The NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling singles title defended in Johnny Doyle's NWA Los Angeles from 1951 to 1959. The title was defended in the same area during the 1960s under promoters Gene and Mike LeBell.
Title history An indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date. Wrestler: Times:Date: DaysPlace:Notes:Joe Pazandak1June 28, 1951295Sandor Szabo1April 18, 1952249Los Angeles, CAZebra Kid1December 23, 1952 42Los Angeles, CASandor Szabo2February 3, 195326/56Los Angeles, CAVacated March 1953 -NWA International Television ChampionshipSandor Szabo3November 30, 195321Los Angeles, CAMr. Moto1December 21, 195321Hollywood, CAWilbur Snyder1January 11, 1954355/385Los Angeles, CANick Bockwinkel1January 1955 25/55Sandor Szabo 4February 25, 1955213Hard Boiled Haggerty1September 26, 1955 35Rocky Valentine1October 31, 1955 35Red Berry 1December 5, 19558Rocky Valentine2December 13, 1955 6/12Nick Bockwinkel 2December 1955 13/19Wilbur Snyder2 January 7, 19561/22Rocky Brown1January 1956 22/1Oyama Okato1January 30, 195621Don Leo Jonathan1February 20, 195614Hollywood, CAOyama Okato2March 5, 195626Wilbur Snyder 3March 31, 19569Don Leo Jonathan2April 9, 195614Rito Romero1April 23, 1956150Sandor Szabo5September 20, 195670/102Vacated December 1956 9/41Al Kashey1January 9, 1957 63Los Angeles, CASandor Szabo6March 13, 1957 19Leo Garibaldi1April 1, 1957 2Shag Thomas1April 3, 1957 59/87Los Angeles, CABobo Brazil1June 1957 1/29Mr. Moto2June 1957 91/120Sandor Szabo 7September 1957 253/282Lee Grable1June 10, 195821Wilmington, CASandor Szabo8July 1, 1958204Wilmington, CAMr. Moto3January 21, 1959126Los Angeles, CABlack Zorro1May 27, 1959 3402 (max.)Los Angeles, CANWA Beat the Champ Television Championship (Hollywood)George Cannon 1September 18, 1968168Los Angeles, CA Chris Markoff 1March 5, 1969 1/26Los Angeles, CAVacated March 1969 10/35Black Gordman1April 10, 1969 195Bakersfield, CA Pepper Martin1September 17, 1969 63Los Angeles, CAGreat Kojika1November 19, 1969 28Los Angeles, CA Pepper Martin 2 December 17, 1969 49Los Angeles, CADon Carson 1February 4, 1970 49Los Angeles, CARocky Johnson1March 25, 1970 51Los Angeles, CARocky Johnson 2 May 15, 1970 63Los Angeles, CA?Les Roberts1June 17, 1970 40Los Angeles, CAGreat Kojika2 August 26, 1970 21Los Angeles, CA Great Goliath 1September 16, 1970 84Los Angeles, CATakachiho1December 9, 1970 9Los Angeles, CAGreat Goliath 2 December 18, 197014/42Los Angeles, CA Vacated January 1971 -The Professional1January 30, 1971 14Los Angeles, CA Suni War Cloud 1February 13, 197149Kinji Shibuya 1April 3, 197163Earl Maynard 1June 5, 197149John Tolos 1July 24, 197152Black Gordman 2 September 14, 1971?John Tolos 2 August 21, 1971?Kinji Shibuya2 November 27, 197149Dory Dixon 1January 15, 197249Masa Saito 1March 4, 1972 21Los Angeles, CA Don Carson 2March 25, 197233Kinji Shibuya3 April 27, 1972 1/21Los Angeles, CA Mr. Wrestling 11972 1/21Kinji Shibuya4 May 19, 1972 22Los Angeles, CAJohn Tolos3 June 10, 197235Kinji Shibuya5 July 15, 197228Eric Froelich 1August 12, 197235Masa Saito 2 September 16, 197235Peter Maivia 1October 21, 1972 72/83Hollywood, CARipper Collins11973 1/12Earl Maynard 2 January 13, 19731/293Tony Rocco 11973 1/293Raul Mata 1November 3, 1973 21Hollywood, CAGreat Yamamoto 1November 24, 1973 7Hollywood, CADuane Allen 1December 1, 1973 35Hollywood, CAJohn Tolos4 January 5, 1974 56Hollywood, CAPantera Negra 1March 2, 1974 14Hollywood, CAButcher Brannigan 1March 16, 1974 77/106Hollywood, CAJohn Burich 1June 1974 6/35Mr. California1July 6, 197456Manny Soto 1August 31, 19747Hollywood, CAMan Mountain Mike 1September 7, 197434Hollywood, CAVictor Rivera1October 11, 197422Los Angeles, CA Man Mountain Mike2November 2, 1974<1Dennis Stamp 1November 2, 1974241/271Greg Valentine1July 1975 1/30Dennis Stamp2 July 1975 63/92Inferno #3 1October 2, 1975 29Greg Valentine2 October 1975 Tom Jones1Black Gordman3Don Fargo1Larry Zbyszko1The Hangman1Black Gordman 4Mando Guerrero11978 668/1032Battleship Johnson 1October 29, 19801/122Los Angeles, CA The Assassin11/122Chris Adams 1March 1981 31/61Peter Maivia2May 1, 1981 335/364Los Angeles, CA Victor Rivera2April 1982 43/72 Mr. Go 1June 12, 1982 50/80Killer Kim1August 1982 59/89Billy Anderson1October 29, 198238Vacated December 6, 1982 -
See also SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship, which operated under a similar system in the 1990s
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External links N.W.A. "Beat the Champ" Television Title (Los Angeles)