List of WCW World Television Champions
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== Title history == | == Title history == | ||
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%|{{tooltip|No.|Number}} | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%|{{tooltip|No.|Number}} | ||
| - | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width= | + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=5%|Champion |
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width=5%|Championship change | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width=5%|Championship change | ||
| - | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="2" width= | + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="2" width=10%|Reign statistics |
| - | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width= | + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=7%|Notes |
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=2%|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=2%|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | ||
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| - | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width= | + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=7%|Date |
| - | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width= | + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=3%|Event |
| - | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width= | + | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=4%|Location |
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=5%|Reign | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=5%|Reign | ||
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=5%|Days | !style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=5%|Days | ||
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| + | |style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''NWA Television Championship''' | ||
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| + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] | ||
| + | |January 1984 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|{{small|Jimmy Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title.}} | ||
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| + | |[[Mark Youngblood<!--Jimmy Giannobile (1967 pg. 126)-->|Mark Youngblood]] | ||
| + | |March 7, 1984 | ||
| + | |[[House Show|Live event]] | ||
| + | |Spartanburg, South Carolina | ||
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| + | |align="left"|{{small|Youngblood won a tournament final against [[Laurie Simms<!--(2000, pg. 116)-->|Dick Slater]] to win the vacant championship.}} | ||
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| + | |[[Tully Andriolo<!--Father of Jess Andriolo (2006, pg. 20)-->|Tully Blanchard]] | ||
| + | |March 28, 1984 | ||
| + | |[[House Show|Live event]] | ||
| + | |Spartanburg, South Carolina | ||
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| + | |style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''[[NWA World Television Championship]]''' | ||
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| + | |style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''WCW World Television Championship''' | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— | ||
| + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#vacant|Vacated]] | ||
| + | |January 13, 1993 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|{{small|Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother [[Rick Hunter|Rick Steiner]] left for the [[International Wrestling Federation]].}} | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|64 | ||
| + | |[[Paul <!--Walter (1965, pg. 42)--> Ordoyne, Jr.|Paul Orndorff]] | ||
| + | |March 2, 1993 | ||
| + | |''[[WCW Power Hour|Power Hour]] | ||
| + | |Macon, Georgia | ||
| + | |1 | ||
| + | |169 | ||
| + | |align="left"|{{small|Orndorff defeated [[Erik <!--Harold (1968 pg. 45)--> Walz<!---Watts-->|Erik Watts]] in a tournament final to become the new champion. This episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on March 27, 1993.}} | ||
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| + | |style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''[[World Championship Wrestling|World Championship Wrestling (WCW)]]''' | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|65 | ||
| + | |[[Ricky Steamboat]] | ||
| + | |August 18, 1993 | ||
| + | |[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXIV|Clash of the Champions XXIV]] | ||
| + | |Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| + | |4 | ||
| + | |32 | ||
| + | |align="left"|{{small|[[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) withdrew from the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) on September 1, 1993.}} | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|66 | ||
| + | |[[Ronnie Matthews<!--(1965, pg. 40)-->|Lord Steven Regal]] | ||
| + | |September 19, 1993 | ||
| + | |[[WCW Fall Brawl (1993)|Fall Brawl]] | ||
| + | |[[Houston|Houston, Texas]] | ||
| + | |1 | ||
| + | |225 | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|67 | ||
| + | |[[Larry Zbyszko<!--(1965, pg. 46)-->|Larry Zbyszko]] | ||
| + | |May 2, 1994 | ||
| + | |''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'' | ||
| + | |Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| + | |1 | ||
| + | |52 | ||
| + | |align="left"|{{small|This episode aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]] on May 28, 1994.}} | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|68 | ||
| + | |[[Ronnie Matthews<!--(1965, pg. 40)-->|Lord Steven Regal]] | ||
| + | |June 23, 1994 | ||
| + | |{{sort|Clash of the Champions|''[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXVII|Clash of the Champions XXVII]]''}} | ||
| + | |North Charleston, South Carolina | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|69 | ||
| + | |[[Clarence J. Mollo<!--(1964, pg. 23)-->|Johnny B. Badd]] | ||
| + | |September 18, 1994 | ||
| + | |[[WCW Fall Brawl (1994)|Fall Brawl]] | ||
| + | |Roanoke, Virginia | ||
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| - | |[[Travis Wilson (wrestler)|The Renegade]] | + | |[[Travis Wilson<!--(2000, pg. 112)--> (wrestler)|The Renegade]] |
|June 18, 1995 | |June 18, 1995 | ||
|[[WCW The Great American Bash (1995)|The Great American Bash]] | |[[WCW The Great American Bash (1995)|The Great American Bash]] | ||
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| - | |{{sort|Page|[[Diamond Dallas Page]]}} | + | |{{sort|Page|[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]}} |
|September 17, 1995 | |September 17, 1995 | ||
|{{sort|Fall Brawl|[[WCW Fall Brawl (1995)|Fall Brawl]]}} | |{{sort|Fall Brawl|[[WCW Fall Brawl (1995)|Fall Brawl]]}} | ||
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| - | |{{sort|Badd|[[Clarence J. Mollo|Johnny B. Badd]]}} | + | |{{sort|Badd|[[Clarence J. Mollo<!--(1964, pg. 23)-->|Johnny B. Badd]]}} |
|October 29, 1995 | |October 29, 1995 | ||
|{{sort|Halloween Havoc|[[WCW Halloween Havoc (1995)|Halloween Havoc]]}} | |{{sort|Halloween Havoc|[[WCW Halloween Havoc (1995)|Halloween Havoc]]}} | ||
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| - | |{{sort|Luger|[[Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]}} | + | |{{sort|Luger|[[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]]}} |
|February 17, 1996 | |February 17, 1996 | ||
|{{sort|Live event|[[House Show|live event]]}} | |{{sort|Live event|[[House Show|live event]]}} | ||
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| - | |{{sort|Luger|[[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]]}} | + | |{{sort|Luger|[[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]]}} |
|March 6, 1996 | |March 6, 1996 | ||
|{{sort|WCW Saturday Night|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''}} | |{{sort|WCW Saturday Night|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''}} | ||
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| - | |[[Ronnie Matthews<!--(1965, | + | |[[Ronnie Matthews<!--(1965, pg. 40)-->|Lord Steven Regal]] |
|August 20, 1996 | |August 20, 1996 | ||
|{{sort|WCW Saturday Night|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''}} | |{{sort|WCW Saturday Night|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''}} | ||
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| - | |[[Ronnie Matthews<!--(1965, | + | |[[Ronnie Matthews<!--(1965, pg. 40)-->|Lord Steven Regal]] |
|May 18, 1997 | |May 18, 1997 | ||
|[[WCW Slamboree (1997)|Slamboree]] | |[[WCW Slamboree (1997)|Slamboree]] | ||
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| - | |[[Alexander Weigand|Alex Wright]] | + | |[[Alexander Weigand<!--(2007 pg. 81)-->|Alex Wright]] |
|August 21, 1997 | |August 21, 1997 | ||
|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXXV|Clash of the Champions XXXV]] | |[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXXV|Clash of the Champions XXXV]] | ||
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| - | |[[Glenn <!--Johnny--> Gasperecz (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]] | + | |[[Glenn <!--Johnny--> Gasperecz<!--(1965, pg. 22)--> (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]] |
|September 22, 1997 | |September 22, 1997 | ||
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | ||
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| - | |[[Perry <!--Abraham--> Smith|Perry Saturn]] | + | |[[Perry <!--Abraham (2006, pg. 69)--> Smith|Perry Saturn]] |
|November 3, 1997 | |November 3, 1997 | ||
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | ||
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| - | |[[Glenn <!--Johnny--> Gasperecz (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]] | + | |[[Glenn<!--Johnny--> Gasperecz<!--(1965, pg. 22)--> (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]] |
|December 8, 1997 | |December 8, 1997 | ||
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | ||
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| - | |[[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]] | + | |[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] |
|December 29, 1997 | |December 29, 1997 | ||
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | ||
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| - | |[[Richard Donald Vicknair<!--1968, pg. 62-->|Rick Martel]] | + | |[[Richard Donald Vicknair<!--(1968, pg. 62)-->|Rick Martel]] |
|February 16, 1998 | |February 16, 1998 | ||
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | |''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]'' | ||
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| - | |[[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]] | + | |[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] |
|February 22, 1998 | |February 22, 1998 | ||
| - | |[[WCW SuperBrawl|SuperBrawl VIII]] | + | |[[WCW SuperBrawl 8|SuperBrawl VIII]] |
|San Francisco, California | |San Francisco, California | ||
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| - | |[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] | + | |[[<!--Kevin McAlmond-->Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] |
|April 30, 1998 | |April 30, 1998 | ||
| - | |[[House Show| | + | |[[House Show|Live event]] |
|Augusta, Georgia | |Augusta, Georgia | ||
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| - | |[[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]] | + | |[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] |
|May 1, 1998 | |May 1, 1998 | ||
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|Greenville, South Carolina | |Greenville, South Carolina | ||
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| - | |[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] | + | |[[<!--Kevin McAlmond-->Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] |
|May 2, 1998 | |May 2, 1998 | ||
| - | |[[House Show| | + | |[[House Show|Live event]] |
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| - | |[[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]] | + | |[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] |
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|[[WCW The Great American Bash (1998)|The Great American Bash]] | |[[WCW The Great American Bash (1998)|The Great American Bash]] | ||
|Baltimore, Maryland | |Baltimore, Maryland | ||
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|February 19, 2000 | |February 19, 2000 | ||
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== List of combined reigns == | == List of combined reigns == | ||
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The WCW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling world television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion.
The title was introduced on February 27, 1974 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW), a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). MACW, also known as Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), 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 (starting in 1991 and continuing 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).
Being a professional wrestling championship, it was won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes occurred at JCP or WCW-promoted events. The inaugural champion was Danny Miller, who defeated Ole Anderson on February 27, 1974, in the finals of a tournament. Booker T holds the record for most reigns, with six. Rick Steamboat's second reign ended due to vacancy for unknown reasons. The day on which the reign ended is also unknown, although it is known that the reign began on June 10, 1978, and came to a close sometime in 1980. As such, if the reign ended on January 1, 1980, or any later time during 1980, then Steamboat's second reign is the longest in the title's history, at over 570 days. Five different reigns are tied for the record for shortest reign in the title's history, at one day.
Jim Duggan was the last champion in his only reign. At the time, then-champion Scott Hall did not want to be champion, and after unsuccessfully trying to give the title to Kevin Nash, he abandoned the title by throwing the championship belt into a trashcan on the November 29, 1999, episode of one of WCW's television programs, Nitro. Duggan later found the championship belt in a dumpster on the February 16, 2000, episode of another of WCW's television programs, WCW Saturday Night and named himself champion. The championship was later retired on the April 10, 2000, episode of Nitro, after a storyline reboot by WCW authority figures Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo. Overall, there were 107 reigns shared among 55 wrestlers, with 11 vacancies.
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| Name | Duration |
|---|---|
| NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship | 1974–1977 |
| NWA Television Championship | 1977–1985 |
| NWA World Television Championship | 1985–1991 |
| WCW World Television Championship | 1991–2000 |
| No. | Order in reign history |
|---|---|
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Days | The number of the days that the champion held the title for |
| † | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Jim Crockett Promotions: NWA Mid-Atlantic | ||||||||
| 1 | Danny Miller | February 27, 1974 | live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 72 | Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion. | |
| NWA Television Championship | ||||||||
| 39 | The Great Kabuki | May 23, 1983 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 1 | 185 | ||
| 40 | Charlie Brown | November 24, 1983 | Starrcade | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | [N 1 ] | ||
| — | Vacated | January 1984 | — | — | — | — | Jimmy Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title. | |
| 41 | Mark Youngblood | March 7, 1984 | Live event | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1 | 21 | Youngblood won a tournament final against Dick Slater to win the vacant championship. | |
| 42 | Tully Blanchard | March 28, 1984 | Live event | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1 | 353 | ||
| NWA World Television Championship | ||||||||
| National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / World Championship Wrestling (WCW) | ||||||||
| WCW World Television Championship | ||||||||
| — | Vacated | January 13, 1993 | — | — | — | — | Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner left for the International Wrestling Federation. | |
| 64 | Paul Orndorff | March 2, 1993 | Power Hour | Macon, Georgia | 1 | 169 | Orndorff defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final to become the new champion. This episode aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993. | |
| World Championship Wrestling (WCW) | ||||||||
| 65 | Ricky Steamboat | August 18, 1993 | Clash of the Champions XXIV | Daytona Beach, Florida | 4 | 32 | World Championship Wrestling (WCW) withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on September 1, 1993. | |
| 66 | Lord Steven Regal | September 19, 1993 | Fall Brawl | Houston, Texas | 1 | 225 | ||
| 67 | Larry Zbyszko | May 2, 1994 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 52 | This episode aired on tape delay on May 28, 1994. | |
| 68 | Lord Steven Regal | June 23, 1994 | Clash of the Champions XXVII | North Charleston, South Carolina | 2 | 87 | ||
| 69 | Johnny B. Badd | September 18, 1994 | Fall Brawl | Roanoke, Virginia | 1 | 112 | ||
| 70 | Arn Anderson | January 8, 1995 | Main Event | Atlanta, Georgia | 4 | 161 | ||
| 71 | The Renegade | June 18, 1995 | The Great American Bash | Dayton, Ohio | 1 | 91 | ||
| 72 | Diamond Dallas Page | September 17, 1995 | Fall Brawl | Asheville, North Carolina | 1 | 42 | ||
| 73 | Johnny B. Badd | October 29, 1995 | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, Michigan | 2 | 111 | ||
| 74 | Lex Luger | February 17, 1996 | live event | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 1 | ||
| 75 | Johnny B. Badd | February 18, 1996 | live event | Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 17 | ||
| 76 | Lex Luger | March 6, 1996 | Saturday Night | Macon, Georgia | 2 | 167 | ||
| 77 | Lord Steven Regal | August 20, 1996 | Saturday Night | Dalton, Georgia | 3 | 181 | This episode aired on tape delay on August 31, 1996. | |
| 78 | Prince Iaukea | February 17, 1997 | Nitro | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 49 | ||
| 79 | Ultimate Dragon | April 7, 1997 | Nitro | Huntsville, Alabama | 1 | 41 | ||
| 80 | Lord Steven Regal | May 18, 1997 | Slamboree | Charlotte, North Carolina | 4 | 65 | ||
| 81 | Ultimate Dragon | July 22, 1997 | Nitro | Jacksonville, Florida | 2 | 30 | ||
| 82 | Alex Wright | August 21, 1997 | Clash of the Champions XXXV | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 32 | ||
| 83 | Disco Inferno | September 22, 1997 | Nitro | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1 | 42 | ||
| 84 | Perry Saturn | November 3, 1997 | Nitro | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 35 | ||
| 85 | Disco Inferno | December 8, 1997 | Nitro | Buffalo, New York | 2 | 21 | ||
| 86 | Booker T | December 29, 1997 | Nitro | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 49 | ||
| 87 | Rick Martel | February 16, 1998 | Nitro | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 6 | ||
| 88 | Booker T | February 22, 1998 | SuperBrawl VIII | San Francisco, California | 2 | 67 | ||
| 89 | Chris Benoit | April 30, 1998 | Live event | Augusta, Georgia | 1 | 1 | ||
| 90 | Booker T | May 1, 1998 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 3 | 1 | ||
| 91 | Chris Benoit | May 2, 1998 | Live event | North Charleston, South Carolina | 2 | 1 | ||
| 92 | Booker T | May 3, 1998 | Live event | Savannah, Georgia | 4 | 1 | ||
| 93 | Fit Finlay | May 4, 1998 | Nitro | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 41 | ||
| 94 | Booker T | June 14, 1998 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland | 5 | 29 | ||
| 95 | Stevie Ray | July 13, 1998 | Nitro | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 28 | Stevie Ray claimed the title saying he was given Power of Attorney by Booker T to defend the title due to him not being allowed to compete due to injury. | |
| 96 | Chris Jericho | August 10, 1998 | Nitro | Rapid City, South Dakota | 1 | 112 | ||
| 97 | Konnan | November 30, 1998 | Nitro | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 29 | ||
| 98 | Scott Steiner | December 28, 1998 | Nitro | Baltimore, Maryland | 2 | 76 | ||
| 99 | Booker T | March 14, 1999 | Uncensored | Louisville, Kentucky | 6 | 56 | ||
| 100 | Rick Steiner | May 9, 1999 | Slamboree | St. Louis, Missouri | 2 | 127 | ||
| 101 | Chris Benoit | September 13, 1999 | Nitro | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 41 | ||
| 102 | Rick Steiner | October 24, 1999 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 28 | ||
| 103 | Scott Hall | November 21, 1999 | Mayhem | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1 | 8 | ||
| — | Vacated | November 29, 1999 | Nitro | Denver, Colorado | — | — | Hall abandoned the title by giving it to Kevin Nash who then threw the belt into a trashcan. | |
| 104 | Jim Duggan | February 19, 2000 | Saturday Night | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 1 | 54 | Duggan found the championship belt in a dumpster and claimed the title. | |
| — | Deactivated | April 10, 2000 | Nitro | Denver, Colorado | — | — | The title was retired after Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff rebooted WCW. | |
[edit] List of combined reigns
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| Rank[N 4] | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arn Anderson | 4 | 877 |
| 2 | Tully Blanchard | 3 | 685 |
| 4 | Lord Steven Regal | 4 | 557 |
| 10 | Johnny B. Badd | 3 | 240 |
| 13 | Rick Steiner | 3 | 211 |
| 14 | Booker T | 6 | 204 |
| 18 | Lex Luger | 2 | 168 |
| 24 | Chris Jericho | 1 | 112 |
| 25 | Scott Steiner | 2 | 108¤ [N 3] |
| 28 | The Renegade | 1 | 91 |
| 29 | Danny Miller | 1 | 72 |
| Ultimate Dragon | 2 | 72 | |
| 30 | Disco Inferno | 2 | 63 |
| 33 | Jim Duggan | 1 | 54 |
| 34 | Larry Zbyszko | 1 | 52 |
| 36 | Chris Benoit | 3 | 43 |
| 37 | Diamond Dallas Page | 1 | 42 |
| 38 | Fit Finlay | 1 | 41 |
| 39 | Perry Saturn | 1 | 35 |
| 41 | Alex Wright | 1 | 32 |
| 42 | Konnan | 1 | 29 |
| 44 | Stevie Ray | 1 | 27 |
| 48 | |||
| Mark Youngblood | 1 | 21 | |
| 50 | Scott Hall | 1 | 8 |
| 51 | Rick Martel | 1 | 6 |
| 52 | Masked Superstar | 1 | 0¤ [N 1] |
[edit] Footnotes
- 1. ^ a b c The exact day in October 1980 Masked Superstar vacated the title during his only reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 183 and 213 days.
- 2. ^ a b The exact date on which Charlie Brown (Jimmy Valiant) lost the title during his fourth reign in January 1984 is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 38 and 68 days.
- 3. ^ a b The exact date on which Scott Steiner was stripped of the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 33 and 62 days.
- 4. ^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
[edit] References
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