Northern Championship Wrestling

Northern Championship Wrestling (Les Promotions NCW Inc.) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2][3]

Northern Championship Wrestling
AcronymNCW
Founded1986
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Founder(s)Phil Bélanger (co-founder)
François Poirier (co-founder)
SisterNCW Femmes Fatales[1]
FormerlyAmateur Wrestling Association (1986–1992)
Lutte Lanaudière (1992–95)
WebsitenCw.qc.ca

History

Founded in 1986 by François Poirier and Phil Bélanger in Joliette, Quebec as the Amateur Wrestling Association, while in high school. In 1992, they changed their name to Lutte Lanaudière, as they moved from Joliette to Lanaudière. In 1995, they changed their name to its current name Northern Championship Wrestling, and moved to Montreal in 1996, running wrestling shows at the Centre Notre-Dame de Rosaire (Centre N.D.R.) from 1996 to 2009 and at Saint-Barthelemy Center in from 2009 to 2013. Currently shows are held at Centre LGH (10015 ave Bruxelles, Montréal Nord).

On August 13, 2005, shortly after his departure from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), the promotion hosted Lance Storm for a show called SummerStorm in order to promote his new Storm Wrestling Academy. Storm got involved in the main event, doing a run-in to help Manuel Vegas retain the NCW Quebec title against Chakal.

Sylvain Grenier wrestled for the promotion from November 2002 until starting full-time with WWE at No Way Out 2003. He first wrestled former NCW Quebec Champion Manuel Vegas, then defeated NCW wrestlers Chakal, Chase Ironside and Nova Cain.

Sylvain returned to NCW at ChallengeMania 15 on May 19, 2007. Still under contract with WWE, he tagged with Don Paysan and Bishop to defeat Chakal, Nightmare and Phil Bélanger in the Main Event. After his release from WWE, Sylvan returned to NCW, wrestling Franky The Mobster at Montreal Chairshot Massacre in October 2007.

On August 23, 2008, NCW hosted a wrestling SuperShow involving The Honky Tonk Man, Johnny Devine and Bushwhacker Luke.

Since 1995, NCW wrestlers such as Chakal, Franky The Mobster, Nova Cain and Don Paysan have been ranked in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500.

In April 2009, nCw drew 600 for Abdullah The Butcher's Last Match in Canada.

In September 2009, nCw hosted their first edition of NCW Femmes Fatales which regrouped many fighting female in North America. NCW Femmes Fatales was announced in April 2010 to be part of the Female Fight League during the 45th Edition of the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion in Las Vegas.

In November 2009, they gave an hommage to Maurice Vachon and Paul Vachon as part of a documentary tracing back Mad Dog's career.[4]

Championships

Current championships
Championship Champion(s) Previous Champion(s) Date Days Held Location
NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship Franky The Mobster Jesse Champagne October 29, 2021 722+ Mirabel, Quebec
NCW Inter-Cities Heavyweight Championship Brad Alekxis Jesse Champagne May 6, 2017 2359+ Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
NCW Tag Team Championship Vacant Grindhouse
(Marc Mercer & Stew Korvus)		 June 17, 2017 Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec

Retired championships
Championship Final Champion Date
NCW Triple Crown Championship James Stone October 15, 2016
NCW Cruiserweight Championship Chakal December 15, 2007
NCW X-Treme Championship Chakal December 15, 2007
NCW Television Championship Steven the Sweet Boy September 13, 2003
NCW Women's Championship Vanessa Kraven 2005
NCW Hardcore Championship Manuel Vegas August 16, 2003

NCW Hall of Fame
# Year Ring name
(Real name)[a]		 Inducted by Inducted for Notes[b]
1 1996 Ricky Riddick Wrestling NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2 1997 Luc Pelletier Helped get the then Amateur Wrestling Association started in the High School.
3 1997 Fred Della Serra Wrestling NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time)
4 1998 Frank Blues Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (4 times)
5 1999 Fantastik Franky Wrestling NCW Tag Team Championship (2 times)
6 1999 Guy Paquin
7 2000 Phil Bélanger Wrestling/Founder NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times)
8 2001 Le Géant Golem Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times)
9 2002 Iceman Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (4 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), and NCW Tag Team Championship (7 times)
10 2002 Dream Killer Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times), and NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
11 2003 Black Bear Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
12 2004 Marc the Grizzly[5]
(Marc Pilon)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (3 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), and NCW Tag Team Championship (6 times)
13 2005 Floyd Broffman Managing
14 2006 Guy Williams Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (9 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time), and NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
15 2006 Boris Kruschevv Wrestling NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times)
16 2007 Nightmare Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (4 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (11 times), and NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
17 2008 Syl le Sadique Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (9 times)
18 2010 Ben le King Wrestling
19 2010 Bertrand Hébert Promoting
20 2013 Chase Ironside Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (6 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (5 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
21 2013 Rick Lawrence Wrestling NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
22 2013 Don Paysan Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time) and NCW Tag Team Championship (2 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (4 times)
23 2014 Black Eagle[6]
(Sébastien Ricard)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (5 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (3 times), NCW X-Treme Championship (2 times), and NCW Hardcore Championship
24 2014 Nova Cain[7]
(Yan O'Cain)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times) and NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times), NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time), and NCW Feminin Championship (1 time)
25 2014 Julie le Red Fuxx[8]
(Julie Ricard)		 Wrestling NCW Feminin Championship (2 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (2 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
26 2015 Cobra[9] Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), NCW Triple Couronne Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (9 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
27 2015 Deniss Sensation[10] Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (3 times), NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (3 times)
28 2015 Naja Viper[11] Valet
29 2016 Anna Minoushka[12]
(Kim Varin)		 Wrestling NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
30 2016 Chakal[12]
(David St-Martin)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (5 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (2 times), NCW Triple Couronne Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (13 times), NCW X-Treme Championship (1 time), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
31 2019 Bishop[12]
(Loius Chayer)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (2 times), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), NCW Tag Team Championship (8 times), and NCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
32 2019 Tank[12]
(Christos Gabriel)		 Wrestling NCW Quebec Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NCW Inter-Cites Championship (1 time), and NCW Tag Team Championship (3 times)
  • a – Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
  • b – This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in the promotion.

See also

References
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  8. "NCW Temple de la Renommée - les Membres". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  9. "NCW Soirée des Champions 2015 - Cobra". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
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  11. "NCW Soirée des Champions 2015 - Naja Viper". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  12. Ashe, Steven (October 10, 2016). "CANADA: Northern Championship Wrestling returns to St. Therese, QU on October 22". Pro-Wrestling.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018.
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