NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship

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The NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling singles title defended in Johnny Doyle's NWA Los Angeles from 1951 to 1959. The title was defended in the same area during the 1960s under promoters Gene and Mike LeBell.

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Title history

An (n) indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date.

Wrestler:Times:Date:DaysPlace:Notes:
Joe Pazandak 1June 28, 1951295First champion.
Sandor Szabo 1April 18, 1952249 Los Angeles, CA
Zebra Kid1December 23, 195242Los Angeles, CA
Sandor Szabo 2February 3, 195326/56Los Angeles, CA
VacatedMarch 1953-When the television program of the promotion is cancelled and Szabo continues to be billed as the "Beat the Champ" title holder in other cities at least until April 2, 1959.
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Sandor Szabo 3November 30, 195321Los Angeles, CADefeats Lord James Blears.
Mr. Moto 1December 21, 195321 Hollywood, CA
Wilbur Snyder 1January 11, 1954355/385Los Angeles, CADefeated The Great Bolo for the title and still champion as of November 6, 1954.
Nick Bockwinkel 1January 1955 (n)25/55
Sandor Szabo 4February 25, 1955213Still champion as of March 18, 1955.
Hard Boiled Haggerty 1September 26, 195535Haggerty is still champion as of October 24, 1955.
Rocky Valentine 1October 31, 195535
Red Berry 1December 5, 19558
Rocky Valentine 2December 13, 19556/12
Nick Bockwinkel 2December 195513/19Sometime between December 19, 1955 and December 25, 1955.
Wilbur Snyder 2January 7, 19561/22
Rocky Brown1January 195622/1
Oyama Okato1January 30, 195621
Don Leo Jonathan 1February 20, 195614Hollywood, CA [1]
Oyama Okato2March 5, 195626
Wilbur Snyder 3March 31, 19569
Don Leo Jonathan 2April 9, 195614
Rito Romero 1April 23, 1956150Sometime after April 16, 1956.
Sandor Szabo 5September 20, 195670/102
VacatedDecember 19569/41Sometime after November 28, 1956.
Al Kashey1January 9, 195763Los Angeles, CADefeats Lord James Blears for the title.
Sandor Szabo 6March 13, 195719
Leo Garibaldi1April 1, 19572
Shag Thomas 1April 3, 195759/87Los Angeles, CAStill champion as of June 22, 1957.
Bobo Brazil 1June 1957 (n)1/29
Mr. Moto 2June 1957 (n)91/120
Sandor Szabo 7September 1957 (n)253/282
Lee Grable1June 10, 195821 Wilmington, CA Title held up on June 26, 1958 against Sandor Szabo.
Sandor Szabo 8July 1, 1958204Wilmington, CAWon the rematch.
Mr. Moto 3January 21, 1959126Los Angeles, CADefeats Reggie Siki for the title.
Black Zorro1May 27, 19593402

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Los Angeles, CA
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George Cannon 1September 18, 1968168Los Angeles, CADefeats the Medic in tournament final to become the first champion.
Chris Markoff 1March 5, 19691/26Los Angeles, CA
VacatedMarch 1969 (n)10/35When Markoff is suspended.
Black Gordman 1April 10, 1969195 Bakersfield, CA Defeats Alfonso Dantes after the two become the last men remaining in a battle royal on April 2, 1969 in Los Angeles, California and may be a repeat of the match on previous day.
Pepper Martin 1September 17, 196963Los Angeles, CA
Great Kojika 1November 19, 196928Los Angeles, CA
Pepper Martin 2December 17, 196949Los Angeles, CA
Don Carson1February 4, 197049Los Angeles, CA
Rocky Johnson 1March 25, 197051Los Angeles, CAHeld up after a match against Fred Blassie on April 15, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA.
Rocky Johnson 2May 15, 197063Los Angeles, CA?Wins rematch.
Les Roberts 1June 17, 197040Los Angeles, CA
Great Kojika 2August 26, 197021Los Angeles, CA
Great Goliath 1September 16, 197084Los Angeles, CA
Takachiho 1December 9, 19709Los Angeles, CA
Great Goliath2December 18, 197014/42Los Angeles, CA
VacatedJanuary 1971 (n)-When Beat the Champ moves to Channel 13.
The Professional1January 30, 197114Los Angeles, CADefeats Takachiho in tournament final.
Suni War Cloud1February 13, 197149
Kinji Shibuya 1April 3, 197163
Earl Maynard 1June 5, 197149
John Tolos 1July 24, 197152
Black Gordman2September 14, 1971?
John Tolos 2August 21, 1971?
Kinji Shibuya 2November 27, 197149
Dory Dixon 1January 15, 197249 [2]
Masa Saito 1March 4, 197221Los Angeles, CA
Don Carson2March 25, 197233
Kinji Shibuya 3April 27, 19721/21Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Wrestling 11972 (n)1/21
Kinji Shibuya 4May 19, 197222Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos 3June 10, 197235
Kinji Shibuya 5July 15, 197228
Eric Froelich1August 12, 197235
Masa Saito 2September 16, 197235
Peter Maivia 1October 21, 197272/83Hollywood, CA
Ripper Collins 11973 (n)1/12
Earl Maynard2January 13, 19731/293
Tony Rocco11973 (n)1/293
Raul Mata 1November 3, 197321Hollywood, CA
Great Yamamoto1November 24, 19737Hollywood, CA
Duane Allen1December 1, 197335Hollywood, CA
John Tolos 4January 5, 197456Hollywood, CA
Pantera Negra1March 2, 197414Hollywood, CA
Butcher Brannigan 1March 16, 197477/106Hollywood, CA
John Burich1June 1974 (n)6/35
Mr. California1July 6, 197456
Manny Soto1August 31, 19747Hollywood, CA
Man Mountain Mike 1September 7, 197434Hollywood, CA
Victor Rivera 1October 11, 197422Los Angeles, CAImmediately held up.
Man Mountain Mike 2November 2, 1974<1Given belt back.
Dennis Stamp 1November 2, 1974241/271
Greg Valentine 1July 1975 (n)1/30
Dennis Stamp 2July 1975 (n)63/92
Inferno #31October 2, 1975 (n)29
Greg Valentine 2October 1975 (n)Defeats Reno Tuufuli.
Tom Jones1
Black Gordman3
Don Fargo1
Larry Zbyszko 1
The Hangman 1
Black Gordman4
Mando Guerrero 11978 (n)668/1032
Battleship Johnson1October 29, 19801/122Los Angeles, CADefeats Butcher Brannigan in a tournament final; still champion as of November 23, 1980.
The Assassin 11/122
Chris Adams 1March 1981 (n)31/61
Peter Maivia 2May 1, 1981335/364Los Angeles, CA
Victor Rivera 2April 1982 (n)43/72Still champion as of May 23, 1982.
Mr. Go 1June 12, 1982 (n)50/80
Killer Kim1August 1982 (n)59/89
Billy Anderson 1October 29, 198238
VacatedDecember 6, 1982-Title become inactive when the promotion closes.

See also

References

General

Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "LOS ANGELES: Beat the Champ International TV Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 293. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.

Specific
  1. Hoops, Brian (January 20, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/20): HHH returns, wins 2002 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. Hoops, Brian (January 15, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019.