Wrestling Information Archive - 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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