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] When the title was retired in 1957, it was the top singles title in the Pacific Northwest area.
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
151
Eugene, Oregon
House show
Defeated Billy Raeborn
2
Herb Parks
1
May 22, 1941
21
Eugene, Oregon
House show
3
Billy McEuin
2
June 12, 1941
84
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
126
N/A
House show
7
Jack Lipscomb
1
July 30, 1945
133
N/A
House show
8
Joe Lynam
1
December 10, 1945
113
N/A
House show
9
Bruno Angelo
1
April 2, 1946
86
N/A
House show
10
George Dussette
2
June 27, 1946
74
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
108
N/A
House show
14
Frank Stojack
1
December 14, 1947
136
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
50
Vancouver, British Columbia
House show
Defeated Leo Kirikeno
19
Buck Weaver
1
October 10, 1949
31
N/A
House show
20
Al Szasz
1
November 10, 1949
66
N/A
House show
21
Bob Cummings
1
January 15, 1950
167
N/A
House show
22
Leo Wallick
1
July 1, 1950
174
N/A
House show
[ 2]
23
Frank Stojack
3
December 22, 1950
94
Tacoma, Washington
House show
24
Andy Tremaine *
1
March 26, 1951
94
Portland, Oregon
House show
25
Dale Haddock *
1
June 28, 1951
51
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
211
Tacoma, Washington
House show
30
Frank Stojack
5
December 13, 1952
369
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
18
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
153
Longview, Washington
House show
35
Luigi Macera
1
November 11, 1954
29
N/A
House show
36
Kurt Von Poppenheim
2
December 10, 1954
76
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
84
N/A
House show
38
Bull Montana
1
May 18, 1956
21
N/A
House show
39
Kurt Von Poppenheim
3
June 8, 1956
212
N/A
House show
40
Red Bastien
1
January 6, 1957
12
N/A
House show
41
Kurt Von Poppenheim
4
January 18, 1957
38
N/A
House show
[ 4]
42
Luigi Macera
2
February 25, 1957
79
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 3 and 33 days.
^ The exact date that Stojack won the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 8 and 38 days.
^ The date French Roy lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 134 days.
^ The date Stojack won and lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 134 days.
^ 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 137 and 167 days.
^ The exact date that the championship was abandoned is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 0 days ad 16 days.
^ 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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