NWA Florida Television Championship
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The NWA Florida Television Championship was a secondary title in Championship Wrestling from Florida. It existed from 1970 until 1987
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=20%|Wrestler:
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|Tarzan Tyler
|1
|October 29, 1970
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Jack Brisco in tournament final.
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|Jack Brisco
|1
|November 27, 1970
|Tampa, Fla.
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|Tarzan Tyler
|2
|January 19, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
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|Vacated
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|March 1971
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|Tyler suspended.
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|Terry Funk
|1
|March 18, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Buddy Austin in tournament as Masked Texan but unmasks after match.
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|Jack Brisco
|2
|April 20, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
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|Ole Anderson
|1
|December 16, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
|
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|Bob Roop
|1
|December 23, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
|
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|Bobby Shane
|1
|January 4, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|
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|Vacated
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|March 2, 1972
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|Shane refuses to wrestle on television
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|Paul Jones
|1
|April 18, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Johnny Walker in tournament final.
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|Vacated
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|September 1972
|Jones attempted to retire the title but foiled by Jack Brisco
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|Tim Woods
|1
|September 28, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Jack Brisco by default in tournament final.
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|Bobby Shane
|2
|October 19, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
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|Jack Brisco
|3
|November 7, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
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|Paul Jones
|2
|1972 or 1973
|Records unclear as to whom he defeated.
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|Great Mephisto
|1
|August 16, 1973
|Jacksonville, Fla.
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|Dick Slater
|1
|1973
|Florida
|
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|Mike Graham
|1
|1973
|Florida
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|James J. Dillon
|1
|May 1975
|Florida
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|Rocky Johnson
|1
|July 31, 1975
|Jacksonville, Fla.
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|Missouri Mauler
|1
|1975 or 1976
|Florida
|
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|Tommy Seigler
|1
|1976
|Florida
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|The Assassin
|1
|1976
|Florida
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|Mike Graham
|2
|1977
|Florida
|
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|Pat Patterson
|1
|1977
|Florida
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|Pedro Morales
|1
|September 1977
|Florida
|
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|Dick Slater
|2
|April 1978
|Florida
|
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|Jerry Brisco
|1
|1978
|Florida
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|Bobby Duncum
|1
|August 30, 1978
|Miami, Fla.
|
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|Dusty Rhodes
|1
|1978
|Florida
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|Bugsy McGraw
|1
|1978
|Florida
|
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|Dusty Rhodes
|2
|January 1979
|Florida
|
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|Bugsy McGraw
|2
|October 1979
|Florida
|
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|Steve Keirn
|1
|1979 or 1980
|Florida
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|Masa Saito
|1
|May 6, 1980
|Tampa, Fla.
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|Barry Windham
|1
|July 26, 1980
|St. Petersburg, Fla.
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|Super Destroyer
|1
|1980
|Florida
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|Barry Windham
|2
|September 3, 1980
|Miami, Fla.
|
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|Bugsy McGraw
|3
|1980
|Florida
|
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|Barry Windham
|3
|1980
|Florida
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|Baron Von Raschke
|1
|November 26, 1980
|Hollywood, Fla.
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|Manny Fernandez
|1
|1981
|Florida
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|Don Muraco
|1
|May 1981
|Florida
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|El Gran Apollo
|1
|August 1981
|Florida
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|Dory Funk, Jr.
|1
|August 1981
|Florida
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|Tommy Gilbert
|1
|1981
|Florida
|
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|Eddie Mansfield
|1
|1981
|Florida
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|Wahoo McDaniel
|1
|1981
|Florida
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|-
|Vacated
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|1981
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|Title vacant
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|Eric Embry
|1
|December 26, 1981
|St. Petersburg, Fla.
|Wins tournament.
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|Ray Stevens
|1
|January 16, 1982
|St. Petersburg, Fla.
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|Sweet Brown Sugar
|1
|April 1982
|Florida
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|David Von Erich
|1
|April 24, 1982
|Florida
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|Dory Funk, Jr.
|2
|1982
|Florida
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|-
|Tommy Gilbert
|2
|1982
|Florida
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|-
|Vacated
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|1982
|
|Title inactive.
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|Lex Luger
|1
|March 12, 1986
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Jerry Grey in tournament final.
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|Title Retired
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|February 1987
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|Title abandoned
|}
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Title history
{|{| class="wikitable"!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=20%|Wrestler:
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=3%|Reigns:
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=17%|Date:
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=20%|Place:
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=40%|Notes:
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|Tarzan Tyler
|1
|October 29, 1970
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Jack Brisco in tournament final.
|-
|Jack Brisco
Jack Brisco
Freddie Joe Brisco was an American professional wrestler, better known as Jack Brisco or Uvalde Slim. He performed for various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance , becoming a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA Tag Team Champion with his brother Gerald Brisco...
|1
|November 27, 1970
|Tampa, Fla.
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|-
|Tarzan Tyler
|2
|January 19, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
|
|-
|Vacated
|
|March 1971
|
|Tyler suspended.
|-
|Terry Funk
Terry Funk
Terrence "Terry" Funk is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley...
|1
|March 18, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Buddy Austin in tournament as Masked Texan but unmasks after match.
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|Jack Brisco
|2
|April 20, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
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|-
|Ole Anderson
Ole Anderson
Alan Robert Rogowski , better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother...
|1
|December 16, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
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|-
|Bob Roop
Bob Roop
Bob Roop is a retired amateur and professional wrestler whose career has spanned high school, college, Army, amateur and professional wrestling. He was an American Heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
|1
|December 23, 1971
|Tampa, Fla.
|
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|Bobby Shane
|1
|January 4, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|
|-
|Vacated
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|March 2, 1972
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|Shane refuses to wrestle on television
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|Paul Jones
Paul Jones (wrestler)
Paul Jones is a retired professional wrestler and manager. He had success in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic region, including an NWA World Tag Team title reign with Ricky Steamboat.-Career:...
|1
|April 18, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Johnny Walker in tournament final.
|-
|Vacated
|
|September 1972
|Jones attempted to retire the title but foiled by Jack Brisco
|-
|Tim Woods
|1
|September 28, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Jack Brisco by default in tournament final.
|-
|Bobby Shane
|2
|October 19, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|
|-
|Jack Brisco
|3
|November 7, 1972
|Tampa, Fla.
|
|-
|Paul Jones
|2
|1972 or 1973
|Records unclear as to whom he defeated.
|-
|Great Mephisto
|1
|August 16, 1973
|Jacksonville, Fla.
|
|-
|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
|1973
|Florida
|
|-
|Mike Graham
|1
|1973
|Florida
|
|-
|James J. Dillon
James J. Dillon
James J. "J.J." Dillon is a retired American professional wrestler and manager.He is best known for being the strategic leader of the original Four Horsemen that consisted of Nature Boy Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn and Ole Anderson. He is most remembered as a manager in pro wrestling...
|1
|May 1975
|Florida
|
|-
|Rocky Johnson
Rocky Johnson
Rocky Johnson is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. Quite popular in his own right in the 1970s and 1980s, he is also known for being the father of actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson...
|1
|July 31, 1975
|Jacksonville, Fla.
|
|-
|Missouri Mauler
Larry Hamilton
Larry "Rocky" Hamilton , known by his ringname The Missouri Mauler, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s.One of...
|1
|1975 or 1976
|Florida
|
|-
|Tommy Seigler
|1
|1976
|Florida
|
|-
|The Assassin
Jody Hamilton
Joseph "Jody" Hamilton is an American retired professional wrestler and current wrestling promoter and trainer. In his active days Hamiltion was best known as known as one half of the tag team The Assassins where he was called "Assassin #1"...
|1
|1976
|Florida
|
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|Mike Graham
|2
|1977
|Florida
|
|-
|Pat Patterson
|1
|1977
|Florida
|
|-
|Pedro Morales
Pedro Morales
Pedro Morales is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He began his wrestling career as a teenager in 1959 and continued through to the late 1980s...
|1
|September 1977
|Florida
|
|-
|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...
|2
|April 1978
|Florida
|
|-
|Jerry Brisco
Gerald Brisco
Floyd Gerald "Jerry" Brisco is a former American professional wrestler, and prior to June, 2009, worked as a road agent for WWE on its Raw brand....
|1
|1978
|Florida
|
|-
|Bobby Duncum
Bobby Duncum
Bobby Duncum may refer to:*Bobby Duncum, Sr., wrestler*Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler...
|1
|August 30, 1978
|Miami, Fla.
|
|-
|Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE...
|1
|1978
|Florida
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|-
|Bugsy McGraw
Bugsy McGraw
Bugsy McGraw is the ring name of former professional wrestler Michael Davis. He also wrestled under the name "The Skull." He is not to be confused with the other wrestler named Mike Davis.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :...
|1
|1978
|Florida
|
|-
|Dusty Rhodes
|2
|January 1979
|Florida
|
|-
|Bugsy McGraw
|2
|October 1979
|Florida
|
|-
|Steve Keirn
Steve Keirn
Stephen "Steve" Paul Keirn is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for being part of the tag team The Fabulous Ones, with Stan Lane, and later for a run in the World Wrestling Federation as Skinner, a gimmick that portrayed him as a tobacco spitting alligator hunter from...
|1
|1979 or 1980
|Florida
|
|-
|Masa Saito
Masa Saito
is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Saito or . He wrestled for several years in various promotions operated by the National Wrestling Alliance . He later joined the World Wrestling Federation , where he teamed with Mr. Fuji to hold the World Tag Team Championship twice...
|1
|May 6, 1980
|Tampa, Fla.
|
|-
|Barry Windham
Barry Windham
Barry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling ....
|1
|July 26, 1980
|St. Petersburg, Fla.
|
|-
|Super Destroyer
Scott Irwin
Scott K. Irwin was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tag team with his brother Barney "Bill" Irwin.-Debut and the World Wide Wrestling Federation:...
|1
|1980
|Florida
|
|-
|Barry Windham
|2
|September 3, 1980
|Miami, Fla.
|
|-
|Bugsy McGraw
|3
|1980
|Florida
|
|-
|Barry Windham
|3
|1980
|Florida
|
|-
|Baron Von Raschke
James Raschke
James Donald Raschke is a retired professional wrestler best known as Baron von Raschke.-Career:...
|1
|November 26, 1980
|Hollywood, Fla.
|
|-
|Manny Fernandez
Manny Fernandez (wrestler)
Emanuel "Manny" Fernandez is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for different independent promotions. He is best known by the his ring name "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez.-Professional wrestling career:...
|1
|1981
|Florida
|
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|Don Muraco
Don Muraco
Donald Muraco , better known by his ring name "The Rock" Don Muraco, is a retired American professional wrestler...
|1
|May 1981
|Florida
|
|-
|El Gran Apollo
|1
|August 1981
|Florida
|
|-
|Dory Funk, Jr.
Dory Funk, Jr.
Dory Ernest Funk Jr. known professionally as Dory Funk, Jr. is a professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is the son of Dory Funk Sr. and brother of Terry Funk. He is credited with the invention of the Texas cloverleaf submission hold and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional...
|1
|August 1981
|Florida
|
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|Tommy Gilbert
|1
|1981
|Florida
|
|-
|Eddie Mansfield
|1
|1981
|Florida
|
|-
|Wahoo McDaniel
Wahoo McDaniel
Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler.-Early life:...
|1
|1981
|Florida
|
|-
|Vacated
|
|1981
|
|Title vacant
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|Eric Embry
Eric Embry
Douglas Eric Embry is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association as The Flamboyant Eric Embry...
|1
|December 26, 1981
|St. Petersburg, Fla.
|Wins tournament.
|-
|Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens (wrestler)
Carl Ray Stevens , better known as Ray "The Crippler" Stevens or Ray "Blond Bomber" Stevens, was an American professional wrestler. Stevens was a wrestling superstar since the early years of the television era until he retired during the early 1990s...
|1
|January 16, 1982
|St. Petersburg, Fla.
|
|-
|Sweet Brown Sugar
Skip Young
Galton W. Young, better known as Skip Young and Sweet Brown Sugar was an American professional wrestler who competed on the Southeastern regional promotions during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s in Florida Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling and the National...
|1
|April 1982
|Florida
|
|-
|David Von Erich
David Von Erich
David Alan Adkisson was an American professional wrestler who competed as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" David Von Erich...
|1
|April 24, 1982
|Florida
|
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|Dory Funk, Jr.
|2
|1982
|Florida
|
|-
|Tommy Gilbert
|2
|1982
|Florida
|
|-
|Vacated
|
|1982
|
|Title inactive.
|-
|Lex Luger
Lex Luger
Lawrence Wendell "Larry" Pfohl , better known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former professional wrestler and football player currently working with WWE on their wellness policy...
|1
|March 12, 1986
|Tampa, Fla.
|Defeated Jerry Grey in tournament final.
|-
|Title Retired
|
|February 1987
|
|Title abandoned
|}
See also
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- National Wrestling AllianceNational Wrestling AllianceThe National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...