List of WCW World Television Champions
Title history

List of WCW World Television Champions

Section Title: Title history
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No.	Champion	Championship change	Reign statistics	Notes	Ref.

Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days

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.

2	Ivan Koloff	May 10, 1974	live event	Richmond, Virginia	1	59

3	Paul Jones	July 8, 1974	live event	Charlotte, North Carolina	1	108

4	Ivan Koloff	October 24, 1974	live event	Anderson, South Carolina	2	63

5	Paul Jones	December 26, 1974	live event	Greensboro, North Carolina	2	44

6	Ric Flair	February 8, 1975	live event	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	1	181

7	Paul Jones	August 8, 1975	live event	Richmond, Virginia	3	117

—	Vacated	December 3, 1975	—	—	—	—	Jones gave up the title after he won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship on November 27, 1975.

8	Angelo Mosca	April 14, 1976	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	1	77	Mosca defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.

9	Paul Jones	June 30, 1976	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	4	42

10	Angelo Mosca	August 11, 1976	Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling	Raleigh, North Carolina	2	66	This title change aired on broadcast delay.

11	Mr. Wrestling	October 16, 1976	live event	Greensboro, North Carolina	1	23

12	Greg Valentine	November 8, 1976	live event	Fayetteville, North Carolina	1	22

13	Rufus R. Jones	November 30, 1976	live event	Charleston, South Carolina	1	50

14	Greg Valentine	January 19, 1977	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	2	27

15	Rufus R. Jones	February 15, 1977	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	2	48

16	Ric Flair	April 4, 1977	live event	Greenville, South Carolina	2	72

17	Ricky Steamboat	June 15, 1977	Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling	Raleigh, North Carolina	1	119	This title change aired on broadcast delay.

18	Baron Von Raschke	October 12, 1977	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	1	144	During Von Raschke's reign, the championship was renamed the "NWA Television Championship" after he was billed as having won a tournament for all the regional NWA Television Champions.

19	Johnny Weaver	March 5, 1978	live event	Charlotte, North Carolina	1	21

20	Baron Von Raschke	March 26, 1978	live event	Greensboro, North Carolina	2	73

21	Paul Jones	June 7, 1978	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	5	368

22	Ricky Steamboat	June 10, 1979	live event	Asheville, North Carolina	2	136

—	Vacated	October 24, 1979	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	—	—	After winning the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship with Jay Youngblood.

23	Masked Superstar	April 1, 1980	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	1	Masked Superstar won a tournament to win the vacant championship.

—	Vacated	October 1980	—	—	—	—	Upon started teaming with Paul Jones.

24	Roddy Piper	November 1, 1980	live event	Richmond, Virginia	1	87	Defeats Paul Jones in tournament final.

—	Vacated	January 27, 1981	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	—	—	The championship was vacated after Piper won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship.

25	Sweet Ebony Diamond	April 29, 1981	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	1	7	Sweet Ebony Diamond won a tournament to win the vacant championship.

26	Greg Valentine	May 6, 1981	live event	N/A	3	24

27	Sweet Ebony Diamond	May 30, 1981	live event	Charlotte, North Carolina	2	15

28	Greg Valentine	June 14, 1981	live event	N/A	4	84

29	Ron Bass	September 6, 1981	live event	Asheville, North Carolina	1	58

30	Ivan Koloff	November 3, 1981	live event	Charlotte, North Carolina	3	60

31	Jimmy Valiant	January 2, 1982	live event	Hampton, Virginia	1	260

32	Jos LeDuc	September 19, 1982	live event	Charlotte, North Carolina	1	37

—	Vacated	October 26, 1982	—	—	—	—	Leduc was stripped of the championship due to cheating.

33	Bad Leroy Brown	November 27, 1982	live event	Greensboro, North Carolina	1	28	Brown won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant championship.

34	Mike Rotundo	December 25, 1982	live event	Charlotte, North Carolina	1	59

35	Dick Slater	February 22, 1983	live event	Columbia, South Carolina	1	33

36	Roddy Piper	March 27, 1983	live event	Asheville, North Carolina	2	7

37	Dick Slater	April 3, 1983	live event	Greensboro, North Carolina	2	27

38	Jos LeDuc	April 30, 1983	live event	Richmond, Virginia	2	23

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

—	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 to win the vacant championship.

42	Tully Blanchard	March 28, 1984	live event	Spartanburg, South Carolina	1	353

43	Dusty Rhodes	March 16, 1985	live event	Greensboro, North Carolina	1	43	During Rhodes' reign, the title was renamed the "NWA World Television Championship".

44	Tully Blanchard	April 28, 1985	live event	Charlotte, North Carolina	2	69

45	Dusty Rhodes	July 6, 1985	The Great American Bash	Charlotte, North Carolina	2	105

—	Vacated	October 19, 1985	—	—	—	—	Rhodes was stripped of the title due to an injury.

46	Arn Anderson	January 4, 1986	live event	Greensboro, North Carolina	1	248	Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to claim the vacant championship.

47	Dusty Rhodes	September 9, 1986	live event	Columbia, South Carolina	3	79

48	Tully Blanchard	November 27, 1986	Starrcade	Greensboro, North Carolina	3	263

49	Nikita Koloff	August 17, 1987	live event	Fayetteville, North Carolina	1	162	On November 27, 1987 at Starrcade, Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the UWF Television Championship and the NWA World Television Championship.

50	Mike Rotunda	January 26, 1988	live event	Raleigh, North Carolina	2	335	Rontuna held NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship at time he won World Television Title. Florida Title was given his Varsity partner Rick Steiner to defend.

51	Rick Steiner	December 26, 1988	Starrcade	Norfolk, Virginia	1	56

52	Mike Rotunda	February 20, 1989	Chi-Town Rumble	Chicago, Illinois	3	39

53	Sting	March 31, 1989	live event	Atlanta, Georgia	1	114

—	Vacated	July 23, 1989	The Great American Bash	Baltimore, Maryland	—	—	The championship was vacated after a controversial finish to a match between Sting and The Great Muta.

54	The Great Muta	September 3, 1989	live event	Atlanta, Georgia	1	121	Muta defeated Sting to win the vacant title.

55	Arn Anderson	January 2, 1990	Power Hour	Gainesville, Georgia	2	336

56	The Z-Man	December 4, 1990	World Championship Wrestling	Atlanta, Georgia	1	34	This episode aired on tape delay on December 29, 1990.

57	Arn Anderson	January 7, 1991	World Wide Wrestling	Perry, Georgia	3	132	During Anderson's reign, the title was renamed the "WCW World Television Championship". This episode aired on tape delay on February 2, 1991.

58	Bobby Eaton	May 19, 1991	SuperBrawl I	St. Petersburg, Florida	1	15

59	Steve Austin	June 3, 1991	World Wide Wrestling	Birmingham, Alabama	1	329	This episode aired on tape delay on June 29, 1991.

60	Barry Windham	April 27, 1992	Saturday Night	Atlanta, Georgia	1	26	This episode aired on tape delay on May 9, 1992.

61	Steve Austin	May 23, 1992	WorldWide	Chattanooga, Tennessee	2	102	This episode aired on tape delay on June 13, 1992.

62	Ricky Steamboat	September 2, 1992	Clash of the Champions XX	Atlanta, Georgia	3	27

63	Scott Steiner	September 29, 1992	WorldWide	Columbus, Georgia	1	This episode aired on tape delay on October 10, 1992.

—	Vacated	November 1992	—	—	—	—	Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner left for the World 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.

65	Ricky Steamboat	August 18, 1993	Clash of the Champions XXIV	Daytona Beach, Florida	4	32

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	30

95	Stevie Ray	July 14, 1998	live event	Baltimore, Maryland	1	27	Ray was awarded the championship by Booker T.

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 throwing 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.

Sentence(s)

Rick Steiner was the World Television Champion for three times.

final_sentence: Rick Steiner was the World Television Champion for three times.