GWF Television Championship
# GWF Television Championship

The GWF Television Championship was a secondary title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1993, when it was abandoned. The title was defended on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN.

## Title history

Key :

| No. | Overall reign number |
| - | - |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| † | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | The Patriot | June 29, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 55 | Defeated Buddy Landel in tournament final. | |
| — | Vacated | August 23, 1991 | — | — | — | — | The Patriot vacates the championship when he won the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 2 | Eddie Gilbert | October 4, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 105 | Defeated The Handsome Stranger in tournament final. | |
| — | Vacated | January 17, 1992 | — | — | — | — | Held up after match against Terry Simms | |
| 3 | Eddie Gilbert | January 24, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 56 | Won the rematch. | |
| — | Vacated | March 20, 1992 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated after Eddie Gilbert hit referee Sam Esposito. | |
| 4 | Sam Houston | April 3, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | | Won a battle royal. | |
| — | Vacated | August 1992 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated for undocumented reasons | |
| 5 | Michael Worthington Davis III | August 28, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 91 | Defeated Midnight Rider. | |
| 6 | Manny Villalobos | November 27, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | | | |
| — | Deactivated | September 21, 1994 | — | — | — | — | Title abandoned | |

## Tournaments

### June 1991

The GWF Television Championship Tournament was a twenty-four man tournament for the inaugural GWF Television Championship held on June 29 and June 30, 1991. The Patriot defeated Buddy Landel in the final to win the tournament.

| First Round | Second Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Patriot | | | | | | |
| Stan Lane | | | | | | |
| Stan Lane | The Patriot | | | | | |
| | Bill Irwin | | | | | |
| Bill Irwin | Bill Irwin | | | | | |
| El Fantasma | | | | | | |
| El Fantasma | | The Patriot | | | | |
| | | Billy Black | | | | |
| Randy Rhodes | | | Billy Black | | | | |
| Sweet Daddy Falcone | | | | | | |
| Sweet Daddy Falcone | Randy Rhodes | | | | | |
| | Billy Black | | | | | |
| Billy Black | Billy Black | | | | | |
| Brian Adias | | | | | | |
| Brian Adias | | | | The Patriot | | |
| | | | | Chris Walker | | |
| Doug Somers | | | | | Chris Walker | | |
| Chris Walker | | | | | | |
| Chris Walker | Chris Walker | | | | | |
| | Rip Rogers | | | | | |
| The Hitman | Rip Rogers | | | | | |
| Rip Rogers | | | | | | |
| Rip Rogers | | Chris Walker | | | | |
| | | Makhan Singh | | | | |
| Makhan Singh | | | Makhan Singh | | | | |
| Terry Daniels | | | | | | |
| Terry Daniels | Makhan Singh | | | | | |
| | Terry Garvin | | | | | |
| The Zebra Kid | Terry Garvin | | | | | |
| Terry Garvin | | | | | | |
| Terry Garvin | | | | | | The Patriot |
| | | | | | | Buddy Landell |
| Adrian Street | | | | | | | Buddy Landell |
| Axl Rotten | | | | | | |
| Axl Rotten | Adrian Street | | | | | |
| | Rasta the Voodoo Man | | | | | |
| Rasta the Voodoo Man | Rasta the Voodoo Man | | | | | |
| Jeff Gaylord | | | | | | |
| Jeff Gaylord | | Adrian Street | | | | |
| | | Buddy Landell | | | | |
| Buddy Landell | | | Buddy Landell | | | | |
| Gary Young | | | | | | |
| Gary Young | Buddy Landell | | | | | |
| | Nick Busick | | | | | |
| Nick Busick | Nick Busick | | | | | |
| Jimmy James | | | | | | |
| Jimmy James | | | | Buddy Landell | | |
| | | | | BYE | | |
| BYE | | | | | BYE | | |
| BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | |
| BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | | BYE | | | | |
| | | BYE | | | | |
| BYE | | | BYE | | | | |
| BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | |

### October 1991

The GWF Television Championship Tournament was a six-man tournament held for the vacated GWF Television Championship on October 4, 1991 after previous champion The Patriot vacated the title upon winning the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship on August 23. Eddie Gilbert won the tournament by defeating Handsome Stranger in the final.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Handsome Stranger | Handsome Stranger | | | | | |
| Mike Davis | Mike Davis | | | | | |
| Mike Davis | Mike Davis | | Handsome Stranger | Handsome Stranger | | |
| | | | BYE | BYE | | |
| Brian Lee | Brian Lee | Draw | BYE | BYE | | |
| The Soultaker | The Soultaker | | | | | |
| The Soultaker | The Soultaker | | | | Handsome Stranger | Handsome Stranger |
| | | | | | Eddie Gilbert | Eddie Gilbert |
| John Tatum | John Tatum | | | | | | Eddie Gilbert | Eddie Gilbert |
| Eddie Gilbert | Eddie Gilbert | | | | | |
| Eddie Gilbert | Eddie Gilbert | | Eddie Gilbert | Eddie Gilbert | | |
| | | | BYE | BYE | | |
| BYE | BYE | | BYE | BYE | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated is unclear, putting the championship reign at between 120 and 147 days.
* ↑ The exact date the GWF stopped promotion the Television Championship is unclear which means that this title reign lasted somewhere between 35 and 399 days.
