WCW World Television Championship
WCW World Television Championship | |
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owner | WCW |
Introduced | February 27, 1974 |
Discontinued | April 10, 2000 |
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The WCW World Television Championship (in German WCW TV World Championship ) was a wrestling title from World Championship Wrestling . The title was fought out in the middleweight division. The addition of "Television" to the name meant that the title could only change carriers in matches recorded for television.
history
The title was originally called the Mid-Atlantic TV Championship and became known as the NWA World TV Championship after Mid-Atlantic Wrestling joined the NWA . When the National Wrestling Alliance no longer existed as an independent league from January 1991, the NWA World Television title (which emerged from the NWA National Television title in 1984) was renamed WCW World TV Championship . The first title holder was Arn Anderson on January 14, 1991 .
The television title was worn by the following wrestlers, among others: Dusty Rhodes , Sting , Lex Luger , Steve Austin , Chris Benoit , Último Dragón or Chris Jericho .
In 1999 the title was abolished.
At WCW Thunder on February 16, 2000 an attempt was made to re-establish the television title with an associated storyline in the programs, but this did not succeed. The title was permanently deactivated on April 10, 2000.
Major title matches
- October 25, 1992, Halloween Havoc: "Stunning" Steve Austin versus Dusty Rhodes
- September 19, 1993, Brawl case: Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat versus "Lord" Steven Regal
- October 24, 1993, Halloween Havoc: Steven Regal versus British Bulldog
- September 18, 1994, Brawl Case: Johnny B. Badd v Steven Regal
- May 26, 1995, World War III: Johnny B. Badd v Diamond Dallas Page
- December 28, 1997, Starrcade: Perry Saturn versus Chris Benoit
- April 30, 1998, WCW Thunder: Booker T versus Chris Benoit
- October 25, 1998, Halloween Havoc: Chris Jericho versus Raven
Title Statistics
Records
record | Record holder | unit |
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Most title wins | Booker T | 6 times |
Longest reign | Rick Steamboat | 570 days |
Shortest reign | Lex Luger , Chris Benoit and Booker T | 1 day |
Oldest title holder | Jim Duggan | 46 years |
Youngest title holder | Alex Wright | 22 years |
Heaviest title holder | Stevie Ray | 131 kilograms |
Easiest title holder | Último Dragón | 82 kilograms |
List of title holders
# | champion | No. | Days | Date of title win | place | event | comment |
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1 | Danny Miller | 1 | 72 | February 27, 1974 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | Became first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion after beating Ole Anderson in a tournament final. |
2 | Ivan Koloff | 1 | 59 | May 10, 1974 | Richmond , VA | Houseshow | |
3 | Paul Jones | 1 | 108 | July 8, 1974 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
4th | Ivan Koloff | 2 | 63 | October 24, 1974 | Anderson , SC | Houseshow | |
5 | Paul Jones | 2 | 44 | December 26, 1974 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
6th | Ric flair | 1 | 181 | February 8, 1975 | Winston-Salem , NC | Houseshow | |
7th | Paul Jones | 3 | 44 | August 8, 1975 | Richmond , VA | Houseshow | |
- | Title vacant | - | - | 3rd December 1975 | N / A | N / A | Jones dropped the title after winning the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic) . |
8th | Angelo Mosca | 1 | 77 | April 14, 1976 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | Mosca defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to claim the vacant title. |
9 | Paul Jones | 4th | 108 | June 30, 1976 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | |
10 | Mr. Wrestling | 1 | 23 | October 16, 1976 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
11 | Greg Valentine | 1 | 22nd | November 8, 1976 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | |
12 | Rufus R. Jones | 1 | 50 | November 30, 1976 | Charleston , SC | Houseshow | |
13 | Greg Valentine | 2 | 27 | 19th January 1977 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | |
14th | Rufus R. Jones | 2 | 48 | February 15, 1977 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | During Jones's reign, the title was renamed "NWA Television Championship". |
15th | Ric flair | 2 | 72 | April 4th 1977 | Greenville , SC | Houseshow | |
16 | Rick Steamboat | 2 | 119 | June 15, 1977 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | |
17th | Baron von Raschke | 1 | 144 | October 12, 1977 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | |
18th | Johnny Weaver | 1 | 21st | March 5th 1978 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
19th | Baron von Raschke | 2 | 73 | March 26, 1978 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | During Raschke's reign, the title was renamed NWA Television Championship . |
20th | Paul Jones | 5 | 3 | June 7, 1978 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | |
21st | Rick Steamboat | 2 | 570 | June 10, 1978 | Asheville , NC | Houseshow | |
- | Title vacant | - | - | 1980 | N / A | N / A | |
22nd | Masked superstar | 1 | 183 | April 1, 1980 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | Won a tournament final to earn the vacant title. |
- | Title vacant | - | - | October 1980 | N / A | N / A | |
23 | Roddy Piper | 1 | 87 | November 1, 1980 | Richmond , VA | Houseshow | Won a tournament final to earn the vacant title. |
- | Title vacant | - | - | January 27, 1981 | N / A | N / A | The title was declared vacant after Roddy Piper won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic) . |
24 | Sweet Ebony Diamond | 1 | 92 | April 29, 1981 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | Won a tournament final to earn the vacant title. |
25th | Greg Valentine | 3 | unknown | 1981 | N / A | Houseshow | |
26th | Sweet Ebony Diamond | 2 | 0 | May 30, 1981 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
27 | Greg Valentine | 4th | unknown | 1981 | N / A | Houseshow | |
28 | Ron Bass | 1 | 58 | September 6, 1981 | Asheville , NC | Houseshow | |
29 | Ivan Koloff | 3 | 60 | 3rd November 1981 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
30th | Jimmy Valiant | 1 | 0 | 2nd January 1982 | Hampton , VA | Houseshow | |
31 | Ivan Koloff | 4th | 0 | 1982 | N / A | Houseshow | |
32 | Jimmy Valiant | 2 | 0 | June 6, 1982 | Toronto , Canada | Houseshow | |
33 | Ivan Koloff | 5 | 0 | 1982 | N / A | Houseshow | |
34 | Jimmy Valiant | 3 | 0 | 17th October 1982 | Toronto , Canada | Houseshow | |
35 | Jos LeDuc | 1 | 0 | 1982 | N / A | Houseshow | |
- | Title vacant | - | - | 1982 | N / A | N / A | The title was revoked from LeDuc for fraud. |
36 | Bad Leroy Brown | 1 | 28 | November 27, 1982 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | Won a 20 man Battle Royal to earn the vacant title. |
37 | Mike Rotundo | 1 | 59 | December 25, 1982 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
38 | Dick Slater | 1 | 33 | February 22, 1983 | Columbia , SC | Houseshow | |
39 | Roddy Piper | 2 | 7th | March 27, 1983 | Asheville , NC | Houseshow | |
40 | Dick Slater | 2 | 27 | April 3, 1983 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
41 | Jos LeDuc | 2 | 23 | April 30, 1983 | Richmond , VA | Houseshow | |
42 | The Great Kabuki | 1 | 185 | May 23, 1983 | Greenville , SC | Houseshow | |
43 | Charlie Brown | 4th | 38 | November 24, 1983 | Charlotte , NC | Starrcade (1983) | |
- | Title vacant | - | - | January 1984 | N / A | N / A | Valiant is dropping the "Charlie Brown" gimmick and declaring the title vacant. |
44 | Mark Youngblood | 1 | 21st | March 7, 1984 | Spartanburg , SC | Houseshow | Youngblood won a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
45 | Tully Blanchard | 1 | 353 | March 28, 1984 | N / A | Houseshow | |
46 | Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 43 | March 16, 1985 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | During Rhode's reign the title was renamed the NWA World Television Championship . |
47 | Tully Blanchard | 2 | 69 | April 28, 1985 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
48 | Dusty Rhodes | 2 | 0 | July 6, 1985 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | |
- | Title vacant | - | - | October 19, 1985 | N / A | N / A | Rhodes had to drop the title due to an injury. |
49 | Arn Anderson | 1 | 248 | 4th January 1986 | Charlotte , NC | Houseshow | Won a tournament final to earn the vacant title. |
50 | Dusty Rhodes | 3 | 79 | September 9, 1986 | Columbia , SC | Houseshow | |
51 | Tully Blanchard | 3 | 247 | November 27, 1986 | Charlotte , NC | Starrcade (1986) | |
52 | Nikita Koloff | 1 | 178 | August 1, 1987 | Fayetteville , NC | Houseshow | On November 27, 1987 at the Starrcade event, he defeated Terry Taylor to unite the UWF Television Championship with the TV Title. |
53 | Mike Rotundo | 2 | 335 | January 26, 1988 | Raleigh , NC | Houseshow | |
54 | Rick Steiner | 1 | 56 | January 26, 1988 | Norfolk , VA | Starrcade (1988) | |
55 | Mike Rotundo | 3 | 39 | February 20, 1989 | Chicago , IL | Chi-Town Rumble | |
56 | Sting | 1 | 114 | February 20, 1989 | Atlanta , GA | Houseshow | |
- | Title vacant | - | - | July 23, 1989 | Baltimore , MD | The Great American Bash (1989) | The title has been declared vacant due to a controversial ending in a title match between Sting and The Great Muta. |
57 | The Great Muta | 1 | 121 | 3rd September 1989 | Atlanta , GA | Houseshow | |
58 | Arn Anderson | 2 | 333 | 2nd January 1990 | Gainesville , GA | Houseshow | |
59 | Tom Zenk | 1 | 44 | December 1990 | Gainesville , GA | Houseshow | |
60 | Arn Anderson | 3 | 125 | January 14, 1991 | Marietta , GA | Houseshow | During Anderson's reign, the title was renamed the WCW World Television Championship because the WCW split from the NWA. |
61 | Bobby Eaton | 1 | 15th | May 19, 1991 | St. Petersburg , FL | SuperBrawl I | |
62 | Steve Austin | 1 | 329 | June 3, 1991 | Birmingham , AL | WCW WorldWide | Aired June 29, 1991. |
63 | Barry Windham | 1 | 26th | April 27, 1992 | Atlanta , GA | WCW Saturday Night | Aired May 9, 1992. |
64 | Steve Austin | 2 | 102 | May 23, 1992 | Chattanooga , TN | WCW WorldWide | Aired June 13, 1992. |
65 | Ricky Steamboat | 3 | 27 | 2nd September 1992 | Atlanta , GA | Clash of the Champions XX | |
66 | Scott Steiner | 1 | 33 | 29th September 1992 | Columbus , GA | WCW WorldWide | Aired October 10, 1992. |
- | Title vacant | - | - | November 1992 | N / A | The Great American Bash (1989) | Steiner had to drop the title because of his move to the World Wrestling Federation . |
67 | Paul Orndorff | 1 | 169 | March 2, 1993 | Macon , GA | WCW Power Hour | Defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final to become the new champion. Aired March 27, 1993. |
68 | Ricky Steamboat | 4th | 32 | August 18, 1993 | Daytona Beach , FL | Clash of the Champions XXIV | |
69 | Lord Steven Regal | 1 | 225 | September 19, 1993 | Houston , TX | Fall Brawl (1993) | |
70 | Larry Zbyszko | 1 | 52 | May 2, 1994 | Atlanta , GA | WCW Saturday Night | Aired May 28, 1994. |
71 | Lord Steven Regal | 2 | 87 | June 23, 1994 | Charleston , SC | Clash of the Champions XXVII | |
72 | Johnny B. Badd | 1 | 112 | September 18, 1994 | Houston , TX | Fall Brawl (1994) | |
73 | Arn Anderson | 4th | 161 | January 8, 1995 | Atlanta , GA | WCW Main Event | |
74 | Renegade | 1 | 91 | June 18, 1995 | Dayton , OH | The Great American Bash (1995) | |
75 | Diamond Dallas Page | 1 | 42 | 17th September 1995 | Asheville , NC | Fall Brawl (1995) | |
76 | Johnny B. Badd | 2 | 111 | October 29, 1995 | Detroit , MI | Halloween Havoc (1995) | |
77 | Lex Luger | 1 | 1 | February 17, 1996 | Baltimore , MD | Houseshow | |
78 | Johnny B. Badd | 3 | 17th | February 18, 1996 | Detroit , MI | Houseshow | |
79 | Lex Luger | 2 | 167 | March 6, 1996 | Macon , GA | Houseshow | |
80 | Lord Steven Regal | 3 | 181 | August 20, 1996 | Dalton , GA | WCW Saturday Night | Aired August 31, 1996. |
81 | Prince Iaukea | 1 | 49 | February 17, 1997 | Tampa , FL | WCW Monday Nitro | |
82 | Último Dragón | 1 | 41 | April 7, 1997 | Huntsville , AL | WCW Monday Nitro | |
83 | Lord Steven Regal | 4th | 64 | May 18, 1997 | Charlotte , NC | Slamboree (1997) | |
84 | Último Dragón | 2 | 31 | July 21, 1997 | Jacksonville , FL | WCW Monday Nitro | |
85 | Alex Wright | 1 | 32 | August 21, 1997 | Nashville , TN | Clash of the Champions XXXV | |
86 | Disco Inferno | 1 | 42 | September 22, 1997 | Salt Lake City , UT | WCW Monday Nitro | |
87 | Perry Saturn | 1 | 35 | November 3, 1997 | Philadelphia , PA | WCW Monday Nitro | |
88 | Disco Inferno | 2 | 21st | December 8, 1997 | Buffalo , NY | WCW Monday Nitro | |
89 | Booker T | 1 | 49 | December 29, 1997 | Baltimore , MD | WCW Monday Nitro | |
90 | Rick Martel | 1 | 6th | February 16, 1998 | Tampa , FL | WCW Monday Nitro | |
91 | Booker T | 2 | 67 | February 22, 1998 | San Francisco , CA | SuperBrawl VIII | |
92 | Chris Benoit | 1 | 1 | April 30, 1998 | Augusta , GA | WCW Thunder | |
93 | Booker T | 3 | 1 | May 1, 1998 | Greenville , SC | Houseshow | |
94 | Chris Benoit | 2 | 1 | May 2, 1998 | Charleston , SC | Houseshow | |
95 | Booker T | 4th | 1 | May 3, 1998 | Savannah , GA | Houseshow | |
96 | Fit Finlay | 1 | 41 | May 4, 1998 | Indianapolis , GA | WCW Monday Nitro | |
97 | Booker T | 5 | 30th | June 14, 1998 | Baltimore , MD | The Great American Bash (1998) | |
98 | Stevie Ray | 1 | 27 | July 14, 1998 | Baltimore , MD | Houseshow | The title was presented by Booker T. |
99 | Chris Jericho | 1 | 112 | August 10, 1998 | Rapid City , SD | WCW Monday Nitro | |
100 | Konnan | 1 | 29 | November 30, 1998 | Chattanooga , TN | WCW Monday Nitro | |
101 | Scott Steiner | 2 | 75 | November 30, 1998 | Baltimore , MD | WCW Thunder | Aired December 31, 1998. |
102 | Booker T | 6th | 56 | March 14, 1999 | Louisville , KY | Uncensored (1999) | |
103 | Rick Steiner | 2 | 127 | May 9, 1999 | St. Louis , MO | Slamboree (1999) | |
104 | Chris Benoit | 3 | 41 | September 13, 1999 | Chapel Hill , NC | WCW Monday Nitro | |
105 | Rick Steiner | 3 | 28 | October 24, 1999 | Las Vegas , NV | Halloween Havoc (1999) | |
106 | Scott Hall | 1 | 8th | November 21, 1999 | Toronto , Canada | Mayhem (1999) | |
- | Title vacant | - | - | November 29, 1999 | Denver , CO | N / A | Title was abolished by the WCW. According to the storyline, Hall put the title off and threw the championship belt in a garbage can. |
107 | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 1 | 54 | February 16, 2000 | Bethlehem , PA | N / A | According to the storyline, he found the title in a garbage can. |
- | Title set | - | - | April 10, 2000 | Denver , CO | N / A | The title was discontinued after the takeover of WCW by the WWE. |