No.
|
Champion
|
Championship change
|
Reign statistics
|
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Date
|
Event
|
Location
|
Reign
|
Days
|
1
|
Earl McCready
|
June 1941
|
Stampede show
|
N/A
|
1
|
N/A
|
Reigning New Zealand version champion - recognized in Toronto
|
|
2
|
Nanjo Singh
|
February 12, 1942
|
Stampede show
|
N/A
|
1
|
77
|
|
|
3
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
April 30, 1942
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
1
|
154
|
|
|
4
|
John Katan
|
October 1, 1942
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
1
|
41
|
|
|
5
|
Earl McCready
|
November 11, 1942
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
2
|
22
|
|
|
6
|
John Katan
|
December 3, 1942
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
2
|
56
|
|
|
7
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
January 28, 1943
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
2
|
N/A
|
Defeated Nanjo Singh when Katan no-showed a scheduled defense; defeated Katan on February 25, 1943
|
|
8
|
Jack Claybourne
|
1943
|
Stampede show
|
N/A
|
1
|
N/A
|
|
|
9
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
March 18, 1943
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
3
|
70
|
|
|
10
|
Yvon Robert
|
May 27, 1943
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
June 3, 1943
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Title held up after Robert Defeated Whipper Billy Watson by DQ in Toronto, ON
|
|
11
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
June 10, 1943
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
4
|
42
|
Defeated Robert in rematch
|
|
12
|
Earl McCready
|
July 22, 1943
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
3
|
N/A
|
|
|
—
|
|
N/A
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
July 1944 (NLT)
|
Stampede show
|
N/A
|
5
|
N/A
|
Unknown whom Watson defeated for the title
|
|
14
|
Frank Sexton
|
N/A
|
Stampede show
|
N/A
|
1
|
N/A
|
|
|
15
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
October 26, 1944
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
6
|
848
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
February 21, 1947
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Watson won the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title
|
|
16
|
Nanjo Singh
|
May 13, 1948
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
2
|
21
|
|
|
17
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
June 3, 1948
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
7
|
273
|
|
|
18
|
Fred Atkins
|
March 3, 1949
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
1
|
152
|
|
[2]
|
19
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
August 2, 1949
|
Stampede show
|
Hamilton, ON
|
8
|
65
|
|
|
20
|
Yvon Robert
|
October 6, 1949
|
Stampede show
|
Montreal, QC
|
2
|
42
|
|
|
21
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
November 17, 1949
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
9
|
69
|
|
|
22
|
Yvon Robert
|
January 25, 1950
|
Stampede show
|
Montreal, QC
|
3
|
260
|
|
|
23
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
October 12, 1950
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
9
|
1,981
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
March 15, 1956
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Watson won the NWA World Heavyweight title
|
|
24
|
Pat O'Connor
|
March 29, 1956
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
1
|
399
|
Defeated Lord Athol Layton
|
|
26
|
Gene Kiniski
|
May 2, 1957
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
5
|
35
|
|
|
26
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
June 6, 1957
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
10
|
680
|
|
|
27
|
Gene Kiniski
|
April 17, 1959
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
2
|
62
|
|
[3]
|
28
|
Whipper Billy Watson
|
June 18, 1959
|
Stampede show
|
Toronto, ON
|
11
|
N/A
|
|
|
—
|
Deactivated
|
1967
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Title abandoned
|
|