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NWA National Television Championship
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The NWA National Television Championship was a secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's Georgia Championship Wrestling territory. It started as the NWA Georgia Television Championship. It was later renamed the National TV Championship. From 1983 to 1985, it was renamed the NWA World Television Championship, but when Jim Crockett Promotions purchased the promotion from the World Wrestling Federation, the Georgia version of the NWA World Television Championship was reduced back to the NWA National Television Championship. In early April 1985, the championship was abandoned. On March 16, 1985, Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard to become the first NWA World Television Champion.
Ron Garvin, who have five reigns as champion, was the champion when the title was abandoned.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Georgia Television Championship | ||||
| Terry Taylor | 1 | August 22, 1980 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Terry Funk | 1 | October 1980 | ||
| Steve Keirn | 1 | November 1980 | ||
| Kevin Sullivan | 1 | November 29, 1980 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Steve O | 1 | January 16, 1981 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Bobby Eaton | 1 | January 22, 1981 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Steve O | 2 | January 23, 1981 | ||
| Kevin Sullivan | 2 | February 21, 1981 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Steve Keirn | 2 | March 1, 1981 | ||
| Title vacated | Title became inactive. | |||
| NWA National Television Championship | ||||
| Iron Sheik | 1 | May 28, 1983 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Ron Garvin by disqualification in a tournament final to win the reactivated and renamed title. |
| Ron Garvin | 1 | July 17, 1983 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Jake Roberts | 1 | November 6, 1983 | Atlanta, Georgia | Title recognized as the NWA World Television Championship after March 1984. |
| NWA World Television Championship | ||||
| Ron Garvin | 2 | April 7, 1984 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Jake Roberts | 2 | June 17, 1984 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Title vacated | June 17, 1984 | Atlanta, Georgia | Title held up immediately because Roberts used a foreign object. | |
| Ron Garvin | 3 | July 1, 1984 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Bob Roop | 1 | September 1984 | ||
| Ron Garvin | 4 | December 28, 1984 | Saginaw, Michigan | |
| Bob Roop | 2 | January 1985 | In March 1985, World recognition is dropped by the NWA and the title reverts to the National title when Jim Crockett Promotions purchases Georgia Championship Wrestling and recognizes its Television title the World title. | |
| NWA National Television Championship | ||||
| Ron Garvin | 5 | April 14, 1985 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Title abandoned | April 1985 | |||