A white man running, wearing blue shorts and boots, while in a professional wrestling four-sided ring holding a pole with both hands.
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.

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. Rick 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

Name Duration
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship 1974–1977
NWA Television Championship 1977–1985
NWA World Television Championship 1985–1991
WCW World Television Championship 1991–2000

Reigns

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
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 Mid-Atlantic 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 Mid-Atlantic 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 The Z-Man 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
WorldWide
 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.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
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.

Combined reigns

¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
4-time and record-setting most combined days at 877 days Arn Anderson
Rank[N 4] Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Arn Anderson 4 877
2 Tully Blanchard 3 685
3 Paul Jones 5 679
4 Lord Steven Regal 4 557
5 Mike Rotunda 3 433
6 Steve Austin 2 431
7 Ricky Steamboat 4 314
8 Charlie Brown/Jimmy Valiant 2 260¤
[N 2]
9 Ric Flair 2 253
10 Johnny B. Badd 3 240
11 Dusty Rhodes 3 227
12 Baron Von Raschke 2 217
13 Rick Steiner 3 211
14 Booker T 6 204
15 The Great Kabuki 1 185
16 Ivan Koloff 3 182
17 Paul Orndorff 1 169
18 Lex Luger 2 168
19 Nikita Koloff 1 162
20 Greg Valentine 4 157
21 Angelo Mosca 2 143
22 The Great Muta 1 121
23 Sting 1 114
24 Chris Jericho 1 112
25 Scott Steiner 2 108¤
[N 3]
26 Rufus R. Jones 2 98
27 Roddy Piper 2 94
28 The Renegade 1 91
29 Danny Miller 1 72
Ultimate Dragon 2 72
30 Disco Inferno 2 63
31 Dick Slater 2 60
Jos LeDuc 2 60
32 Ron Bass 1 58
33 Jim Duggan 1 54
34 Larry Zbyszko 1 52
35 Prince Iaukea 1 49
36 Chris Benoit 3 43
37 Diamond Dallas Page 1 42
38 Fit Finlay 1 41
39 Perry Saturn 1 35
40 The Z-Man 1 34
41 Alex Wright 1 32
42 Konnan 1 29
43 Bad Leroy Brown 1 28
44 Stevie Ray 1 27
45 Barry Windham 1 26
46 Mr. Wrestling 1 23
47 Sweet Ebony Diamond 2 22
48 Johnny Weaver 1 21
Mark Youngblood 1 21
49 Bobby Eaton 1 15
50 Scott Hall 1 8
51 Rick Martel 1 6
52 Masked Superstar 1 0¤
[N 1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b The exact date on which Charlie Brown (Jimmy Valiant) lost the title during his fourth reign in January 1984 is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 38 and 68 days.
  3. ^ a b 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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