The WCW World Television Championship was a television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion.
Reigns:[]
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
| 1 | Danny Miller | February 27, 1974 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 72 | Miller defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first Television Champion. |
| 2 | Ivan Koloff | May 10, 1974 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 1 | 59 | |
| 3 | Paul Jones | July 8, 1974 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 108 | |
| 4 | Ivan Koloff | October 24, 1974 | Live event | Anderson, South Carolina | 2 | 63 | |
| 5 | Paul Jones | December 26, 1974 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Ric Flair | February 8, 1975 | Live event | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 181 | |
| 7 | Paul Jones | August 8, 1975 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 117 | |
| — | Vacated | December 3, 1975 | — | — | — | — | Jones gave up the title on November 27, 1975. |
| 8 | Angelo Mosca | April 14, 1976 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 77 | Mosca defeated Tim Woods in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. |
| 9 | Paul Jones | June 30, 1976 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 4 | 42 | |
| 10 | Angelo Mosca | August 11, 1976 | Championship Wrestling | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 66 | |
| 11 | Mr. Wrestling | October 16, 1976 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 23 | |
| 12 | Greg Valentine | November 8, 1976 | Live event | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 1 | 22 | |
| 13 | Rufus R. Jones | November 30, 1976 | Live event | Charleston, South Carolina | 1 | 50 | |
| 14 | Greg Valentine | January 19, 1977 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 27 | |
| 15 | Rufus R. Jones | February 15, 1977 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 48 | |
| 16 | Ric Flair | April 4, 1977 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 2 | 72 | |
| 17 | Ricky Steamboat | June 15, 1977 | Championship Wrestling | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 119 | |
| 18 | Baron Von Raschke | October 12, 1977 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 144 | |
| 19 | Johnny Weaver | March 5, 1978 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 21 | |
| 20 | Baron Von Raschke | March 26, 1978 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | 73 | |
| 21 | Paul Jones | June 7, 1978 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 5 | 368 | |
| 22 | Ricky Steamboat | June 10, 1979 | Live event | Asheville, North Carolina | 2 | 136 | |
| — | Vacated | October 24, 1979 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | — | — | |
| 23 | Masked Superstar | April 1, 1980 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | Masked Superstar won a tournament to win the vacant championship. | |
| — | Vacated | October 1980 | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 | Roddy Piper | November 1, 1980 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 1 | 87 | |
| — | Vacated | January 27, 1981 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | — | — | |
| 25 | Sweet Ebony Diamond | April 29, 1981 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 7 | Sweet Ebony Diamond won a tournament to win the vacant championship. |
| 26 | Greg Valentine | May 6, 1981 | Live event | N/A | 3 | 24 | |
| 27 | Sweet Ebony Diamond | May 30, 1981 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 15 | |
| 28 | Greg Valentine | June 14, 1981 | Live event | N/A | 4 | 84 | |
| 29 | Ron Bass | September 6, 1981 | Live event | Asheville, North Carolina | 1 | 58 | |
| 30 | Ivan Koloff | November 3, 1981 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 60 | |
| 31 | Jimmy Valiant | January 2, 1982 | Live event | Hampton, Virginia | 1 | 260 | |
| 32 | Jos LeDuc | September 19, 1982 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 37 | |
| — | Vacated | October 26, 1982 | — | — | — | — | Leduc was stripped of the championship due to cheating. |
| 33 | Bad Leroy Brown | November 27, 1982 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 28 | Brown won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant championship. |
| 34 | Mike Rotunda | December 25, 1982 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1 | 59 | |
| 35 | Dick Slater | February 22, 1983 | Live event | Columbia, South Carolina | 1 | 33 | |
| 36 | Roddy Piper | March 27, 1983 | Live event | Asheville, North Carolina | 2 | 7 | |
| 37 | Dick Slater | April 3, 1983 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | 27 | |
| 38 | Jos LeDuc | April 30, 1983 | Live event | Richmond, Virginia | 2 | 23 | |
| 39 | The Great Kabuki | May 23, 1983 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 1 | 185 | |
| 40 | Charlie Brown | November 24, 1983 | Starrcade | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | ||
| — | Vacated | January 1984 | — | — | — | — | Jimmy Valiant dropped the "Charlie Brown" alias and vacated the title. |
| 41 | Mark Youngblood | March 7, 1984 | Live event | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1 | 2121 | Youngblood won a tournament final against Dick Slater to win the vacant championship. |
| 42 | Tully Blanchard | March 28, 1984 | Live event | Spartanburg, South Carolina | 1 | 353 | |
| 43 | Dusty Rhodes | March 16, 1985 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 43 | |
| 44 | Tully Blanchard | April 28, 1985 | Live event | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 69 | |
| 45 | Dusty Rhodes | July 6, 1985 | The Great American Bash | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 105 | |
| — | Vacated | October 19, 1985 | — | — | — | — | Rhodes was stripped of the title due to an injury. |
| 46 | Arn Anderson | January 4, 1986 | Live event | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 248 | Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to claim the vacant championship. |
| 47 | Dusty Rhodes | September 9, 1986 | Live event | Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 79 | |
| 48 | Tully Blanchard | November 27, 1986 | Starrcade | Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 | 263 | |
| 49 | Nikita Koloff | August 17, 1987 | Live event | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 1 | 162 | |
| 50 | Mike Rotunda | January 26, 1988 | Live event | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | 335 | |
| 51 | Rick Steiner | December 26, 1988 | Starrcade | Norfolk, Virginia | 1 | 56 | |
| 52 | Mike Rotunda | February 20, 1989 | Chi-Town Rumble | Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 39 | |
| 53 | Sting | March 31, 1989 | Live event | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 114 | |
| — | Vacated | July 23, 1989 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland | — | — | The championship was vacated after a controversial finish to a match between Sting and The Great Muta. |
| 54 | The Great Muta | September 3, 1989 | Live event | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 121 | Muta defeated Sting to win the vacant title. |
| 55 | Arn Anderson | January 2, 1990 | Power Hour | Gainesville, Georgia | 2 | 336 | |
| 56 | The Z-Man | December 4, 1990 | World Championship Wrestling | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 34 | |
| 57 | Arn Anderson | January 7, 1991 | World Wide Wrestling | Perry, Georgia | 3 | 132 | |
| 58 | Bobby Eaton | May 19, 1991 | SuperBrawl I | St. Petersburg, Florida | 1 | 15 | |
| 59 | Steve Austin | June 3, 1991 | World Wide Wrestling | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 329 | |
| 60 | Barry Windham | April 27, 1992 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 26 | |
| 61 | Steve Austin | May 23, 1992 | WorldWide | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 102 | |
| 62 | Ricky Steamboat | September 2, 1992 | Clash of the Champions XX | Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 27 | |
| 63 | Scott Steiner | September 29, 1992 | WorldWide | Columbus, Georgia | 1 | This episode aired on tape delay on October 10, 1992. | |
| — | Vacated | January 13, 1993 | — | — | — | — | Steiner was stripped of the title after he and his brother Rick Steiner left WCW. |
| 64 | Paul Orndorff | March 2, 1993 | Power Hour | Macon, Georgia | 1 | 169 | Orndorff defeated Erik Watts in a tournament final to become the new champion. |
| 65 | Ricky Steamboat | August 18, 1993 | Clash of the Champions XXIV | Daytona Beach, Florida | 4 | 32 | |
| 66 | Lord Steven Regal | September 19, 1993 | Fall Brawl | Houston, Texas | 1 | 225 | |
| 67 | Larry Zbyszko | May 2, 1994 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 52 | |
| 68 | Lord Steven Regal | June 23, 1994 | Clash of the Champions XXVII | North Charleston, South Carolina | 2 | 87 | |
| 69 | Johnny B. Badd | September 18, 1994 | Fall Brawl | Roanoke, Virginia | 1 | 112 | |
| 70 | Arn Anderson | January 8, 1995 | Main Event | Atlanta, Georgia | 4 | 161 | |
| 71 | The Renegade | June 18, 1995 | The Great American Bash | Dayton, Ohio | 1 | 91 | |
| 72 | Diamond Dallas Page | September 17, 1995 | Fall Brawl | Asheville, North Carolina | 1 | 42 | |
| 73 | Johnny B. Badd | October 29, 1995 | Halloween Havoc | Detroit, Michigan | 2 | 111 | |
| 74 | Lex Luger | February 17, 1996 | Live event | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 1 | |
| 75 | Johnny B. Badd | February 18, 1996 | Live event | Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 17 | |
| 76 | Lex Luger | March 6, 1996 | Saturday Night | Macon, Georgia | 2 | 167 | |
| 77 | Lord Steven Regal | August 20, 1996 | Saturday Night | Dalton, Georgia | 3 | 181 | |
| 78 | Prince Iaukea | February 17, 1997 | Nitro | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 49 | |
| 79 | Ultimate Dragon | April 7, 1997 | Nitro | Huntsville, Alabama | 1 | 41 | |
| 80 | Lord Steven Regal | May 18, 1997 | Slamboree | Charlotte, North Carolina | 4 | 65 | |
| 81 | Ultimate Dragon | July 22, 1997 | Nitro | Jacksonville, Florida | 2 | 30 | |
| 82 | Alex Wright | August 21, 1997 | Clash of the Champions XXXV | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 32 | |
| 83 | Disco Inferno | September 22, 1997 | Nitro | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1 | 42 | |
| 84 | Perry Saturn | November 3, 1997 | Nitro | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 35 | |
| 85 | Disco Inferno | December 8, 1997 | Nitro | Buffalo, New York | 2 | 2121 | |
| 86 | Booker T | December 29, 1997 | Nitro | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 49 | |
| 87 | Rick Martel | February 16, 1998 | Nitro | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 6 | |
| 88 | Booker T | February 22, 1998 | SuperBrawl VIII | San Francisco, California | 2 | 67 | |
| 89 | Chris Benoit | April 30, 1998 | Live event | Augusta, Georgia | 1 | 1 | |
| 90 | Booker T | May 1, 1998 | Live event | Greenville, South Carolina | 3 | 1 | |
| 91 | Chris Benoit | May 2, 1998 | Live event | North Charleston, South Carolina | 2 | 1 | |
| 92 | Booker T | May 3, 1998 | Live event | Savannah, Georgia | 4 | 1 | |
| 93 | Fit Finlay | May 4, 1998 | Nitro | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 41 | |
| 94 | Booker T | June 14, 1998 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland | 5 | 30 | |
| 95 | Stevie Ray | July 14, 1998 | Live event | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 27 | |
| 96 | Chris Jericho | August 10, 1998 | Nitro | Rapid City, South Dakota | 1 | 112 | |
| 97 | Konnan | November 30, 1998 | Nitro | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 29 | |
| 98 | Scott Steiner | December 28, 1998 | Nitro | Baltimore, Maryland | 2 | 76 | |
| 99 | Booker T | March 14, 1999 | Uncensored | Louisville, Kentucky | 6 | 56 | |
| 100 | Rick Steiner | May 9, 1999 | Slamboree | St. Louis, Missouri | 2 | 127 | |
| 101 | Chris Benoit | September 13, 1999 | Nitro | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 41 | |
| 102 | Rick Steiner | October 24, 1999 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 28 | |
| 103 | Scott Hall | November 21, 1999 | Mayhem | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1 | 8 | |
| — | Vacated | November 29, 1999 | Nitro | Denver, Colorado | — | — | Hall abandoned the title by throwing the belt into a trashcan. |
| 104 | Jim Duggan | February 19, 2000 | Saturday Night | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 1 | 54 | Duggan found the championship belt in a dumpster and claimed the title. |
| — | Deactivated | April 10, 2000 | Nitro | Denver, Colorado | — | — | The title was retired after Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff rebooted WCW. |