List of WCW World Television Champions

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Hacksaw Jim Duggan was the final WCW World Television Champion

The WCW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling world television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion.

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The title was introduced on February 27, 1974, in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW), a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). MACW, also known as Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), was purchased by Turner Broadcasting System in 1988, and subsequently renamed WCW. In March 2001, certain assets of WCW were sold by AOL Time Warner to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). As such these assets, including the rights to the WCW World Television Championship, inactive since April 10, 2000, were now WWF property. [1] Before it was known as the WCW World Television Championship (starting in 1991 and continuing until the title's deactivation), it was known as the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1974 to 1977), the NWA Television Championship (1977 to 1985), and the NWA World Television Championship (1985 to 1991).

Being a professional wrestling championship, it was won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes occurred at JCP or WCW-promoted events. The inaugural champion was Danny Miller, who defeated Ole Anderson on February 27, 1974, in the finals of a tournament. Booker T holds the record for most reigns, with six. Ricky Steamboat's second reign ended due to vacancy for unknown reasons. The day on which the reign ended is also unknown, although it is known that the reign began on June 10, 1978, and came to a close sometime in 1980. As such, if the reign ended on January 1, 1980, or any later time during 1980, then Steamboat's second reign is the longest in the title's history, at over 570 days. [N 1] Five different reigns are tied for the record for shortest reign in the title's history, at one day.

Jim Duggan was the last champion in his only reign. At the time, then-champion Scott Hall did not want to be champion, and after unsuccessfully trying to give the title to Kevin Nash, he abandoned the title by throwing the championship belt into a trashcan on the November 29, 1999, episode of one of WCW's television programs, Nitro . [2] Duggan later found the championship belt in a dumpster on the February 16, 2000, episode of another of WCW's television programs, WCW Saturday Night and named himself champion. [3] The championship was later retired on the April 10, 2000, episode of Nitro, after a storyline reboot by WCW authority figures Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo. Overall, there were 108 reigns shared among 56 wrestlers, with 11 vacancies.

Title history

Names

NameDuration
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship1974–1977
NWA Television Championship1977–1985
NWA World Television Championship1985–1991
WCW World Television Championship 1991–2000

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Jim Crockett Promotions: NWA Mid-Atlantic
1Danny MillerFebruary 27, 1974 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina172Miller 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, Virginia159
3 Paul Jones July 8, 1974 Live event Charlotte, North Carolina1108
4 Ivan Koloff October 24, 1974 Live event Anderson, South Carolina263
5 Paul Jones December 26, 1974 Live event Greensboro, North Carolina244
6 Ric Flair February 8, 1975 Live event Winston-Salem, North Carolina1181 [5]
7 Paul Jones August 8, 1975 Live event Richmond, Virginia3117
Vacated December 3, 1975Jones 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 Carolina177Mosca defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
9 Paul Jones June 30, 1976 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina442
10 Angelo Mosca August 11, 1976Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Raleigh, North Carolina266This title change aired on broadcast delay.
11 Mr. Wrestling October 16, 1976 Live event Greensboro, North Carolina123
12 Greg Valentine November 8, 1976 Live event Fayetteville, North Carolina122
13 Rufus R. Jones November 30, 1976 Live event Charleston, South Carolina150
14 Greg Valentine January 19, 1977 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina227 [6]
15 Rufus R. Jones February 15, 1977 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina248
16 Ric Flair April 4, 1977 Live event Greenville, South Carolina272 [7]
17 Ricky Steamboat June 15, 1977Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Raleigh, North Carolina1119This title change aired on broadcast delay.
NWA Television Championship
18 Baron Von Raschke October 12, 1977 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina1144During 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 Carolina121 [8]
20 Baron Von Raschke March 26, 1978 Live event Greensboro, North Carolina273
21 Paul Jones June 7, 1978 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina5368
22 Ricky Steamboat June 10, 1979 Live event Asheville, North Carolina2136 [9]
Vacated October 24, 1979 Live event Raleigh, North CarolinaAfter winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Jay Youngblood.
23 Masked Superstar April 1, 1980 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina1 [N 1] Masked Superstar won a tournament to win the vacant championship.
Vacated October 1980Upon starting to team with Paul Jones.
24 Roddy Piper November 1, 1980 Live event Richmond, Virginia187Defeats Paul Jones in tournament final.
Vacated January 27, 1981 Live event Raleigh, North CarolinaThe championship was vacated after Piper won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.
25 Sweet Ebony Diamond April 29, 1981 Live event Raleigh, North Carolina17Sweet Ebony Diamond won a tournament to win the vacant championship. [10]
26 Greg Valentine May 6, 1981 Live event N/A324
27 Sweet Ebony Diamond May 30, 1981 Live event Charlotte, North Carolina215 [10] [11]
28 Greg Valentine June 14, 1981 Live event N/A484
29 Ron Bass September 6, 1981 Live event Asheville, North Carolina158
30 Ivan Koloff November 3, 1981 Live event Charlotte, North Carolina360
31 Jimmy Valiant January 2, 1982 Live event Hampton, Virginia1260
32 Jos LeDuc September 19, 1982 Live event Charlotte, North Carolina137
Vacated October 26, 1982Leduc was stripped of the championship due to cheating.
33 Bad Leroy Brown November 25, 1982 Live event Greensboro, North Carolina128Brown won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant championship.
34 Mike Rotundo December 25, 1982 Live event Charlotte, North Carolina159
35 Dick Slater February 22, 1983 Live event Columbia, South Carolina133 [12]
36 Roddy Piper March 27, 1983 Live event Asheville, North Carolina27
37 Dick Slater April 3, 1983 Live event Greensboro, North Carolina227 [13]
38 Jos LeDuc April 30, 1983 Live event Richmond, Virginia223
39 The Great Kabuki May 23, 1983 Live event Greenville, South Carolina1185
40 Charlie Brown November 24, 1983 Starrcade Greensboro, North Carolina2 [N 2]
Vacated January 1984Jimmy Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title.
41 Mark Youngblood March 7, 1984 Live event Spartanburg, South Carolina121Youngblood won a tournament final against Dick Slater to win the vacant championship. [14]
42 Tully Blanchard March 28, 1984 Live event Spartanburg, South Carolina1353
NWA World Television Championship
43 Dusty Rhodes March 16, 1985 Live event Greensboro, North Carolina143During Rhodes' reign, the title was renamed the "NWA World Television Championship".
44 Tully Blanchard April 28, 1985 Live event Charlotte, North Carolina269
45 Dusty Rhodes July 6, 1985 The Great American Bash Charlotte, North Carolina2105
Vacated October 19, 1985Rhodes was stripped of the title due to an injury.
46 Arn Anderson January 4, 1986 Live event Greensboro, North Carolina1248Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to claim the vacant championship.
47 Dusty Rhodes September 9, 1986 Live event Columbia, South Carolina379
48 Tully Blanchard November 27, 1986 Starrcade Greensboro, North Carolina3263This was a "first blood" match.
49 Nikita Koloff August 17, 1987 Live event Fayetteville, North Carolina1162On 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 Carolina2335On 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, Virginia156
52 Mike Rotunda February 20, 1989 Chi-Town Rumble Chicago, Illinois339
53 Sting March 31, 1989 Live event Atlanta, Georgia1114 [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, Georgia1121Muta defeated Sting to win the vacant title.
55 Arn Anderson January 2, 1990 Power Hour Gainesville, Georgia2336
56 Tom Zenk December 4, 1990 World Championship Wrestling Atlanta, Georgia134This episode aired on tape delay on December 29, 1990.
WCW World Television Championship
57 Arn Anderson January 7, 1991 World Wide Wrestling Perry, Georgia 3132During 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, Florida115
59 Steve Austin June 3, 1991 World Wide Wrestling Birmingham, Alabama1329This episode aired on tape delay on June 29, 1991. [16]
60 Barry Windham April 27, 1992 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia126This episode aired on tape delay on May 9, 1992.
61 Steve Austin May 23, 1992Chattanooga, Tennessee2102This episode aired on tape delay on June 13, 1992. [17]
62 Ricky Steamboat September 2, 1992 Clash of the Champions XX Atlanta, Georgia327
63 Scott Steiner September 29, 1992 WorldWide Columbus, Georgia1 [N 3] This episode aired on tape delay on October 10, 1992.
Vacated January 13, 1993Steiner 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, Georgia1169Orndorff 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, Florida432 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 1225 [19]
67 Larry Zbyszko May 2, 1994 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia152This episode aired on tape delay on May 28, 1994.
68 Lord Steven Regal June 23, 1994 Clash of the Champions XXVII North Charleston, South Carolina287 [15]
69 Johnny B. Badd September 18, 1994 Fall Brawl Roanoke, Virginia1112 [15]
70 Arn Anderson January 8, 1995 Main Event Atlanta, Georgia4161
71 The Renegade June 18, 1995 The Great American Bash Dayton, Ohio191
72 Diamond Dallas Page September 17, 1995 Fall Brawl Asheville, North Carolina142
73 Johnny B. Badd October 29, 1995 Halloween Havoc Detroit, Michigan2111
74 Lex Luger February 17, 1996 Live event Baltimore, Maryland11 [20]
75 Johnny B. Badd February 18, 1996 Live event Norfolk, Virginia317 [21]
76 Lex Luger March 6, 1996 Saturday Night Macon, Georgia2167
77 Lord Steven Regal August 20, 1996 Saturday Night Dalton, Georgia3181This episode aired on tape delay on August 31, 1996. [15]
78 Prince Iaukea February 17, 1997 Nitro Tampa, Florida149 [15] [20]
79 Ultimate Dragon April 7, 1997 Nitro Huntsville, Alabama141
80 Lord Steven Regal May 18, 1997 Slamboree Charlotte, North Carolina465 [15]
81 Ultimate Dragon July 22, 1997 Nitro Jacksonville, Florida230 [15]
82 Alex Wright August 21, 1997 Clash of the Champions XXXV Nashville, Tennessee132
83 Disco Inferno September 22, 1997 Nitro Salt Lake City, Utah142
84 Perry Saturn November 3, 1997 Nitro Philadelphia, Pennsylvania135
85 Disco Inferno December 8, 1997 Nitro Buffalo, New York221
86 Booker T December 29, 1997 Nitro Baltimore, Maryland149 [22]
87 Rick Martel February 16, 1998 Nitro Tampa, Florida16
88 Booker T February 22, 1998 SuperBrawl VIII San Francisco, California267
89 Chris Benoit April 30, 1998 Live event Augusta, Georgia11
90 Booker T May 1, 1998 Live event Greenville, South Carolina31 [23]
91 Chris Benoit May 2, 1998 Live event North Charleston, South Carolina21 [23]
92 Booker T May 3, 1998 Live event Savannah, Georgia41 [23]
93 Fit Finlay May 4, 1998 Nitro Indianapolis, Indiana141 [24]
94 Booker T June 14, 1998 The Great American Bash Baltimore, Maryland529 [22] [24]
95 Stevie Ray July 13, 1998 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada128Stevie 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 Dakota1112 [25]
97 Konnan November 30, 1998 Nitro Chattanooga, Tennessee128 [26]
98 Scott Steiner December 28, 1998 Nitro Baltimore, Maryland276
99 Booker T March 14, 1999 Uncensored Louisville, Kentucky656 [22]
100 Rick Steiner May 9, 1999 Slamboree St. Louis, Missouri2127
101 Chris Benoit September 13, 1999 Nitro Chapel Hill, North Carolina341
102 Rick Steiner October 24, 1999 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada328
103 Scott Hall November 21, 1999 Mayhem Toronto, Ontario, Canada18 [2]
Vacated November 29, 1999 Nitro Denver, ColoradoHall 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, Pennsylvania154Duggan found the championship belt in a dumpster and claimed the title. [3]
DeactivatedApril 10, 2000 Nitro Denver, ColoradoThe title was retired after Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff rebooted WCW.

Combined reigns

¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
4-time Arn Anderson has the longest combined reign at 877 days. Arn Anderson (48481801426).jpg
4-time Arn Anderson has the longest combined reign at 877 days.
Booker T won the championship a record-setting six times. Booker T 2018.jpg
Booker T won the championship a record-setting six times.
Rank [N 4] WrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1 Arn Anderson 4877
2 Tully Blanchard 3685
3 Paul Jones 5679
4 Lord Steven Regal 4557
5 Mike Rotunda 3433
6 Steve Austin 2431
7 Ricky Steamboat 4314
8 Charlie Brown/Jimmy Valiant 2260¤
[N 2]
9 Ric Flair 2253
10 Johnny B. Badd 3240
11 Dusty Rhodes 3227
12 Baron Von Raschke 2217
13 Rick Steiner 3211
14 Booker T 6204
15 The Great Kabuki 1185
16 Ivan Koloff 3182
17 Paul Orndorff 1169
18 Lex Luger 2168
19 Nikita Koloff 1162
20 Greg Valentine 4157
21 Angelo Mosca 2143
22 The Great Muta 1121
23 Sting 1114
24 Chris Jericho 1112
25 Scott Steiner 2108¤
[N 3]
26 Rufus R. Jones 298
27 Roddy Piper 294
28 The Renegade 191
29Danny Miller172
Ultimate Dragon 272
30 Disco Inferno 263
31 Dick Slater 260
Jos LeDuc 260
32 Ron Bass 158
33 Jim Duggan 154
34 Larry Zbyszko 152
35 Prince Iaukea 149
36 Chris Benoit 343
37 Diamond Dallas Page 142
38 Fit Finlay 141
39 Perry Saturn 135
40 "Z-Man" Tom Zenk 134
41 Alex Wright 132
42 Konnan 129
43 Bad Leroy Brown 128
44 Stevie Ray 127
45 Barry Windham 126
46 Mr. Wrestling 123
47 Sweet Ebony Diamond 222
48 Johnny Weaver 121
Mark Youngblood 121
49 Bobby Eaton 115
50 Scott Hall 18
51 Rick Martel 16
52 Masked Superstar 1
[N 1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 The exact day in October 1980 Masked Superstar vacated the title during his only reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 183 and 213 days.
  2. 1 2 The exact date on which Charlie Brown (Jimmy Valiant) lost the title during his second reign in January 1984 is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 38 and 68 days.
  3. 1 2 The exact date on which Scott Steiner was stripped of the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 33 and 62 days.
  4. Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number are tied for that rank.

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