WCW World Television Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WCW World Television Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The WCW World Television Championship was a secondary title contested in World Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance and Jim Crockett Promotions, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on February 27, 1974.

The WCW World Television Championship was retired on April 10, 2000, with the final champion being "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.

A similar championship, the NWA World Television Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.

WCW World Television Championship: Title History

For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the NWA World Television Championship.

WCW World Television Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
World Championship Wrestling
	Deactivated April 10, 2000 Denver, CO \| WCW Nitro The title was retired by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.
104		"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1 February 19, 2000 Bethlehem, PA \| WCW Saturday Night Duggan found the belt in a dumpster and claimed the title.	51 days
		Vacant November 29, 1999 Denver, CO \| WCW Nitro Hall abandoned the title by giving it to Kevin Nash / Diesel, who then threw the belt into a trashcan vacating it.	82 days
103		Scott Hall 1 November 21, 1999 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| WCW Mayhem 1999	8 days
102		Rick Steiner 3 October 24, 1999 Las Vegas, NV \| WCW Halloween Havoc 1999	28 days
101		Chris Benoit 3 September 13, 1999 Chapel Hill, North Carolina \| WCW Nitro	41 days
100		Rick Steiner 2 May 9, 1999 St. Louis, MI \| WCW Slamboree 1999	127 days
99		Booker T 6 March 14, 1999 Louisville, KY \| WCW/nWo Uncensored 1999	56 days
98		Scott Steiner 2 December 28, 1998 Baltimore, MD \| WCW Nitro	76 days
97		Konnan 1 November 30, 1998 Chattanooga, TN \| WCW Nitro	28 days
96		Chris Jericho 1 August 10, 1998 Rapid City, SD \| WCW Nitro	112 days
95		Stevie Ray 1 July 14, 1998 Baltimore, MD \| Live event 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.	27 days
94		Booker T 5 June 14, 1998 Baltimore, MD \| WCW/nWo The Great American Bash 1998	30 days
93		Fit Finlay 1 May 4, 1998 Indianapolis, IN \| WCW Nitro	41 days
92		Booker T 4 May 3, 1998 Savannah, GA \| Live event	1 day
91		Chris Benoit 2 May 2, 1998 North Charleston, SC \| Live event	1 day
90		Booker T 3 May 1, 1998 Greenville, SC \| Live event	1 day
89		Chris Benoit 1 April 30, 1998 Augusta, GA \| Live event	1 day
88		Booker T 2 February 22, 1998 San Francisco, CA \| WCW/nWo SuperBrawl VIII	67 days
87		Rick Martel 1 February 16, 1998 Tampa, FL \| WCW Nitro	6 days
86		Booker T 1 December 29, 1997 Baltimore, MD \| WCW Nitro	49 days
85		Disco Inferno 2 December 8, 1997 Buffalo, NY \| WCW Nitro	21 days
84		Saturn 1 November 3, 1997 Philadelphia, PA \| WCW Nitro	35 days
83		Disco Inferno 1 September 22, 1997 Salt Lake City, UT \| WCW Nitro	42 days
82		Alex Wright 1 August 21, 1997 Nashville, TN \| WCW Clash of the Champions XXXV	32 days
81		Último Dragón 2 July 22, 1997 Jacksonville, FL \| WCW Nitro	30 days
80		Steven Regal 4 May 18, 1997 Charlotte, NC \| WCW Slamboree 1997	65 days
79		Ultimate Dragon 1 April 7, 1997 Huntsville, AL \| WCW Nitro	41 days
78		Prince Iaukea 1 February 17, 1997 Tampa, FL \| WCW Nitro	49 days
77		Lord Steven Regal 3 August 31, 1996 Dalton, GA \| WCW Saturday Night	170 days
76		Lex Luger 2 March 6, 1996 Macon, GA \| WCW Saturday Night	178 days
75		Johnny B. Badd 3 February 18, 1996 Norfolk, VA \| Live event	17 days
74		Lex Luger 1 February 17, 1996 Baltimore, MD \| Live event	1 day
73		Johnny B. Badd 2 October 29, 1995 Detroit, MI \| WCW Halloween Havoc 1995	111 days
72		Diamond Dallas Page 1 September 17, 1995 Asheville, NC \| WCW Fall Brawl 1995: War Games	42 days
71		The Renegade 1 June 18, 1995 Dayton, OH \| WCW The Great American Bash 1995	91 days
70		Arn Anderson 4 January 8, 1995 Atlanta, GA \| Main Event	161 days
69		Johnny B. Badd 1 September 18, 1994 Roanoke, VA \| WCW Fall Brawl 1994: War Games	112 days
68		Lord Steven Regal 2 June 23, 1994 North Charleston, SC \| WCW Clash of the Champions XXVII	87 days
67		Larry Zbyszko 1 May 28, 1994 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Saturday Night	26 days
66		Lord Steven Regal 1 September 19, 1993 Houston, TX \| WCW Fall Brawl 1993: War Games	251 days
65		Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 4 August 18, 1993 Daytona Beach, FL \| WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV During this reign, in September 1, 1993, WCW conclusively left NWA.	32 days
World Championship Wrestling & National Wrestling Alliance
64		"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 1 March 27, 1993 Macon, Georgia \| Power Hour Defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final for the vacant title.	144 days
		Vacant January 13, 1993 Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner left WCW for WWF.	73 days
63		Scott Steiner 1 October 10, 1992 Columbus, GA \| WorldWide	95 days
62		Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 3 September 2, 1992 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary	38 days
61		Stunning Steve 2 June 13, 1992 Chattanooga, TN \| WorldWide	81 days
60		Barry Windham 1 May 9, 1992 Atlanta, GA \| WCW Saturday Night	35 days
59		"Stunning" Steve Austin 1 June 29, 1991 Birmingham, AL \| WorldWide	315 days
58		Bobby Eaton 1 May 19, 1991 St. Petersburg, FL \| WCW SuperBrawl I	41 days
57		Arn Anderson 3 February 2, 1991 Perry, GA \| WorldWide Anderson won the title defeating the previous champion The Z-Man, and during his reign in 1991 WCW split from the NWA and the NWA World Television Championship became the WCW World Television Championship.	106 days
56		Tom Zenk 1 December 29, 1990 Atlanta, GA \| World Championship Wrestling	35 days
55		Arn Anderson 2 January 2, 1990 Gainesville, GA \| Power Hour	361 days
54		The Great Muta 1 September 3, 1989 Atlanta, GA \| Live event Defeated Sting to win the vacant title.	121 days
		Vacant July 23, 1989 Baltimore, MD \| WCW The Great American Bash 1989 The title was vacated after a controversial finish to a match between Sting and The Great Muta.	42 days
53		Sting 1 March 31, 1989 Atlanta, GA \| Live event	114 days
52		Mike Rotunda 3 February 20, 1989 Chicago, IL \| WCW Chi-Town Rumble 1989	39 days
51		Rick Steiner 1 December 26, 1988 Norfolk, VA \| WCW Starrcade 1988: True Gritt	56 days
50		Mike Rotunda 2 January 26, 1988 Raleigh, NC \| Live event On November 21, 1988 the NWA's flagship promotion JCP was purchased by Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW).	335 days
National Wrestling Alliance & Jim Crockett Promotions
49		Nikita Koloff 1 August 17, 1987 Fayetteville, NC \| Live event At Starrcade 1987, Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the UWF Television Championship into the NWA World Television Championship.	162 days
48		Tully Blanchard 3 November 27, 1986 Greensboro, NC \| NWA Starrcade 1986: Night of the Skywalkers	263 days
47		Dusty Rhodes 3 September 9, 1986 Columbia, SC \| Live event	79 days
46		Arn Anderson 1 January 4, 1986 Greensboro, NC \| Live event Defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to win the vacant title.	248 days
		Vacant October 19, 1985 Rhodes was stripped of the title due to an injury.	77 days
45		Dusty Rhodes 2 July 6, 1985 Charlotte, NC \| NWA The Great American Bash 1985	105 days
44		Tully Blanchard 2 April 28, 1985 Charlotte, NC \| Live event	69 days
43		Dusty Rhodes 1 March 16, 1985 Greensboro, NC \| Live event During this reign, the title was renamed as "NWA World Television Championship".	43 days
42		Tully Blanchard 1 March 28, 1984 Spartanburg, SC \| Live event	353 days
41		Mark Youngblood 1 March 7, 1984 Spartanburg, SC \| NWA Starrcade 1984: The Million Dollar Challenge Defeated Dick Slater in a a tournament final to win the vacant title.	21 days
		Vacant January 1, 1984 Jimmy Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title.	66 days
40		Charlie Brown 2 November 24, 1983 Greensboro, NC \| Live event	38 days
39		The Great Kabuki 1 May 23, 1983 Greenville, SC \| Live event	185 days
38		Jos LeDuc 2 April 30, 1983 Richmond, VA \| Live event	23 days
37		Dick Slater 2 April 3, 1983 Greensboro, NC \| Live event	27 days
36		"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2 March 27, 1983 Asheville, NC \| Live event	7 days
35		Dick Slater 1 February 22, 1983 Columbia, SC \| Live event	33 days
34		Mike Rotunda 1 December 25, 1982 Charlotte, NC \| Live event	59 days
33		Bad Leroy Brown 1 November 25, 1982 Greensboro, NC \| Live event Won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant title.	30 days
		Vacant October 26, 1982 Jos Leduc was stripped of the title due to cheating.	30 days
32		Jos LeDuc 1 September 19, 1982 Charlotte, NC \| Live event	37 days
31		Jimmy Valiant 1 January 2, 1982 Hampton, VA \| Live event	260 days
30		Ivan Koloff 3 November 3, 1981 Charlotte, NC \| Live event	60 days
29		Ron Bass 1 September 6, 1981 Asheville, NC \| Live event	58 days
28		Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 4 June 14, 1981 Live event	84 days
27		Sweet Ebony Diamond 2 May 30, 1981 Charlotte, NC \| Live event	15 days
26		Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 3 May 6, 1981 Live event	24 days
25		Sweet Ebony Diamond 1 April 29, 1981 Raleigh, NC \| Live event Won a tournament to win the vacant title.	7 days
		Vacant January 27, 1981 Raleigh, NC \| Live event The title was vacated after Roddy Piper won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.	92 days
24		"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1 November 1, 1980 Richmond, VA \| Live event Defeats Paul Jones in tournament final to win the vacant title.	87 days
		Vacant October 1, 1980 The title was vacated after The Masked Superstar started to team with Paul Jones.	31 days
23		The Masked Superstar 1 April 1, 1980 Raleigh, NC \| Live event Won a tournament to win the vacant title.	183 days
		Vacant October 24, 1979 Raleigh, NC \| Live event The title was vacated after Ricky Steamboat won the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Jay Youngblood.	160 days
22		Ricky Steamboat 2 June 10, 1979 Asheville, NC \| Live event	136 days
21		Paul Jones 5 June 7, 1978 Raleigh, NC \| Live event	368 days
20		Baron von Raschke 2 March 26, 1978 Greensboro, NC \| Live event	73 days
19		Johnny Weaver 1 March 5, 1978 Charlotte, NC \| Live event	21 days
18		Baron von Raschke 1 October 12, 1977 Raleigh, NC \| Live event During this reign, the title was renamed as "NWA Television Championship" after he was billed as having won a tournament for all the regional NWA Television Champions.	144 days
17		Ricky Steamboat 1 June 15, 1977 Raleigh, NC \| Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling	119 days
16		Ric Flair 2 April 4, 1977 Greenville, SC \| Live event	72 days
15		Rufus R. Jones 2 February 15, 1977 Raleigh, NC \| Live event	48 days
14		Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 2 January 19, 1977 Raleigh, NC \| Live event	27 days
13		Rufus R. Jones 1 November 30, 1976 Charleston, SC \| Live event	50 days
12		Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 1 November 8, 1976 Fayetteville, NC \| Live event	22 days
11		Mr. Wrestling 1 October 16, 1976 Greensboro, NC \| Live event	23 days
10		Angelo Mosca 2 August 11, 1976 Raleigh, NC \| Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling	66 days
9		Paul Jones 4 June 30, 1976 Raleigh, NC \| Live event	42 days
8		Angelo Mosca 1 April 14, 1976 Raleigh, NC \| Live event Defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant title.	77 days
		Vacant December 3, 1975 Paul Jones gave up the title after he won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship.	133 days
7		Paul Jones 3 August 8, 1975 Richmond, VA \| Live event	117 days
6		Ric Flair 1 February 8, 1975 Winston-Salem, NC \| Live event	181 days
5		Paul Jones 2 December 26, 1974 Greensboro, NC \| Live event	44 days
4		Ivan Koloff 2 October 24, 1974 Anderson, SC \| Live event	63 days
3		Paul Jones 1 July 8, 1974 Charlotte, NC \| Live event	108 days
2		Ivan Koloff 1 May 10, 1974 Richmond, VA \| Live event	59 days
1		Danny Miller 1 February 27, 1974 Raleigh, NC \| Live event Defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion.	72 days

WCW World Television Championship: Names & Belt Designs

- WCW World Television ChampionshipJune 18, 1995April 10, 2000
- WCW World Television ChampionshipMay 23, 1992June 17, 1995
- WCW World Television Championship (World Six-Man Tag Team belt)February 2, 1991May 22, 1992
- WCW World Television ChampionshipJanuary 11, 1991February 2, 1991
- NWA World Television ChampionshipAugust 17, 1987January 10, 1991
- NWA World Television ChampionshipApril 7, 1985August 17, 1987
- NWA Television ChampionshipOctober 26, 1982April 7, 1985
- NWA Television ChampionshipOctober 29, 1979October 26, 1982
- NWA Television ChampionshipJune 7, 1978October 29, 1979
- NWA Television ChampionshipOctober 31, 1977June 7, 1978
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Television ChampionshipFebruary 27, 1974October 31, 1977

WCW World Television Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionWCW September 6, 1993 April 10, 2000
PromotionWCW, NWA November 21, 1988 September 5, 1993
PromotionNWA, JCP February 27, 1974 November 20, 1988

Promotion	from	to
PromotionWCW	September 6, 1993	April 10, 2000
PromotionWCW, NWA	November 21, 1988	September 5, 1993
PromotionNWA, JCP	February 27, 1974	November 20, 1988

Promotion World Championship Wrestling
TerritoryWorld Tier 1
DivisionSecondary
GenderMale
Date EstablishedFebruary 27, 1974
Date RetiredApril 10, 2000
Followed By NWA World Television Championship

Final Champion"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Booker T	6
	Paul Jones	5
	Arn Anderson	4
	Lord Steven Regal	4
	Ricky Steamboat	4
6	Greg "The Hammer" Valentine	4

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Arn Anderson	876
	Tully Blanchard	685
	Paul Jones	679
	Lord Steven Regal	573
	Mike Rotunda	433

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Paul Jones	June 7, 1978 - June 10, 1979	368
Arn Anderson	January 2, 1990 - December 29, 1990	361
Tully Blanchard	March 28, 1984 - March 16, 1985	353
Mike Rotunda	January 26, 1988 - December 26, 1988	335
"Stunning" Steve Austin	June 29, 1991 - May 9, 1992	315

WCW World Television Championship

WCW World Television Championship: Title History

WCW World Television Championship: Title Reigns

Deactivated

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1

Scott Hall 1

Rick Steiner 3

Chris Benoit 3

Rick Steiner 2

Booker T 6

Scott Steiner 2

Konnan 1

Chris Jericho 1

Stevie Ray 1

Booker T 5

Fit Finlay 1

Booker T 4

Chris Benoit 2

Booker T 3

Chris Benoit 1

Booker T 2

Rick Martel 1

Booker T 1

Disco Inferno 2

Saturn 1

Disco Inferno 1

Alex Wright 1

Último Dragón 2

Steven Regal 4

Ultimate Dragon 1

Prince Iaukea 1

Lord Steven Regal 3

Lex Luger 2

Johnny B. Badd 3

Lex Luger 1

Johnny B. Badd 2

Diamond Dallas Page 1

The Renegade 1

Arn Anderson 4

Johnny B. Badd 1

Lord Steven Regal 2

Larry Zbyszko 1

Lord Steven Regal 1

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 4

"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 1

Scott Steiner 1

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 3

Stunning Steve 2

Barry Windham 1

"Stunning" Steve Austin 1

Bobby Eaton 1

Arn Anderson 3

Tom Zenk 1

Arn Anderson 2

The Great Muta 1

Sting 1

Mike Rotunda 3

Rick Steiner 1

Mike Rotunda 2

Nikita Koloff 1

Tully Blanchard 3

Dusty Rhodes 3

Arn Anderson 1

Dusty Rhodes 2

Tully Blanchard 2

Dusty Rhodes 1

Tully Blanchard 1

Mark Youngblood 1

Charlie Brown 2

The Great Kabuki 1

Jos LeDuc 2

Dick Slater 2

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2

Dick Slater 1

Mike Rotunda 1

Bad Leroy Brown 1

Jos LeDuc 1

Jimmy Valiant 1

Ivan Koloff 3

Ron Bass 1