ECW World Television Championship
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The ECW World Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling title in Extreme Championship Wrestling, known for its high work-rate matches and memorable reigns by stars like Rob Van Dam.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ECW World Television Championship canonical | 6 |
| ECW TV Title | 1 |
| ECW World TV Championship | 1 |
| Eastern Championship Wrestling Television Championship | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7420896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: ECW World Television Championship Context triple: [Rob Van Dam, titleHeld, ECW World Television Championship]
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A.
WCW World Television Championship
The WCW World Television Championship was a mid-card professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling, often defended on weekly TV shows and used to showcase rising talent.
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B.
WCW Cruiserweight Championship
The WCW Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling contested by lighter, high-flying wrestlers and known for showcasing fast-paced, athletic matches.
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C.
WCW World Tag Team Championship
The WCW World Tag Team Championship was a premier professional wrestling tag team title contested in World Championship Wrestling, featuring many of the promotion’s top duos throughout the 1990s.
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D.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the premier world title of World Championship Wrestling, held by top stars such as Hulk Hogan during the 1990s wrestling boom.
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E.
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling was a major American professional wrestling promotion that rose to prominence in the 1990s as the primary rival to the World Wrestling Federation, featuring stars like Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Ric Flair.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: ECW World Television Championship Target entity description: The ECW World Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling title in Extreme Championship Wrestling, known for its high work-rate matches and memorable reigns by stars like Rob Van Dam.
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A.
WCW World Television Championship
The WCW World Television Championship was a mid-card professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling, often defended on weekly TV shows and used to showcase rising talent.
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B.
WCW Cruiserweight Championship
The WCW Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling contested by lighter, high-flying wrestlers and known for showcasing fast-paced, athletic matches.
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C.
WCW World Tag Team Championship
The WCW World Tag Team Championship was a premier professional wrestling tag team title contested in World Championship Wrestling, featuring many of the promotion’s top duos throughout the 1990s.
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D.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the premier world title of World Championship Wrestling, held by top stars such as Hulk Hogan during the 1990s wrestling boom.
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E.
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling was a major American professional wrestling promotion that rose to prominence in the 1990s as the primary rival to the World Wrestling Federation, featuring stars like Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Ric Flair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional wrestling championship
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secondary championship ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | 1990s professional wrestling ⓘ |
| associatedWithStyle | extreme wrestling ⓘ |
| beltDesign | featured ECW logo and television motif ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ECW Hardcore TV
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ECW on TNN ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| created | 1992 ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Eastern Championship Wrestling
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linked to:
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Tod Gordon ⓘ |
| defendedIn |
ECW arena shows
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ECW pay-per-view events ⓘ |
| division | male wrestlers ⓘ |
| finalChampion | Rhino ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Johnny Hotbody ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being ECW's primary secondary title
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high work-rate matches ⓘ long title reigns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| longestReignHolder | Rob Van Dam ⓘ |
| longestReignLength | approximately 700 days ⓘ |
| mostFamousChampion | Rob Van Dam ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
2 Cold Scorpio
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Dean Malenko ⓘ Eddie Guerrero ⓘ Rhino ⓘ Rob Van Dam ⓘ Shane Douglas ⓘ Tazz ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
ECW
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linked to:
ECW (WWE brand)
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| precededBy |
Eastern Championship Wrestling Television Championship
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linked to:
ECW World Television Championship
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| promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling ⓘ |
| reasonForRetirement | closure of ECW in 2001 ⓘ |
| region | Philadelphia-based promotion ⓘ |
| retired | 2001 ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy | Extreme Championship Wrestling ⓘ |
| shortName |
ECW TV Title
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linked to:
ECW World Television Championship
ECW World TV Championship ⓘ
linked to:
ECW World Television Championship
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| significance | key mid-card title in ECW ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style |
hardcore wrestling
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television championship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ECW World Television Championship Description of subject: The ECW World Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling title in Extreme Championship Wrestling, known for its high work-rate matches and memorable reigns by stars like Rob Van Dam.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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ECW World Television Championship
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Eastern Championship Wrestling Television Championship
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linked to: ECW World Television Championship