NWA Central States Television Championship

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

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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
7 Gene Lewis 1 June 26, 1981 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
8 Dewey Robertson 1 October 22, 1981 [Note 8] Kansas City, Kansas Live event [2]
9 Sir Oliver Humperdink 1 1981 [Note 9] [Note 4] Live event [3]
10 Dewey Robertson 2 1981 [Note 10] [Note 4] Live event [2]
11 Gene Lewis 2 February 18, 1982 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
12 Mark Romero 1 April 8, 1982 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
13 Hercules Hernandez 1 May 27, 1982 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
14 Mark Romero 2 December 13, 1982 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
15 Roger Kirby 1 January 13, 1983 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
16 Jerry Brown 1 May 5, 1983 [Note 11] Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Topeka, Kansas Live event  
22 Gypsy Joe 1 September 2, 1984 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
23 Buzz Tyler 1 September 12, 1984 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Lincoln, Missouri Live event  
24 Marty Jannetty 1 October 13, 1984 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Des Moines, Iowa Live event [4]
25 Gary Royal 1 March 7, 1985 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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
1 Vinnie Valentino 1 530
2 Gary Royal 1 253
3 Roger Kirby 2 236¤
4 Hercules Hernandez 1 200
5 Marty Jannetty 1 145
6 Masa Chono 1 91¤
7 Mark Romero 2 80
8 Akio Sato 1 71
9 Dewey Robertson 2 71¤
10 Gene Lewis 2 67
11 Art Crews 3 60¤
12 Jerry Brown 1 57¤
13 Rufus R. Jones 1 50
14 Buck Robley 1 43¤
15 Bobby Fulton 1 31¤
16 Buzz Tyler 1 31
17 Black Angus Campbell 1 29
18 Gypsy Joe 1 10
19 Rip Rogers 1
20 Bob Sweetan 2
21 Mike George 2
22 Bobby Jaggers 1
23 Oliver Humperdink 1
24 Terry Taylor 1

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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  7. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  8. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  10. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.days
  11. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  12. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  13. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  14. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  15. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  16. The date the championship was WON/ost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  17. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  18. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  19. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  20. The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days

References

General references
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See also