The GWF Television Championship was a secondary title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1993, when it was abandoned. The title was defended on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN.
| GWF Television Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Global Wrestling Federation | ||||||||||
| Date established | June 29, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | September 21, 1994 | ||||||||||
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Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| † | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The Patriot | June 29, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 55 | Defeated Buddy Landel in tournament final. | [1][2] |
| — | Vacated | August 23, 1991 | — | — | — | — | The Patriot vacates the championship when he won the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship. | [1] |
| 2 | Eddie Gilbert | October 4, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 105 | Defeated The Handsome Stranger in tournament final. | [1][3] |
| — | Vacated | January 17, 1992 | — | — | — | — | Held up after match against Terry Simms | [1] |
| 3 | Eddie Gilbert | January 24, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 56 | Won the rematch. | [1][4] |
| — | Vacated | March 20, 1992 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated after Eddie Gilbert hit referee Sam Esposito. | [1] |
| 4 | Sam Houston | April 3, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | [Note 1] | Won a battle royal. | [1][5] |
| — | Vacated | August 1992 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated for undocumented reasons | [1] |
| 5 | Michael Worthington Davis III | August 28, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 91 | Defeated Midnight Rider. | [1] |
| 6 | Manny Villalobos | November 27, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | [Note 2] | [1] | |
| — | Deactivated | September 21, 1994 | — | — | — | — | Title abandoned | [1] |
Tournaments
editJune 1991
editThe GWF Television Championship Tournament was a twenty-four man tournament for the inaugural GWF Television Championship held on June 29 and June 30, 1991. The Patriot defeated Buddy Landel in the final to win the tournament.[6]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Patriot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Lane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Patriot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Irwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Irwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Fantasma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Patriot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Rhodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweet Daddy Falcone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Rhodes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brian Adias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Patriot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doug Somers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rip Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Hitman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rip Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Makhan Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Makhan Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Daniels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Makhan Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Garvin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Zebra Kid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Garvin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Patriot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buddy Landell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Axl Rotten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rasta the Voodoo Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rasta the Voodoo Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Gaylord | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buddy Landell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gary Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buddy Landell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Busick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jimmy James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buddy Landell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 1991
editThe GWF Television Championship Tournament was a six-man tournament held for the vacated GWF Television Championship on October 4, 1991 after previous champion The Patriot vacated the title upon winning the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship on August 23. Eddie Gilbert won the tournament by defeating Handsome Stranger in the final.[7]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Handsome Stranger | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Davis | ||||||||||||||
| Handsome Stranger | ||||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Lee | Draw | |||||||||||||
| The Soultaker | ||||||||||||||
| Handsome Stranger | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Gilbert | ||||||||||||||
| John Tatum | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Gilbert | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Gilbert | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Texas: Global Wrestling Federation Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "GWF Television Championship Tournament (June 1991)". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "GWF Television Championship Tournament (October 1991)". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 24, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/24): WWF Royal Rumble 1999". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ F4W Staff (April 3, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING TITLE CHANGE HISTORY: GOTCH VS. HACKENSCHMIDT, INOKI VS. HANSEN, GUERRERO VS. JERICHO". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "GWF Television Championship Tournament (June 1991)". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "GWF Television Championship Tournament (October 1991)". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-02-08.