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Pacific Northwest ___MASK97___ ( PNW ) ( also known as Big Time ___MASK97___ and Portland ___MASK97___ ) is the common name used to refer to several different ___MASK36___ companies , both past and present , based in Portland , Oregon , United States . The first such company ( that would later become Portland ___MASK97___ ) was founded by Herb Owen in 1925 . It was the Northwest territory of the National ___MASK97___ Alliance from the Alliance ' s inception in 1948 until 1992 . The area was brought to its prime by Herb ' s son , Don Owen , and this version of Pacific Northwest ___MASK97___ saw many of the top names in the business come through on a regular basis . The Pacific Northwest was considered one of the main pro wrestling territories from the 1960s to the 1980s . Vincent Kennedy " Vince " McMahon ( born August 24 , 1945 ) is an American ___MASK36___ promoter , former commentator , announcer , film producer , actor , and retired professional wrestler . Since taking over the company from his father in the 1980s , McMahon has always worked in the corporate area of the WWE as well as behind the scenes . He currently serves as the majority owner , chairman , and CEO of the ___MASK36___ promotion . The Stampede Corral is an ice ___MASK96___ , rodeo , and ___MASK64___ arena multi - purpose venue in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . The arena was completed in 1950 at a cost of C $ 1 . 25 million to replace Victoria Arena as the home of the Calgary Stampeders Hockey Club . Seating 6 , 475 , plus standing room , it is used in the annual Calgary Stampede . The Corral was built and is still owned by the Calgary Stampede not - for - profit organization , which leases the underlying land at $ 1 / year from the city of Calgary . The Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was established in 1946 , and became the top championship in Stampede ___MASK97___ when that promotion opened in 1948 ; it held that status until 1972 , when the title was vacated and later abandoned after the last champion , Dave Ruhl , was injured . Maple Leaf ___MASK97___ was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the ___MASK36___ promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto . A ___MASK36___ promotion ( also federation or fed ) is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving ___MASK36___ . " Promotion " also describes a role which entails management , advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event (" see promoter "). Within the convention of the show , the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives authority to the championships and is responsible for determining the divisions , rankings , etc . of wrestlers . In truth , the company serves as a touring theatre troupe , as well as event promotion body for its own events . The NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in Maple Leaf ___MASK97___ from 1978 until 1984 , when it was abandoned after the Toronto promotion partnered with the WWF . The title was reinstated as the present - day , NWA Board - controlled version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight title . Previous versions also existed in Calgary , Halifax and Vancouver . Has been defended in the World ___MASK97___ Federation . Tony Baroni , was in his second reign . He defeated Ethan H - D , King of the Yukon , and then - champion Nelson Creed on March 15 in Vancouver B . C . at Pacific Cup 2014 . Artemis Spencer beat Tony Baroni . Ethan HD defeated Artemis Spencer . Mike Santiago defeated Ethan HD . Stewart Edward " Stu " Hart , CM ( May 3 , 1915  October 16 , 2003 ) was a Canadian ___MASK71___ , professional wrestler , promoter and trainer . Hart founded Stampede ___MASK97___ , a promotion based in Calgary , Alberta , and associated ___MASK97___ school " The Dungeon ". The patriarch of the Hart ___MASK97___ family , Stu was the father of many wrestlers , most notably Bret and Owen Hart . Stampede ___MASK97___ is a Canadian ___MASK36___ promotion based in Calgary , Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies . Originally established by Stu Hart in 1948 , the promotion competed with other promotions such as NWA All - Star ___MASK97___ and Pacific Northwest ___MASK97___ and regularly ran events in Calgary ' s Victoria Pavilion , Ogden Auditorium and the Stampede Corral between 1948 and 1984 . Bought out by promoter Vince McMahon , the company was briefly run by the World ___MASK97___ Federation ( WWF ) before being sold back to the Hart family the following year . Run by Bruce Hart until January 1990 , he and Ross Hart reopened the promotion in 1999 and began running events in the Alberta area .