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Hacksaw Jim Duggan was the final WCW World Television Champion.

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 when WCW was named Georgia Championship Wrestling, a subsidiary of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body and also a part of Jim Crockett Promotions. The promotion was renamed WCW in the early 1980s. In March 2001, WCW was sold by AOL Time Warner to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) promotion, now World Wrestling Entertainment. As such all assets, including the rights to the WCW World Television Championship, which had been deactivated on April 10, 2000, were now WWF property.^[1] 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" (from the 1974 to 1977), the "NWA Television Championship" (from 1977 to 1985), and the "NWA World Television Championship" (from 1985 to 1991).

Being a professional wrestling championship, it was not won legitimately; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes occurred at NWA- 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 570+ days.^{[N 1]} Five different reigns are tied for the record for shortest reign in the title's history at one day. Hacksaw Jim Duggan was the last champion in his only reign. At the time, then-champion Scott Hall showed no desire 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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 between 55 wrestlers, with 11 vacancies.

[edit] Title history

#	Order in reign history
Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
—	Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A	The information is not available or is unknown

[edit] Names

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

[edit] Reigns

#	Wrestler(s)	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
001 1	Miller Danny Miller	01 1	01974-02-27 February 27, 1974	&0000000000000072.00000072	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event	Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion.
002 2	Koloff Ivan Koloff	01 1	01974-05-10 May 10, 1974	&0000000000000059.00000059	Richmond Richmond, Virginia	Live event Live event
003 3	Jones Paul Jones	01 1	01974-07-08 July 8, 1974	&0000000000000108.000000108	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	Live event Live event
004 4	Koloff Ivan Koloff	02 2	01974-10-24 October 24, 1974	&0000000000000063.00000063	Anderson Anderson, South Carolina	Live event Live event
005 5	Jones Paul Jones	02 2	01974-12-26 December 26, 1974	&0000000000000044.00000044	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Live event Live event
006 6	Flair Ric Flair	01 1	01975-02-08 February 8, 1975	&0000000000000181.000000181	Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Live event Live event	^[4]
007 7	Jones Paul Jones	03 3	01975-08-08 August 8, 1975	&0000000000000117.000000117	Richmond Richmond, Virginia	Live event Live event
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01975-12-03 December 3, 1975	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A	Jones gave up the TV Title after he won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship on November 27, 1975.
008 8	Mosca Angelo Mosca	01 1	01976-04-14 April 14, 1976	&0000000000000077.00000077	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event	Mosca defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
009 9	Jones Paul Jones	04 4	01976-06-30 June 30, 1976	&0000000000000108.000000108	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event
010 10	Mr. Wrestling Mr. Wrestling	01 1	01976-10-16 October 16, 1976	&0000000000000023.00000023	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Live event Live event
011 11	Valentine Greg Valentine	01 1	01976-11-08 November 8, 1976	&0000000000000022.00000022	Raleigh Fayetteville, North Carolina	Live event Live event
012 12	Jones Rufus R. Jones	01 1	01976-11-30 November 30, 1976	&0000000000000050.00000050	Charleston Charleston, South Carolina	Live event Live event
013 13	Valentine Greg Valentine	02 2	01977-01-19 January 19, 1977	&0000000000000027.00000027	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event
014 14	Jones Rufus R. Jones	02 2	01977-02-15 February 15, 1977	&0000000000000048.00000048	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event	During Jones' reign, the championship was renamed the "NWA Television Championship".
015 15	Flair Ric Flair	02 2	01977-04-04 April 4, 1977	&0000000000000072.00000072	Greenville Greenville, South Carolina	Live event Live event	^[5]
016 16	Steamboat Rick Steamboat	01 1	01977-06-15 June 15, 1977	&0000000000000119.000000119	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event
017 17	Raschke Baron Von Raschke	01 1	01977-10-12 October 12, 1977	&0000000000000144.000000144	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event
018 18	Weaver Johnny Weaver	01 1	01978-03-05 March 5, 1978	&0000000000000021.00000021	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	Live event Live event
019 19	Raschke Baron Von Raschke	02 2	01978-03-26 March 26, 1978	&0000000000000073.00000073	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Live event Live event
020 20	Jones Paul Jones	05 5	01978-06-07 June 7, 1978	&0000000000000003.0000003	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event
021 21	Steamboat Rick Steamboat	02 2	01978-06-10 June 10, 1978	661 ^{[N 1]}	Asheville Asheville, North Carolina	Live event Live event
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01980 1980	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A
022 22	Masked Superstar Masked Superstar	01 1	01980-04-01 April 1, 1980	213 ^{[N 2]}	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event	Masked Superstar won a tournament to win the vacant championship.
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01980-10 October 1980	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A
023 23	Piper Roddy Piper	01 1	01980-11-01 November 1, 1980	&0000000000000087.00000087	Richmond Richmond, Virginia	Live event Live event
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01981-01-27 January 27, 1981	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A	The championship was vacanted after Piper won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship.
024 24	Diamond Sweet Ebony Diamond	01 1	01981-04-29 April 29, 1981	31 ^{[N 3]}	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event	Sweet Ebony Diamond won a tournament to win the vacant championship.^[6]
025 25	Valentine Greg Valentine	03 3	1981	31 ^{[N 4]}	zz N/A	Live event Live event
026 26	Diamond Sweet Ebony Diamond	02 2	01981-05-30 May 30, 1981	99 ^{[N 5]}	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	Live event Live event	^[6]
027 27	Valentine Greg Valentine	04 4	01981 1981	99 ^{[N 5]}	zz N/A	Live event Live event
028 28	Bass Ron Bass	01 1	01981-09-06 September 6, 1981	&0000000000000058.00000058	Asheville Asheville, North Carolina	Live event Live event
029 29	Koloff Ivan Koloff	03 3	01981-11-03 November 3, 1981	&0000000000000060.00000060	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	Live event Live event
030 30	Valiant Jimmy Valiant	01 1	01982-01-02 January 2, 1982	155 ^{[N 6]}	Hampton Hampton, Virginia	Live event Live event
031 31	Koloff Ivan Koloff	04 4	01982 1982	155 ^{[N 7]}	zz N/A	Live event Live event
032 32	Valiant Jimmy Valiant	02 2	01982-06-06 June 6, 1982	133 ^{[N 8]}	Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Live event Live event
033 33	Koloff Ivan Koloff	05 5	01982 1982	133 ^{[N 9]}	zz N/A	Live event Live event
034 34	Valiant Jimmy Valiant	03 3	01982-10-17 October 17, 1982	41 ^{[N 10]}	Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Live event Live event
035 35	LeDuc Jos LeDuc	01 1	01982 1982	41 ^{[N 11]}	zz N/A	Live event Live event
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01982 1982	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A	Leduc was stripped of the championship due to cheating.
036 36	Brown Bad Leroy Brown	01 1	01982-11-27 November 27, 1982	&0000000000000028.00000028	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Live event Live event	Brown won a 20 man battle royal to win the vacant championship.
037 37	Rotundo Mike Rotundo	01 1	01982-12-25 December 25, 1982	&0000000000000059.00000059	Charlotee Charlotte, North Carolina	Live event Live event
038 38	Slater Dick Slater	01 1	01983-02-22 February 22, 1983	&0000000000000033.00000033	Columbia Columbia, South Carolina	Live event Live event
039 39	Piper Roddy Piper	02 2	01983-03-27 March 27, 1983	&0000000000000007.0000007	Asheville Asheville, North Carolina	Live event Live event
040 40	Slater Dick Slater	02 2	01983-04-03 April 3, 1983	&0000000000000027.00000027	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Live event Live event
041 41	LeDuc Jos LeDuc	02 2	01983-04-30 April 30, 1983	&0000000000000023.00000023	Richmond Richmond, Virginia	Live event Live event
042 42	Kabuki The Great Kabuki	01 1	01983-05-23 May 23, 1983	&0000000000000185.000000185	Greenville Greenville, South Carolina	Live event Live event
043 43	Brown Charlie Brown	04 4	01983-11-24 November 24, 1983	68 ^{[N 12]}	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Starrcade Starrcade (1983)
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01984-01 January 1984	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A	Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title.
044 44	Youngblood Mark Youngblood	01 1	01984-03-07 March 7, 1984	&0000000000000021.00000021	Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina	Live event Live event	Youngblood won a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
045 45	Blanchard Tully Blanchard	01 1	01984-03-28 March 28, 1984	&0000000000000353.000000353	zz N/A	Live event Live event
046 46	Rhodes Dusty Rhodes	01 1	01985-03-16 March 16, 1985	&0000000000000043.00000043	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Live event Live event	During Rhodes' reign, the title was renamed the "NWA World Television Championship".
047 47	Blanchard Tully Blanchard	02 2	01985-04-28 April 28, 1985	&0000000000000069.00000069	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	Live event Live event
048 48	Rhodes Dusty Rhodes	02 2	01985-07-06 July 6, 1985	&0000000000000105.000000105	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	Great American Bash The Great American Bash (1985)
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01985-10-19 October 19, 1985	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A	Rhodes was stripped of the title due to an injury.
049 49	Anderson Arn Anderson	01 1	01986-01-04 January 4, 1986	&0000000000000248.000000248	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Live event Live event	Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to claim the vacant championship.
050 50	Rhodes Dusty Rhodes	03 3	01986-09-09 September 9, 1986	&0000000000000079.00000079	Columbia Columbia, South Carolina	Live event Live event
051 51	Blanchard Tully Blanchard	03 3	01986-11-27 November 27, 1986	&0000000000000263.000000263	Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	Starrcade Starrcade (1986)
052 52	Koloff Nikita Koloff	01 1	01987-08-17 August 17, 1987	&0000000000000162.000000162	Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina	Live event Live event	On November 27, 1987 at Starrcade, Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the UWF Television Championship and the NWA World Television Championship.
053 53	Rotunda Mike Rotunda	02 2	01988-01-26 January 26, 1988	&0000000000000335.000000335	Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	Live event Live event
054 54	Steiner Rick Steiner	01 1	01988-12-26 December 26, 1988	&0000000000000056.00000056	Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia	Starrcade Starrcade (1988)
055 55	Rotunda Mike Rotunda	03 3	01989-02-20 February 20, 1989	&0000000000000039.00000039	Chicago Chicago, Illinois	Chi-Town Rumble Chi-Town Rumble
056 56	Sting Sting	01 1	01989-03-31 March 31, 1989	&0000000000000114.000000114	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia	Live event Live event	^[7]
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01989-07-23 July 23, 1989	zz —	Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland	Great American Bash The Great American Bash (1989)	The championship was vacated after a controversial finish to a match between Sting and The Great Muta.
057 57	Muta The Great Muta	01 1	01989-09-03 September 3, 1989	&0000000000000121.000000121	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia	Live event Live event	Muta defeated Sting to win the vacant title.
058 58	Anderson Arn Anderson	02 2	01990-01-02 January 2, 1990	&0000000000000336.000000336	Gainesville Gainesville, Georgia	Power Hour NWA Power Hour
059 59	Z-Man The Z-Man	01 1	01990-12-04 December 4, 1990	&0000000000000041.00000041	Gainesville Gainesville, Georgia	Live event Live event
060 60	Anderson Arn Anderson	03 3	01991-01-14 January 14, 1991	&0000000000000125.000000125	Marietta Marietta, Georgia	Live event Live event	During Anderson's reign, the title was renamed the "WCW World Television Championship" following WCW's withdrawal from the NWA.
061 61	Eaton Bobby Eaton	01 1	01991-05-19 May 19, 1991	&0000000000000015.00000015	St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida	SuperBrawl SuperBrawl I
062 62	Austin Steve Austin	01 1	01991-06-03 June 3, 1991	&0000000000000329.000000329	Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama	Worldwide WCW Worldwide	This episode aired on tape delay on June 29, 1991.^[8]
063 63	Windham Barry Windham	01 1	01992-04-27 April 27, 1992	&0000000000000026.00000026	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia	Saturday Night WCW Saturday Night	This episode aired on tape delay on May 9, 1992.
064 64	Austin Steve Austin	02 2	01992-05-23 May 23, 1992	&0000000000000102.000000102	Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee	WCW Worldwide	This episode aired on tape delay on June 13, 1992.
065 65	Steamboat Ricky Steamboat	03 3	01992-09-02 September 2, 1992	&0000000000000027.00000027	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia	Clash of the Champions Clash of the Champions XX
066 66	Steiner Scott Steiner	01 1	01992-09-29 September 29, 1992	63 ^{[N 13]}	Columbus Columbus, Georgia	Worldwide WCW Worldwide	This episode aired on tape delay on October 10, 1992.
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01992-11 November 1992	zz —	zz N/A	zz N/A	Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner leave for the World Wrestling Federation.
067 67	Orndorff Paul Orndorff	01 1	01993-03-02 March 2, 1993	&0000000000000169.000000169	Macon Macon, Georgia	Power Hour WCW Power Hour	Orndorff defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final to become the new champion. This episode aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993.
068 68	Steamboat Ricky Steamboat	04 4	01993-08-18 August 18, 1993	&0000000000000032.00000032	Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, Florida	Clash of the Champions Clash of the Champions XXIV
069 69	Regal Lord Steven Regal	01 1	01993-09-19 September 19, 1993	&0000000000000225.000000225	Houston Houston, Texas	Fall Brawl Fall Brawl (1993)	^[7]
070 70	Zbyszko Larry Zbyszko	01 1	01994-05-02 May 2, 1994	&0000000000000052.00000052	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia	Saturday Night WCW Saturday Night	This episode aired on tape delay on May 28, 1994.
071 71	Regal Lord Steven Regal	02 2	01994-06-23 June 23, 1994	&0000000000000087.00000087	Charleston Charleston, South Carolina	Clash of the Champions Clash of the Champions XXVII	^[7]
072 72	Badd Johnny B. Badd	01 1	01994-09-18 September 18, 1994	&0000000000000112.000000112	Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia	Fall Brawl Fall Brawl (1994)	^[7]
073 73	Anderson Arn Anderson	04 4	01995-01-08 January 8, 1995	&0000000000000161.000000161	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia	Main Event WCW Main Event
074 74	Renegade The Renegade	01 1	01995-06-18 June 18, 1995	&0000000000000091.00000091	Dayton Dayton, Ohio	Great American Bash The Great American Bash (1995)
075 75	Page Diamond Dallas Page	01 1	01995-09-17 September 17, 1995	&0000000000000042.00000042	Asheville Asheville, North Carolina	Fall Brawl Fall Brawl (1995)
076 76	Badd Johnny B. Badd	02 2	01995-10-29 October 29, 1995	&0000000000000111.000000111	Detroit Detroit, Michigan	Halloween Havoc Halloween Havoc (1995)
077 77	Lugar Lex Luger	01 1	01996-02-17 February 17, 1996	&0000000000000001.0000001	Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland	Live event Live event
078 78	Badd Johnny B. Badd	03 3	01996-02-18 February 18, 1996	&0000000000000017.00000017	Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia	Live event Live event
079 79	Lugar Lex Luger	02 2	01996-03-06 March 6, 1996	&0000000000000167.000000167	Macon Macon, Georgia	Live event Live event
080 80	Regal Lord Steven Regal	03 3	01996-08-20 August 20, 1996	&0000000000000181.000000181	Dalton Dalton, Georgia	Nitro Nitro	This episode aired on tape delay on August 31, 1996.^[7]
081 81	Iaukea Prince Iaukea	01 1	01997-02-17 February 17, 1997	&0000000000000049.00000049	Tampa Tampa, Florida	Nitro Nitro	^[7]
082 82	Dragón Último Dragón	01 1	01997-04-07 April 7, 1997	&0000000000000041.00000041	Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama	Nitro Nitro
083 83	Regal Lord Steven Regal	04 4	01997-05-18 May 18, 1997	&0000000000000065.00000065	Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	Slamboree Slamboree (1997)	^[7]
084 84	Dragón Último Dragón	02 2	01997-07-22 July 22, 1997	&0000000000000030.00000030	Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida	Nitro Nitro	^[7]
085 85	Wright Alex Wright	01 1	01997-08-21 August 21, 1997	&0000000000000032.00000032	Nashville Nashville, Tennessee	Clash of the Champions Clash of the Champions XXXV
086 86	Inferno Disco Inferno	01 1	01997-09-22 September 22, 1997	&0000000000000042.00000042	Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah	Nitro Nitro
087 87	Saturn Perry Saturn	01 1	01997-11-03 November 3, 1997	&0000000000000035.00000035	Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Nitro Nitro
088 88	Inferno Disco Inferno	02 2	01997-12-08 December 8, 1997	&0000000000000021.00000021	Buffalo Buffalo, New York	Nitro Nitro
089 89	Booker T Booker T	01 1	01997-12-29 December 29, 1997	&0000000000000049.00000049	Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland	Nitro Nitro	^[9]
090 90	Martel Rick Martel	01 1	01998-02-16 February 16, 1998	&0000000000000006.0000006	Tampa Tampa, Florida	Nitro Nitro
091 91	Booker T Booker T	02 2	01998-02-22 February 22, 1998	&0000000000000067.00000067	San Francisco San Francisco, California	SuperBrawl SuperBrawl VIII
092 92	Benoit Chris Benoit	01 1	01998-04-30 April 30, 1998	&0000000000000001.0000001	Augusta Augusta, Georgia	Thunder WCW Thunder
093 93	Booker T Booker T	03 3	01998-05-01 May 1, 1998	&0000000000000001.0000001	Greenville Greenville, South Carolina	Live event Live event	^[10]
094 94	Benoit Chris Benoit	02 2	01998-05-02 May 2, 1998	&0000000000000001.0000001	Charleston Charleston, South Carolina	Live event Live event	^[10]
095 95	Booker T Booker T	04 4	01998-05-03 May 3, 1998	&0000000000000001.0000001	Savannah Savannah, Georgia	Live event Live event	^[10]
096 96	Finlay Fit Finlay	01 1	01998-05-04 May 4, 1998	&0000000000000041.00000041	Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	Nitro Nitro	^[11]
097 97	Booker T Booker T	05 5	01998-06-14 June 14, 1998	&0000000000000030.00000030	Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland	Great American Bash The Great American Bash (1998)	^[9]^[11]
098 98	Ray Stevie Ray	01 1	01998-07-14 July 14, 1998	&0000000000000027.00000027	Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland	Live event Live event	Ray was awarded the championship by Booker T.
099 99	Jericho Chris Jericho	01 1	01998-08-10 August 10, 1998	&0000000000000112.000000112	Rapid City Rapid City, South Dakota	Nitro Nitro	^[12]
100 100	Konnan Konnan	01 1	01998-11-30 November 30, 1998	&0000000000000029.00000029	Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee	Nitro Nitro	^[13]
101 101	Steiner Scott Steiner	02 2	01998-12-29 December 29, 1998	&0000000000000075.00000075	Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland	Thunder WCW Thunder	This episode aired on tape delay on December 31, 1998.
102 102	Booker T Booker T	06 6	01999-03-14 March 14, 1999	&0000000000000056.00000056	Louisville Louisville, Kentucky	Uncensored Uncensored (1999)	^[9]
103 103	Steiner Rick Steiner	02 2	01999-05-09 May 9, 1999	&0000000000000127.000000127	St Louis St. Louis, Missouri	Slamboree Slamboree (1999)
104 104	Benoit Chris Benoit	03 3	01999-09-13 September 13, 1999	&0000000000000041.00000041	Chapel Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Nitro Nitro
105 105	Steiner Rick Steiner	03 3	01999-10-24 October 24, 1999	&0000000000000028.00000028	Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada	Halloween Halloween Havoc (1999)
106 106	Hall Scott Hall	01 1	01999-11-21 November 21, 1999	&0000000000000008.0000008	Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Mayhem Mayhem (1999)	^[2]
zzz —	Vacant Vacated	zz —	01999-11-29 November 29, 1999	zz —	Denver Denver, Colorado	Nitro Nitro	Hall abandoned the title by throwing the belt into a trashcan.^[2]
107 107	Duggan Hacksaw Jim Duggan	01 1	02000-02-16 February 16, 2000	&0000000000000054.00000054	Bethlehem Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Saturday Night WCW Saturday Night	Duggan found the championship belt in a dumpster and claimed the title.^[3]
zzz —	Retired Retired	zz —	02000-04-10 April 10, 2000	zz —	Denver Denver, Colorado	Nitro Nitro	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 14]}	Wrestler	# of reigns	Combined days
01 1	Anderson Arn Anderson	04 4	870 870
02 2	Steamboat Rick Steamboat/Ricky Steamboat	04 4	748 748¤ ^{[N 1]}
03 3	Blanchard Tully Blanchard	03 3	685 685
04 4	Regal Lord Steven Regal	04 4	557 557
05 5	Rotunda Mike Rotunda	03 3	433 433
06 6	Austin Steve Austin	02 2	431 431
07 7	Jones Paul Jones	05 5	380 380
08 8	Flair Ric Flair	02 2	253 253
09 9	Badd Johnny B. Badd	03 3	240 240
10 10	Rhodes Dusty Rhodes	03 3	227 227
11 11	Raschke Baron Von Raschke	02 2	217 217
12 12	Steiner Rick Steiner	03 3	211 211
13 13	Booker T Booker T	06 6	204 204
14 14	Kabuki The Great Kabuki	01 1	185 185
15 15	Koloff Ivan Koloff	05 5	182 182¤ ^{[N 7]}^{[N 9]}
16 16	Orndorff Paul Orndorff	01 1	169 169
17 17	Lugar Lex Luger	02 2	168 168
18 18	Koloff Nikita Koloff	01 1	162 162
19 19	Muta The Great Muta	01 1	121 121
20 20	Sting Sting	01 1	114 114
21 21	Jericho Chris Jericho	01 1	112 112
22 22	Steiner Scott Steiner	02 2	108 108¤ ^{[N 13]}
23 23	Jones Rufus R. Jones	02 2	098 98
24 24	Piper Roddy Piper	02 2	094 94
25 25	Renegade The Renegade	01 1	091 91
26 26	Mosca Angelo Mosca	01 1	077 77
27 27	Miller Danny Miller	01 1	072 72
28 27	Dragón Último Dragón	02 2	072 72
29 29	Inferno Disco Inferno	02 2	063 63
30 30	Slater Dick Slater	02 2	060 60
31 31	Bass Ron Bass	01 1	058 58
32 32	Duggan Hacksaw Jim Duggan	01 1	054 54
33 33	Zbyszko Larry Zbyszko	01 1	052 52
34 34	Valentine Greg Valentine	04 4	049 49¤ ^{[N 4]}^{[N 5]}
35 34	Iaukea Prince Iaukea	01 1	049 49
36 36	Benoit Chris Benoit	03 3	043 43
37 37	Page Diamond Dallas Page	01 1	042 42
38 38	Finlay Fit Finlay	01 1	041 41
39 38	Z-Man The Z-Man	01 1	041 41
40 40	Valiant Charlie Brown/Jimmy Valiant	04 4	038 38¤ ^{[N 6]}^{[N 8]}^{[N 10]}^{[N 12]}
41 41	Saturn Perry Saturn	01 1	035 35
42 42	Wright Alex Wright	01 1	032 32
43 43	Konnan Konnan	01 1	029 29
44 44	Brown Bad Leroy Brown	01 1	028 28
45 45	Ray Stevie Ray	01 1	027 27
46 46	Windham Barry Windham	01 1	026 26
47 47	LeDuc Jos LeDuc	02 2	023 23¤ ^{[N 11]}
48 47	Mr. Wrestling Mr. Wrestling	01 1	023 23
49 49	Weaver Johnny Weaver	01 1	021 21
50 49	Youngblood Mark Youngblood	01 1	021 21
51 51	Eaton Bobby Eaton	01 1	015 15
52 52	Hall Scott Hall	01 1	008 8
53 53	Martel Rick Martel	01 1	006 6
54 54	Diamond Sweet Ebony Diamond	02 2	000 0¤ ^{[N 3]}^{[N 5]}
55 54	Masked Superstar Masked Superstar	01 1	000 0¤ ^{[N 2]}

[edit] Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c The exact date in 1980 on which Rick Steamboat vacated the championship during his second reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 570 and 661 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact day in October 1980 Masked Superstar vacated the title during his only reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 213 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Sweet Ebony Diamond lost the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 31 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Greg Valentine won the title during his third reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 31 days.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The exact date on which Sweet Ebony Diamond lost the title during his second reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 99 days. Since this day is unknown, the day on which Greg Valentine won the title is also unclear.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Jimmy Valiant lost the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 155 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Ivan Koloff won the title during his fourth reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 155 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Jimmy Valiant lost the title during his second reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 133 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Ivan Koloff won the title during his fifth reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 133 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Jimmy Valiant lost the title during his third reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 41 days.
^ ^a ^b The exact date on which Jos LeDuc won and vacated the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 41 days.
^ ^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.
^ ^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 63 days.
^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

[edit] References

General

Gary Will and Royal Duncan (4th Edition 2006). "(United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Gary Will and Royal Duncan (4th Edition 2006). "(Carolinas) Charlotte: NWA Mid-Atlantic TV Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Benaka, Matt; Dean, Joe. "NWA World Television Title History". Wrestling Title Histories by Gary Will and Royal Duncan. Solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/tvnwa.html. Retrieved 2009-08-18.

Specific

^ Callis, Don (2001-03-25). "Deal leaves wrestlers out in cold". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingWCWSale/cyrus_01mar25-sun.html. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Elliott, Brian (2009-04-30). "Scott Hall". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/hall_scott.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Two weeks later, he won the Television title from Rick Steiner, when Steiner was unable to defend the title due to injury. In a baffling decision, Hall claimed he had no interest in the TV title, and when he unsuccessfully tried to give it to Kevin Nash, he threw it in the trash instead."
^ ^a ^b "Nitro: The Ultimate Fight". Wayback Machine. WCW.com. http://web.archive.org/web/20000229124109/http://www.wcw.com/. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "The WCW TV Title has resurfaced after Jim Duggan found the belt in the trash on a recent episode of WCW Saturday Night."
^ Miller, John; Kamchen, Richard (2004-11-18). "Ric Flair". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/flair.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ Miller, John; Kamchen, Richard (2008-05-19). "Wrestler Results Archive: Ric Flair". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/flair.html. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
^ ^a ^b Nevada, Vance; Farmer, Matt; Taylor, Becky; Witmer, Ron; and Zordani, Jim (2008-04-29). "Wrestler Results Archive: Rocky Johnson". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/johnson-rocky.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Milner, John; Urena, Steve (2004-11-04). "Sting". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/sting.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Although Sting would come up short in his quest to win the NWA World Tagteam titles with Rhodes, he would defeat Mike Rotunda for the NWA Television Championship in March 1989."
^ Milner, John; Kamchen, Richard (2004-10-13). ""Stone Cold" Steve Austin". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/austin.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miller, John; McNamara, Andy; Oliver, Greg; and Powell, John (2005-06-02). "Booker T". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/bookert.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miller, John (2005-05-22). "Chris Benoit". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/benoit.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ ^a ^b Miller, John; Kamchen, Richard (2006-03-17). "Finlay". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/finlay.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ Milner, John; Kamchen, Richard (2005-03-22). "Chris Jericho". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/jericho.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Jericho would feud with Dean Malenko, Booker T (over the WCW Television title, a belt Jericho won from Booker's brother, Stevie Ray) and Bill Goldberg. Or rather, Jericho tried to feud with Goldberg, cutting several promos but the match never actually took place."
^ Milner, John; Molinaro, John (2005-10-21). "Konnan". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/konnan.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Konnan would join forces with the NWO and eventually defeat Jericho< for the WCW Television Championship on November 30, 1998."

[Vacant1-1] The exact date in 1980 on which Rick Steamboat vacated the championship during his second reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 570 and 661 days.

[Vacant2-6] The exact day in October 1980 Masked Superstar vacated the title during his only reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 213 days.

[Mess1-7] The exact date on which Sweet Ebony Diamond lost the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 31 days.

[Mess2-9] The exact date on which Greg Valentine won the title during his third reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 31 days.

[Mess3-10] The exact date on which Sweet Ebony Diamond lost the title during his second reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 99 days. Since this day is unknown, the day on which Greg Valentine won the title is also unclear.

[Mess4-11] The exact date on which Jimmy Valiant lost the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 155 days.

[Mess5-12] The exact date on which Ivan Koloff won the title during his fourth reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 155 days.

[Mess6-13] The exact date on which Jimmy Valiant lost the title during his second reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 133 days.

[Mess7-14] The exact date on which Ivan Koloff won the title during his fifth reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 133 days.

[Mess8-15] The exact date on which Jimmy Valiant lost the title during his third reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 41 days.

[Mess9-16] The exact date on which Jos LeDuc won and vacated the title during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 41 days.

[Mess10-17] 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.

[Mess11-20] 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 63 days.

[Rank-26] Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

[wwfbuywcw-0] Callis, Don (2001-03-25). "Deal leaves wrestlers out in cold". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingWCWSale/cyrus_01mar25-sun.html. Retrieved 2009-11-25.

[Hallbio-2] Elliott, Brian (2009-04-30). "Scott Hall". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/hall_scott.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Two weeks later, he won the Television title from Rick Steiner, when Steiner was unable to defend the title due to injury. In a baffling decision, Hall claimed he had no interest in the TV title, and when he unsuccessfully tried to give it to Kevin Nash, he threw it in the trash instead."

[WCWTVrevived-3] "Nitro: The Ultimate Fight". Wayback Machine. WCW.com. http://web.archive.org/web/20000229124109/http://www.wcw.com/. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "The WCW TV Title has resurfaced after Jim Duggan found the belt in the trash on a recent episode of WCW Saturday Night."

[Flairbio-4] Miller, John; Kamchen, Richard (2004-11-18). "Ric Flair". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/flair.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[Flairrecord-5] Miller, John; Kamchen, Richard (2008-05-19). "Wrestler Results Archive: Ric Flair". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/flair.html. Retrieved 2009-11-19.

[Johnsonrecord-8] Nevada, Vance; Farmer, Matt; Taylor, Becky; Witmer, Ron; and Zordani, Jim (2008-04-29). "Wrestler Results Archive: Rocky Johnson". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/johnson-rocky.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21.

[Regalbio-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Milner, John; Urena, Steve (2004-11-04). "Sting". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/sting.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Although Sting would come up short in his quest to win the NWA World Tagteam titles with Rhodes, he would defeat Mike Rotunda for the NWA Television Championship in March 1989."

[SCSAbio-19] Milner, John; Kamchen, Richard (2004-10-13). ""Stone Cold" Steve Austin". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/austin.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[BTbio-21] Miller, John; McNamara, Andy; Oliver, Greg; and Powell, John (2005-06-02). "Booker T". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/bookert.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[CBbio-22] Miller, John (2005-05-22). "Chris Benoit". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/benoit.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[Finlaybio-23] Miller, John; Kamchen, Richard (2006-03-17). "Finlay". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/finlay.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[Jerichobio-24] Milner, John; Kamchen, Richard (2005-03-22). "Chris Jericho". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/jericho.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Jericho would feud with Dean Malenko, Booker T (over the WCW Television title, a belt Jericho won from Booker's brother, Stevie Ray) and Bill Goldberg. Or rather, Jericho tried to feud with Goldberg, cutting several promos but the match never actually took place."

[Konnanbio-25] Milner, John; Molinaro, John (2005-10-21). "Konnan". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/konnan.html. Retrieved 2009-11-21. "Konnan would join forces with the NWO and eventually defeat Jericho< for the WCW Television Championship on November 30, 1998."

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