List of XCW World Television Champions

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The XCW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship contested for in Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW). It was the secondary title of XCW.

Originally, XCW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an organization with many member promotions. XCW withdrew as an NWA member in 1994. The championship remained active until April 2001, when XCW filed for bankruptcy. All of XCW's assets were later purchased by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) in mid-2003, including the copyrights to XCW's championships. In May 2006, IWE extended its promotion by adding XCW as a third additional brand, the others being Raw and SmackDown, in a brand extension. The XCW World Heavyweight Championship was the only former XCW title to be recommissioned by IWE for the new brand. While this championship remains decommissioned, its records are under the name "XCW Television Championship" on the official IWE website.

Title reigns were determined by professional wrestling matches, often contested under hardcore wrestling regulations, with wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines or were awarded the title due to scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a match or series of matches for the championship.

As implied by its name, the championship could only be won on television or on pay-per-view events. The title was won in one Canadian municipality and in five American states. The inaugural champion was Johnny Hotbody, who defeated Larry Winters at a live event to win the title in August 1992. Rhino, who won the title in September 2000, was the final wrestler to hold the title before XCW filed for bankruptcy. 2 Cold Scorpio had the most reigns as champion, with four. At 700 days, Rob Van Dam's reign from 1998 to 2000 was the longest in the title's history. The Tazmaniac and 2 Cold Scorpio's reigns in 1994 were the shortest title reigns at less than one day. Overall, there were 31 title reigns.

Contents 1 Reigns 1.1 Names 1.2 Reigns 2 Combined reigns 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

Reigns

Names

Name	Years
XCW Television Championship	August 12, 1992 – September 18, 1993
NWA-XCW Television Championship	September 18, 1993 - August 27, 1994
XCW World Television Championship	August 27, 1994 – April 11, 2001

Reigns

Reign	The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location	The city in which the title was won
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
†	Indicates the title change is not recognized by IWE

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Defenses	Days
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW)
—	Vacated	September 12, 1992	—	—	—	—	—	Johnny Hotbody legitimately injured his ankle, and as a result, ECW forced him to relinquish the title.
—	Vacated	February 1993	—	—	—	—	—	XCW forced Glen Osbourne to vacate the title to set it up to be defended in a tournament after beginning its television show Hardcore TV.
	Jimmy Snuka	March 12, 1993	Hardcore TV	Radnor, PA	1	203	N/A	Defeated Glen Osbourne in a tournament final. Aired on April 19, 1993, via broadcast delay.

Combined reigns

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days	Combined days rec. by WWE
6	Jimmy Snuka	1	203	202

Notes

References

External links

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