No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Jim Crockett Promotions: NWA Mid-Atlantic | ||||||||||
1 | Danny Miller | February 27, 1974 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 72 | Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion. [4] | |||
2 | Ivan Koloff | May 10, 1974 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 1 | 59 | ||||
3 | Paul Jones | July 8, 1974 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 108 | ||||
4 | Ivan Koloff | October 24, 1974 | Live event | Anderson, South Carolina | 2 | 63 | ||||
5 | Paul Jones | December 26, 1974 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | 44 | ||||
6 | Ric Flair | February 8, 1975 | Live event | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 181 | [5] | |||
7 | Paul Jones | August 8, 1975 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 117 | ||||
— | Vacated | December 3, 1975 | — | — | — | — | Jones gave up the title after he won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship on November 27, 1975. | |||
8 | Angelo Mosca | April 14, 1976 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 77 | Mosca defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |||
9 | Paul Jones | June 30, 1976 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 4 | 42 | ||||
10 | Angelo Mosca | August 11, 1976 | Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 66 | This title change aired on broadcast delay. | |||
11 | Mr. Wrestling | October 16, 1976 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 23 | ||||
12 | Greg Valentine | November 8, 1976 | Live event | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 1 | 22 | ||||
13 | Rufus R. Jones | November 30, 1976 | Live event | Charleston, South Carolina | 1 | 50 | ||||
14 | Greg Valentine | January 19, 1977 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 27 | [6] | |||
15 | Rufus R. Jones | February 15, 1977 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 48 | ||||
16 | Ric Flair | April 4, 1977 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 2 | 72 | [7] | |||
17 | Ricky Steamboat | June 15, 1977 | Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 119 | This title change aired on broadcast delay. | |||
NWA Television Championship | ||||||||||
18 | Baron Von Raschke | October 12, 1977 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 144 | During Von Raschke's reign, the championship was renamed the "NWA Television Championship" after he was billed as having won a tournament for all the regional NWA Television Champions. | |||
19 | Johnny Weaver | March 5, 1978 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 21 | [8] | |||
20 | Baron Von Raschke | March 26, 1978 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | 73 | ||||
21 | Paul Jones | June 7, 1978 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 5 | 368 | ||||
22 | Ricky Steamboat | June 10, 1979 | Live event | Asheville, North Carolina | 2 | 136 | [9] | |||
— | Vacated | October 24, 1979 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | — | — | After winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Jay Youngblood. | |||
23 | Masked Superstar | April 1, 1980 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | [N 1] | Masked Superstar won a tournament to win the vacant championship. | |||
— | Vacated | October 1980 | — | — | — | — | Upon starting to team with Paul Jones. | |||
24 | Roddy Piper | November 1, 1980 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 1 | 87 | Defeats Paul Jones in tournament final. | |||
— | Vacated | January 27, 1981 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | — | — | The championship was vacated after Piper won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. | |||
25 | Sweet Ebony Diamond | April 29, 1981 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 7 | Sweet Ebony Diamond won a tournament to win the vacant championship. [10] | |||
26 | Greg Valentine | May 6, 1981 | Live event | N/A | 3 | 24 | ||||
27 | Sweet Ebony Diamond | May 30, 1981 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 15 | [10] [11] | |||
28 | Greg Valentine | June 14, 1981 | Live event | N/A | 4 | 84 | ||||
29 | Ron Bass | September 6, 1981 | Live event | Asheville, North Carolina | 1 | 58 | ||||
30 | Ivan Koloff | November 3, 1981 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 60 | ||||
31 | Jimmy Valiant | January 2, 1982 | Live event | Hampton, Virginia | 1 | 260 | ||||
32 | Jos LeDuc | September 19, 1982 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 37 | ||||
— | Vacated | October 26, 1982 | — | — | — | — | Leduc was stripped of the championship due to cheating. | |||
33 | Bad Leroy Brown | November 25, 1982 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 28 | Brown won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant championship. | |||
34 | Mike Rotundo | December 25, 1982 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 59 | ||||
35 | Dick Slater | February 22, 1983 | Live event | Columbia, South Carolina | 1 | 33 | [12] | |||
36 | Roddy Piper | March 27, 1983 | Live event | Asheville, North Carolina | 2 | 7 | ||||
37 | Dick Slater | April 3, 1983 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | 27 | [13] | |||
38 | Jos LeDuc | April 30, 1983 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 2 | 23 | ||||
39 | The Great Kabuki | May 23, 1983 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 1 | 185 | ||||
40 | Charlie Brown | November 24, 1983 | Starrcade | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | [N 2] | ||||
— | Vacated | January 1984 | — | — | — | — | Jimmy Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title. | |||
41 | Mark Youngblood | March 7, 1984 | Live event | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1 | 21 | Youngblood won a tournament final against Dick Slater to win the vacant championship. | [14] | ||
42 | Tully Blanchard | March 28, 1984 | Live event | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1 | 353 | ||||
NWA World Television Championship | ||||||||||
43 | Dusty Rhodes | March 16, 1985 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 43 | During Rhodes' reign, the title was renamed the "NWA World Television Championship". | |||
44 | Tully Blanchard | April 28, 1985 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 69 | ||||
45 | Dusty Rhodes | July 6, 1985 | The Great American Bash | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 105 | ||||
— | Vacated | October 19, 1985 | — | — | — | — | Rhodes was stripped of the title due to an injury. | |||
46 | Arn Anderson | January 4, 1986 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 248 | Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to claim the vacant championship. | |||
47 | Dusty Rhodes | September 9, 1986 | Live event | Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 79 | ||||
48 | Tully Blanchard | November 27, 1986 | Starrcade | Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 | 263 | This was a "first blood" match. | |||
49 | Nikita Koloff | August 17, 1987 | Live event | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 1 | 162 | On November 27, 1987 at Starrcade, Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the UWF Television Championship and the NWA World Television Championship. | |||
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / World Championship Wrestling (WCW) | ||||||||||
50 | Mike Rotunda | January 26, 1988 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 335 | On November 21, 1988 the National Wrestling Alliance's flagship promotion Jim Crockett Promotions was purchased by Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW). | |||
51 | Rick Steiner | December 26, 1988 | Starrcade | Norfolk, Virginia | 1 | 56 | ||||
52 | Mike Rotunda | February 20, 1989 | Chi-Town Rumble | Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 39 | ||||
53 | Sting | March 31, 1989 | Live event | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 114 | [15] | |||
— | Vacated | July 23, 1989 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland | — | — | The championship was vacated after a controversial finish to a match between Sting and The Great Muta. | |||
54 | The Great Muta | September 3, 1989 | Live event | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 121 | Muta defeated Sting to win the vacant title. | |||
55 | Arn Anderson | January 2, 1990 | Power Hour | Gainesville, Georgia | 2 | 336 | ||||
56 | Tom Zenk | December 4, 1990 | World Championship Wrestling | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 34 | This episode aired on tape delay on December 29, 1990. | |||
WCW World Television Championship | ||||||||||
57 | Arn Anderson | January 7, 1991 | World Wide Wrestling | Perry, Georgia | 3 | 132 | During Anderson's reign, the title was renamed the "WCW World Television Championship". This episode aired on tape delay on February 2, 1991. | |||
58 | Bobby Eaton | May 19, 1991 | SuperBrawl I | St. Petersburg, Florida | 1 | 15 | ||||
59 | Steve Austin | June 3, 1991 | World Wide Wrestling | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 329 | This episode aired on tape delay on June 29, 1991. [16] | |||
60 | Barry Windham | April 27, 1992 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 26 | This episode aired on tape delay on May 9, 1992. | |||
61 | Steve Austin | May 23, 1992 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 102 | This episode aired on tape delay on June 13, 1992. [17] | ||||
62 | Ricky Steamboat | September 2, 1992 | Clash of the Champions XX | Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 27 | ||||
63 | Scott Steiner | September 29, 1992 | WorldWide | Columbus, Georgia | 1 | [N 3] | This episode aired on tape delay on October 10, 1992. | |||
— | Vacated | January 13, 1993 | — | — | — | — | Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner left for the World Wrestling Federation. | |||
64 | Paul Orndorff | March 2, 1993 | Power Hour | Macon, Georgia | 1 | 169 | Orndorff defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final to become the new champion. This episode aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993. | |||
65 | Ricky Steamboat | August 18, 1993 | Clash of the Champions XXIV | Daytona Beach, Florida | 4 | 32 | World Championship Wrestling (WCW) withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on September 1, 1993. | [18] | ||
66 | Lord Steven Regal | September 19, 1993 | Fall Brawl | Houston, Texas | 1 | 225 | [19] | |||
67 | Larry Zbyszko | May 2, 1994 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 52 | This episode aired on tape delay on May 28, 1994. | |||
68 | Lord Steven Regal | June 23, 1994 | Clash of the Champions XXVII | North Charleston, South Carolina | 2 | 87 | [15] | |||
69 | Johnny B. Badd | September 18, 1994 | Fall Brawl | Roanoke, Virginia | 1 | 112 | [15] | |||
70 | Arn Anderson | January 8, 1995 | Main Event | Atlanta, Georgia | 4 | 161 | ||||
71 | The Renegade | June 18, 1995 | The Great American Bash | Dayton, Ohio | 1 | 91 | ||||
72 | Diamond Dallas Page | September 17, 1995 | Fall Brawl | Asheville, North Carolina | 1 | 42 | ||||
73 | Johnny B. Badd | October 29, 1995 | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, Michigan | 2 | 111 | ||||
74 | Lex Luger | February 17, 1996 | Live event | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 1 | [20] | |||
75 | Johnny B. Badd | February 18, 1996 | Live event | Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 17 | [21] | |||
76 | Lex Luger | March 6, 1996 | Saturday Night | Macon, Georgia | 2 | 167 | ||||
77 | Lord Steven Regal | August 20, 1996 | Saturday Night | Dalton, Georgia | 3 | 181 | This episode aired on tape delay on August 31, 1996. [15] | |||
78 | Prince Iaukea | February 17, 1997 | Nitro | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 49 | [15] [20] | |||
79 | Ultimate Dragon | April 7, 1997 | Nitro | Huntsville, Alabama | 1 | 41 | ||||
80 | Lord Steven Regal | May 18, 1997 | Slamboree | Charlotte, North Carolina | 4 | 65 | [15] | |||
81 | Ultimate Dragon | July 22, 1997 | Nitro | Jacksonville, Florida | 2 | 30 | [15] | |||
82 | Alex Wright | August 21, 1997 | Clash of the Champions XXXV | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 32 | ||||
83 | Disco Inferno | September 22, 1997 | Nitro | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1 | 42 | ||||
84 | Perry Saturn | November 3, 1997 | Nitro | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 35 | ||||
85 | Disco Inferno | December 8, 1997 | Nitro | Buffalo, New York | 2 | 21 | ||||
86 | Booker T | December 29, 1997 | Nitro | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 49 | [22] | |||
87 | Rick Martel | February 16, 1998 | Nitro | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 6 | ||||
88 | Booker T | February 22, 1998 | SuperBrawl VIII | San Francisco, California | 2 | 67 | ||||
89 | Chris Benoit | April 30, 1998 | Live event | Augusta, Georgia | 1 | 1 | ||||
90 | Booker T | May 1, 1998 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 3 | 1 | [23] | |||
91 | Chris Benoit | May 2, 1998 | Live event | North Charleston, South Carolina | 2 | 1 | [23] | |||
92 | Booker T | May 3, 1998 | Live event | Savannah, Georgia | 4 | 1 | [23] | |||
93 | Fit Finlay | May 4, 1998 | Nitro | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 41 | [24] | |||
94 | Booker T | June 14, 1998 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland | 5 | 29 | [22] [24] | |||
95 | Stevie Ray | July 13, 1998 | Nitro | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 28 | Stevie Ray claimed the title saying he was given Power of Attorney by Booker T to defend the title due to him not being allowed to compete due to injury. | |||
96 | Chris Jericho | August 10, 1998 | Nitro | Rapid City, South Dakota | 1 | 112 | [25] | |||
97 | Konnan | November 30, 1998 | Nitro | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 28 | [26] | |||
98 | Scott Steiner | December 28, 1998 | Nitro | Baltimore, Maryland | 2 | 76 | ||||
99 | Booker T | March 14, 1999 | Uncensored | Louisville, Kentucky | 6 | 56 | [22] | |||
100 | Rick Steiner | May 9, 1999 | Slamboree | St. Louis, Missouri | 2 | 127 | ||||
101 | Chris Benoit | September 13, 1999 | Nitro | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 41 | ||||
102 | Rick Steiner | October 24, 1999 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 28 | ||||
103 | Scott Hall | November 21, 1999 | Mayhem | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1 | 8 | [2] | |||
— | Vacated | November 29, 1999 | Nitro | Denver, Colorado | — | — | Hall abandoned the title by giving it to Kevin Nash who then threw the belt into a trashcan. [2] | |||
104 | Jim Duggan | February 19, 2000 | Saturday Night | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 1 | 54 | Duggan found the championship belt in a dumpster and claimed the title. [3] | |||
— | Deactivated | April 10, 2000 | Nitro | Denver, Colorado | — | — | The title was retired after Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff rebooted WCW. |
¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
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Two weeks later, he won the Television title from Rick Steiner, when Steiner was unable to defend the title due to injury. In a baffling decision, Hall claimed he had no interest in the TV title, and when he unsuccessfully tried to give it to Kevin Nash, he threw it in the trash instead.
The WCW TV Title has resurfaced after Jim Duggan found the belt in the trash on a recent episode of WCW Saturday Night.
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