Great Canadian Wrestling

Great Canadian Wrestling (GCW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion company based in Oshawa, Ontario. that takes place over several days and brings together a large group of wrestlers. Currently, four championships are defended at GCW events.

GCW events feature a roster of wrestlers who compete regularly for the promotion as well as occasional appearances by wrestlers currently signed with major promotions. In addition, a group of "legends", or veteran wrestlers from other promotions, also competes on occasion for GCW.

On February 18, 2009, GCW began an online broadcast titled GCWtv.

Wrestling Expo
Beginning in 2005, the promotion's first year, GCW has assembled a group of wrestlers from various promotions to compete in a multi-day event known as the Great Canadian Wrestling Expo. The first Expo attracted 600 visitors and included merchandise sales from a wide variety of vendors, an auction, and opportunities to meet with the wrestlers for autographs and photographs. Ed the Sock was named commissioner for the event and proceeds from the weekend were donated to the Sick Kids Foundation. In 2006, the event was combined with the 10th Annual Anime North Convention. The event featured primarily traditional wrestling matches but also included gimmick matches such as one between wrestlers competing as the Green Power Ranger and the Red Power Ranger for leadership of the Power Rangers, as well as an encounter between Team Sailor Moon and Team Rocket. This cross-promotional event attracted 11,286 paid attendees. Since 2006, GCW has continued to promote a series of shows along with Anime North.

Wrestlers
Although GCW promotes matches with many wrestlers who have not appeared in major promotions, the organization also has an agreement with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that facilitates events titled TNmAyhem, in which wrestlers from TNA compete. The first of these cards took place on May 24, 2007 and features appearances by such wrestlers as Raven, Christopher Daniels, and A.J. Styles. GCW events also feature wrestlers who have gained fame in major American promotions, such as Billy Gunn, The Honky Tonk Man, and Koko B. Ware.

Roster
GCW has a regular group of wrestlers that competes for the promotion; this includes both male and female wrestlers. In addition, many wrestlers make sporadic appearances for the company. On the company roster, GCW divides these occasional performers into two groups: legends (longtime wrestlers, many of whom are semi-retired) and superstars (wrestlers who currently compete, or have recently competed, for major promotions).

Regular roster
GCW's regular roster consists of wrestlers who compete for the promotion on a regular basis:

Tag teams
Several of GCW's wrestlers regularly competed together as tag teams:


 * C&C Wrestling Factory (Cody 45 & James Champagne)
 * The Flatliners (Asylum & Matt Burns)
 * House of Virtue (Andrew Davis & Sebastian Suave)
 * Ontario Top Team (Jake O'Reilly & Otis Idol)
 * The Wild Stallions (Joey Valentyne & R.J. City)

W.I.L.D. Division
The W.I.L.D. Division consists of GCW's female wrestlers:

Superstars
Many wrestlers from other promotions compete for GCW on an ongoing basis:

Legends
Several wrestlers and managers who have gained fame comepeting for major promotions in the 1980s and 1990s remain active and appear at occasional GCW shows:

Current champions

 * As of August 28, 2024.

GCW National Championship
The GCW National Championship is a professional wrestling championship that serves as the major championship for Great Canadian Wrestling.

GCW Interim Heavyweight Championship
In 2007, GCW National Champion Jake O'Reilly was injured but unwilling to vacate his title. As a result, an eight-man tournament was held to determine the first holder of the newly-created GCW Interim Heavyweight Championship. O'Reilly, still holding his National Championship, returned in February 2008, and the two titles were unified when Otis Idol defeated O'Reilly in October 2008.

GCW Ontario Independent Championship
The GCW Ontario Independent Championship is a secondary title in the Great Canadian Wrestling promotion. It was created in May 2006, and a four-man tournament was held to determine the initial champion.

GCW Tag Team Championship
The GCW Tag Team Championship is a championship that serves as the major tag team championship in the Great Canadian Wrestling promotion.

GCW WILD Championship
The GCW WILD Championship is a professional wrestling championship that serves as the major women's championship in the Great Canadian Wrestling promotion.