ESA North American Heavyweight Championship

This is a list of people who held the North American Heavyweight Championship under the banner of the Eastern Sports Association from 1969 until 1976, then under Trans-Canada Wrestling in 1977 and International Wrestling in 1984. The IW promotion ended with the end of the 1984 season, and the title was discontinued.
== Title history ==
Wrestler: 	Times:	Date: 	Location: 	Notes:
The Beast 	1 	July 8, 1969 	 	
Archie Gouldie 	1 	August 26, 1969 	 	
Bobo Brazil 	1 	October 7, 1969 	 	
Bobby Red Cloud 	1 	May 19, 1970 	 	
Archie Gouldie 	2 	June 2, 1970 	 	
The Beast 	2 	August 4, 1970 	 	
Eric Pomeroy 	1 	May 11, 1971 	 	
Leo Burke 	1 	June 22, 1971 	 	
Gino Brito 	1 	September 22, 1971	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	
Leo Burke 	2 	September 27, 1971	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	
Killer Karl Krupp 	1 	June 10, 1972 	 	
Eric Pomeroy 	2 	July 1972 	 	
Killer Karl Krupp 	2 	July 25, 1972 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	
The Beast 	3 	September 12, 1972	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	
Jim Dillon 	1 	May 1973 	 	
Killer Karl Krupp 	3 	August 1973 	 	
Archie Gouldie 	3 	September 1973 	 	
Harley Race 	1 	May 7, 1974 	 	
Leo Burke 	3 	May 1974 	 	
Great Kuma (Motoshi Okuma)	1 	May 1974 	 	
The Beast 	4 	June 1974 	 	
Great Kuma 	2 	June 1974 	 	
Eric Pomeroy 	3 	July 1974 	 	
Bolo Mongol 	1 	August 1974 	 	
Archie Gouldie 	4 	September 1974 	 	
Bolo Mongol 	2 	September 1974 	 	
Leo Burke 	4 	May 6, 1975 	 	
Bob Brown 	1 	July 29, 1975 	 	
Leo Burke 	5 	October 21, 1975 	 	
Bob Brown 	5 	1975 	 	
Rudy Kay 	1 	November 1975 	 	
Vacated 	 	 	 	
Tommy Gilbert 	1 	April 24, 1976 	USA 	
The Brute 	1 	May 1976 	 	
Tommy Gilbert 	2 	May 27, 1976 	Saint John, New Brunswick	
The Brute 	2 	June 1976 	 	
Leo Burke 	5 	September 1976 	 	
Michel Dubois 	1 	1976 	 	
Steve Bolus 	1 	June 9, 1977 	 	
Frenchy Martin 	1 	June 1977 	 	
Leo Burke 	6 	July 14, 1977 	 	
Retired 	 	July 1977 	 	
There was not a North American Title in the Maritimes again until 1984, when there were two of them.
#84/04 Archie Gouldie arrived at rival Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling as North American Champion. This was a newly created title for AGPW.
#84/06 Leo Burke arrives at International Wrestling as North American Champion, this title had a history with Toronto's Maple Leaf Wrestling, starting in 1982, when Leo Burke arrived there as Champion, with the old ESA/North American belt.
Wrestler: 	Times:	Date: 	Location: 	Notes:
Leo Burke 	1 	October, 1982 	 	
Johnny Weaver 	1 	April 10, 1983	Toronto, Ontario	
Leo Burke 	2 	May 29, 1983 	Toronto, Ontario	
 	 	June 1984 	 	Maple Leaf Wrestling is sold to WWF. Leo Burke returns to Maritimes (Zinck) as North American champion.
Archie Gouldie	5 	August 1984 	 	
Retired 	 	1984 	 	
==Sources==
Title history at wrestling-titles.com
Category:National Wrestling Alliance championships
Category:Heavyweight championships
Category:Regional professional wrestling championships
Category:Singles championships