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1. Clarke Roenick
Tournament final: defeated Bonecrusher by disqualification
#46 Dec 12/1981, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg Manitoba
2. Bonecrusher
defeated Clarke Roenick by submisison
#47 Jan 2/1982, Chalmers C.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba
3. Bounty Hunter
defeated Bonecrusher by pinfall in a Bunkhouse Brawl match
#54 Mar 6/1982, Chalmers C.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba
4. Bulldog Bob Brown
defeated Bounty Hunter by pinfall
#80 Oct 24/1982, Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba
5. Bounty Hunter (2)
defeated Bob Brown by 10 count in a Bunkhouse Brawl match
#87 Dec 11/1982, Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba
6. The Destroyer
defeated Bounty Hunter by pinfall
#128 Dec 15/1983: Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg Manitoba
Destroyer had to relinquish belt after losing a loser leaves town match.
7. Butch Reed
defeated Bad News Allen by pinfall, in a tournament final.
#141 Apr 14/1984: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
8. Ben Bassarab
defeated Butch Reed by pinfall
#174 Dec 13/1984: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
9. Jerry Blackwell
defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall
#190 May 11/1985: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
**forfeits title on July 7/1985 on TV after winning the Heavyweight Title the
previous week.
10. Ben Bassarab (2)
defeated Chris Lyon by pinfall
8-man Tournament Final
#201 Aug 3/1985: Billings, Montana
11. Tod Hestrerey (the Destroyer) (2)
defeated Ben Bassarab by pinfall
#209 Oct 5/1985: Billings, Montana
**stripped of title Mar 15/86, unable to defend due to injury
12. Ben Bassarab (3)
defeated Dan Kroffat by pinfall
8-man tournament final
#230 Mar 22/1986: Brandon, Manitoba
**forfeited title on Aug 1/87, to pursue the Heavyweight title
13. Chris Champion
defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall
16-man tournament final
#297 Aug 22/1987: Winnipeg, Manitoba
14. Mike Lozansky
defeated Chris Champion by pinfall
#315 Jan 23/1988: Brandon, Manitoba
15. Rogue
defeated Mike Lozansky by pinfall
#340 July 30/1988: Estevan, Saskatchewan
16. Vendetta
defeated Rogue by pinfall
#354 Nov 20/1989: Grand Forks, North Dakota
**Vendetta vacated the belt the next week because he also held the
Heavyweight title
17. Ben Bassarab (4)
won 14-man Gauntlet Royale to win vacant title
#358 - Dec 16/1988: Winnipeg Manitoba
9th Anniversary Spectacular
18. Bobby Jaggers
defeated Ben Bassrab by pinfall
#388 - Aug 12/1989: Regina, Saskatchewan
19. Tommy Jammer
defeated Bobby Jaggers by pinfall
#411 - Feb 10/1990: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
20. The Soultaker
defeated Tommy Jammer by pinfall
#418 - Apr 7/1990: Medicine Hat, Alberta
21. Tommy Jammer (2)
defeated Soultaker by pinfall
#431 - Jul7/1990: Brandon, Manitoba
22. The Nightstalker
defeated Tommy Jammer by pinfall
#446 - Nov 24/1990; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
**Stripped of title for no-show on April 6, 1991
23. Wahoo McDaniel
defeated Johnnie Stewart by pinfall in finals of 16-man tournament
#467 - May 4/1991: Winnipeg, Manitoba
24. Freddy Krueger
defeated Wahoo McDaniel by pinfall
#482 - Oct 26/1991: Winnipeg, Manitoba
25. Baron von Raschke
defeated Freddy Krueger by submission in a loser-leaves-town match
#490 - Feb 29/1992: Winnipeg, Manitoba
26. Soultaker (2)
defeated Baron von Raschke by pinfall
#524 - Jul 3/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
27. Tasmaniac
defeated Soultaker by pinfall
#528 - Aug 28/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
28. Hercules Ayala
defeated Tasmaniac by pinfall
#532 - Oct 23/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
29. Ben Bassarab (5)
defeated Hercules Ayala by pinfall
#535 - Dec 4/1993: Winnipeg, Manitoba
14th Anniversary Spectacular
30. Vampiro Canadienese
defeated Ben Bassarab in a ladder match
#548 - Jul 2/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
**stripped of title for no-showing title defense Sep 10/94
31. Jimmy Snuka
won a 20-man Battle Royale for the vacant title
#554 - Sep 24/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
32. Jack O'Jugular
defeated Jimmy Snuka by pinfall
#559 - Dec 3/1994: Winnipeg, Manitoba
15th Anniversary Spectacular
33. Nick Mercury
defeated Jack O'Jugular by pinfall
#565 - Mar 18/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
34. Manny Silva
defeated Nick Mercury by pinfall
#590 - Nov 4/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
35. Sgt. Keywon Grant
defeated Manny Silva in a streetfight
#593 - Dec 9/1995: Winnipeg, Manitoba
36. Lewis O'Day
defeated Sgt. Keywon Grant by pinfall
#599 - Feb 17/1996: Winnipeg, Manitoba
**March 16, 1996: Heritage title renamed TV title**
37. Ludvig Borga
defeated Lewis O'Day by pinfall
#643 - Nov 16/1996
38. Ben Bassarab (6)
defeated Ludvig Borga by pinfall
#654 - Feb 22/1997
39. Joe E. Legend
defeated Ben Bassarab 2-1 in a best of 3 falls match
#684 - Aug 2/1997
40. Hysteria
defeated Joe E. Legend and Ben Bassarab in a Three Way match
#708 - Dec 13/1997
18th Anniversary Spectacular
41. Nikolai Kishka
defeated Hysteria by pinfall
#723 - Apr 11/1998
42. Cobra
defeated Nikolai Kishka by pinfall
#770 - Dec 5/1998
**Cobra was stripped of the title when he did not sign with the new RCW for 1999
43. Balls Mahoney
defeated Joe E. Legend by pinfall
#771 - Feb 11/1999
**tournament final for the vacant title
44. Derek Graves
defeated Balls Mahoney by pinfall
#775 - Mar 6/1999
45. Gary Goodridge
defeated Derek Graves by submission
#777 - Mar 20/1999
46. Derek Graves (2)
defeated Gary Goodridge and Vendetta II by pinfall in a triangle match pinning Goodridge
#779 - Mar 27/1999
47. Gary Goodridge (2)
**Derek Graves was stripped of the title on Sep 18/99 when he was unable to defend due to injury
**Gary Goodridge won a 7-man Gauntlet Cage Match; the previous match ended in a draw so he was awarded the title by default #815 - Oct 10/1999
**vacated the title when he did not return to RCW in January 2000
48. Stan Baker
defeated Marcus Schultz in tournament final for vacant title
#820 - Feb 19/2000
49. Al Hardamann
defeated Stan Baker by pinfall
#860 - Dec 9/2000
21st Anniversary Spectacular
50. Diamond Dallas Page
defeated Al Hardamann by pinfall
#897 - Nov 3/2001
[Title renamed The American Heavyweight Title - January 2002]
51. "Total Destruction" Steve Riley
defeated DDP by pinfall
#916 - Feb 9/2002
**last defended Sep 14/2002 before RCW went dark.
**when RCW returned in Jan 2003 after merging with GPW, Riley did not immediately return.
**title declared vacant.
[Title renamed Heritage Title]
52. Vic Gate
defeated Den Graves in 2 out of 3 falls
#948 - Feb 23/2003
53. Den Graves
defeated Vic Gate 2 falls to 0
#955 - Apr 5/2003
54. Vendetta (2)
defeated Den Graves by pinfall
#971 - Jul 26/2003
**title vacated on Sep 13/2003 because he had also won the Heavyweight Title
**a tournament was held in October 2003, but due to the company going on hiatus was never completed
55. Vincent Regliatti
defeated Diamond Rhodes in a tournament final
#990 - Jun 30/2004