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]
Title History
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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
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Key
Symbol
Meaning
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The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ a b c d e f g The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 271 days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 1,133 days
^ 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
^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 125 days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 69 days
^ 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
^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 49 days and 117days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 57 days and 86 days
^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 124 days and 153 days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 31 days and 61 days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 43 days and 73 days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 91 days
^ The date the championship was WON/ost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 47 days and 77 days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 23 days
^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 3 days and 33 days
^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 31 days
^ The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 91 days and 120 days
References
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General references
Specific references
^ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works" . How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2009-04-05 .
^ 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 . {{cite web }}
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^ a b Robertson, Dewey; Meredith Renwick (2006). Bang Your Head: The Real Story of The Missing Link . ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-727-0 .
^ Matt Mackinder (January 17, 2008). "Sir Oliver Humperdink recalls career of yesteryear" . Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2015 . {{cite web }}
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^ Hoops, Brian (January 13, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/13): TNA Genesis 2013" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
^ 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 . {{cite web }}
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^ 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 .
^ Hoops, Brian (March 7, 2020). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
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