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.
2	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.
3	Terry Funk	October 1, 1993	NWA Bloodfest: Part 1	Philadelphia, PA	1	43	N/A	Aired on October 5, 1993, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay.
4	Sabu	November 13, 1993	November to Remember	Philadelphia, PA	1	113	N/A	This was a tag team match featuring Sabu and Road Warrior Hawk against Terry Funk and King Kong Bundy, with Sabu's XCW Heavyweight Championship also on the line.
5	The Tazmaniac	March 6, 1994	Hardcore TV	Philadelphia, PA	1	<1	N/A	Aired on March 15, 1994, via broadcast delay.
6	JT Smith	March 6, 1994	Hardcore TV	Philadelphia, PA	1	41	N/A	Aired on March 22, 1994, via broadcast delay.
7	The Pitbull	April 16, 1994	Live event	Philadelphia, PA	1	27	N/A
8	Mikey Whipwreck	May 13, 1994	Hardcore TV	Philadelphia, PA	1	92	N/A	Aired on May 17, 1994, via broadcast delay.
9	Jason	August 13, 1994	Hardcore Heaven	Philadelphia, PA	1	83	N/A	Aired on August 16, 1994, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay.
10	2 Cold Scorpio	November 4, 1994	Hardcore TV	Hamburg, PA	1	<1	N/A	Aired on November 22, 1994, via broadcast delay.
11	Dean Malenko	November 4, 1994	Hardcore TV	Hamburg, PA	1	134	N/A	Aired on November 29, 1994, via broadcast delay.
12	2 Cold Scorpio	March 18, 1995	Extreme Warfare	Philadelphia, PA	2	21	N/A	Aired on March 21, 1995, via broadcast delay.
13	Eddie Guerrero	April 8, 1995	Three Way Dance	Philadelphia, PA	1	104	N/A	Aired on April 11, 1995, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay.
14	Dean Malenko	July 21, 1995	Hardcore TV	Tampa, FL	2	7	N/A	Aired on August 1, 1995, via broadcast delay.
15	Eddie Guerrero	July 28, 1995	Hardcore TV	Middletown, NY	2	28	N/A	Aired on August 8, 1995, via broadcast delay.
16	2 Cold Scorpio	August 25, 1995	Live event	Jim Thorpe, PA	3	126	N/A
17	Mikey Whipwreck	December 29, 1995	Holiday Hell	New York, NY	2	7	N/A	This was a match where Scorpio put both his World Television Championship and the XCW World Tag Team Championship held by Scorpio and The Sandman on the line.
18	2 Cold Scorpio	January 5, 1996	House Party	Philadelphia, PA	4	127	N/A
19	Shane Douglas	May 11, 1996	A Matter of Respect	Philadelphia, PA	1	21	N/A
20	Pitbull #2	June 1, 1996	Fight the Power	Philadelphia, PA	1	21	N/A
21	Chris Jericho	June 22, 1996	Hardcore Heaven	Philadelphia, PA	1	21	N/A
22	Shane Douglas	July 13, 1996	Heat Wave	Philadelphia, PA	2	329	30	This was a four-way dance also involving Pitbull #2 and 2 Cold Scorpio. Aired on July 23, 1996, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay.
23	Taz	June 7, 1997	Wrestlepalooza	Philadelphia, PA	2	267	43

Combined reigns

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days	Combined days rec. by WWE
2	Shane Douglas	2	350	348
4	2 Cold Scorpio	4	274	271
5	Taz	2	267	266
6	Jimmy Snuka	1	203	202
7	Dean Malenko	2	141	139
8	Eddie Guerrero	2	132	130
9	Sabu	1	113
10	Mikey Whipwreck	2	99	97
11	Jason	1	83	82
12	Terry Funk	1	43	42
13	JT Smith	1	41	9
16	The Pitbull	1	27	26
18	Pitbull #2	1	21	20
	Chris Jericho	1	21	20

Notes

References

External links

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