- NWA National Television Championship
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NWA National Television Championship Details Promotion Georgia Championship Wrestling Date established August 22, 1980 Date retired April, 1985 Other name(s) - NWA Georgia Television Championship
- NWA World Television Championship
Statistics Most reigns Ron Garvin (5 reigns) First champion(s) Terry Taylor Longest reign Jake Roberts
(153 days)Shortest reign Jake Roberts (Less than 5 minutes) Oldest champion Bob Roop (41 years +) Youngest champion Bobby Eaton (22 years, 161 days) The NWA National Television Championship was a secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's Georgia Championship Wrestling territory. It started as the NWA Georgia Television Championship. It was later renamed the National TV Championship. From 1983 to 1985, it was renamed the NWA World Television Championship, but when Jim Crockett Promotions purchased the promotion from the World Wrestling Federation, the Georgia version of the NWA World Television Championship was reduced back to the NWA National Television Championship. In early April 1985, the championship was abandoned. On March 16, 1985, Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard to become the first NWA World Television Champion.
Title history
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: NWA Georgia Television Championship Terry Taylor 1 August 22, 1980 Atlanta, Georgia Terry Funk 1 October 1980 Steve Keirn 1 November 1980 Kevin Sullivan 1 November 29, 1980 Atlanta, Georgia Steve Olsonoski 1 January 16, 1981 Atlanta, Georgia Bobby Eaton 1 January 22, 1981 Atlanta, Georgia Steve Olsonoski 2 January 23, 1981 Kevin Sullivan 2 February 21, 1981 Atlanta, Georgia Steve Keirn 2 March 1, 1981 Title vacated Title became inactive. NWA National Television Championship Iron Sheik 1 May 28, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia Defeated Ron Garvin by disqualification in a tournament final to win the reactivated and renamed title. Ron Garvin 1 July 17, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia Jake Roberts 1 November 6, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia Title recognized as the NWA World Television Championship after March 1984. NWA World Television Championship Ron Garvin 2 April 7, 1984 Baltimore, Maryland Jake Roberts 2 June 17, 1984 Atlanta, Georgia Title vacated June 17, 1984 Atlanta, Georgia Title held up immediately because Roberts used a foreign object. Ron Garvin 3 July 1, 1984 Atlanta, Georgia Bob Roop 1 September 1984 Ron Garvin 4 December 28, 1984 Saginaw, Michigan Bob Roop 2 January 1985 In March 1985, World recognition is dropped by the NWA and the title reverts to the National title when Jim Crockett Promotions purchases Georgia Championship Wrestling and recognizes its Television title the World title. NWA National Television Championship Ron Garvin 5 April 14, 1985 Atlanta, Georgia Title abandoned April 1985 References
- NWA National Television Championship history at Wrestling-Titles.com
- NWA World Television Championship history at Wrestling-Titles.com
See also
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA World Television Championship
- National Wrestling Alliance
Categories:- Georgia Championship Wrestling championships
- Television wrestling championships
- Regional professional wrestling championships
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