AWA International Television Championship
AWA International Television Championship |
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Details |
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Promotion |
American Wrestling Association |
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Date established |
December 27, 1987 |
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Date retired |
October 1, 1989 |
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Statistics |
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First champion(s) |
Greg Gagne |
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Most reigns |
Greg Gagne (2 regins) |
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Longest reign |
Greg Gagne (7002292000000000000♠292 days) |
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Shortest reign |
Ron Garvin (7001870000000000000♠87 days) |
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The AWA International Television Championship was a short-lived title in the American Wrestling Association from 1987 to 1989. It was filled with a several months long tournament and was defended on their television broadcast on ESPN.[1]
As explained by Larry Nelson on the AWA Championship Wrestling show on ESPN, the first two wrestlers in the tournament to reach 50 points (with 5 points being awarded or deducted for a pinfall or submission victory or loss, and 2.5 points being awarded or deducted for a countout or disqualification victory or loss) faced off in the finals to determine the first champion.
- 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 |
Gagne !Greg Gagne |
1 |
000000001987-12-27-0000December 27, 1987 |
265 |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
AWA Championship Wrestling |
Defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification in the finals of the tournament |
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2 |
Garvin, RonRon Garvin |
1 |
000000001988-09-17-0000September 17, 1988 |
87 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
AWA Championship Wrestling |
Title later held up by AWA President Stanley Blackburn after deciding Garvin won under controversial circumstances. |
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3 |
Gagne !Greg Gagne |
2 |
000000001988-12-13-0000December 13, 1988 |
292 |
Chicago, Illinois |
SuperClash III |
Match for the vacant title. Gagne won by countout. Garvin had signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation and would not lose the match clean |
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4 !- |
Championship Retired |
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000000001989-10-01-0000October 1, 1989 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Gagne retired from in-ring competition. |
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See also
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.