On this page, you find the full Title History for the WCWA 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 WCWA Television Championship was a secondary title contested in World Class Championship Wrestling and National Wrestling Alliance, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on January 7, 1979.
The WCWA Television Championship was retired on April 1, 1987, with the final champion being Tony Atlas.
A similar championship, the USWA Television Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.
WCWA Television Championship: Title History
WCWA Television Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign World Class Championship Wrestling Deactivated
- April 1, 1987
- 14131+ days
Tony Atlas left WCCW and the championship was abandoned.55 
Tony Atlas 1
- December 1, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 121 days
Won the match and the championship by disqualification.121- days
54 Crusher Yurkof
- October 20, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 42 days
42- days
53 Steve Simpson
- August 11, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 70 days
70- days
52 
Buzz Sawyer 1
- June 16, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 56 days
56- days
51 
Chris Adams 4
- June 1, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 15 days
Was given the title by an injured Bruiser Brody.15- days
50 
Bruiser Brody 1
- May 17, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 15 days
Won the championship by disqualification.15- days
49 
"Ravishing" Rick Rude 1
- May 5, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 12 days
12- days
48 Lance Von Erich
- March 24, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCWA show
- 42 days
42- days
47 
Buddy Roberts 1
- January 6, 1986
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 77 days
77- days
National Wrestling Alliance & World Class Championship Wrestling 46 Mark Youngblood
- December 23, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 14 days
14- days
45 Jack Victory
- December 9, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 14 days
14- days
44 Dave Peterson
- December 2, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 7 days
Defeated The Grappler.7- days
Vacant
- November 1, 1985
- 31 days
Parsons was injured by Rick Rude and could not compete.31- days
43 Iceman Parsons
- October 21, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 11 days
11- days
42 John Tatum
- August 5, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 77 days
Defeated Shawn Cody to win the vacant championship77- days
Vacant
- August 5, 1985
- 0 days
Parsons no-showed a title match against John Tatum.0- days
41 Iceman Parsons
- July 15, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 21 days
21- days
40 Killer Tim Brooks
- June 10, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 35 days
35- days
39 Scott Casey
- April 1, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 70 days
Defeated Dennis Condrey.70- days
Vacant
- March 25, 1985
- 7 days
Rip Oliver was suspended for attacking Mike Von Erich and he was stripped of the championship.7- days
38 Rip Oliver
- February 4, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 49 days
Defeated Buck Zumhofe.49- days
Vacant
- February 4, 1985
- 0 days
Haynes left WCCW and vacated the title after (in storyline) being attacked and injured by Oliver on February 4th in Ft. Worth. The footage and announcement of Haynes' injury aired on February 16, 1985.0- days
37 Billy Haynes
- January 7, 1985
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 28 days
Defeated Gino Hernandez who substituted for an absent Adams.28- days
36 
Chris Adams 3
- September 3, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW Labor Day Star Wars
- 126 days
126- days
35 
Jake Roberts 1
- August 13, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show4
- 21 days
21- days
34 Chris Adams 2
- June 11, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 63 days
Defeated Kelly Kiniski.63- days
Vacant
- May 21, 1984
- 21 days
Kevin Von Erich vacated championship as he did not want to win the title by disqualification.21- days
33 
Kevin von Erich 1
- May 21, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 0 days
Won the title by disqualification.0- days
32 
Killer Khan 1
- May 7, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 14 days
Defended the championship on behalf of an injured Kiniski and was awarded the belt.14- days
31 Kelly Kiniski
- February 20, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 77 days
77- days
30 Iceman Parsons
- February 6, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 14 days
14- days
29 The Super Destroyer
- January 9, 1984
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 28 days
28- days
28 Brian Adias
- December 5, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 35 days
35- days
27 The Super Destroyer
- November 28, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 7 days
7- days
26 Johnny Mantell
- October 31, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 28 days
28- days
25 
Jimmy Garvin 1
- October 24, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 7 days
7- days
24 Chris Adams 1
- July 11, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 105 days
105- days
23 The Mongol
- May 30, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 42 days
42- days
22 Iceman Parsons
- March 28, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 63 days
63- days
21 N'Tola Yatsu
- February 7, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 49 days
49- days
20 
The Great Kabuki 1
- January 3, 1983
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 35 days
35- days
19 Al Madril
- November 1, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 63 days
63- days
18 Frank Dusek
- October 5, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 27 days
27- days
17 Checkmate
- October 4, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 1 day
1- day
16 
Bill Irwin 7
- October 1, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 3 days
3- days
15 Bugsy McGraw
- September 5, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 26 days
26- days
14 Bill Irwin 6
- July 19, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 48 days
48- days
13 Brian Adias
- July 10, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 9 days
9- days
12 Bill Irwin 5
- July 5, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 5 days
5- days
11 The Spoiler
- June 12, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 23 days
23- days
10 Frank Dusek
- May 18, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 25 days
25- days
9 The Spoiler
- May 17, 1982
- Ft. Worth, Texas | WCCW show
- 1 day
Won the vacant championship by winning a battle royal.1- day
Vacant
- May 15, 1981
- 367 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons367- days
8 
Bill Irwin 4
- May 11, 1981
- Ft. Worth, Texas | BTW show
- 4 days
4- days
7 Brian Adias
- January 11, 1981
- Dallas, Texas | BTW show
- 120 days
120- days
6 Bill Irwin 3
- August 1, 1980
- Houston, Texas | BTW show
- 163 days
163- days
5 
José Lothario 2
- March 14, 1980
- Texas | BTW show
- 140 days
140- days
4 Bill Irwin 2
- January 12, 1980
- Dallas, Texas | BTW show
- 62 days
62- days
3 José Lothario 1
- November 30, 1979
- Texas | BTW show
- 43 days
43- days
2 Bill Irwin 1
- June 2, 1979
- Houston, Texas | BTW show
- 181 days
181- days
1 The Spoiler
- January 7, 1979
- Houston, Texas | BTW show
- 146 days
Won the championship in a battle royal146- days
WCWA Television Championship: Names & Belt Designs
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- WCWA Television ChampionshipMarch 24, 1986April 1, 1987
- WCCW Television ChampionshipMay 17, 1982March 24, 1986
- NWA Texas Television ChampionshipJanuary 7, 1979May 17, 1982
WCWA Television Championship: Statistics
NWA
WCCW- Promotion
World Class Wrestling Association - GenderMale
- Title TypeMidcard / Secondary
- Date EstablishedJanuary 7, 1979
- Date RetiredApril 1, 1987
- Final ChampionTony Atlas
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Irwin | 7 |
| 2 | Chris Adams | 4 |
| 3 | Iceman Parsons | 4 |
| 4 | The Spoiler | 3 |
| 5 | Brian Adias | 3 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Irwin | 466 | |
| Chris Adams | 309 | |
| José Lothario | 183 | |
| The Spoiler | 170 | |
| Brian Adias | 164 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Irwin | June 2, 1979 - November 30, 1979 | 181 | |
| Bill Irwin | August 1, 1980 - January 11, 1981 | 163 | |
| The Spoiler | January 7, 1979 - June 2, 1979 | 146 | |
| José Lothario | March 14, 1980 - August 1, 1980 | 140 | |
| Chris Adams | September 3, 1984 - January 7, 1985 | 126 |