The Century Wrestling Alliance Television Championship is a secondary wrestling title in the
Century Wrestling Alliance
The Century Wrestling Alliance, formerly known as NWA Cold Front and NWA New England, is a New England-based American independent wrestling promotion located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Tony Rumble in 1989, a retired wrestler and ...
. It was first known by that name when the title was first established in 1994, and was renamed as the NWA New England Television Championship when the CWA joined the
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.
Founded in 1948, the NWA ...
and became NWA New England in January 1998. The title returned to its original name when the CWA withdrew from the NWA on March 10, 2007.
Title history
''Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.''
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Metal Maniac
, 1
, July 1994
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, The first champion
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Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling persona originally and most popularly portrayed by Matt Osborne, who debuted the Doink persona in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1992. Doink is a clown (or evil clown) wearing traditional clo ...
, 1
, July 16, 1994
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Springfield, Massachusetts
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, Vacant
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, December 1995
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, Title vacant
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,
Vic Steamboat
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, 1
, December 12, 1995
,
Hartford, Connecticut
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, Defeats Knuckles Nelson in tournament final
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,
Knuckles Nelson
Brendan Higgins (born September 26, 1963),Pro Wrestling Illustrated. "Statistics for Professional Wrestlers." ''2001 Wrestling Almanac and Book of Facts''. 6th ed. Fort Washington, PA: London Publishing Company, 2001. (pg. 47) best known by his ri ...
, 1
, July 6, 1996
,
Derry, New Hampshire
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Vic Steamboat
Victor Hersey Blood (born April 18, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known by his ring name, Vic Steamboat. He is the younger brother of professional wrestler Ricky Steamboat, whom he took his ring name after. The majority ...
, 2
, December 8, 1997
,
Brattleboro, Vermont
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,
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, colspan=5 style="background: #ccddcc;" align=center, Renamed NWA New England Television Championship
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Knuckles Nelson
Brendan Higgins (born September 26, 1963),Pro Wrestling Illustrated. "Statistics for Professional Wrestlers." ''2001 Wrestling Almanac and Book of Facts''. 6th ed. Fort Washington, PA: London Publishing Company, 2001. (pg. 47) best known by his ri ...
, 2
, July 4, 1998
,
Singapore
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, Fictitious title change
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Vic Steamboat
Victor Hersey Blood (born April 18, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known by his ring name, Vic Steamboat. He is the younger brother of professional wrestler Ricky Steamboat, whom he took his ring name after. The majority ...
, 3
, August 28, 1998
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, Title awarded. Nelson stripped of the title, reign will not be recognized in the company annuals.
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, Vacant
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, September 21, 1998
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, Title vacant
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, The Mercenary
, 1
, October 17, 1998
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, Defeats Curtis Slamdawg and Millennium in Triple Threat match for vacant title
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Bob Evans
, 1
, February 18, 1999
,
Mansfield, Massachusetts
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, Tre
, 1
, May 29, 1999
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Somerville, Massachusetts
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, Bob Evans
, 2
, May 29, 1999
, Somerville, Massachusetts
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, Beau Douglas
, 1
, June 27, 1999
, Somerville, Massachusetts
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Slick Wagner Brown
, 1
, August 22, 1999
, Somerville, Massachusetts
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, Vacant
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, April 2000
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, Title vacant
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, Beau Douglas
, 2
, June 22, 2000
, Somerville, Massachusetts
, Defeats Joel Davis and Kyle Storm in a triangle match for the vacant title
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, Bull Montana
, 1
, February 18, 2001
,
Raynham, Massachusetts
Raynham () is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately south of Boston and northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 15,082 at the 2020 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.
History ...
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Trooper Gilmore
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, 1
,
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, Given the title by Bull Montana
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, Beau Douglas
, 3
, 2001
, ?
,
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, Lando Williams
, 1
, August 8, 2001
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Melrose, Massachusetts
Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population, per the 2020 United States Census, is 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. I ...
,
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, "The New Sensation" Steve Morabito
, 1
, August 24, 2001
, Melrose, Massachusetts
,
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, Freight Train Dan
, 1
, January 2002
, Melrose, Massachusetts
, Defeats Apocalypse
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, Vacant
,
,
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, Freight Train Dan leaves the promotion
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, Outpatient
, 1
, July 13, 2002
,
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsock ...
, Defeats Black Dragon
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,
Todd Hanson
Todd Hanson is an American writer and voice actor, notable for his work as a writer and editor at the parody newspaper ''The Onion''. He also voices the character Dan Halen on the Adult Swim program ''Squidbillies''.
Career
As writer
Todd ...
, 1
, October 5, 2002
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Wakefield, Massachusetts
Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, incorporated in 1812 and located about north-northwest of Downtown Boston. Wakefield's population was 27,090 at the 2020 census. Wakefield offers ...
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, Vacant
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,
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, Title vacant
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, Adam Booker
, 1
, July 22, 2005
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Everett, Massachusetts
Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.
Everett was the last city in the Un ...
, Defeats Beau Douglas in a tournament final; CWA withdraws from the NWA on March 10, 2007
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, colspan=5 style="background: #ccddcc;" align=center, Renamed CWA Television Championship
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References
External links
CWA/NWA New England TV title history
National Wrestling Alliance championships
Television wrestling championships
Regional professional wrestling championships