NWA World Television Championship
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The NWA World Television Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned mid-card level title defended in Jim Crockett Promotions. It was most often defended on television, hence the name.
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[edit] History
The NWA World Television Championship started out as the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship in 1974. In 1977, the name was changed to NWA Television Championship. In 1985, it became the NWA World Television Championship. There was also an NWA National Television Championship that was called the NWA World Television Title from 1983 to 1985, but it was abandonded in 1985 shortly before Dusty Rhodes beat NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard for the title. Immediately after the title switch, the title was renamed the NWA World Television Championship.
The NWA World Television Title became the WCW World Television Championship in January 1991.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship | ||||
| Danny Miller | 1 | February 27, 1974 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first champion. |
| Ivan Koloff | 1 | May 10, 1974 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Paul Jones | 1 | July 8, 1974 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ivan Koloff | 2 | October 24, 1974 | Anderson, South Carolina | |
| Paul Jones | 2 | December 26, 1974 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Ric Flair | 1 | February 8, 1975 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Paul Jones | 3 | August 8, 1975 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Title vacated | December 3, 1975 | Title vacated after Jones defeats Terry Funk to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship on November 27, 1975 in Greensboro, North Carolina. | ||
| Angelo Mosca | 1 | April 14, 1976 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Paul Jones | 4 | June 30, 1976 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Angelo Mosca | 2 | August 11, 1976 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Wrestling | 1 | October 16, 1976 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Greg Valentine | 1 | November 8, 1976 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
| Rufus R. Jones | 1 | November 30, 1976 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Greg Valentine | 2 | January 19, 1977 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Rufus R. Jones | 2 | February 15, 1977 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Ric Flair | 2 | April 4, 1977 | Greenville, South Carolina | |
| Ricky Steamboat | 1 | June 15, 1977 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Baron Von Raschke | 1 | October 12, 1977 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Raschke won a tournament to become the NWA Television Champion in March 1978. |
| NWA Television Championship | ||||
| Johnny Weaver | 1 | March 5, 1978 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Baron Von Raschke | 2 | March 26, 1978 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Paul Jones | 5 | June 7, 1978 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Ricky Steamboat | 2 | June 10, 1979 | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Title vacated | 1980 | |||
| The Masked Superstar | 1 | April 1980 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Title vacated | October 1980 | |||
| Roddy Piper | 1 | November 1, 1980 | Richmond, Virginia | Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Title vacated | January 27, 1981 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Title vacated when Piper defeats Ric Flair to win the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. | |
| Sweet Ebony Diamond | 1 | April 29, 1981 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Defeated Greg Valentine in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Greg Valentine | 3 | 1981 | ||
| Sweet Ebony Diamond | 2 | May 30, 1981 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Greg Valentine | 4 | 1981 | ||
| Ron Bass | 1 | September 6, 1981 | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Ivan Koloff | 3 | November 3, 1981 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Jimmy Valiant | 1 | January 2, 1982 | Hampton, Virginia | |
| Ivan Koloff | 4 | 1982 | ||
| Jimmy Valiant | 2 | June 6, 1982 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Ivan Koloff | 5 | 1982 | ||
| Jimmy Valiant | 3 | October 17, 1982 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Jos LeDuc | 1 | 1982 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title vacated | 1982 | LeDuc was stripped of the title after using the ropes for leverage to win a match against Johnny Weaver. | ||
| Bad Leroy Brown | 1 | November 27, 1982 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant title. |
| Mike Rotundo | 1 | December 25, 1982 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Dick Slater | 1 | February 22, 1983 | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Roddy Piper | 2 | March 27, 1983 | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Dick Slater | 2 | April 3, 1983 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Jos LeDuc | 2 | April 30, 1983 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| The Great Kabuki | 1 | May 23, 1983 | Greenville, South Carolina | |
| Charlie Brown (Jimmy Valiant) |
4 | November 24, 1983 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Title vacated | January 1984 | Valiant vacates the title when he stops wrestling as Charlie Brown. | ||
| Mark Youngblood | 1 | March 7, 1984 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | March 28, 1984 | ||
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | March 16, 1985 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Rhodes recognized as NWA World Television Champion after defeating Blanchard. |
| NWA World Television Championship | ||||
| Tully Blanchard | 2 | April 28, 1985 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 2 | July 6, 1985 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title vacated | October 19, 1985 | Rhodes was stripped of the title due to being unable to defend after he suffered a broken leg at the hands on Ric Flair and Arn Anderson on September 29, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||
| Arn Anderson | 1 | January 4, 1986 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Dusty Rhodes | 3 | September 9, 1986 | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Nikita Koloff | 1 | August 17, 1987 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Defeated UWF Television Champion Terry Taylor on November 26, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois to unify the two titles. |
| Mike Rotunda | 2 | January 26, 1988 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Rick Steiner | 1 | December 26, 1988 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Mike Rotunda | 3 | February 20, 1989 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Sting | 1 | March 31, 1989 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Title vacated | July 23, 1989 | Baltimore, Maryland | Title held up after a match against The Great Muta. | |
| The Great Muta | 1 | September 3, 1989 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Sting in a rematch to win the held up title. |
| Arn Anderson | 2 | January 2, 1990 | Gainesville, Georgia | |
| Z-Man | 1 | December 4, 1990 | Gainesville, Georgia | |
| Arn Anderson | 3 | January 14, 1991 | Marietta, Georgia | Title renamed WCW World Television Championship in January 1991. Anderson was the final champion under the NWA name. |
[edit] References
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship history at WrestlingTitles.com
- NWA/WCW World Television Championship history at WrestlingTitles.com
[edit] See also
- NWA National Television Championship
- Jim Crockett Promotions
- National Wrestling Alliance
- WCW World Television Championship
[edit] External links
- Picture of the title
