GWF Television Championship

GWF Television Championship
Details
Date established June 29, 1991
Date retired September 21, 1994
Promotion Global Wrestling Federation

The GWF Television Championship was a secondary title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1993, when it was abandoned. The title was defended on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN.

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
No. The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A The specific information is not known
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #] Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Patriot, TheThe Patriot 1 June 29, 1991 55 Dallas, Texas House show Defeated Buddy Landel in tournament final. [1]
- Vacated - August 23, 1991 N/A N/A N/A The Patriot vacates when he wins the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship. [1]
2 Gilbert, EddieEddie Gilbert 1 October 4, 1991 105 Dallas, Texas House show Defeated The Handsome Stranger in tournament final. [1]
- Held up - January 17, 1992 N/A N/A N/A Held up after match against Terry Simms [1]
3 Gilbert, EddieEddie Gilbert 2 January 24, 1992 56 Dallas, Texas House show Won the rematch. [1]
- Stripped - March 20, 1992 N/A N/A N/A Title vacated after Eddie Gilbert hit referee Sam Esposito. [1]
4 Houston, SamSam Houston 1 April 3, 1992 [Note 1] Dallas, Texas House show Won a battle royal. [1]
- Vacated - August 1992 N/A N/A N/A Title vacated for undocumented reasons [1]
5 Davis III, Michael WorthingtonMichael Worthington Davis III 1 August 28, 1992 91 Dallas, Texas House show Defeated Midnight Rider. [1]
6 Manny Villalobos 1 November 27, 1992 [Note 2] Dallas, Texas House show   [1]
- Title Retired - September 21, 1994 N/A N/A N/A Title abandoned [1]

Footnotes

  1. The exact date the championship was vacated is unclear, putting the championship reign at between 120 and 147 days.
  2. The exact date the GWF stopped promotion the Television Championship is unclear which means that this title reign lasted somewhere between 35 and 960 days.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Texas: Global Wrestling Federation Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

See also

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