UWF Television Championship - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The UWF Television Championship started out as the Mid-South Television Championship in 1984 and was then represented by a medal. It was renamed when Mid-South Wrestling changed its name to the UWF in 1986 and the title medal was replaced by a belt. The TV title was the mid-level wrestlers' title during its existence.

Title History

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
Mid-South Television Championship
Krusher Khruschev Barry Darsow Barry Darsow is a former American professional wrestler who is known as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition, and as Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, and The Blacktop Bully...	1	May 2, 1984	Shreveport, LA	Defeats Terry Taylor Terry Taylor Terry Taylor , is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation... in tournament final; Magnum T.A. Magnum T.A. Terry Wayne Allen is a retired American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Magnum T.A..-Early years:... defeats Khruschev in May 1984, but the groggy ref gives the belt to Khruschev
Terry Taylor Terry Taylor Terry Taylor , is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation...	1	June 16, 1984	New Orleans, LA
Adrian Street Adrian Street Adrian Street is a Welsh professional wrestler known for his flamboyant, androgynous wrestling persona, brought to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Street was often accompanied to the ring by his long-time manager Miss Linda, and the two worked primarily as villains...	1	September 26, 1984	Shreveport, LA
Bill Dundee Bill Dundee William "Bill" Cruickshanks is a Scottish born-Australian professional wrestler better known by his stage name Bill Dundee. Cruickshanks is the father of Jamie Dundee and the father-in-law of wrestler Bobby Eaton....	1	November 7, 1984	Shreveport, LA
"Nature Boy" Buddy Landel Buddy Landel William Ansor is a professional wrestler better knownas "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel.-Career:Buddy Landel started his career in 1979 as a young talented athlete in ICW. He left high school even though he had received letters of intent to play baseball and football at the University of Tennessee...	1	December 15, 1984	Shreveport, LA
Terry Taylor Terry Taylor Terry Taylor , is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation...	2	January 2, 1985	Shreveport, LA
Vacated		March 13, 1985		Taylor wins North American Title
Snowman	1	May 8, 1985	Shreveport, LA
Dutch Mantel Wayne Cowan Wayne Keown is an American professional wrestler, and author better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantel or Dutch Mantell. He currently is semi-retired but still makes occasional wrestling appearances. He was previously with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a writer behind the scenes...	1	July 10, 1985	Shreveport, LA
Butch Reed Butch Reed Butch Reed is an American professional wrestler best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling.-Career:...	1	July 22, 1985	Shreveport, LA
Vacated		October 14, 1985		Reed wins North American Title
Jake Roberts Jake Roberts Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith...	1	January 1, 1986	Tulsa, OK	Defeats Dick Slater in tournament final
Dick Slater Dick Slater Richard Van Slater , better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, is a retired American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid 1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling .Slater began wrestling with Mike...	1	February 28, 1986	Houston, TX
Renamed UWF World Television Championship
Buzz Sawyer Buzz Sawyer Bruce Woyan was a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Buzz Sawyer. Throughout his career, he was also known by the nickname "Mad Dog". He was characterized by his crazy antics inside the ring and out.-Career:Sawyer started wrestling in 1979 in the National Wrestling Alliance 's...	1	March 16, 1986	Oklahoma City, OK	Given title by Slater
Terry Taylor	3	May 25, 1986	Tulsa, OK
Buddy Roberts	1	September 28, 1986	Oklahoma City, OK
Savannah Jack	1	November 9, 1986	Tulsa, OK
Eddie Gilbert	1	March 8, 1987	Tulsa, OK
Shane Douglas Shane Douglas Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...	1	August 3, 1987	Morgan City, LA
Terry Taylor	4	September 2, 1987	Lafayette, LA
Nikita Koloff Nikita Koloff Nikita Koloff is a retired American professional wrestler,. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he wrestled as "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, which was a play on the nickname of fan favorite "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes .Nikita was brought into the National...	1	November 26, 1987	Chicago, IL	Won at Starrcade Starrcade (1987) Starrcade '87 was the fifth annual Starrcade professional wrestling event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions under the National Wrestling Alliance banner. It took place on November 26, 1987 from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois... .
Title retired		November 26, 1987		Koloff unified title with NWA World TV Title

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