NWA National Television Championship
| NWA National Television Championship |
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| Details |
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| Promotion |
Georgia Championship Wrestling |
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| Date established |
August 22, 1980 |
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| Date retired |
April, 1985 |
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| Other name(s) |
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- NWA Georgia Television Championship
- NWA World Television Championship
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The NWA National Television Championship was a secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's Georgia Championship Wrestling territory. It started as the NWA Georgia Television Championship. It was later renamed the National TV Championship. From 1983 to 1985, it was renamed the NWA World Television Championship, but when Jim Crockett Promotions purchased the promotion from the World Wrestling Federation, the Georgia version of the NWA World Television Championship was reduced back to the NWA National Television Championship. In early April 1985, the championship was abandoned. On March 16, 1985, Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard to become the first NWA World Television Champion.
Title history
| Wrestler: |
Times: |
Date: |
Location: |
Notes: |
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| NWA Georgia Television Championship |
| Joe Scarpa |
1 |
November 22, 1969 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Defeats Assassin #2 in 8-man tournament final to become the first champion. |
| Nick Bockwinkel |
1 |
January 3, 1970 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| El Mongol |
1 |
March 7, 1970 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Held up |
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March 20, 1970 |
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After the tape shows Mongol using an illegal karate blow. |
| Nick Bockwinkel |
2 |
March 20, 1970 |
Atlanta, GA |
Defeats Mongol in rematch. |
| Assassin #2 |
1 |
April 11, 1970 |
Atlanta, GA |
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| Stripped |
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March 23, 1970 |
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When the Assassins are suspended later Nick Bockwinkel and Joe Scarpa wrestles for the vacant title on May 29, 1970 Atlanta, Georgia but the match ends as no contest. |
| Nick Bockwinkel |
1 |
June 5, 1970 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Defeats Joe Scarpa. |
| Bobby Shane |
1 |
August 15, 1970 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Luke Graham |
1 |
December 19, 1970 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Klondike Bill |
1 |
March 20, 1971 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Big Bad John |
1 |
October 9, 1971 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Ray Gunkel |
1 |
October 15, 1971 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Inactive |
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August 1, 1972 |
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When Gunkel dies of heart attack after match with Ox Baker. |
| Tony Atlas |
1 |
February 1, 1977 |
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Beats Ole Anderson in Tournament Final. |
| Abdullah the Butcher |
1 |
February 11, 1977 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Thunderbolt Patterson |
1 |
April 1, 1977 |
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| French Angel |
1 |
May 5, 1977 |
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| Thunderbolt Patterson |
2 |
May 27, 1977 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Vacated |
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August 1, 1977 |
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When Thunderbolt Patterson loses in a loser leaves town match. |
| Bob Armstrong |
1 |
December 9, 1977 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Defeats Jacques Goulet in a tournament final. |
| Ole Anderson |
1 |
February 10, 1978 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Thunderbolt Patterson |
3 |
May 2, 1978 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Ole Anderson |
2 |
February 13, 1979 |
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| Bob Armstrong |
2 |
April 25, 1979 |
Columbus, Georgia |
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| Blackjack Lanza |
1 |
May 14, 1979 |
Augusta, Georgia |
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| Ray Candy |
1 |
August 3, 1979 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Ernie Ladd |
1 |
October 30, 1979 |
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| Stan Hansen |
1 |
November 2, 1979 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Killer Karl Kox |
1 |
November 3, 1979 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Ray Candy |
2 |
November 30, 1979 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Austin Idol |
1 |
December 14, 1979 |
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| Steve Travis |
1 |
January 5, 1980 |
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| Austin Idol |
2 |
January 12, 1980 |
Atlanta, GA |
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| Kevin Sullivan |
1 |
January 27, 1980 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| NWA National Television Championship |
| Austin Idol |
3 |
February 21, 1980 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Tommy Rich |
1 |
February 23, 1980 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Vacated |
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May 4, 1980 |
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Rich vacated the title so he could pursue Harley Race's NWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| Terry Taylor |
1 |
August 22, 1980 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Defeats Dennis Condrey in a tournament final. |
| Terry Funk |
1 |
October 14, 1980 |
Columbus, Georgia |
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| Steve Keirn |
1 |
November 2, 1980 |
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| Kevin Sullivan |
2 |
November 29, 1980 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Steve Olsonoski |
1 |
January 16, 1981 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Bobby Eaton |
1 |
January 22, 1981 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Steve Olsonoski |
2 |
February 8, 1981 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Kevin Sullivan |
3 |
February 21, 1981 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Steve Keirn |
2 |
March 1, 1981 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Title vacated |
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April 1, 1981 |
Title became inactive. |
| The Iron Sheik |
1 |
May 28, 1983 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Defeated Ron Garvin by disqualification in a tournament final to win the reactivated title. |
| Ron Garvin |
1 |
July 17, 1983 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Jake Roberts |
1 |
November 6, 1983 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Title recognized as the NWA World Television Championship after March 1984. |
| NWA World Television Championship |
| Ron Garvin |
2 |
April 7, 1984 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Jake Roberts |
2 |
June 17, 1984 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Title vacated |
June 18, 1984 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Title held up immediately because Roberts used a foreign object. |
| Ron Garvin |
3 |
July 1, 1984 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Bob Roop |
1 |
September 2, 1984 |
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| Ron Garvin |
4 |
December 27, 1984 |
Saginaw, Michigan |
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| Bob Roop |
2 |
January 7, 1985 |
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In March 1985, World recognition is dropped by the NWA and the title reverts to the National title when Jim Crockett Promotions purchases Georgia Championship Wrestling and recognizes its Television title the World title. |
| NWA National Television Championship |
| Ron Garvin |
5 |
April 14, 1985 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Title abandoned after Jim Crockett Promotions completes its' purchase of Championship Wrestling from Georgia. |
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