NWA Central States Television Championship

The NWA Central States Television Championship was the secondary singles championship 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]

NWA Central States Television Championship
Marty Jannetty, the 24th Central States Television Champion
Details
PromotionHeart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling
Date established1979
Current champion(s)Inactive
Date won1988

Title History
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Bob Sweetan 1977 CSW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 4] Records do not indicate how Bob Sweetan became the first Television Champion
2 Black Angus Campbell September 29, 1977 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 87
3 Bob Sweetan December 25, 1977 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 [Note 5]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 25, 1977 to January 1981.
4 Terry Taylor January 1981 CSW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 6] Defeated Buzz Tyler in a tournament to win the vacant championship.
5 Bobby Jaggers 1981 CSW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 7]
6 Rufus R. Jones May 7, 1981 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 50 [2]
7 Gene Lewis June 26, 1981 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 118
8 Dewey Robertson October 22, 1981 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 [Note 8] [3]
9 Sir Oliver Humperdink 1981 CSW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 9] [4]
10 Dewey Robertson 1981 CSW show [Note 3] 2 [Note 10] [3]
11 Gene Lewis February 18, 1982 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 49
12 Mark Romero April 8, 1982 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 49
13 Hercules Hernandez May 27, 1982 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 200
14 Mark Romero December 13, 1982 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 31
15 Roger Kirby January 13, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 112 [5]
16 Jerry Brown May 5, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 [Note 11] [6]
17 Roger Kirby July 1983 CSW show [Note 3] 2 [Note 12]
18 Bobby Fulton December 1, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 [Note 13]
— Vacated January 1984 — — — — Championship was vacated when Bobby Fulton left the promotion.
19 Buck Robley January 18, 1984 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 [Note 14]
— Vacated March 1984 — — — — Championship was vacated when Buck Robley left the promotion.
20 Art Crews May 21, 1984 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 1 [Note 15] Defeats Luke Graham in a tournament final
— Vacated 1984 — — — — No sources document why the championship was vacated
21 Art Crews August 21, 1984 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 2 12
22 Gypsy Joe September 2, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 10
23 Buzz Tyler September 12, 1984 CSW show Lincoln, Missouri 1 31
24 Marty Jannetty October 13, 1984 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 145 [7]
25 Gary Royal March 7, 1985 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 253 [8]
26 Art Crews November 15, 1985 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 3 [Note 16]
— Vacated January 1986 — — — — Championship was vacated when Art Crews left the promotion.
27 Akio Sato March 13, 1986 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 71 Wins a 14-man battle royal, eliminating Tommy Wright.
28 Mike George May 23, 1986 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 [Note 17]
— Vacated 1986 — — — — No documented explanation found for why the championship was vacated.
29 Vinnie Valentino June 16, 1986 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 530
30 Rip Rogers November 28, 1987 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 [Note 18]
31 Mike George December 1987 CSW show [Note 3] 2 [Note 19] Awarded the Championship when Rogers left the promotion
32 Masa Chono January 1, 1988 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 [Note 20]
— Deactivated N/A — — — — 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 location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  4. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 271 days
  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. 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. Hoops, Brian (January 13, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/13): TNA Genesis 2013". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Hoops, Brian (March 7, 2020). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 8, 2020.

See also
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