WWC North American Heavyweight Championship
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The WWC North American Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title defended in the Puerto Rican promotion, the World Wrestling Council. The championship lasted from 1974 through 1991.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Hayes | 1 | April 1974 | ||
| Carlos Colón | 1 | June 22, 1974 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | October 21, 1974 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | November 23, 1974 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Title held up after a match against Carlos Colón. | |
| Carlos Colón | 2 | December 7, 1974 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Defeated Ladd in a rematch to win the held up title. |
| Pierre Martel | 1 | March 1, 1975 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 3 | March 22, 1975 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Spoiler I | 1 | August 25, 1975 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 4 | September 20, 1975 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Cowboy Bob Ellis | 1 | February 21, 1976 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 5 | April 17, 1976 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Eric the Red | 1 | October 16, 1976 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | November 13, 1976 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Title held up after a match against Carlos Colón. | |
| Carlos Colón | 6 | November 27, 1976 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Defeated Eric the Red in a rematch to win the held up title. |
| Hartford Love | 1 | April 25, 1977 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Gorilla Monsoon | 1 | July 30, 1977 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Bruno Sammartino | 1 | May 5, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Gorilla Monsoon | 2 | July 22, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón | 7 | March 3, 1979 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Don Kent | 1 | August 3, 1979 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I | 1 | August 30, 1979 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Roger Kirby | 1 | October 29, 1979 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I | 2 | November 17, 1979 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Mr. Fuji | 1 | January 26, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Pierre Martel | 2 | July 19, 1980 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Killer Karl Krupp | 1 | March 14, 1981 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | May 2, 1981 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Title held up after a match against Carlos Colón. | |
| Carlos Colón | 8 | May 9, 1981 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | August 11, 1981 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Vacated | November 21, 1981 | Abdullah was stripped of the title due to attacking Carlos Colón's brother. | ||
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | February 25, 1982 | Jaggers was awarded the vacant title. | |
| Invader I | 3 | March 27, 1982 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Invader I unmasked after winning the title. |
| Mad Dog Lafaib | 1 | December 3, 1982 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Pierre Martel | 3 | January 29, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Buddy Landel | 1 | March 5, 1983 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Pedro Morales | 1 | June 25, 1983 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| Sweet Daddy Siki | 1 | January 6, 1984 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Pedro Morales | 2 | March 23, 1984 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Randy Savage | 1 | September 15, 1984 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Hercules Ayala | 1 | March 2, 1985 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Jos LeDuc | 1 | January 6, 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Al Perez | 1 | March 7, 1986 | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | September 1986 | Perez vacated the title. | ||
| Bob Heffernan | 1 | December 21, 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Miguel Pérez, Jr. | 1 | February 21, 1987 | Cataño, Puerto Rico | |
| TNT | 1 | May 2, 1987 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 2 | January 30, 1988 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I | 4 | April 15, 1989 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Title abandoned | November 1989 | |||
| Manny Fernandez | 1 | September 1991 | Title shortly revived when Fernandez is recognized as the North American Heavyweight Champion by the WWC as he was the reigning South Atlantic Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. | |
| Title abandoned | 1991 | |||