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 Sweetan, BobBob 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 Sweetan, BobBob Sweetan 2 December 25, 1977 [Note 5] Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
               
4 Taylor, TerryTerry Taylor 1 January 1981 [Note 6] [Note 4] Live event Defeated Buzz Tyler in a tournament to win the vacant championship.
5 Jaggers, BobbyBobby Jaggers 1 1981 [Note 7] [Note 4] Live event  
6 Jones, Rufus R.Rufus R. Jones 1 May 7, 1981 50 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
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 [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 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 Kirby, RogerRoger 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  
17 Kirby, RogerRoger Kirby 2 July 1983 [Note 12] [Note 4] Live event  
18 Fulton, BobbyBobby 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 Crews, ArtArt 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 Crews, ArtArt Crews 2 August 21, 1984 12 Topeka, Kansas Live event  
22 Gypsy Joe 1 September 2, 1984 10 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
23 Tyler, BuzzBuzz Tyler 1 September 12, 1984 31 Lincoln, Missouri Live event  
24 Jannetty, MartyMarty Jannetty 1 October 13, 1984 145 Des Moines, Iowa Live event [4]
25 Royal, GaryGary Royal 1 March 7, 1985 253 Kansas City, Kansas Live event  
26 Crews, ArtArt 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 Rogers, RipRip 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 Royal, GaryGary Royal 1 253
3 Kirby, RogerRoger Kirby 2 236¤
4 Hercules Hernandez 1 200
5 Jannetty, MartyMarty 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 Crews, ArtArt Crews 3 60¤
12 Jerry Brown 1 57¤
13 Jones, Rufus R.Rufus R. Jones 1 50
14 Buck Robley 1 43¤
15 Fulton, BobbyBobby Fulton 1 31¤
16 Tyler, BuzzBuzz Tyler 1 31
17 Black Angus Campbell 1 29
18 Joe, GypsyGypsy Joe 1 10
19 Rogers, RipRip Rogers 1 3¤
20 Sweetan, BobBob Sweetan 2 2¤
21 Mike George 2 2¤
22 Jaggers, BobbyBobby Jaggers 1 1¤
23 Humperdink, OliverOliver Humperdink 1 1¤
24 Taylor, TerryTerry Taylor 1 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 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
Specific references
  1. ↑ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. 1 2 Robertson, Dewey; Meredith Renwick (2006). Bang Your Head: The Real Story of The Missing Link. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-727-0.
  3. ↑ Matt Mackinder (January 17, 2008). "Sir Oliver Humperdink recalls career of yesteryear". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ 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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