Orphaned...but adopted by Big Poppa Pat
There are a lot of wrestlers in WCW who now, because of the abolishment of the WCW TV Title, have no real title left to compete for. Case in point: The Demon. Underneath that Gene Simmons face paint is a pretty talented, although somewhat unrefined, big man. Let's weigh his options. He's not "US Title material" at this point, as he still needs a lot of work before competing for the company's #2 belt. He currently has no tag team partner, so he can't strive for the WCW Tag Team Title. He's too big for the WCW Cruiserweight Title. Sure, he could win the WCW Hardcore Title, but not even I would admit to being the WCW Hardcore Champion. Basically, poor Mr. Demon has nothing to compete for. If WCW had kept their TV Title, it would give numerous young wrestlers (Demon, the Misfits in Action, Shawn Stasiak, and Chuck Palumbo to name a few) a chance to compete for a title, which in return could help them get over with the crowd and involve them in storylines. Apparently Vince Russo does not share my same view, so he dropped the WCW TV Title off at the orphanage, along side the WCW 6-man Tag Team Title and the WCW Women's Heavyweight Title. Well, I can't do anything to save the latter two, but I can save the TV Title, by officially recognizing it here at The Patcave.
What I did was this: At Slamboree, Curt Hennig wrestled "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak in a match that I deemed worthy of being for the Unofficial TV Title. Stasiak won the match, so is now WCW's Unofficial TV Champion. There are very few rules, but they are important. 1) The TV Champ must defend the belt within 30 days, or the title is stripped, and I give it to someone else. 2) The TV Title is up for grabs in any of the Champion's televised matches, unless I rule otherwise (Ex: The TV Champ is sent out to do a squash to, say, Goldberg, or some other wrestler he cannot possibly beat). Another exception is if the TV Champ wrestles, say, the US Champ, and loses. The TV Champ retains his belt. 3) If the TV Champ wins either the US Title or the World Title during his title reign, then the TV Title is stripped and given to someone else. That's all there is to it.
So here now is the NEW Title Lineage for the WCW Unofficial TV Title, sponsered by your friends at The Patcave...
*Most Recent Title Defense: Morrus d. Awesome 03/05/2001 - Greenville SC ***Must defend by 04/04/2001***
Hugh Morrus defeats Mike Awesome 03/05/2001 - Greenville SC
Mike Awesome defeats Billy Kidman 01/17/2001 - Fort Wayne IN
Billy Kidman defeats Lance Storm 01/08/2001 - St. Paul MN
Lance Storm defeats The Cat 12/17/2000 - Washington DC
The Cat defeats The Franchise 11/26/2000 - Milwaukee WI
The Franchise defeats Big Vito 10/18/2000 - Melbourne AUS
*The Filthy Animals award the TV Title to Big Vito on 9/18/2000, in order to keep it away from Disqo
The Filthy Animals, Big Vito, & Paul Orndorff defeat The Natural Born Thrillers 09/18/2000 - Kitchener ONT
*Big Poppa Pat, on 9/13/2000, puts the Vacant TV Title on the line in a 10-man Elimination Tag Team Match between The Natural Born Thrillers and The Filthy Animals & Big Vito. The winning team will determine the fate of the belt.
*Buff Bagwell Vacates the TV Title on 9/13/2000 due to lack of title defenses
Buff Bagwell defeats "Positively" Kanyon 08/13/2000 - Vancouver BC
"Positively" Kanyon defeats Booker T 07/09/2000 - Daytona Beach FL
*GI Bro changes his name back to Booker T on 06/18/2000
GI Bro defeats "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak 05/24/2000 - Saginaw MI
"The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak defeats Curt Hennig 05/07/2000 - Kansas City MO
*Big Poppa Pat names Curt Hennig and "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak the Top Two Contenders for the Vacant WCW TV Title on 05/03/2000
WCW OFFICIAL TV TITLE LINEAGE
CHAMPION FACTS: Hugh Morrus
*This is his FIRST TV Title Reign.
*He is a 2-time US Champion, with regins totaling 64 days. His 64 Total Days as US Champ makes him 20th in Total Days as US Champion. Rick Rude is 1st with 419 days.
PREVIOUS CHAMP: Mike Awesome
*Awesome's Title Reign lasted 47 days.
*His 47-day Reign is the 24th Longest in WCW History. The Longest Reign is held by Steve Austin with 329 days.
*His 47 total days as TV Champ makes him 18th in Total Days as TV Champion. Steven Regal is 1st with 558 total days.