The West Coast Wrestling Connection (WCWC) is a professional wrestling organization based in Salem, Oregon.
The WCWC was founded by Jeff Manning and Pat Kelley in 2005.
History The WCWC had its inaugural show in Salem, Oregon on March 20, 2005. Shows are held across western Oregon, with a monthly live event in Salem.
The WCWC on PDX-TV debuted on May 24, 2014. The promotion shoots a live TV taping, typically the first Saturday of each month. These tapings were originally held at the Bob White Theatre in Southeast Portland, but have since relocated to the Jackson Armory. The television broadcasts team consists of Jeff Akin on play-by-play and Morty Lipschitz on color commentary.
Championships As of , .
Current championships ChampionshipChampionPreviousDate wonDaysLocation WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship Caleb Konley Mike Camden May 6, 2018 + Clackamas, Oregon WCWC Legacy Championship Gangrel Mikey O'Shea May 5, 2018 + Portland, Oregon WCWC Tag Team Championship The Fit Club (Dillon Divine and Matt XStatic) Young and Greene (Anthony Greene and Jakob Austin Young) March 3, 2018 + Clackamas, Oregon WCWC Oregon Heavyweight Championship Ricky Gibson Vacant July 15, 2018 + Salem, Oregon WCWC Oregon Tag Team Championship Jacub Soumis and Spicy McHaggis 4 Minutes Of Heat (Billy Pearl, Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) September 9, 2018 + Salem, Oregon
In the Spring of 2017 the WCWC introduced two new championships that would be defended exclusively on live events. Both inaugural champions were determined in tournaments, with matches being held at various live events throughout the state of Oregon. ChampionshipChampionPreviousDate WonDaysLocationWCWC Oregon ChampionshipVacantEthan HDFebruary 11, 2018 + Salem, OregonWCWC Oregon Tag Team Champions4 Minutes of Heat (Ricky Gibson & Eddie Pearl)Marcus Malone & Julian WhytFebruary 11, 2018 + Salem, Oregon
Defunct championships Championship Final Champion Previous Date Won Date Defunct WCWC Lightning Division Championship Eric Right Freddy Bravo July 7, 2013 September 1, 2013
The Grappler's WCWC Academy The Grappler runs the WCWC Training Academy in Salem, Oregon. The school is operated under the direction of lead trainer Erik Baeden.
WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship
The WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship is the top championship in the WCWC. It was first awarded on April 24, 2005 when George Michael became the inaugural champion.
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#Order in reign historyReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed —Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign+Indicates the current reign is changing daily #ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationNotesRef1George Michael1April 24, 2005148Salem, Oregon——September 19, 2005———2George Michael2October 16, 200535Defeated Cole Bishop for the vacant title.3The Blue Meanie1November 20, 200528Salem, Oregon4The Little Nasty Boy1December 18, 200590Salem, OregonDefeated Blue Meanie and George Michael in a 3-way match.5Diafullah the Butcher1March 18, 2006119Eugene, Oregon——July 15, 2006——Title is vacated upon Diaffulah the Butcher leaving the promotion.6George Michael3August 19, 2006211Michael was awarded the title.7Havoc1March 18, 2007154Salem, Oregon8George Michael4August 19, 2007118Salem, Oregon9Moose Morrow1December 15, 200764Roseburg, Oregon10J.D. Michaels1February 17, 2008Salem, Oregon——April 5, 2008——Title is vacated when J.D. Michaels no-shows a scheduled title defense.11Moose Morrow2April 5, 200815Roseburg, OregonMorrow defeated Dr. Kliever and George Michael in a 3-way match.12George Michael5April 20, 200849Salem, Oregon13Moose Morrow3June 8, 2008111Roseburg, Oregon14Dr. Kliever1September 27, 2008126Springfield, Oregon15G.Q. Gallo1January 31, 200977Springfield, OregonGallo defeated Cedric who was subbing for Dr. Kliever.16George Michael6April 18, 200998Springfield, Oregon17Aaron Bolo1July 25, 200998Springfield, Oregon18Ryan Taylor1October 31, 2009302Portland, Oregon19Dr. Kliever2August 29, 2010139Portland, Oregon20Erik Baeden1January 15, 2011252Portland, OregonBaeden defeated Moose Morrow who was subbing for Dr. Kliever.21Mike Santiago1September 24, 2011120Salem, OregonSantigao defeated Baeden and Dr. Kliever in a 3-way match.22Michelle Starr1January 22, 2012147Salem, OregonStarr defeated Dr. Kliever to win the title.22Nick Madrid1June 17, 2012203Salem, Oregon23Ethan HD1January 6, 2013238Salem, Oregon24Gangrel1September 1, 201335Salem, Oregon25Darin Corbin1October 6, 2013Salem, Oregon——April 2014——Title was vacated after Corbin was suspended.The exact length of Corbin's first reign is unknown. It could have lasted between 177 and 206 days.26"Hotshot" Danny Duggan1April 5, 2014252Salem, OregonDuggan won a tournament to become the new champion.27Hammerstone1December 13, 2014203Portland, Oregon28Gangrel2July 4, 2015<1Portland, Oregon29Hammerstone2July 4, 201591Portland, Oregon30Gangrel3October 3, 2015126Portland, Oregon31Caleb Konley1February 6, 201628Portland, Oregon32Eric Right1March 5, 201628Portland, OregonRight defeated Konley 2-1 in an Iron Man match. It aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #098 on a tape delay date of April 9, 2016. It was held up after the match. Right defeated Konley in a Title vs. Mustache match to win the title. It aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #100 on a tape delay date of April 23, 2016.——April 2, 2016——Vacated when Eric Right wins the WCWC Legacy Championship in a Title vs. Title match. It aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #102 on a tape delay date of May 7, 2016.33The Grappler 32April 2, 2016154Portland, OregonPreviously won the title as Erik Baeden.34Adam Thornstowe1September 3, 2016<1Portland, OregonThornstowe pinned the Grappler 3 in a six-man tag team match to become the new champion. It aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #122 on a tape delay date of October 15, 2016.35The Grappler 33September 3, 2016338Portland, OregonIt aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #124 on a tape delay date of October 15, 2016.36Matt Striker1June 10, 201722Clackamas, OregonIt aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #124 on a tape delay date of July 8, 2017.37Darin Corbin2July 2, 2017138Clackamas, OregonIt aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #162 on a tape delay date of September 2, 2017. 38Jeff Boom1Nov 11, 201751Clackamas, OregonIt aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #180 39Jeff Boom2Jan 1, 201861Clackamas, OregonIt aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #187 40Mike Camden1Mar 3, 2018+Clackamas, OregonIt aired on WCWC on PDX-TV #196
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†Indicates the current championThe reign is shorter than one day.The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. RankChampionNo. ofreignsCombined days1 Erik Baeden/The Grappler 3 3 7442 George Michael 6 6563 Ryan Taylor 1 3024 Hammerstone 2 2945 Dr. Kliever 2 2656 "Hotshot" Danny Duggan 1 2527 Darin Corbin† 2 +¤8 Ethan HD 1 2389 Nick Madrid 1 20310 Moose Morrow 3 19011 Gangrel 3 16112 Havoc 1 15413 Michelle Starr 1 14714 Mike Santiago 1 12015 Diafullah the Butcher 1 11916 Aaron Bolo 1 9817 Little Nasty Boy 1 9018 G.Q. Gallo 1 7719 The Blue Meanie 1 28Caleb KonleyEric Right22 Matt Striker 1 2223 Adam Thornstowe 1 <1
WCWC Tag Team Championship
The WCWC Tag Team Championship is the tag team championship contested in the WCCW. It was first awarded on May 15, 2005 OTB (Memphis Raines & Mike Dempsey) became the first champions.
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#Order in reign historyReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed —Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign+Indicates the current reign is changing daily