AWA International Television Championship

The AWA International Television Championship was a short-lived title in the American Wrestling Association from 1987 to 1989. It was filled with a several months long tournament and was defended on their television broadcast on ESPN.[1]

AWA International Television Championship
The championship belt
Details
PromotionAmerican Wrestling Association
Date establishedDecember 27, 1987
Date retiredOctober 16, 1989
Statistics
First champion(s)Greg Gagne
Most reignsGreg Gagne (2 regins)
Longest reignGreg Gagne (307 days)
Shortest reignRon Garvin (87 days)

As explained by Larry Nelson on the AWA Championship Wrestling show on ESPN, the first two wrestlers in the tournament to reach 50 points (with 5 points being awarded or deducted for a pinfall or submission victory or loss, and 2.5 points being awarded or deducted for a countout or disqualification victory or loss) faced off in the finals to determine the first champion.

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Greg Gagne  December 27, 1987 Championship Wrestling  Las Vegas, Nevada 1  265 Defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification in the finals of the tournament
 2  Ron Garvin  September 17, 1988  Championship Wrestling Nashville, Tennessee  1  87 Title later held up by AWA President Stanley Blackburn after deciding Garvin won under controversial circumstances.
 3  Greg Gagne  December 13, 1988  SuperClash III Chicago, Illinois  2  307 Match for the vacant title. Gagne won by countout. Garvin had signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation and would not lose the match clean
— Deactivated  October 16, 1989 — — — — Gagne retired from in-ring competition.

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References
  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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