NWA Central States Television Championship

NWA Central States Television Championship
Marty Jannetty, the 24th Central States Television Champion
Details
Promotion Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling
Date established 1979
Current champion(s) Inactive
Date won 1988

The NWA Central States Television Championship was the secondary singles chamoionship for the Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling promotion from 1977 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]

Title History

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
  Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation from that time period.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1 Bob Sweetan 1 1977 [Note 3] [Note 4] Live event Records do not indicate how Bob Sweetan became the first Television Champion
2 Black Angus Campbell 1 September 29, 1977 87 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
3 Bob Sweetan 2 December 25, 1977 [Note 5] Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
               
4 Terry Taylor 1 January 1981 [Note 6] [Note 4] Live event Defeated Buzz Tyler in a tournament to win the vacant championship.
5 Bobby Jaggers 1 1981 [Note 7] [Note 4] Live event  
6 Rufus R. Jones 1 May 7, 1981 50 Kansas City, Kansas Live event [2]
7 Gene Lewis 1 June 26, 1981 118 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
8 Dewey Robertson 1 October 22, 1981 [Note 8] Kansas City, Kansas Live event [3]
9 Sir Oliver Humperdink 1 1981 [Note 9] [Note 4] Live event [4]
10 Dewey Robertson 2 1981 [Note 10] [Note 4] Live event [3]
11 Gene Lewis 2 February 18, 1982 49 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
12 Mark Romero 1 April 8, 1982 49 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
13 Hercules Hernandez 1 May 27, 1982 200 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
14 Mark Romero 2 December 13, 1982 31 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
15 Roger Kirby 1 January 13, 1983 112 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
16 Jerry Brown 1 May 5, 1983 [Note 11] Kansas City, Kansas Live event [5]
17 Roger Kirby 2 July 1983 [Note 12] [Note 4] Live event  
18 Bobby Fulton 1 December 1, 1983 [Note 13] Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
— Vacated N/A January 1984 N/A N/A N/A Championship was vacated when Bobby Fulton left the promotion.
19 Buck Robley 1 January 18, 1984 [Note 14] Des Moines, Iowa Live event  
— Vacated N/A March 1984 N/A N/A N/A Championship was vacated when Buck Robley left the promotion.
20 Art Crews 1 May 21, 1984 [Note 15] Topeka, Kansas Live event Defeats Luke Graham in a tournament final
— Vacated N/A 1984 N/A N/A N/A No sources document why the championship was vacated
21 Art Crews 2 August 21, 1984 12 Topeka, Kansas Live event  
22 Gypsy Joe 1 September 2, 1984 10 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
23 Buzz Tyler 1 September 12, 1984 31 Lincoln, Missouri Live event  
24 Marty Jannetty 1 October 13, 1984 145 Des Moines, Iowa Live event [6]
25 Gary Royal 1 March 7, 1985 253 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
26 Art Crews 3 November 15, 1985 [Note 16] Wichita, Kansas Live event  
— Vacated N/A January 1986 N/A N/A N/A Championship was vacated when Art Crews left the promotion.
27 Akio Sato 1 March 13, 1986 71 Kansas City, Kansas Live event Wins a 14-man battle royal, eliminating Tommy Wright.
28 Mike George 1 May 23, 1986 [Note 17] St. Joseph, MO Live event  
— Vacated N/A 1986 N/A N/A N/A No documented explanation found for why the championship was vacated.
29 Vinnie Valentino 1 June 16, 1986 530 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
30 Rip Rogers 1 November 28, 1987 [Note 18] Des Moines, Iowa Live event  
31 Mike George 2 December 1987 [Note 19] [Note 4] Live event Awarded the Championship when Rogers left the promotion
32 Masa Chono 1 January 1, 1988 [Note 20] Des Moines, Iowa Live event  
Championship was abandoned in April, 1988 when the promotion closed.

Reigns by combined length

Key
Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1Vinnie Valentino1530
2Gary Royal1253
3Roger Kirby2236¤
4Hercules Hernandez1200
5Marty Jannetty1145
6Masa Chono191¤
7Mark Romero280
8Akio Sato171
9Dewey Robertson271¤
10Gene Lewis267
11Art Crews360¤
12Jerry Brown157¤
13Rufus R. Jones150
14Buck Robley143¤
15Bobby Fulton131¤
16Buzz Tyler131
17Black Angus Campbell129
18Gypsy Joe110
19Rip Rogers13¤
20Bob Sweetan22¤
21Mike George22¤
22Bobby Jaggers11¤
23Oliver Humperdink11¤
24Terry Taylor11¤

Footnotes

  1. ↑ With gaps in the championship history it is possible someone else held the championship for a longer period of time but that has not been verified.
  2. ↑ With gaps in the championship history it is possible someone else held the championship for a shorter period of time but that has not been verified.
  3. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 271 days
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  5. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 1,133 days
  6. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 125 days
  7. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 125 days
  8. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 69 days
  9. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 68 days
  10. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 49 days and 117days
  11. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 57 days and 86 days
  12. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 124 days and 153 days
  13. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 31 days and 61 days
  14. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 43 days and 73 days
  15. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 91 days
  16. ↑ The date the championship was WON/ost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 47 days and 77 days
  17. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 23 days
  18. ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 3 days and 33 days
  19. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 31 days
  20. ↑ The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 91 days and 120 days

References

General references
  • Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Central States Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 255–256. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "NWA Central States Television Title history". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
Specific references
  1. ↑ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. ↑ F4W Staff (May 7, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 7): Jeff Jarrett ends David Arquette's WCW title reign, Nick Bockwinkel Vs. Ray Stevens". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Robertson, Dewey; Meredith Renwick (2006). Bang Your Head: The Real Story of The Missing Link. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-727-0.
  4. ↑ Matt Mackinder (January 17, 2008). "Sir Oliver Humperdink recalls career of yesteryear". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ F4W Staff (May 5, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 5): Bruno Vs. Gorilla in Puerto Rico, 2nd annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "The National Era (Mid-1980s to present): The Midnight Rockers". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.

See also

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