NWA/WCW World Television Title History
National Wrestling Alliance [Mid-Atlantic Version] (March 1984 - January 1991)
World Championship Wrestling (January 1991 - )
Name | Date | Location | Notes |
Jake Roberts | March 1984 | 1 | |
Ron Garvin | April 7, 1984 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Jake Roberts (2) | June 17, 1984 | Atlanta, Georgia | 2 |
Ron Garvin (2) | July 1, 1984 | Atlanta, Georgia | 3 |
Bob Roop | September 1984 | ||
Ron Garvin (3) | December 28, 1984 | Saginaw, Michigan | |
Bob Roop (2) | January 1985 | 4 | |
Dusty Rhodes | March 16, 1985 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 5 |
Tully Blanchard | April 28, 1985 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
Dusty Rhodes (2) | July 6, 1985 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 6 |
Arn Anderson | January 4, 1986 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 7 |
Dusty Rhodes (3) | September 9, 1986 | Columbia, South Carolina | |
Tully Blanchard (2) | November 26, 1986 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
Nikita Koloff | August 17, 1987 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 8 |
Mike Rotunda | January 26, 1988 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
Rick Steiner | December 26, 1988 | Norfolk, Virginia | |
Mike Rotunda (2) | February 20, 1989 | Chicago, Illinois | |
Sting | March 31, 1989 | Atlanta, Georgia | 9 |
The Great Muta | September 3, 1989 | Atlanta, Georgia | 10 |
Arn Anderson (2) | January 2, 1990 | Gainesville, Georgia | |
Tom Zenk | December 4, 1990 | Gainesville, Georgia | |
Arn Anderson (3) | January 14, 1991 | Marietta, Georgia | 11 |
Bobby Eaton | May 19, 1991 | Saint Petersburg, Florida | |
Steve Austin | June 3, 1991 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
Barry Windham | April 27, 1992 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Steve Austin (2) | May 23, 1992 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
Ricky Steamboat | September 2, 1992 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Scott Steiner | September 29, 1992 | Columbus, Georgia | 12 |
Paul Orndorff | March 2, 1993 | Macon, Georgia | 13 |
Ricky Steamboat (2) | August 18, 1993 | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
Lord Steven Regal | September 19, 1993 | Houston, Texas | |
Larry Zbyszko | May 2, 1994 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Lord Steven Regal (2) | June 23, 1994 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
Johnny B. Badd | September 18, 1994 | Roanoke, Virginia | |
Arn Anderson (4) | January 8, 1995 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
The Renegade | June 18, 1995 | Dayton, Ohio | |
Diamond Dallas Page | September 17, 1995 | Ashville, North Carolina | |
Johnny B. Badd (2) | October 29, 1995 | Detroit, Michigan | |
Lex Luger | February 17, 1996 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Johnny B. Badd (3) | February 18, 1996 | Norfolk, Virginia | |
Lex Luger (2) | March 6, 1996 | Macon, Georgia | |
Lord Steven Regal (3) | August 20, 1996 | Dalton, Georgia | |
Prince Iaukea | February 17, 1997 | Tampa, Florida | |
Ultimo Dragon | April 7, 1997 | Huntsville, Alabama | |
Lord Steven Regal (4) | May 18, 1997 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
Ultimo Dragon (2) | July 22, 1997 | Jacksonville, Florida | |
Alex Wright | August 21, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
Disco Inferno | September 22, 1997 | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
Perry Saturn | November 3, 1997 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Disco Inferno (2) | December 8, 1997 | Buffalo, New York | |
Booker T. | December 29, 1997 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Rick Martel | February 16, 1998 | Tampa, Florida | |
Booker T. (2) | Febuary 22, 1998 | San Francisco, California | |
Chris Benoit | April 30, 1998 | Augusta, Georgia | |
Booker T. (3) | May 1, 1998 | Greensville, South Carolina | |
Chris Benoit (2) | May 2, 1998 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
Booker T. (4) | May 3, 1998 | Savannah, Georgia | |
Dave Finlay | May 4, 1998 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Booker T. (5) | June 14, 1998 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Chris Jericho | August 10, 1998 | Rapid City, South Dakota | 14 |
Konnan | November 30, 1998 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
Scott Steiner (2) | December 28, 1998 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Booker T. (6) | March 14, 1999 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
Rick Steiner (2) | May 9, 1999 | Saint Louis, Missouri | |
Chris Benoit (3) | September 13, 1999 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
Rick Steiner (3) | October 24, 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 15 |
Scott Hall | November 21, 1999 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 16 |
Jim Duggan | February 16, 2000 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 17 |
Notes:
1. Jake Roberts wins the NWA National Television title from Ron Garvin on November 6, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia. Was recognized as NWA World Television champion after March of 1984.
2. The title was immediately held-up because Jake Roberts used a foreign object.
3. Ron Garvin defeated Jake Roberts in a rematch by a count out to win the title.
4. World title status was removed from the title and was reduced to the National Television title in March of 1985.
5. Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard to win the NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Television Title, and title is recognized as the World Televisision Title.
6. Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title on October 19, 1985 for not defending the title after having his leg broken by Ric Flair, Ole and Arn Anderson on September 29, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia.
7. Arn Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to win the title.
8. Nikita Koloff defeated Terry Taylor on November 26, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois to unify with the UWF World Television title.
9. The title was held-up on July 23, 1989 following a match against the Great Muta in Baltimore, Maryland.
10. The Great Muta defeated Sting in a rematch for the title.
11. The title was renamed the WCW World Television title after the NWA was no longer in operation.
12. The title was vacated in November of 1992 when the Steiner Brothers jumped to the WWF.
13. Paul Orndorff defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final to win the title.
14. Chris Jericho defeated Stevie Ray, who has been claiming that Booker T. allowed him to defend the title when Booker was out with an injury on August 17, 1998. Chris Jericho claimed that he won the title vacated by Booker T., who was unable to defend the title within the thirty day period.
15. Rick Steiner was stripped of the title on November 21, 1999 due to an injury.
16. Scott Hall was awarded the title and was then abandoned on November 29, 1999.
17. Jim Duggan declared himself as champion after retreiving the title from a "garbage can." On April 10, 2000, Vince Russo declared all WCW titles vacant on NITRO in Denver, Colorado. The title was abandoned.