WCWA Television Championship (original) (raw)

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The WCWA Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship that was used and defended in the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA). Originally created in 1979 as the NWA Television Championship, one of many television championships across the NWA territories, it was primarily defended on their weekly television show. At the time of its creation the championship was promoted by NWA Big Time Wrestling (BTW). BTW changed its name to "World Class Championship Wrestling" (WCCW) in 1982 and the championship became known as the WCCW Television Championship. In 1986 WCCW withdrew from the NWA and became known as the World Class Wrestling Association. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match. The first NWA Television Champion was The Spoiler, who won a battle royal on January 7, 1979 to claim the championship. Bill Irwin won the championship a record-setting seven times between 1979 and 1982. Irwin's second reign lasted 181 days, the longest individual reign of any of the champions and his combined reigns total at least 464 days, possibly 467 days. Kevin Von Erich was awarded the championship due to a disqualification, but refused to win the championship in such manner and immediately vacated it, putting his reign at only a couple of minutes, the shortest of any champion. After the final champion, Tony Atlas, left the company, the Championship was abandoned in April 1987. (en)

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Labor Day Star Wars (en)

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Dallas, Texas (en)
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Ft. Worth, Texas (en)

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WCWA Television Championship (en)

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Championship vacated for undocumented reasons (en)
Won the title by disqualification. (en)
Defended the championship on behalf of an injured Kiniski and was awarded the belt. (en)
Defeated Buck Zumhofe. (en)
Defeated Dennis Condrey. (en)
Defeated Kelly Kiniski. (en)
Defeated Shawn Cody to win the vacant championship (en)
Defeated The Grappler. (en)
Was given the title by an injured Bruiser Brody. (en)
Won the championship by disqualification. (en)
Won the championship in a battle royal (en)
Rip Oliver was suspended for attacking Mike Von Erich and he was stripped of the championship. (en)
Defeated Gino Hernandez who substituted for an absent Adams. (en)
Kevin Von Erich vacated championship as he did not want to win the title by disqualification. (en)
Parsons was injured by Rick Rude and could not compete. (en)
Won the match and the championship by disqualification. (en)
Parsons no-showed a title match against John Tatum. (en)
Won the vacant championship by winning a battle royal. (en)
Tony Atlas left WCCW and the championship was abandoned. (en)

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(en)
NWA Television Championship (en)
WCCW Television Championship (en)

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NWA Big Time Wrestling (en)
World Class Wrestling Association (en)

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April 1987 (en)

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The WCWA Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship that was used and defended in the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA). Originally created in 1979 as the NWA Television Championship, one of many television championships across the NWA territories, it was primarily defended on their weekly television show. At the time of its creation the championship was promoted by NWA Big Time Wrestling (BTW). BTW changed its name to "World Class Championship Wrestling" (WCCW) in 1982 and the championship became known as the WCCW Television Championship. In 1986 WCCW withdrew from the NWA and became known as the World Class Wrestling Association. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match (en)

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WCWA Television Championship (en)

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