# | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Notes |
1 | Tarik the Great | 1 | August 22, 1997 | 555 | Harveysburg, OH | Tarek defeated El Piranha in the finals of a tournament to crown the first champion. |
2 | Bobby Kane | 1 | February 27, 1999 | 89 | Hamilton, OH | Kane defeated Tarek and Shark Boy in a 3-way match for the title. |
3 | Shark Boy | 1 | May 26, 1999 | 64 | Fort Mitchell, KY | |
— | Vacated | — | July 28, 1999 | — | — | Shark Boy vacates the title after signing with WCW. |
4 | Todd Morton | 1 | August 25, 1999 | 179 | Fort Mitchell, KY | Morton defeated Rory Fox in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title. |
— | Vacated | — | February 19, 2000 | — | Hamilton, OH | Morton vacates the title after no-showing the event. |
5 | Shark Boy | 2 | February 19, 2000 | 232 | Hamilton, OH | Shark Boy defeated Matt Stryker, who won a battle royal earlier in the night, for the vacant title. |
6 | Rory Fox | 1 | October 7, 2000 | 29 | Blanchester, OH | Fox wins the title in a Ladder Match. |
7 | Shark Boy | 3 | November 4, 2000 | 123 | Blanchester, OH | Shark Boy pinned Fox in a tag team match where the title would change hands if Fox was pinned. Shark Boy was partnered with Race Steele while Fox was with Chip Fairway. |
— | Vacated | — | March 6, 2001 | — | — | Shark Boy vacates the title after winning the HWA Heavyweight Championship on February 27. |
8 | Matt Stryker | 1 | March 16, 2001 | 103 | Rising Sun, IN | Defeated Pepper Parks to win the vacant championship. |
9 | Pepper Parks | 1 | June 26, 2001 | 45 | Cincinnati, OH | |
10 | Matt Stryker | 1 | August 9, 2001 | 25 | Cincinnati, OH | Stryker defeated Pepper Parks, Shark Boy and Chad Collyer in a 4-way match for the title. |
11 | Jamie Knoble | 1 | September 2, 2001 | 130 | Jeffersonville, IN | |
12 | Shannon Moore | 1 | January 9, 2002 | 36 | Dayton, OH | |
13 | Chad Collyer | 1 | February 13, 2002 | 40 | Dayton, OH | Collyer defeated Moore and Matt Stryker in a 3-way match for the title. |
14 | Shannon Moore | 2 | March 24, 2002 | 46 | Jeffersonville, IN | |
15 | B. J. Whitmer | 1 | May 8, 2002 | 154 | Dayton, OH | Whitmer defeated Moore, Jamie Knoble and Matt Stryker in a 4-way elimination match for the title. |
16 | Rory Fox | 2 | October 8, 2002 | 37 | Cincinnati, OH | |
17 | The Hussla | 1 | November 13, 2002 | 81 | Englewood, OH | |
18 | Rory Fox | 3 | February 1, 2003 | 112 | Batavia, OH | |
19 | J.T. Stahr | 1 | May 23, 2003 | 2 | Dayton, OH | Stahr and Dalton become co-champions in a 4-way match when both competitors pinned Fox at the same time. |
20 | Rory Fox | 4 | May 25, 2003 | 105 | Cincinnati, OH | Fox pinned both Stahr & Dalton in a handicap elimination match. |
21 | Quinten Lee | 1 | September 6, 2003 | 53 | Batavia, OH | |
22 | Rory Fox | 5 | October 28, 2003 | | Cincinnati, OH | Fox defeated El Temor, who was actually Quinten Lee under a mask. |
23 | Quinten Lee | 2 | October 28, 2003 | 71 | Cincinnati, OH | |
— | Retired | — | January 6, 2004 | — | — | The title is renamed the HWA Television Championship on January 6, 2004. |
— | Title Re-activated | — | August 30, 2008 | — | — | |
24 | Aaron Williams | 1 | August 30, 2008 | 203 | Cincinnati, OH | Won a five-man elimination match which included Dave Crist, Johnny Gargano, The Solution, and Dustin Rayz. |
25 | Tim Donst | 1 | March 20, 2009 | 52 | Middletown, OH | Won a six-man winner take all match. |
26 | Aaron Williams | 2 | May 20, 2009 | 12 | Middletown, OH | Won a four-man elimination match which included Andre Hart, V-Rad, and Mr. Jacko. Tim Donst was stripped after not defending it within 30 days earlier in the night. |
— | Retired | — | June 10, 2009 | — | Middletown, OH | HWA President Tim Tatum changes the Cruiserweight Championship to the HWA American Luchacore Championship. |