NWA Central States Television Championship

Professional wrestling 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
| Statistics

First champion(s)| Bob Sweetan
Most reigns| Art Crews (3 times)
Longest reign| Vinnie Valentino (500 days)[Note 1]
Shortest reign| Gypsy Joe (10 days)[Note 2]
Oldest champion| Gypsy Joe (50 years, 275 days)
Youngest champion| Bobby Fulton (22 years, 70 days)
Heaviest champion| Gene Lewis (301 lb (137 kg))
Lightest champion| Marty 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.[1]

## Title History

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Key  No.  | Overall reign number

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Reign  | Reign number for the specific champion
Days  | Number of days held
No. | Champion  | Championship change  | Reign statistics  | Notes  | Ref.

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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.
Rank  | Wrestler  | # of reigns  | Combined days

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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

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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. ^ a b c d e f g 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

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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.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ a b 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

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* National Wrestling Alliance
* Central States Wrestling

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Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling championships

* MWA World Heavyweight Championship
* NWA World Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Central States Tag Team Championship
* NWA Central States Television Championship
* NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship
* NWA North American Tag Team Championship
* NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
* NWA World Tag Team Championship

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