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::''Please note that this page is specifically for the '''WCW World Television Championship''' defended in [[World Championship Wrestling]]. This page is not for the [[NWA World Television Championship]] which was a championship in WCW's predecessor, [[Jim Crockett Promotions]].'' |
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The [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling, as the championship (with rare exceptions) could only be defended (and won) on television. |
The [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling, as the championship (with rare exceptions) could only be defended (and won) on television. |
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| − | The title was created in [[1974]] by [[ |
+ | The title was created in [[1974]] by [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP) as a secondary title. It was known as the Mid-Atlantic TV Championship and then simply the NWA TV Championship a few years later. As JCP grew, the title became known as the NWA World TV Championship. Upon WCW's withdrawal from the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA), the title became known as the WCW World TV Championship until its final deactivation on April 10, [[2000]]. |
The title was often defended in matches with a time limit of ten or fifteen minutes. More often than with other championships, title matches resulted in time limit draws and the champion retaining the belt. This was often used as a heat-building device to allow a heel champion to retain his title by the skin of his teeth. |
The title was often defended in matches with a time limit of ten or fifteen minutes. More often than with other championships, title matches resulted in time limit draws and the champion retaining the belt. This was often used as a heat-building device to allow a heel champion to retain his title by the skin of his teeth. |
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==Previous Designs== |
==Previous Designs== |
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| − | + | NWA Television Championship Black Strap.png| The NWA Television Championship was used from January 1991 even after the withdrawal from the NWA until WCW created their own title in 1992. |
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| − | + | WCW_TV_Championship_92-95.png|WCW World Television Championship<br>{{small|(1992 - 1995)}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=150 WCW World Television Championship at CAGEMATCH.net] |
*[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=150 WCW World Television Championship at CAGEMATCH.net] |
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[[Category:World Championship Wrestling championships|World Television]] |
[[Category:World Championship Wrestling championships|World Television]] |
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[[Category:Television championships|WCW World Television]] |
[[Category:Television championships|WCW World Television]] |
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Revision as of 19:28, 20 May 2019
- Please note that this page is specifically for the WCW World Television Championship defended in World Championship Wrestling. This page is not for the NWA World Television Championship which was a championship in WCW's predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions.
The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling, as the championship (with rare exceptions) could only be defended (and won) on television.
The title was created in 1974 by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) as a secondary title. It was known as the Mid-Atlantic TV Championship and then simply the NWA TV Championship a few years later. As JCP grew, the title became known as the NWA World TV Championship. Upon WCW's withdrawal from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the title became known as the WCW World TV Championship until its final deactivation on April 10, 2000.
The title was often defended in matches with a time limit of ten or fifteen minutes. More often than with other championships, title matches resulted in time limit draws and the champion retaining the belt. This was often used as a heat-building device to allow a heel champion to retain his title by the skin of his teeth.
Previous Designs
The NWA Television Championship was used from January 1991 even after the withdrawal from the NWA until WCW created their own title in 1992.
WCW World Television Championship
(1992 - 1995)
(1992 - 1995)
WCW World Television Championship
(1995 - 2000)
(1995 - 2000)
See also
- World Championship Wrestling
- Champion history - History of the wrestlers who have held the belt.
- Title matches - Matches in which the title was defended.
- Champion gallery - A gallery of all champions.