Professional wrestling championship
Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship Promotion Pacific Northwest Date established December 25, 1940 Date retired May 15, 1957 First champion(s) Billy McEuin Final champion(s) Ed Francis Most reigns Frank Stojack (5 reigns)
The Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that was contended for in the Pacific Northwest from the early 1940s until 1957.[ 1]
Key Symbol Meaning No. The overall championship reign Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. Event The event in which the championship changed hands N/A The specific information is not known — Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign [Note #] Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref. 1 Billy McEuin 1 December 25, 1940 Eugene, Oregon House show Defeated Billy Raeborn 2 Herb Parks 1 May 22, 1941 Eugene, Oregon House show 3 Billy McEuin 2 June 12, 1941 Eugene, Oregon House show 4 George Wagner 1 September 4, 1941 [ Note 1] Eugene, Oregon House show 5 Gust Johnson 1 N/A [ Note 1] N/A House show 6 George Dussette 1 March 26, 1945 N/A House show 7 Jack Lipscomb 1 July 30, 1945 N/A House show 8 Joe Lynam 1 December 10, 1945 N/A House show 9 Bruno Angelo 1 April 2, 1946 N/A House show 10 George Dussette 2 June 27, 1946 N/A House show 11 Pete Belacastro 1 September 9, 1946 [ Note 1] N/A House show 12 Herb Parks 2 N/A [ Note 1] N/A House show 13 Jackie Nichols 1 August 28, 1947 N/A House show 14 Frank Stojack 1 December 14, 1947 Yakima, Washington House show 15 Gordon Hessell 1 April 28, 1948 [ Note 2] N/A House show 16 Frank Stojack 2 May 1948 [ Note 3] N/A House show 17 Jack McLaughlin 1 June 8, 1949 [ Note 1] Vancouver, British Columbia House show - Vacated - 1949 N/A N/A N/A Vacated for undocumented reasons 18 Tony Ross 1 August 21, 1949 Vancouver, British Columbia House show Defeated Leo Kirikeno 19 Buck Weaver 1 October 10, 1949 N/A House show 20 Al Szasz 1 November 10, 1949 N/A House show 21 Bob Cummings 1 January 15, 1950 N/A House show 22 Leo Wallick 1 July 1, 1950 N/A House show [ 2] 23 Frank Stojack 3 December 22, 1950 Tacoma, Washington House show 24 Andy Tremaine * 1 March 26, 1951 Portland, Oregon House show 25 Dale Haddock * 1 June 28, 1951 Portland, Oregon House show 26 Frenchy Roy * 1 August 18, 1951 [ Note 4] Portland, Oregon House show [ 3] 27 Frank Stojack 4 1951 [ Note 5] N/A House show 28 Masked Marvel[ Note 6] 1 December 1951 [ Note 7] Seattle, Washington House show 29 Roger Mackay 1 May 16, 1952 Tacoma, Washington House show 30 Frank Stojack 5 December 13, 1952 Roseburg, Oregon House show 31 Roger Mackay 2 December 17, 1953 [ Note 1] N/A House show 32 Carl Engstrom 1 1954 [ Note 1] N/A House show - Vacated - 1954 N/A N/A N/A Vacated for undocumented reasons 33 Tommy Martindale 1 May 14, 1954 Portland, Oregon House show Won tournament; Roger Mackey defeats Martindale, but Martindale refuses to hand over the belt and later loses it to Kurt Von Poppenheim 34 Kurt Von Poppenheim 1 June 11, 1954 Longview, Washington House show 35 Luigi Macera 1 November 11, 1954 N/A House show 36 Kurt Von Poppenheim 2 December 10, 1954 N/A House show 36 Pepper Gomez 1 February 24, 1955 [ Note 1] N/A House show - Vacated - 1955 N/A N/A N/A Vacated for undocumented reasons 37 Larry Chene 1 February 24, 1956 N/A House show 38 Bull Montana 1 May 18, 1956 N/A House show 39 Kurt Von Poppenheim 3 June 8, 1956 N/A House show 40 Red Bastien 1 January 6, 1957 N/A House show 41 Kurt Von Poppenheim 4 January 18, 1957 N/A House show [ 4] 42 Luigi Macera 2 February 25, 1957 N/A House show 43 Ed Francis 1 May 15, 1957 [ Note 8] N/A House show - Abandoned - May 1957 N/A N/A N/A Title abandoned
^ a b c d e f g h The length of the title reign is too uncertain to calculate ^ The exact date that Hessell lost the championship is uncertain, which puts his title reign at between ^ The exact date that Stojack won the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between ^ The date French Roy lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and ^ The date Stojack won and lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and ^ The Masked Marvel was Buddy Knox. ^ The exact date that the Masked Marvel won the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between ^ The exact date that the championship was abandoned is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 0 days ad ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 ^ Hoops, Brian (July 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (August 18, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (August 18): Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2014" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 18, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
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