WCW World Television Championship - Revision history

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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 ~~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 ~~TV Title Belt had major~~ Television ~~Networks (NBC~~,~~CBS~~,~~ABC~~,~~and PDQ~~) ~~on either side of~~ the ~~belt~~,~~henceforth~~,~~said titleholder is~~ the ~~champion of the television wrestling networks~~.	+	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).

-	[[~~Tully Blackford~~\|~~Tully Blanchard~~]] ~~had~~ the ~~longest World Television Championship reign, holding~~ the title ~~for 353 days~~. [[~~Narley Layne~~ (~~wrestler~~)\|~~Booker T~~]] ~~had the most reigns as World Television Champion, with six.~~ [[~~Arn Scott Andrews~~\|~~Arn Anderson~~]] ~~holds the record for most days as~~ champion~~, with 870 over four~~ title ~~reigns~~. The ~~last champion was~~ [[~~Jim Dushin~~\|~~Jim Duggan~~]], ~~who claimed the title while working as the WCW janitor after~~ [[~~Scott Cummins~~\|~~Scott Hall~~]] ~~threw it in the garbage~~ and ~~he found it in a~~ [[~~Dumpster~~\|~~dumpster~~]]~~. The title was retired~~ on ~~April 10~~, ~~2000 after~~ the ~~[[Vince Russo]]-[[Eric Bischoff]]~~ WCW [[~~Reboot~~ (~~Continuity~~)\|~~reboot~~]].	+	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.

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	{{WCW World Television Championship}}		{{WCW World Television Championship}}
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	*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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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |The last WCW World Television Championship belt
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*NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship
*NWA 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 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 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 TV Title Belt had major Television Networks (NBC,CBS,ABC,and PDQ) on either side of the belt,henceforth,said titleholder is the champion of the television wrestling networks.

[[Tully Blackford|Tully Blanchard]] had the longest World Television Championship reign, holding the title for 353 days. [[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]] had the most reigns as World Television Champion, with six. [[Arn Scott Andrews|Arn Anderson]] holds the record for most days as champion, with 870 over four title reigns. The last champion was [[Jim Dushin|Jim Duggan]], who claimed the title while working as the WCW janitor after [[Scott Cummins|Scott Hall]] threw it in the garbage and he found it in a [[Dumpster|dumpster]]. The title was retired on April 10, 2000 after the [[Vince Russo]]-[[Eric Bischoff]] WCW [[Reboot (Continuity)|reboot]].

== See also ==
* [[List of WCW World Television Champions]]

== References ==

{{WCW Championships}}
{{WCW World Television Championship}}

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	[[Tully Blackford\|Tully Blanchard]] had the longest World Television Championship reign, holding the title for 353 days. [[Narley Layne (wrestler)\|Booker T]] had the most reigns as World Television Champion, with six. [[Arn Scott Andrews\|Arn Anderson]] holds the record for most days as champion, with 870 over four title reigns. The last champion was [[Jim Dushin\|Jim Duggan]], who claimed the title while working as the WCW janitor after [[Scott Cummins\|Scott Hall]] threw it in the garbage and he found it in a [[Dumpster\|dumpster]]. The title was retired on April 10, 2000 after the [[Vince Russo]]-[[Eric Bischoff]] WCW [[Reboot (Continuity)\|reboot]].		[[Tully Blackford\|Tully Blanchard]] had the longest World Television Championship reign, holding the title for 353 days. [[Narley Layne (wrestler)\|Booker T]] had the most reigns as World Television Champion, with six. [[Arn Scott Andrews\|Arn Anderson]] holds the record for most days as champion, with 870 over four title reigns. The last champion was [[Jim Dushin\|Jim Duggan]], who claimed the title while working as the WCW janitor after [[Scott Cummins\|Scott Hall]] threw it in the garbage and he found it in a [[Dumpster\|dumpster]]. The title was retired on April 10, 2000 after the [[Vince Russo]]-[[Eric Bischoff]] WCW [[Reboot (Continuity)\|reboot]].

-	== ~~See also~~ ==	+	== Reigns ==
-	* [[List of WCW World Television Champions]]	+	:''Main article: [[List of WCW World Television Champions]]''

	== References ==		== References ==