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ICW Television Championship
Details
PromotionInternational Championship Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 9, 1980
Date retired1983
Statistics
First champion(s)Bob Roop
Longest reignUncertain[Note 1]
Shortest reignUncertain[Note 1]
Oldest championThe Masked Miser (56 years, 52 days approximately)
Youngest championLanny Poffo (27 years, 155 days approximately)
Heaviest championBob Roop (276 lb (125 kg))
Lightest championThe Masked Miser (200 lb (91 kg))

The ICW Television Championship was a singles championship in International Championship Wrestling.[1] 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.[2]

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
  Indicates periods of unknown lineage
(NLT) Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held
Location Event Notes
1 Bob Roop 1 September 9, 1980 32 Lexington, Kentucky ICW Live event Wins tournament final against Randy Savage.
2 Bob Orton, Jr 1 October 11, 1980 245 Louisville, Kentucky ICW Live event  
3 Bob Roop 2 June 13, 1981 [Note 2] Woodlawn, Illinois ICW Live event  
4 The Great Tio 1 July 1981 [Note 3] [Note 4] ICW Live event  
5 The Masked Miser 1 November 19, 1981 [Note 5] [Note 4] ICW Live event  
6 The Great Tio 2 May 13, 1982 7 Beckley, West Virginia ICW Live event [3]
 
7 Lanny Poffo 1 May 20, 1982 [Note 6] [Note 4] ICW Live event  
 
8 The Great Tio 3 November 1982 [Note 7] [Note 4] ICW Live event  
Abandoned N/A 1983 N/A N/A N/A Championship was abandoned for undocumented reasons

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Due to gaps in the championship history it is impossible to determine this.
  2. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 141 days and 170 days
  3. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 59 days
  4. ^ a b c d The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  5. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 393 days
  6. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 333 days
  7. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 32 days and 32 days

References

  1. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. ^ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Hoops, Brian (May 13, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 13): Rick Martel wins AWA gold, Kurt Angle wins TNA title, Nash & Hall beat one man to win tag titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.