 1 | 1991-08-03 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Miguel Pérez, Jr. | 3 | 1991-12-07 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
Greg Valentine | 1 | 1991-12-25 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Miguel Pérez, Jr. | 4 | 1992-01-06 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | The title moved to Wrestling International New Generations in December 1992. |
W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Yukihiro Kanemura | 1 | 1992-12-18 | Fukushima, Japan | |
Jado | 1 | 1993-09-26 | Hachiōji, Japan | |
Vacated and Inactived when Jado jumps to WAR on 1994-02-11. [7] | ||||
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Abdullah the Butcher | 2 | 1996-01-06 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Won an 18-man battle royal.[8] |
Vacated and inactived when Abdullah lost a retirement match to Carlos Colón on 1997-08-16 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. | ||||
Fidel Sierra | 2 | 2001-12-15 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Defeated El Bronco and El Nene in a three-way match to Reactive the title.[9] |
Super Gladiador (Ricky Frontán) | 1 | 2002-03-22 | Orocovis, Puerto Rico | |
Fidel Sierra | 3 | 2002-03-30 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Rico Suave | 1 | 2002-05-26 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Ricky Santana | 1 | 2002-06-22 | Cayey, Puerto Rico | |
Rico Suave | 2 | 2002-07-06 | Cayey, Puerto Rico | |
Ricky Santana | 2 | 2002-08-24 | Coamo, Puerto Rico | |
Title was inactived and abandoned posibbly on November 28, 2002 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico when Ricky Santana win a tournament final for the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship against El Nene to unify with the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship. [10] | ||||
Hideo Saito | 1 | 2010-09-25 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Won a ten man battle royal to win the title and activate since 2002.[11] |
Abbad | 1 | 2010-10-23 | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | |
Vacated on 2010-11-27 when Abbad no showed in various matches | ||||
Joe Bravo | 1 | 2010-11-27 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeat Chris Joel for the vacant title. |
El Sensacional Carlitos | 1 | 2011-04-02 | Quebradillas, Puerto Rico | |
Chavo Guerrero | 1 | 2011-07-16 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeated El Sensacional Carlitos and Orlando Colón in a triple threat match to win the title. |
Orlando Colon | 1 | 2011-09-24 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Won 3-way elimination match against Chavo Guerrero and El Sensacional Carlitos. |
El Sensacional Carlitos | 2 | 2011-10-30 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
Bolo the Red Bulldog | 1 | 2012-03-04 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
El Sensacional Carlitos | 3 | 2012-03-17 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
Vacated and abandoned on May 1, 2012 after El Sensacional Carlitos leaves WWC. |
References
- ↑ Duncan, Royal & Will, Gary (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "Caribbean Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
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