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{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
The [[City of Halifax|Halifax]] version of the '''NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship''' was first defended in the [[Eastern Sports Association]] only in 1977, the year the promotion closed. The title was ''imported'' from [[George Cannon (wrestler)|George Cannon]]'s '[[Superstars of Wrestling (Canadian TV series)|Canadian Wrestling]]' based in Ontario.

In late 2012, Atlantic Canadian Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance formed a partnership to create NWA Atlantic Canada. The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Halifax/Maritimes) will be used as the company's top championship. An eight-man tournament was held beginning in March 2013 to crown the first NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion (Halifax/Maritimes) since 1977. On April 5, 2013, JB Havoc won the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title in a record setting 29 seconds, which is credited with being the quickest title match in the history of the National Wrestling Alliance.<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>

==History==
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|number = 1
|champion = Luis Martinez
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|April 30, 1977}} {{small|(NLT)}}
|location=N/A
|days = N/A
|event = ESA show
|notes = Arrived as champion (Ontario?)
|ref =&nbsp;
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 2
|champion = [[Moondog King|Sailor White]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|May 18, 1977}}
|location=Halifax, NS
|days = {{age in days nts|May 18, 1977|June 18, 1977}}
|event = ESA show
|notes = 
|ref =&nbsp;
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 3
|champion = [[Steve Travis (wrestler)|Stonewall Jackson]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|June 18, 1977}}
|location=New Glasgow, NS
|days = {{age in days nts|June 18, 1977|July 16, 1977}}
|event = ESA show
|notes = 
|ref =&nbsp;
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 4
|champion = Don Fargo 
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|July 16, 1977}}
|location=New Glasgow, NS
|days = {{age in days nts|July 16, 1977|July 27, 1977}}
|event = ESA show
|notes = 
|ref =&nbsp;
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 5
|champion = Terry Sawyer 
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|July 27, 1977}}
|location=Halifax, NS
|days = {{age in days nts|July 27, 1977|August 9, 1977}}
|event = ESA show
|notes = 
|ref =&nbsp;
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|number = 6
|champion = [[David Schultz (professional wrestler)|David Schultz]] 
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|August 9, 1977}}
|location=Halifax, NS
|days = {{age in days nts|August 9, 1977|August 10, 1977}}
|event = ESA show
|notes = 
|ref =&nbsp;
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 7
|champion = Terry Sawyer 
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|August 10, 1977}}
|location=Halifax, NS
|days = {{age in days nts|August 10, 1977|August 13, 1977}}
|event = ESA show
|notes = 
|ref =&nbsp;
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 8
|champion = [[David Schultz (professional wrestler)|David Schultz]] 
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|August 13, 1977}}
|location=New Glasgow, NS
|days = N/A
|event = ESA show
|notes = 
|ref =&nbsp;
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 8.6
|type=deactivated
|date = {{dts|1977}}
|location=N/A
|notes = Promotion closed
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}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 9
|champion = JB Havoc 
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|April 5, 2013}}
|location=Spryfield, NS
|days = N/A
|event = ESA show
|notes = Defeats Jaxon Furey in tournament final when the title is revived by NWA Atlantic Canada
|ref =<ref>[http://www.nwaatlanticcanada.com/p/championships.html NWA Atlantic Canada - Championships]</ref>
}}
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/maritimes/esa/esa-can-h.html NWA Halifax Canadian Heavyweight title history]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040918092526/http://www.geocities.com/canadianwrestlemedia/Eastcan3.htm Vance Nevada's Canadian Wrestling Results Archive] (1970s Eastern Canada section - scroll down to 1977)

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[[Category:Heavyweight wrestling championships]]
[[Category:Canadian professional wrestling championships]]
[[Category:Professional wrestling in Nova Scotia]]