The following champion history features the WCW World Television Championship.
Champion history[]
| # | Wrestler(s) | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|
Arn Anderson | 1
|
January 7, 1991
|
132 | Perry, Georgia | WCW Worldwide | Anderson's reign began as NWA TV Champion but the title was renamed the "WCW World Television Championship" following WCW's withdrawal from the NWA. This episode aired on tape delay on January 27, 1991. |
| 2
|
Bobby Eaton | 1
|
May 19, 1991
|
15 | St. Petersburg, Florida | SuperBrawl I | |
| 3
|
Steve Austin | 1
|
June 3, 1991
|
329 | Birmingham, Alabama | WCW Worldwide | This episode aired on tape delay on June 29, 1991. |
| 4
|
Barry Windham | 1
|
April 27, 1992
|
26 | Atlanta, Georgia | WCW Saturday Night | This episode aired on tape delay on May 9, 1992. |
| 5
|
Steve Austin | 2
|
May 23, 1992
|
102 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | WCW Worldwide | This episode aired on tape delay on June 13, 1992. |
| 6
|
Ricky Steamboat | 1
|
September 2, 1992
|
27 | Atlanta, Georgia | Clash of the Champions XX | |
| 7
|
Scott Steiner | 1
|
September 29, 1992
|
63 | Columbus, Georgia | WCW Worldwide | This episode aired on tape delay on October 17, 1992. |
| — | Vacated | — | November 1992 | — | N/A | N/A | Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner leave for the World Wrestling Federation. |
| 8
|
Paul Orndorff | 1
|
March 2, 1993
|
169 | Macon, Georgia | 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. |
| 9
|
Ricky Steamboat | 2
|
August 18, 1993
|
32 | Daytona Beach, Florida | Clash of the Champions XXIV | |
| 10
|
Lord Steven Regal | 1
|
September 19, 1993
|
225 | Houston, Texas | Fall Brawl 1993 | |
| 11
|
Larry Zbyszko | 1
|
May 2, 1994
|
52 | Atlanta, Georgia | WCW Saturday Night | This episode aired on tape delay on May 28, 1994. |
| 12
|
Lord Steven Regal | 2
|
June 23, 1994
|
87 | Charleston, South Carolina | Clash of the Champions XXVII | |
| 13
|
Johnny B. Badd | 1
|
September 18, 1994
|
112 | Roanoke, Virginia | Fall Brawl 1994 | |
| 14
|
Arn Anderson | 2
|
January 8, 1995
|
161 | Atlanta, Georgia | WCW Main Event | |
| 15
|
The Renegade | 1
|
June 18, 1995
|
91 | Dayton, Ohio | The Great American Bash 1995 | |
| 16
|
Diamond Dallas Page | 1
|
September 17, 1995
|
42 | Asheville, North Carolina | Fall Brawl 1995 | |
| 17
|
Johnny B. Badd | 2
|
October 29, 1995
|
111 | Detroit, Michigan | Halloween Havoc 1995 | |
| 18
|
Lex Luger | 1
|
February 17, 1996
|
1 | Baltimore, Maryland | Live event | |
| 19
|
Johnny B. Badd | 3
|
February 18, 1996
|
17 | Norfolk, Virginia | Live event | |
| 20
|
Lex Luger | 2
|
March 6, 1996
|
167 | Macon, Georgia | Live event | |
| 21
|
Lord Steven Regal | 3
|
August 20, 1996
|
181 | Dalton, Georgia | Nitro | This episode aired on tape delay on August 31, 1996. |
| 22
|
Prince Iaukea | 1
|
February 17, 1997
|
49 | Tampa, Florida | Nitro | |
| 23
|
Último Dragón | 1
|
April 7, 1997
|
41 | Huntsville, Alabama | Nitro | |
| 24
|
Lord Steven Regal | 4
|
May 18, 1997
|
65 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Slamboree 1997 | |
| 25
|
Último Dragón | 2
|
July 22, 1997
|
30 | Jacksonville, Florida | Nitro | |
| 26
|
Alex Wright | 1
|
August 21, 1997
|
32 | Nashville, Tennessee | Clash of the Champions XXXV | |
| 27
|
Disco Inferno | 1
|
September 22, 1997
|
42 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Nitro | |
| 28
|
Perry Saturn | 1
|
November 3, 1997
|
35 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Nitro | |
| 29
|
Disco Inferno | 2
|
December 8, 1997
|
21 | Buffalo, New York | Nitro | |
| 30
|
Booker T | 1
|
December 29, 1997
|
49 | Baltimore, Maryland | Nitro | |
| 31
|
Rick Martel | 1
|
February 16, 1998
|
6 | Tampa, Florida | Nitro | |
| 32
|
Booker T | 2
|
February 22, 1998
|
67 | San Francisco, California | SuperBrawl VIII | |
| 33
|
Chris Benoit | 1
|
April 30, 1998
|
1 | Augusta, Georgia | WCW Thunder | |
| 34
|
Booker T | 3
|
May 1, 1998
|
1 | Greenville, South Carolina | Live event | |
| 35
|
Chris Benoit | 2
|
May 2, 1998
|
1 | Charleston, South Carolina | Live event | |
| 36
|
Booker T | 4
|
May 3, 1998
|
1 | Savannah, Georgia | Live event | |
| 37
|
Fit Finlay | 1
|
May 4, 1998
|
41 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Nitro | |
| 38
|
Booker T | 5
|
June 14, 1998
|
30 | Baltimore, Maryland | The Great American Bash 1998 | |
| 39
|
Stevie Ray | 1
|
July 14, 1998
|
27 | Baltimore, Maryland | Live event | Ray was awarded the championship by a "power of attorney", which he claimed came from his injured brother. |
| 40
|
Chris Jericho | 1
|
August 10, 1998
|
112 | Rapid City, South Dakota | Nitro | |
| 41
|
Konnan | 1
|
November 30, 1998
|
29 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Nitro | |
| 42
|
Scott Steiner | 2
|
December 29, 1998
|
75 | Baltimore, Maryland | WCW Thunder | This episode aired on tape delay on December 31, 1998. |
| 43
|
Booker T | 6
|
March 14, 1999
|
56 | Louisville, Kentucky | Uncensored 1999 | |
| 44
|
Rick Steiner | 2
|
May 9, 1999
|
127 | St. Louis, Missouri | Slamboree 1999 | |
| 45
|
Chris Benoit | 3
|
September 13, 1999
|
41 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Nitro | |
| 46 | Rick Steiner | 3 | October 24, 1999 | 28 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Halloween Havoc 1999 | |
| 47 | Scott Hall | 1 | November 21, 1999 | 8 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Mayhem 1999 | Hall won the title by forfeit when Steiner, who was to be his opponent at Mayhem, was deemed too injured to compete. |
| — | Vacated | — | November 29, 1999 | — | Denver, Colorado | Nitro | Hall abandoned the title by throwing the belt into a trashcan. |
| 48 | Jim Duggan | 1 | February 16, 2000 | 54 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | WCW Saturday Night | Duggan found the championship belt in a dumpster and claimed the title. |
| — | Retired | — | April 10, 2000 | — | Denver, Colorado | Nitro | The title was retired after Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff rebooted WCW. |