XPW Television Championship | |||||||||||||||
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Joey Munoz, wrestling as "Kaos", was the first Television Champion | |||||||||||||||
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Promotion | Xtreme Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Date established | August 25, 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Date retired | March 8, 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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The XPW Television Championship was introduced in 2001 by Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the champion was decided in a one night tournament at XPW's Damage Inc. event, which featured competitors such as Konnan, Johnny Webb, Kid Kaos, Dynamite D and Vic Grimes.
There would only be two XPW Television Champions, as Kaos held the championship for a year and a half. Kaos would go on to successfully defend the XPW Television Championship against the likes of Psicosis, Nosawa, Chris Hamrick, Danny Doring, Jonny Storm, and Shark Boy.
First Round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Kaos | ||||||||||||||
The Enterprise | ||||||||||||||
Kaos | ||||||||||||||
Dynamite D | ||||||||||||||
Dynamite D | ||||||||||||||
Kronus | ||||||||||||||
Kaos (w. Supreme) | ||||||||||||||
Konnan (w. Psicosis) | ||||||||||||||
Konnan | ||||||||||||||
"White Trash" Johnny Webb | ||||||||||||||
Konnan | ||||||||||||||
Vicious Vic Grimes | ||||||||||||||
Vicious Vic Grimes | ||||||||||||||
"RCG" Leroy | ||||||||||||||
Symbol | Meaning |
No. | The overall championship reign |
Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
Event | The event in which the championship changed hands |
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Kaos | 1 | August 25, 2001 | 552 | Los Angeles, California | XPW Damage Inc. | Defeated Konnan in a tournament final to become the first champion. | |
2 | X | 1 | February 28, 2003 | 8 | North Hills, California | XPW My Bloody Valentine Tour 2003 - day 1 | ||
- | Deactivated | - | March 8, 2003 | N/A | N/A | N/A | XPW closed and title was abandoned |
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