2010 James C. Melby Historian award winner … Vance Nevada
Canadian professional wrestler Vance Nevada has maintained one of the most aggressive schedules on the independent wrestling scene. Having just reached the 1,300 match milestone in his seventeen year career, his upcoming schedule sees him in rings from coast to coast in Canada over the coming month.
However, his in-ring success pales in comparison to the body of work that he has done beyond the glare of the ring lights. For more than fifteen years, Nevada has been working to preserve the history of the sport through the collection of results, the assembly of more than 230 wrestler-specific career records, and most recently, the publication of his second book WRESTLING IN THE CANADIAN WEST.