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THE HISTORY
OF THE SGW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP 9/29/1999 - CURRENT |
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THE HISTORY
OF THE SGW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP 9/29/1999 - CURRENT |
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1st CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Al Snow defeated Mike Awesome (Unknown) in a tournament final to become the first champion.
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2nd CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN The Rock defeated Al Snow to become the new champion.
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3rd CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE
REIGN Jushin Thunder Liger defeated The Rock to become the new champion.
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4th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Chris Candido defeated The Rock (John Baron) and Jushin Thunder Liger in a three way dance to become the new champion.
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VACATED Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch showed up in no condition to perform. As a result, Candido was stripped of the championship. |
5th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Goldust won a battle royal to win the vacant championship.
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6th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Randy Savage defeated Goldust to become the new champion.
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7th CHAMPION
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DATE REIGN Buff Bagwell defeated Randy Savage to become the new champion.
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8th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Chris Kanyon defeated Buff Bagwell to become the new champion.
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9th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Chris Benoit defeated Chris Kanyon to become the new champion.
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10th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Chris Candido defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho (Unknown) in a Triple Threat Ladder Match to become the new champion.
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11th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Triple H defeated Chris Candido to become the new champion.
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12th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Booker T. defeated Triple H to become the new champion.
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13th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Chris Benoit defeated Booker T. and Triple H (Kurt) in a Three Way Dance to become the new champion.
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14th CHAMPION
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DATE REIGN The Cat defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle (Matt Emerson) in a three way dance to become the new champion.
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VACATED The Cat was forced to relinquish the championship due to injury suffered suffered in a match with Chris Benoit. |
15th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN The Big Show defeated Doink (Scott Smith) for the vacant championship.
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16th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE REIGN The Rock defeated The Big Show and Billy Gunn (Kurt) to become the new champion.
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VACATED During a three way dance, The Rock and Kurt Angle (Matt Emerson) pinned X-Pac (Chris Shady) at the same time. Arn Anderson stripped The Rock of the championship and put it up in a singles match between The Rock and Angle. |
17th CHAMPION REIGN #3
HANDLER
DATE REIGN The Rock defeated Kurt Angle (Matt Emerson) to regain the championship.
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18th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Kurt Angle defeated The Rock and "Diamond" Dallas Page (Unknown) to become the new champion.
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VACATED Due to controversy surrounding the finish of Kurt Angle's title defense against Chris Jericho, Shane McMahon stripped Angle of the belt and put it up in a rematch between Angle and Jericho. |
19th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho (Unknown) to become the new champion.
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20th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Shane Douglas defeated Kurt Angle to become the new champion.
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21st CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Ric Flair defeated Shane Douglas to become the new champion.
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22nd CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair to become the new champion.
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23rd CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Raven defeated Hulk Hogan to become the new champion.
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24th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Sid Vicious defeated Raven to become the new champion.
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25th CHAMPION
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DATE REIGN Rob Van Dam defeated Sid Vicious to become the new champion.
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26th CHAMPION
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DATE REIGN Val Venis defeated Rob Van Dam to become the new champion.
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27th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE REIGN In a Four Corner Survival, Rob Van Dam defeated Val Venis, Lance Storm (Patrick Quinlan), and Steve Corino (Kfir Hezroni) to regain the championship.
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28th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Val Venis defeated Rob Van Dam and Steve Corino (Kfir Hezroni) to become the new champion.
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29th CHAMPION REIGN #3
HANDLER
DATE REIGN In a Four Corner Survival, Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis, The Hurricane (Jason King), and Lance Storm (Patrick Quinlan) to become the new champion.
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VACATED SGW ceases operations and the championship is declared vacant indefinitely. |
30th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Randy Orton defeated Michael Shane (Brett McClendon) in the finals of a one night tournament to become the new champion.
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31st CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Randy Orton to become the new champion.
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32nd CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN An hour after winning the title, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. awarded Michael Shane the Television Championship before retiring from in-ring competition.
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33rd CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Randy Orton defeated Michael Shane and Lance Storm (Corey Rich) to regain the championship.
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34th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Randy Orton awarded the championship to Mike Awesome as a thanks for support from Team Canada during his ascent to the main event.
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35th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Mike Awesome immediately awarded the championship to the leader of Team Canada, Lance Storm.
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36th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Ken Kennedy defeated Lance Storm to become the new champion in a recreation of the Montreal Screwjob.
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37th CHAMPION REIGN #3
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Kurt Angle defeated Ken Kennedy and The Rock (Kenneth Jamison) to become the new champion.
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VACATED When SGW ceases operations, the championship is declared vacant indefinitely. |
38th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN The reigning SGW Full-Tilt Boogie Champion, Christopher Daniels, defeated the reigning SGW Golden Idol Champion, The Dragon Kid (Yolo) to unify their titles into the reactivated SGW Television Championship in the first ever Glutton for Punishment match.
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39th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN At SGW Game of Squids, Ezekiel defeated Christopher Daniels in a Title vs. Career match to become the new champion.
DEFENSES |
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40th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN At The Death of SGW, John Cena defeated Ezekiel to become the new SGW Television Champion.
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VACATED After becoming the SGW Triple Crown World Champion at WrestleBrawl IV, John Cena vacated the SGW Television Championship at Body Count. Sting revealed that a new champion would be crowned in a Four Corner Survival match at Holiday Hell on 12/31/22. |
41st CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN At Holiday Hell, Charles Crowley defeated Samoa Joe (Rick), Tony Nese (Simon), and Matt Sydal (Richard) to become the new champion.
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