NWA New England Television Championship
Encyclopedia
The Century Wrestling Alliance Television Championship is a secondary wrestling title in the Century Wrestling Alliance
. 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
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.
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 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
National Wrestling Alliance
The 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...
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.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | |
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| Metal Maniac Metal Maniac Jeff Miller, known by his ringname Metal Maniac is an American professional wrestler who has competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Century Wrestling Alliance, East Coast Professional Wrestling, World Xtreme Wrestling and the National... |
1 | July 1994 | The first champion | ||
| Doink the Clown (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 | July 16, 1994 | Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern... |
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| Vacant | December 1995 | Title vacant | |||
| Vic Steamboat | 1 | December 12, 1995 | Hartford, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making... |
Defeats Knuckles Nelson in tournament final | |
| Knuckles Nelson Knuckles Nelson Knuckles Nelson is a retired American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer who wrestled throughout the North American independent circuit during the 1990s and 2000s. He competed in several regional promotions such as the Century Wrestling Alliance, the National Wrestling Alliance and the... |
1 | July 6, 1996 | Derry, New Hampshire Derry, New Hampshire -Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 33,109 people, 12,537 households, and 8,767 families residing in the town. The population density was 924.8 people per square mile . There were 13,277 housing units at an average density of 143.2/km²... |
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| Vic Steamboat | 2 | December 8, 1997 | Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census... |
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| Renamed NWA New England Television Championship | |||||
| Knuckles Nelson | 2 | July 4, 1998 | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Fictitious title change | |
| Vic Steamboat | 3 | August 28, 1998 | Title awarded (Nelson stripped of the title, reign will not be recognized in the company annuals | ||
| Vacant | September 21, 1998 | Title vacant | |||
| The Mercenary | 1 | October 17, 1998 | ? | Defeats Curtis Slamdawg and Millennium in Triple Threat match for vacant title | |
| Bob Evans | 1 | February 18, 1999 | Mansfield, Massachusetts Mansfield, Massachusetts Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population is 23,184. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island.... |
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| Tre | 1 | May 29, 1999 | Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in... |
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| Bob Evans | 2 | May 29, 1999 | Somerville, Massachusetts | ||
| Beau Douglas | 1 | June 27, 1999 | Somerville, Massachusetts | ||
| Slick Wagner Brown | 1 | August 22, 1999 | Somerville, Massachusetts | ||
| Vacant | April 2000 | Title vacant | |||
| Beau Douglas | 2 | June 22, 2000 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Defeats Joel Davis and Kyle Storm in a triangle match for the vacant title | |
| Bull Montana | 1 | February 18, 2001 | Raynham, Massachusetts Raynham, Massachusetts Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,739 at the 2000 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.-History:... |
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| Trooper Gilmore | 1 | Given the title by Bull Montana | |||
| Beau Douglas | 3 | 2001 | ? | ||
| Lando Williams | 1 | August 8, 2001 | Melrose, Massachusetts Melrose, Massachusetts -Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional... |
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| "The New Sensation" Steve Morabito | 1 | August 24, 2001 | Melrose, Massachusetts | ||
| Freight Train Dan | 1 | January 2002 | Melrose, Massachusetts | Defeats Apocalypse | |
| Vacant | Freight Train Dan leaves the promotion | ||||
| Outpatient | 1 | July 13, 2002 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island Woonsocket, Rhode Island Woonsocket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 41,186 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts border.... |
Defeats Black Dragon | |
| Todd Hanson | 1 | October 5, 2002 | Wakefield, Massachusetts Wakefield, Massachusetts -History:-Geography:The diagram above shows what is to the east, west, north, south, and other directions of the center of Wakefield. Towns with population above 25,000 are in bold italics.-Demographics:-Notable residents:... |
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| Vacant | Title vacant | ||||
| Adam Booker | 1 | July 22, 2005 | Everett, Massachusetts Everett, Massachusetts Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 41,667 at the 2010 census.Everett is the last city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council... |
Defeats Beau Douglas in a tournament final; CWA withdraws from the NWA on March 10, 2007 | |
| Renamed Century Wrestling Alliance Television Championship | |||||