CWUSA Television Championship

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CWUSA Television Championship
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PromotionChampionship Wrestling USA
Date establishedAugust 22, 1992
Date retiredJune 1997

The Championship Wrestling USA Television Championship was a professional wrestling championship defended in Championship Wrestling USA (the former Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion), owned by Sandy Barr. It was CWUSA's longest running title, lasting from 1992 through 1997. [1]

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Title history

Key
SymbolMeaning
No.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event in which the championship changed hands
N/AThe specific information is not known
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
(NLT)"No Later Than"
#WrestlerReignDateDays held

and

LocationEventNotesRef.
1 Bart Sawyer 1August 22, 199249 Portland, Oregon House show Defeated Ron Harris in tournament final to become the first champion. 
2Mike Winner1October 10, 19924 Portland, Oregon House show   
3John Rambo1October 14, 199224 Salem, Oregon House show   
4 Dirty White Boy 1November 7, 1992 [Note 1] N/A House show   
5John Rambo21992 [Note 2] N/A House show   
6 Bart Sawyer 2January 9, 199314 Portland, Oregon House show   
7 Colonel DeBeers 1January 23, 199328 Portland, Oregon House show   
8 Bart Sawyer 3February 20, 19937 Portland, Oregon House show   
9 Colonel DeBeers 2February 27, 1993119 Portland, Oregon House show   
10Silver Shadow1June 26, 1993134 Portland, Oregon House show   
11 Colonel DeBeers 3July 10, 1993196 Portland, Oregon House show   
12Bruiser Brian1January 22, 199435 Portland, Oregon House show   
13 Colonel DeBeers 4February 26, 1994722 Portland, Oregon House show   [2]
14Buddy Wayne1February 18, 1996 [Note 3] Vancouver, Washington House show Won the title after accidentally pinning his tag team partner DeBeers in a match against Bart Sawyer and Sumito. 
15Sumito1July 6, 1996(NLT) [Note 4] N/A House show   
16Buddy Wayne2July 7, 1996 [Note 5] Vancouver, Washington House show   
17Sumito2August 31, 1996(NLT) [Note 6] N/A House show   
18Buddy Wayne3November 30, 1996(NLT) [Note 7] N/A House show   
19 Bart Sawyer 4December 15, 19967 Vancouver, Washington House show   
20Buddy Wayne4December 22, 199679 Vancouver, Washington House show   
21 Matt Borne 1March 11, 19977 Vancouver, Washington House show   
22 Colonel DeBeers 5March 18, 1997 [Note 8] Vancouver, Washington House show   
23Buddy Wayne5March 31, 1997(NLT) [Note 9] N/A House show   
-Abandoned-June 1997N/AN/AN/APromotion closed. 

See also

Footnotes

  1. The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means this title reign lasted between 1 and 54 days.
  2. The exact date that the championship was won is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between 9 and 62 days.
  3. The exact date Buddy Wayne lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 139 days.
  4. The exact date Sumito won the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 139 days.
  5. The exact date Buddy Wayne lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 55 days.
  6. The exact date Sumito won and lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 145 days.
  7. The exact date Buddy Wayne won the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 15 and 105 days.
  8. The exact date Col. DeBeers lost the championship is uncertain, which means the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 13 days.
  9. The exact date the championship was won and abandoned is uncertain, which means the championship reign lasted between 62 and 103 days/

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