WCW TV Champions

NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship  1974–1977
NWA Television Championship                     1977–1985
NWA World Television Championship           1985–1991
WCW World Television Championship          1991–2000

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Wrestlers

Danny Miller
Ivan Koloff
Paul Jones
Ivan Koloff
Paul Jones
Ric Flair
Paul Jones
Vacated
Angelo Mosca
Paul Jones
Mr. Wrestling
Greg Valentine
Rufus R. Jones
Greg Valentine
Rufus R. Jones
Ric Flair
Rick Steamboat
Baron Von Raschke
Johnny Weaver
Baron Von Raschke
Paul Jones
Rick Steamboat
Vacated
Masked Superstar
Vacated
Roddy Piper
Vacated
Sweet Ebony Diamond
Greg Valentine
Sweet Ebony Diamond
Greg Valentine
Ron Bass
Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Valiant
Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Valiant
Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Valiant
Jos LeDuc
Vacated
Bad Leroy Brown
Mike Rotundo
Dick Slater
Roddy Piper
Dick Slater
Jos LeDuc
The Great Kabuki
Charlie Brown(Jimmy Valiant)
Vacated
Mark Youngblood
Tully Blanchard
Dusty Rhodes
Tully Blanchard
Dusty Rhodes
Vacated
Arn Anderson
Dusty Rhodes
Tully Blanchard
Nikita Koloff
Mike Rotunda
Rick Steiner
Mike Rotunda
Sting
The Great Muta
Arn Anderson
The Z-Man
Arn Anderson
Bobby Eaton
Steve Austin
Barry Windham
Steve Austin
Ricky Steamboat
Scott Steiner
Vacated
Paul Orndorff
Ricky Steamboat
Lord Steven Regal
Larry Zbyszko
Lord Steven Regal
Johnny B. Badd
Arn Anderson
The Renegade
Diamond Dallas Page
Johnny B. Badd
Lex Luger
Johnny B. Badd
Lex Luger
Lord Steven Regal
Prince Iaukea
Último Dragón
Lord Steven Regal
Último Dragón
Alex Wright
Disco Inferno
Perry Saturn
Disco Inferno
Booker T
Rick Martel
Booker T
Chris Benoit
Booker T
Chris Benoit
Booker T
Fit Finlay
Booker T
Stevie Ray
Chris Jericho
Konnan
Scott Steiner
Booker T
Rick Steiner
Chris Benoit
Rick Steiner
Scott Hall
Vacated
Jim Duggan
Retired

Reign

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Date

February 27, 1974
May 10, 1974
July 8, 1974
October 24, 1974
December 26, 1974
February 8, 1975
August 8, 1975
December 3, 1975
April 14, 1976
June 30, 1976
October 16, 1976
November 8, 1976
November 30, 1976
January 19, 1977
February 15, 1977
April 4, 1977
June 15, 1977
October 12, 1977
March 5, 1978
March 26, 1978
June 7, 1978
June 10, 1978
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April 1, 1980
October 1980
November 1, 1980
January 27, 1981
April 29, 1981
April 29, 1981
May 30, 1981
1981
September 6, 1981
November 3, 1981
January 2, 1982
1982
June 6, 1982
1982
October 17, 1982
1982
1982
November 27, 1982
December 25, 1982
February 22, 1983
March 27, 1983
April 3, 1983
April 30, 1983
May 23, 1983
November 24, 1983
January 1984
March 7, 1984
March 28, 1984
March 16, 1985
April 28, 1985
July 6, 1985
October 19, 1985
January 4, 1986
September 9, 1986
November 27, 1986
August 17, 1987
January 26, 1988
December 26, 1988
February 20, 1989
March 31, 1989
September 3, 1989
January 2, 1990
December 4, 1990
January 7, 1991
May 19, 1991
June 3, 1991
April 27, 1992
May 23, 1992
September 2, 1992
September 29, 1992
November 1992
March 2, 1993
August 18, 1993
September 19, 1993
May 2, 1994
June 23, 1994
September 18, 1994
January 8, 1995
June 18, 1995
September 17, 1995
October 29, 1995
February 17, 1996
February 18, 1996
March 6, 1996
August 20, 1996
February 17, 1997
April 7, 1997
May 18, 1997
July 22, 1997
August 21, 1997
September 22, 1997
November 3, 1997
December 8, 1997
December 29, 1997
February 16, 1998
February 22, 1998
April 30, 1998
May 1, 1998
May 2, 1998
May 3, 1998
May 4, 1998
June 14, 1998
July 14, 1998
August 10, 1998
November 30, 1998
December 28, 1998
March 14, 1999
May 9, 1999
September 13, 1999
October 24, 1999
November 21, 1999
November 29, 1999
February 16, 2000
April 10, 2000

Days
Held
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N/A
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Location

Raleigh, N. C.
Richmond, Virginia
Charlotte, N.C.
Anderson, S.C.
Greensboro, N.C.
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Richmond, Virginia
N/A
Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Greensboro, N.C.
Fayetteville, N.C.
Charleston, S.C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Greenville, S.C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
Greensboro, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Asheville, N.C.
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Raleigh, N.C.
N/A
Richmond, Virginia
N/A
Raleigh, N.C.
N/A
Charlotte, N.C.
N/A
Asheville, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
Hampton, Virginia
N/A
Toronto, Ontario, C 
N/A
Toronto, Ontario, C
N/A
N/A
Greensboro, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
Columbia, S.C.
Asheville, N.C
Greensboro, N.C.
Richmond, Virginia
Greenville, S.C.
Greensboro, N.C.
N/A
Spartanburg, S.C.
N/A
Greensboro, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
N/A
Greensboro, N.C.
Columbia, S.C.
Greensboro, N.C.
Fayetteville, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Norfolk, Virginia
Chicago, Illinois
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia
Gainesville, Georgia
Perry, Georgia
St. Petersburg, Florida
Birmingham, Al
Atlanta, Georgia
Chattanooga,  Tenn 
Atlanta, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
N/A
Macon, Georgia
Daytona Beach, FL
Houston, Texas
Atlanta, Georgia
Charleston, S.C.
Roanoke, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
Dayton, Ohio
Asheville, N.C.
Detroit, Michigan
Baltimore, Maryland
Norfolk, Virginia
Macon, Georgia
Dalton, Georgia
Tampa, Florida
Huntsville, Alabama
Charlotte, N.C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Nashville, Tennessee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Philadelphia, Penn 
Buffalo, New York
Baltimore, Maryland
Tampa, Florida
San Francisco, CA 
Augusta, Georgia
Greenville, S.C.
Charleston, S.C.
Savannah, Georgia
Indianapolis, Indiana
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Rapid City, S.D.
Chattanooga,  Tenn 
Baltimore, Maryland
Louisville, Kentucky
St. Louis, Missouri
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Toronto, Ontario, C
Denver, Colorado
Bethlehem, Penn 
Denver, Colorado

Event

Live Event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
N/A
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
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Live event
N/A 
Live event
N/A
Live event
N/A
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
N/A
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Starrcade
N/A
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Great American Bash
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Live event
Live event
Starrcade
Live event
Live event
Starcade
Chi-Town Rumble
Live event
Live event
NWA Power Hour
World Championship W.
WCW WorldWide
SuperBrawl I
WCW Worldwide
WCW Saturday Night
WCW Worldwide
COTC XX
WCW Worldwide
N/A
WCW Power Hour 
COTC XXVII
Fall Brawl
WCW Saturday Night
COTC XXVII
Fall Brawl
WCW Main Event
Great American Bash
Fall Brawl
Halloween Havoc
Live event
Live event
Live event
WCW Saturday Night
Nitro
Nitro
Slamboree
Nitro
COTC XXXV
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
SuperBrawl VIII
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Nitro
Great American Bash
Live event
Nitro 
Nitro
Nitro
Uncensored
Slamboree
Nitro
Halloween Havoc
Mayhem
Nitro
WCW Thunder
Nitro

Show Abbreviations
Great American Bash = The Great American Bash 
COTC = Clash of the Champions 
World Championship W = World Championship Wrestling

City and State Abbreviations
N. C. =  North Carolina
S. C. =  South Carolina
Toronto, Ontario, C  = Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Notes
1 Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion.
— Jones gave up the TV Title after he won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship on November 27, 1975.
8 Mosca defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
17 During Raschke's reign, he was said to have participated in and won a tournament of all the television champions in the country. This was a fictitious tournament said to have been held in San Francisco. The title was then known as the "NWA Television Title".
22 Masked Superstar defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
23 Piper defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
— The championship was vacated after Piper won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship.
24 Defeated Greg Valentine in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
— Leduc was stripped of the championship due to cheating.
36 Brown won a 20 man battle royal to win the vacant championship.
— Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title.
44 Youngblood defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
46 During Rhodes' reign, the title was renamed the "NWA World Television Championship".
— Rhodes was stripped of the title due to an injury sustained when Ric Flair, Ole and Arn Anderson attacked Rhodes in the Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 29, 1985.
49 Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to claim the vacant championship.
51 This was a "First Blood" match.
52 On November 27, 1987 at Starrcade, Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the UWF Television Championship and the NWA World Television Championship.
57 Muta defeated Sting to win the title.
58 This episode aired on tape delay on January 12, 1990.
59 This episode aired on tape delay on December 29, 1990.
60 During Anderson's reign, 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.
62 This episode aired on tape delay on June 29, 1991.
63 This episode aired on tape delay on May 9, 1992.
64 This episode aired on tape delay on June 13, 1992.
66 This episode aired on tape delay on October 17, 1992.
— Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner leave for the World Wrestling Federation.
67 Orndorff defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final to become the new champion. This episode aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993.
70 This episode aired on tape delay on May 28, 1994.
80 This episode aired on tape delay on August 31, 1996.
98 Ray was awarded the championship by a "power of attorney", which he claimed came from his injured brother.
106 Mayhem Hall won the title by forfeit when Steiner, who was to be his opponent at Mayhem, was deemed too injured to compete.
— Hall abandoned the title by throwing the belt into a trashcan.
107 Duggan found the championship belt in a dumpster and claimed the title.
— The title was retired after Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff rebooted WCW.