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42-494: (Redirected from Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship ) Professional wrestling championship Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship Details Promotion Stampede Wrestling Date established June 1959 Date retired February 26, 1983 Statistics First champion(s) Johnny Demchuck Final champion(s) Dynamite Kid The Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship

84-635: A 1999 house show in Toronto . If there is a title change, the title usually changes back during the same show or at another show on the loop before another televised event, like several titles changes of the WWE Hardcore Championship or when Booker T and Chris Benoit traded the WCW World Television Championship back-and-forth on several house shows, with Booker (the official champion) always having

126-573: A few days later, after Bret Hart proved that he owned the rights to the footage of his matches. Stampede Wrestling was famous for "The Dungeon", a professional wrestling school located in the basement of the Calgary mansion Hart House , home of the Hart family. Stu Hart and Mr. Hito were the main trainers in the Dungeon. The school trained a number of ECW , WCW , WWE and NJPW stars, including

168-751: A lack of approval by the Calgary Wrestling & Boxing Commission to promote shows. The next attempt was around December 1991 by Abu Wizal, but only lasted a couple weeks. Between July 1995 and July 1997, Bruce Hart promoted one-off shows periodically at the Rockyford Rodeo in Rockyford, Alberta. On December 15, 1995, a special Stampede Wrestling tribute show was held at the Corral in Calgary, celebrating Stu Hart's life and career. It featured several Stampede alumni, as well as talent from both

210-399: A live audience, and with the increase in number of pay-per-view events held by promotions, angles are now typically developed during weekly shows, and resolved during the next pay-per-view (or, on occasion, a special episode of the series), rendering house shows to be mostly minor events with no long-term story significance. Since house shows are not televised, promotions do not usually deploy

252-646: A masked Hiroshi Hase ). In December 1987, they added a women's championship, the IWA World Women's Championship , with Monster Ripper as their champion, but by January 1989, that championship moved to Japan. Despite a valiant four years trying to resurrect the wrestling scene in Calgary to its former glory, Stampede officially shut down on December 18, 1989. The closure stemmed from long-standing problems between Bruce Hart and Ed Whalen, producer Fred May's constantly editing too much content off TV, and pay disputes within talent. Their final show before closing down

294-411: A match against Dynamite Kid on February 18, 1983 in Calgary, Alberta     13 Gama Singh 3 February 22, 1983 4 Regina, Saskatchewan House show   14 Dynamite Kid 4 February 26, 1983 N/A House show     — Abandoned — October 1985 — N/A N/A Title

336-710: A new stage was introduced that closer-resembles the stages used by televised events at the time. During the first brand extension , each WWE tour was exclusive to either the Raw or SmackDown brand. This remained the case through 2012, even after the first brand extension ended in 2011 on televised programming. In 2013, the shows were rebranded as "WWE Live", with NXT house shows subsequently branded as "NXT Live". After WrestleMania 38 in April 2022, WWE began to brand house shows held on weekends as "Saturday Night's Main Event" (reviving

378-496: Is a professional wrestling event produced by a major promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events, as well as to test reactions to matches, wrestlers, and gimmicks that are being considered for the main televised programming and upcoming pay-per-views . As house shows are not televised, all matches are technically dark matches , though that term

420-1288: Is billed as champion on arrival.   3 Bruce Hart 1 June 1979 Calgary, Alberta House show       4 Dynamite Kid 1 August 1979 N/A House show       5 Dick Steinborn 2 June 28, 1980 N/A House show     6 Keith Hart 1 July 1980 N/A House show       7 Bruce Hart 2 October 25, 1980 N/A House show       8 Dynamite Kid 2 July 3, 1981 N/A House show       9 Davey Boy Smith 1 July 9, 1982 126 Calgary, Alberta House show     10 Gama Singh 1 November 12, 1982 32 Calgary, Alberta House show     11 Dynamite Kid 3 December 14, 1982 68 Regina, Saskatchewan House show     12 Gama Singh 2 January 21, 1983 N/A House show Still champion as of February 1, 1983; may be held up after

462-444: Is still recognized as of October 1985 but is not mentioned again thereafter. Footnotes [ edit ] ^ Demchuck's title reign is too uncertain to calculate. ^ Steinborn's first title reign is too uncertain to calculate. ^ The exact date that Bruce Hart won and lost the championship are uncertain, which means that his reign lasted between 32 and 91 days. ^ Due to lack of records

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504-598: Is usually reserved for non-televised matches at otherwise televised events. House shows are also often scripted to make the face wrestlers win most matches, largely to send the crowd home happy. If a heel defends a title, the face may win by disqualification, preventing the title from changing hands. Until the 1990s, most televised professional wrestling programs were taped weeks in advance in small studios and featured primarily matches with lesser-known wrestlers while interviews revolved around feuds between upper level talent that were to be settled at an upcoming major show at

546-693: The Alberta Tag Team Championship that was retired the year before, which was won by The Kalmikoffs . In 1959, Oeming retired and Hart took full control of the territory. Hart would also retire their version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship . In 1965, he changed the name of the promotion to Wildcat Wrestling . Finally, in August 1967, he changed it to Stampede Wrestling , and the name stuck. In February 1968, they created their own singles title,

588-841: The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship , which was won by Archie Gouldie (the future Mongolian Stomper). Four years later, they retired their version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship . In June 1978, they introduced the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship , with Dynamite Kid as their inaugural champion during his first tour in North America. In 1979, Stampede would bring back an old championship,

630-787: The Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (the title was first introduced in June 1959, before being quickly abandoned), with Dick Steinborn as champion. In 1982, Stampede withdrew from the NWA. On December 2, 1983, a riot broke out at the Victoria Pavilion in Calgary during a match between Bret Hart , Davey Boy Smith and Sonny Two Rivers against Bad News Allen , The Stomper and Stomper's kayfabe son Jeff Gouldie . Longtime Stampede announcer Ed Whalen reportedly became distraught during

672-786: The WCW Cruiserweight Championship on an unspecified house show (thereby giving the title to Psychosis), after WCW management was forced to drop Lane's gimmick that was perceived as offensive by the GLAAD . The phrase has been used to pejoratively describe WWE pay-per-views intended primarily for specific markets, including UK-only pay-per-views such as Insurrextion and Rebellion , and WWE's events in Saudi Arabia . In 2019, Shawn Michaels defended his one-off return at WWE's 2018 Crown Jewel pay-per-view in Saudi Arabia (reuniting D-Generation X to participate in

714-455: The WWF at that point) was last recognized as still holding the title. There have been a total of six recognized champions who have had a combined 11 official reigns. Title history [ edit ] Key No. The overall championship reign Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which

756-628: The Hart Brothers, Mark Henry , Chris Benoit , Chris Jericho , Ricky Fuji , Hiroshi Hase , Ken Shamrock , Justin Credible , Christian and Edge . The Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame list professional wrestlers and others who have competed in Stampede Wrestling, from Stu Hart's Klondike Wrestling to the original Stampede Wrestling promotion which closed in 1990. General Specific House show A house show

798-568: The Rougeau's home town of Montreal. This change (and the eventual "decision reversal") was only ever mentioned during segments taped specifically for and shown in the Montreal market. A fictional house show can be used to explain a sudden vacation or change of a title caused due to backstage issues on television. For example, on October 4, 1999 edition of WCW Monday Nitro , the commentators stated that Psychosis had defeated Lenny Lane for

840-799: The Spray Lakes Sawmill Sportsplex in Cochrane, Alberta, Nicholson would face Abdullah the Butcher after the scheduled main event between Lance Storm and Rhyno was canceled when Rhyno failed to appear. At that same event, longtime tag team partners TJ Wilson and Harry Smith faced each other in Smith's final match for the promotion before leaving for World Wrestling Entertainment. Bruce and Ross Hart sold Stampede Wrestling to Bill Bell in 2007. The promotion ceased operations again in April 2008. Stampede's weekly shows were held mostly at

882-554: The Victoria Pavilion in Calgary, with special events held at the Stampede Corral . Stampede Wrestling was the basis for a long-running weekly sports broadcast produced in Calgary showcasing many of the promotion's most popular wrestlers. Hosted by Ed Whalen most of its run, which went from 1957 to 1989, the series was syndicated around the world and reruns continue to be shown in some countries to this day. At

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924-632: The WWF Championship from Bob Backlund in 1994 at a live event in Madison Square Garden . There have also been occasions when title changes occur but are not recognized by the promotion. Some notable house show title changes include an August 10, 1987 match where The Rougeau Brothers ( Raymond and Jacques ) won over the champion Hart Foundation ( Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart ) to take the WWF Tag Team championship in

966-483: The WWF sold Stampede back to the Hart family, with Bruce Hart taking the reins, and by 1986, the Calgary territory was given a shot of adrenaline with new talent such as Owen Hart , Brian Pillman , Chris Benoit , Biff Wellington , and Johnny Smith coming in to tangle with Gama Singh and his Karachi Vice stable (which included Shinya Hashimoto , Gary Albright , and Mike Shaw ) and The Viet Cong Express (which included

1008-631: The World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. The main event saw Bret Hart successfully defend the WWF Championship against Davey Boy Smith. In early 1999, Bruce and Ross Hart reopened Stampede Wrestling, showcasing graduates from the Hart Dungeon training school. However, only weeks after their first event, the promotion once again became inactive following the death of Owen Hart in May. Although considering closing

1050-419: The advent of WWE Network , WWE has televised portions of what are otherwise house shows as hour-long specials on the service, such as Starrcade —an event that shares the name with the flagship pay-per-view of the now-defunct WCW (whose assets were acquired by WWE), and The Shield's Final Chapter —a special which featured Dean Ambrose 's final WWE appearance with his stable The Shield before his departure from

1092-595: The branding of a former WWE television series ) and "Sunday Night Stunner". Because house shows are not televised, sometimes controversial things occur during them (although this is rare) which might not happen on a televised show. For example, on May 19, 1996, the MSG "Curtain Call" , which was also a rare example of a shoot , occurred at a house show taped at Madison Square Garden . At the same show, The Bodydonnas lost their WWF Tag Team Championship to The Godwinns . With

1134-402: The length of this reign cannot be determined, it could have lasted anywhere from 1 day to 269 days. ^ Due to lack of records the length of this reign cannot be determined, it could have lasted anywhere from 1 day to 371 days. ^ Due to lack of records the length of this reign cannot be determined, it could have lasted anywhere from 11 to 32 days. ^ The exact date

1176-427: The length of this reign cannot be determined, it could have lasted anywhere from 1 day to 332 days. ^ The exact date that Steinborn lost the championship is uncertain, which means that his championship reign lasted between 3 and 32 days. ^ Due to lack of records the length of this reign cannot be determined, it could have lasted anywhere from 1 day to 116 days. ^ Due to lack of records

1218-411: The promotion's flagship venues. Prior to the 1980s, these were house shows, though with the advent of closed-circuit television , and later pay-per-view , these became televised events as well. Later on in the 1990s, the advent of weekly shows such as WWF's Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro , where competitive matches between upper level talent and storylines play out as they happen in front of

1260-419: The promotion's former alumni becoming some of the most popular stars in the World Wrestling Federation and other American promotions during the 1980s and 1990s, the promotion produced one of the earliest televised professional wrestling programs (today considered the forerunner of today's WWE ) that remained one of Calgary's most popular sports programs eventually airing in over 50 countries. Stampede Wrestling

1302-541: The promotion, the Hart family continued to promote events five months later and began touring western Canada. Although successful, the Harts were forced to cancel several tours in late 2001 and early 2002 due to the arrival of a rival promotion backed by a Calgary businessman. The promotion also lost much of its roster due to its rival hiring away top stars. In 2005, promoters Bill Bell and Devon Nicholson took over day-to-day operations for Stampede Wrestling. During an event at

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1344-587: The promotion. Starting in March 2023, All Elite Wrestling launched a series of house shows under the "House Rules" brand. Most major promotions try to develop their angles only during televised shows and will rarely book a major development (such as a title change) for house shows. House show title changes can occur both to gauge how fans would react to a certain outcome, and allow for outcomes that would appeal to local fans—such as Edge winning his first WWF Intercontinental Championship over Jeff Jarrett at

1386-459: The riot, in which a woman was trampled, causing him to quit from the Stampede on air. Speaking of the events he remarked, "We're starting to scare the patrons with this violence outside the ring, and I will not be associated with it anymore." The event led to Stampede Wrestling being banned from Calgary for six months by the city's wrestling and boxing commission. In August 1984, Stampede Wrestling

1428-481: The same setup for staging or pyrotechnics used for their television counterparts. In the past, a WWE house show would consist mainly of a ring, essential lighting, and a crowd. In late 2011, WWE invested US$ 1.5 million in production improvements, which included three LED -lit entrance stages (one each for Raw and SmackDown , and one backup) featuring a ramp and video display, and leveraging venues' existing AV equipment for multimedia such as entrances . As of 2021,

1470-464: The time Stampede was revived in 1999, a second Stampede Wrestling TV series was attempted, hosted by Bad News Allen and play by play commentator Mauro Ranallo , but it was short-lived and Whalen was not involved. WWE currently controls Stampede's extensive tape library . In December 2015, the WWE Network began adding Stampede Wrestling shows to its Vault section. However, it was all removed

1512-543: The title back in time for Nitro . Edge similarly lost the aforementioned Intercontinental Championship back to Jarrett at Fully Loaded the next evening in Buffalo . Even rarer is the top title of a promotion changing hands. This has occurred relatively few times, notable occurrences include Bret Hart winning the then- WWF Championship from Ric Flair in 1992 at a live event in Saskatchewan and Diesel winning

1554-645: The title changed hands N/A The specific information is not known — Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign   Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation in that time period. No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref(s) 1 Johnny Demchuck 1 June 1959 N/A N/A Billed as World Junior Heavyweight Champion.     2 Dick Steinborn 1 1979 N/A N/A Dick Steinborn

1596-2545: The title was abandoned is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between 948 and 978 days. References [ edit ] ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4 . ^ "Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Title" . Puroresu Dojo. 2003. ^ "British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title History" . Solie's Title Histories. 2003. ^ Hoops, Brian (February 22, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/22): Sting defeats Hogan to win vacant WCW title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 27, 2017 . External links [ edit ] v t e Stampede Wrestling Stu Hart Al Oeming Championships Main Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship Secondary British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship Stampede Wrestling Women's Pacific Championship Tag Team Alberta Tag Team Championship Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship Other NWA Canadian Heavyweight NWA Canadian Tag Team World Mid-Heavyweight Stampede Wrestling Pacific Heavyweight Championship World Women's Triple Crown Talent Former personnel Hart wrestling family Shows Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show Stampede Wrestling 50th Anniversary Show Miscellaneous The Dungeon Stampede Corral Victoria Arena In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling [REDACTED] Category Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stampede_Wrestling_World_Mid-Heavyweight_Championship&oldid=1168957792 " Categories : World professional wrestling championships Stampede Wrestling championships Mid-Heavyweight wrestling championships Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles with hCards Stampede Wrestling Along with its wrestling school known as " The Dungeon ", many of

1638-522: Was a professional wrestling title , one of the lesser known secondary titles created for Stampede Wrestling in 1959, and was the focal point of the 1982-83 feud between the Dynamite Kid and the Great Gama . The title would be defended for roughly four years, although being recognized by the promotion until it was abandoned some time around October 1985, when Dynamite Kid (who was wrestling in

1680-777: Was formed in 1948 by Stu Hart and Al Oeming under the name Klondike Wrestling , and held their first show on September 11, 1948, at the Sales Pavillion in Edmonton, Alberta. It also become the National Wrestling Alliance 's Calgary territory in Canada. In May 1951, they changed its name to Big Time Wrestling . In February 1958, they introduced their version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship to replace

1722-569: Was held in Edmonton on December 16, with Larry Cameron defeating Bob Emory in the main event to retain the North American Heavyweight Championship. Despite Stampede officially closing down in December 1989, there were several attempts to revive the promotion. The first attempt occurred around March 1990 by Bruce Hart, but it only lasted three months, running smaller towns outside Calgary and Edmonton, due to

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1764-566: Was sold to the World Wrestling Federation . Of all the talent that WWF took upon their purchase of Stampede, they took only three wrestlers: Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and Dynamite Kid. Their last show was held on November 5, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, as a WWF/Stampede joint show. Bret Hart claims that Vince McMahon never actually paid for the territory, and “stiffed” his father, Stu Hart. On October 28, 1985,

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