WCW World Television Championship
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- | | align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size: | + | | align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:125%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''WCW World Television Championship'''</span><br> |
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- | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3 | + | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3"|The last WCW World Television Championship<br>belt |
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- | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3 | + | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" |'''Details''' |
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- | | style="text-align: left | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|WCW]] |
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- | | style="text-align: left | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Date established''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |February 27, 1974 |
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- | | style="text-align: left | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Date retired''' |
- | | bgcolor="#ffffff | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 10, 2000 |
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- | | bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Other name(s)''' | + | | bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2"|'''Other name(s)''' |
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*NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship | *NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship | ||
*NWA Television Championship | *NWA Television Championship | ||
*NWA World Television Championship | *NWA World Television Championship | ||
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The '''WCW World Television Championship''' [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Championship#Gimmick/style championships|world television championship]] owned by the now-defunct [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotion]]. | The '''WCW World Television Championship''' [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Championship#Gimmick/style championships|world television championship]] owned by the now-defunct [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotion]]. | ||
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The title was created in 1974 by [[Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]] (MACW) as a secondary title. It was known as the Mid-Atlantic Television Championship and then simply the NWA Television Championship a few years later. As Mid-Atlantic (later known as [[Jim Crockett Promotions]]) grew, the title became known as the NWA World Television Championship and in 1991 as the WCW World TV Championship. | The title was created in 1974 by [[Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]] (MACW) as a secondary title. It was known as the Mid-Atlantic Television Championship and then simply the NWA Television Championship a few years later. As Mid-Atlantic (later known as [[Jim Crockett Promotions]]) grew, the title became known as the NWA World Television Championship and in 1991 as the WCW World TV Championship. | ||
- | The title was | + | The title was introduced on February 27, 1974 in [[Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]]/[[Jim Crockett Promotions]], a territory of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA). Jim Crockett Promotions 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 [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE). As such these assets, including the rights to the WCW World Television Championship, inactive since April 10, 2000, were now IWF property. Before it was known as the WCW World Television Championship (from 1991 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). |
- | [[ | + | The title was often defended in matches with a time limit of ten or fifteen minutes. More often than with other championships, title matches resulted in [[Professional wrestling#Draw|time limit draws]] and the champion retaining the title. This was often used as a [[Heat (professional wrestling)|heat]]-building device to allow a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villain]] champion to retain his title. The NWA version of the belt had the logos of the major television networks in the U.S. ([[NBC (television network)|NBC]], [[CBS (television network)|CBS]], and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) on either side of the belt, while the 1992–1995 WCW version of the belt had [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] on both sides of the belt. |
== Reigns == | == Reigns == | ||
:''Main article: [[List of WCW World Television Champions]]'' | :''Main article: [[List of WCW World Television Champions]]'' | ||
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+ | The inaugural [[champion]] was Danny Miller who won a tournament final on February 27, 1974. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{WCW Championships}} | {{WCW Championships}} | ||
{{WCW World Television Championship}} | {{WCW World Television Championship}} | ||
+ | {{Jim Crockett Promotions}} |
Current revision as of 11:31, 12 January 2025
WCW World Television Championship | ||
The last WCW World Television Championship belt | ||
Details | ||
Promotion | WCW | |
Date established | February 27, 1974 | |
Date retired | April 10, 2000 | |
Other name(s) | ||
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Statistics |
The WCW World Television Championship professional wrestling world television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion.
The title was created in 1974 by Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) as a secondary title. It was known as the Mid-Atlantic Television Championship and then simply the NWA Television Championship a few years later. As Mid-Atlantic (later known as Jim Crockett Promotions) grew, the title became known as the NWA World Television Championship and in 1991 as the WCW World TV Championship.
The title was introduced on February 27, 1974 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions, a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Jim Crockett Promotions 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 International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE). As such these assets, including the rights to the WCW World Television Championship, inactive since April 10, 2000, were now IWF property. Before it was known as the WCW World Television Championship (from 1991 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).
The title was often defended in matches with a time limit of ten or fifteen minutes. More often than with other championships, title matches resulted in time limit draws and the champion retaining the title. This was often used as a heat-building device to allow a villain champion to retain his title. The NWA version of the belt had the logos of the major television networks in the U.S. (NBC, CBS, and ABC) on either side of the belt, while the 1992–1995 WCW version of the belt had TBS on both sides of the belt.
[edit] Reigns
- Main article: List of WCW World Television Champions
The inaugural champion was Danny Miller who won a tournament final on February 27, 1974.
[edit] References
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