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Professional wrestling championship
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
Statistics
First champion(s)Bob Sweetan
Most reignsArt Crews (3 times)
Longest reignVinnie Valentino (500 days)
Shortest reignGypsy Joe (10 days)
Oldest championGypsy Joe (50 years, 275 days)
Youngest championBobby Fulton (22 years, 70 days)
Heaviest championGene Lewis (301 lb (137 kg))
Lightest championMarty Jannetty (219 lb (99 kg))

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.

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 1 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
Championship history is unrecorded from December 25, 1977 to January 1981.
4 Terry Taylor January 1981 CSW show 1 Defeated Buzz Tyler in a tournament to win the vacant championship.
5 Bobby Jaggers 1981 CSW show 1
6 Rufus R. Jones May 7, 1981 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 50
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
9 Sir Oliver Humperdink 1981 CSW show 1
10 Dewey Robertson 1981 CSW show 2
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
16 Jerry Brown May 5, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1
17 Roger Kirby July 1983 CSW show 2
18 Bobby Fulton December 1, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1
— Vacated January 1984 — — — — Championship was vacated when Bobby Fulton left the promotion.
19 Buck Robley January 18, 1984 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1
— Vacated March 1984 — — — — Championship was vacated when Buck Robley left the promotion.
20 Art Crews May 21, 1984 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 1 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
25 Gary Royal March 7, 1985 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 253
26 Art Crews November 15, 1985 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 3
— 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
— 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
31 Mike George December 1987 CSW show 2 Awarded the Championship when Rogers left the promotion
32 Masa Chono January 1, 1988 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1
— 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
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 3¤
20 Bob Sweetan 2 2¤
21 Mike George 2 2¤
22 Bobby Jaggers 1 1¤
23 Oliver Humperdink 1 1¤
24 Terry 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 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
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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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

Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling championships
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