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
Key
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Overall reign number
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| Reign
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Reign number for the specific champion
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| Days
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Number of days held
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Reigns by combined length
- Key
| Symbol
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Meaning
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| ¤
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The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
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- ^ 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
- 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
- ^ 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.
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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.
- ^ 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.
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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.
See also