NWA Florida Television Championship

NWA Florida Television Championship
The championship belt
Details
PromotionChampionship Wrestling from Florida
Date establishedNovember 21, 1956
Date retiredFebruary 1987
Statistics
First champion(s)Ray Stevens
Final champion(s)Lex Luger
Most reignsJack Brisco (4 reigns)

The NWA Florida Television Championship was a secondary title in Championship Wrestling from Florida. It existed from 1970 until 1987.[1][2]

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Ray Stevens November 21, 1956 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 [Note 1] Defeated Harry Smith to become the first champion.  
Championship history is unrecorded from November 21, 1956 to October 29, 1970.
2 Tarzan Tyler October 29, 1970 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 29 Defeated Jack Brisco in tournament final.  
3 Jack Brisco November 27, 1970 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 51    
4 Tarzan Tyler January 17, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 [Note 2] Tyler wins the title in the first fall of a best-of-three falls match in which his NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship is also on the line; Brisco wins the next two falls to take the Florida title from Tyler [3]
— Vacated March 1971 — — — — Tarzan Tyler was suspended and had to give back the championship  
5 Terry Funk March 18, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 33 Defeated Buddy Austin in tournament as The Masked Texan but unmasks after match.  
6 Jack Brisco April 20, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 240    
7 Ole Anderson December 16, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 7    
8 Bob Roop December 23, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 12    
9 Bobby Shane January 4, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 58    
— Vacated March 2, 1972 — — — — Championship vacated when Bobby Shane refused to wrestle on televised shows  
10 Paul Jones April 18, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 [Note 3] Defeated Johnny Walker in tournament final.  
— Vacated September 1972 N/A N/A — — Jones attempted to retire the championship without losing it.  
11 Tim Woods September 28, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 21 Defeated Jack Brisco by default in the tournament final.  
12 Bobby Shane October 19, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 19    
13 Jack Brisco November 7, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 3 209    
14 Gorgeous George Jr. June 4, 1973 CWF show Orlando, Florida 1 [Note 4]    
15 Jack Brisco June 1973 CWF show N/A 4 [Note 5]    
16 Buddy Colt June 30, 1973 CWF show St. Petersburg, Florida 1 17    
17 Paul Jones July 17, 1973 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 30    
18 Great Mephisto August 16, 1973 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 82    
19 Dick Slater November 6, 1973 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 21    
20 Mike Graham November 27, 1973 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 476    
21 J. J. Dillon March 18, 1975 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 135    
22 Rocky Johnson July 31, 1975 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 173    
23 The Missouri Mauler January 20, 1976 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 273    
24 Tommy Seigler October 19, 1976 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 21    
25 The Assassin November 9, 1976 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 23    
26 Mike Graham December 2, 1976 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 2 169    
27 Pat Patterson May 20, 1977 CWF show Tallahassee, Florida 1 95    
28 Pedro Morales August 23, 1977 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 [Note 6]    
29 Dick Slater April 1978 CWF show Florida 2 [Note 7]    
30 Jerry Brisco May 3, 1978 CWF show Florida 1 119    
31 Bobby Duncum August 30, 1978 CWF show Miami, Florida 1 [Note 8]    
32 Dusty Rhodes September 1978 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 9]    
33 Bugsy McGraw September 1978 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 10]    
Championship history is unrecorded from September 1978 to January 1979.
34 Dusty Rhodes January 1979 CWF show Florida 2 [Note 1]    
Championship history is unrecorded from January 1979 to September 11, 1979.
35 Bugsy McGraw September 11, 1979 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 174    
36 Steve Keirn March 3, 1980 CWF show West Palm Beach, Florida 1 64    
37 Masa Saito May 6, 1980 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 81   [4]
38 Barry Windham July 26, 1980 CWF show St. Petersburg, Florida 1 [Note 11]    
39 Super Destroyer August 1980 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 12]    
40 Barry Windham September 3, 1980 CWF show Miami, Florida 2 84   [5]
41 Baron Von Raschke November 26, 1980 CWF show Hollywood, Florida 1 [Note 13]    
42 Manny Fernandez March 1981 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 14]    
43 Don Muraco May 1, 1981 CWF show Orlando, Florida 1 25    
44 Gran Apollo May 26, 1981 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 104    
45 Dory Funk Jr. September 7, 1981 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 9    
46 Tommy Gilbert September 16, 1981 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 15]    
47 Eddie Mansfield October 1981 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 16]    
48 Wahoo McDaniel December 2, 1981 CWF show Miami, Florida 1 [Note 17]    
— Vacated December 1981 — — — — Championship was vacated for undocumented reasons  
49 Eric Embry December 26, 1981 CWF show St. Petersburg, Florida 1 21 Won a tournament.  
50 Ray Stevens January 16, 1982 CWF show St. Petersburg, Florida 2 [Note 18]   [6]
51 Sweet Brown Sugar April 1982 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 19]    
52 David Von Erich April 24, 1982 CWF show Florida 1 [Note 1]    
53 Dory Funk Jr. 1982 CWF show Florida 2 [Note 1]    
54 Tommy Gilbert 1982 CWF show Florida 2 [Note 1]    
Championship history is unrecorded from April 1982 to September 16, 1982.
55 Eddie Mansfield September 16, 1982 CWF show N/A 2 [Note 1]    
— Vacated 1982 — — — —
56 Lex Luger March 12, 1986 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 [Note 20] Defeated Jerry Grey in tournament final.  
— Deactivated February 1987 — — — —

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f The length of this championship is too uncertain to calculate.
  2. ^ The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 43 and 59 days.
  3. ^ The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 136 and 162 days.
  4. ^ The date the championship was wont is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 706 days.
  5. ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 707 days.
  6. ^ The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 221 and 250 days.
  7. ^ The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 368 and 397 days.
  8. ^ The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 31 days.
  9. ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 29 days.
  10. ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 29 days.
  11. ^ The date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 6 and 35 days.
  12. ^ The date the championship was wont is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 3 and 33 days.
  13. ^ The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 95 and 3,269 days.
  14. ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 31 and 61 days.
  15. ^ The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 15 and 45 days.
  16. ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 32 and 62 days.
  17. ^ The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 24 days.
  18. ^ The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 75 and 97 days.
  19. ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 3,675 days.
  20. ^ The date the championship was abandoned is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 39 and 39 days.

References

  1. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. ^ "N.W.A. Florida Television Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Hoops, Brian (January 17, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/17): Vader wins IWGP heavyweight title". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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