Lucha Premier Championship

Starting at Squared Circle Live, The Premier title has long been considered just that… the premier wrestling championship in Canada. Now the top title at DEMAND LUCHA, the Premier Championship boasts a long lineage of amazing stars.

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12. Jack Cartwheel

After beating Vikingo and Speedball Bailey to win contendership… Jack Cartwheel failed to win the Premier Championship from Gringo Loco.
Gringo walked out of the match with the brand new title belt and another notch on his own belt. But when given a second shot; in a Ladder match no less… Jack Cartwheel defeated the most dominate champion in company history. In front of his watching family, Jack cartwheel began to forge a legacy of his own.

11. Gringo Loco

Carter Mason walked into the Opera House for Luchapalooza 2022, the biggest show for Demand Lucha since before the pandemic, and was expecting to battle Aiden Prince. But due to travel issues… Prince was unable to attend. With no time to get a proper opponent worthy of such an event, the company decided that the winner of the opening match would get to challenge the champion in the Main Event.

When Gringo Loco defeated Smiley in that match, he did not waste the opportunity. Having just debuted in the company, and with just over 1.5 hours to rest, Gringo went on to defeat the longest reigning champion in company history; dethroning the King of The North in front of a wild Opera House crowd.

Notable Defenses: Effy, Bryan Kieth, Joey Janela, Delerious

10. Carter Mason

After 8 months on the shelf, Carter Mason returned to wrestling at the Demand Lucha 2018 X-Mas show.
Becoming the 1st two-time champion of the Lucha Era, Mason regained the Premier Championship, toppling the undefeated Ophidian the Ourosboros.

 

From cancelled shows… to tiny restricted crowds…  to wrestling in the snow just for the chance to perform, Mason proudly represented the company throughout the entire pandemic, holding the title for over 3 1/2 years, before finally being defeated at the very same venue where he won the belt 1247 days earlier.

9. Ophidian (The Ouroboros)

At Lucha De Los Muertos II, Desean Pratt’s lifelong friend/foe, Ophidian, arisen and reborn as The Ouroboros, secured himself a title shot by attacking Pratt after the conclusion of his match with Jeff Cobb .
At Alliance Banquet Hall on November 11th, 2017, he took the title in a brutal falls count anywhere streetfight.
Ophidian became the third consecutive man to break the “days held” record and remained undefeated at the company until eventually being dethroned.

8. Desean Pratt (Amasis)

During “Lucha de Los Muertos” at Lee’s Palace on November 6th, 2016, Desean Pratt (Amasis) defeated Carter Mason(c), Vaughn Vertigo, Qwefka the Quiet, Jason Kincaid, Freddie Mercurio, and Space Monkey in a Deadly-7-Scramble match to become the 7th official reigning Premier Champion. Pratt held the title just over a year at 370 days, defending against Josh Alexander, Jeff Cobb, the monsters of Kaiju Big Battel and more.

7. Carter Mason

After SCL shut down, the long-standing connection between the company and Mexican Lucha Libre still needed to be represented. Demand Lucha was born and almost one year to the day of the shutdown, Lucha Toronto: Chapter One was held.

Nov. 8th, 2015 – In a Lucha Libre style fatal 4-way match, Carter Mason defeated the unbeaten former champion and lineal title holder -Will White, former Tag Champion -Sebastian Suave & longtime SCL mainstay -Alexia Nicole, to win the vacant Premier Championship.

Mason would go on to hold the title for 364 days, beating the reign of the inaugural champion, AEW’s “The Blade” Pepper Parks.

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6. Will White

The borderline schizophrenic, Will White, defeated Tyson Dux in a 2/3 Falls Match when he converted to his malicious “Bill Black” persona mid-match. White was obsessed with being champion; his violent and unpredictable behavior bringing  alot of the wrong attention to SCL, White would’ve rather seen the company itself fall apart than be parted from his precious validation.

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Will White was forced to vacate the Premier Championship when SCL ceased operations in mid-2014. This only added to the psychosis and persecution complex of White, eventually leading to the emergence of his third and oddest persona, the life coach “Fit for Life” Danny Orlando.

5. Tyson Dux

Whitby, Ontario – Tyson Dux defeated Paul London and Brent Banks to win the vacant Premier Championship on Feb. 16th, 2014, finally toppling his rival Banks and taking his rightful spot on top of the company ladder.

Dux would become the face of Ontario wrestling, beginning here and continuing today, holding the title proudly. The end of his run came after a bitter feud with the two-faced Will White. 

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4. Josh Alexander

On Nov. 3rd, 2013, on his third and final attempt and against doctors orders, Josh Alexander returned to the ring and defeated Brent Banks to become the fourth official reigning Premier Champion.

Vacated – Just before X-Mas 2013 and a mere 6 weeks after defeating Banks, Josh Alexander is forced to officially vacate the Premier Championship due to exacerbation of his existing neck injury during the Banks match. 

3. Brent Banks

April 28th, 2013 Scarborough, Ontario – As the replacement for Alexander and with the help of Jimmy Korderas, Brent “Money” Banks defeated the established #1 contender, Tyson Dux, to become the Interim Premier Champion. 

July 20th, 2013 Scarborough Ontario – Brent Banks defeated returning champion Josh Alexander and # 1 contender Tyson Dux to officially become the third holder of the Premier Championship

2. Josh Alexander

On Sept. 30th, 2012 in Vaughn, Ontario, “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander defeated Pepper Parks and Brent Banks in a Triple Threat Match. This was a prime time for Alexander as he went on to simultaneously hold the C4 Championship alongside the Premier Title and others. The breakneck pace of defending multiple championships did just that and after almost 300 days as champion, Alexander was unable to make a defense scheduled for April 28th, 2013 against Tyson Dux.

Forfiet – Josh Alexander is unable to defend the Premier Championship due to a neck injury.

1. Pepper Parks

Vaughn, Ontario – Pepper Parks (AEW’s The Blade) defeated Michael Elgin in the Premier Tournament on November 12th, 2011, when former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas fast-counted and assisted in Pepper’s victory. The cocky champ would go on to hold the strap for 323 days, proving himself worthy to be the inaugural title holder.

 

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