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Vince McMahon with the ECW World Championship

This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW World Champion by ring name. The ECW World Championship is a professional wrestling title. It originally served as the highest ranked championship for NWA member promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling (later renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1994), and remained active until April 11 2001 when ECW declared bankruptcy;[1] It was reactivated on June 13 2006 to serve as the sole championship contested on the ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment.[1] There have been a total of 20 recognized champions who have had a combined 29 official reigns; note that WWE only recognizes reigns during the "Extreme" era that began on August 27 1994.[2]

The championship has been known as:[1]

  • NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (April 1992 – August 1994)
  • ECW World Heavyweight Championship (August 1994 – April 2001, June 2006 - July 2006)
  • ECW World Championship (July 2006 – Present)

Title history

† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Jimmy Snuka 1† April 25 1992 Mount Tabor, PA Defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a one-on-one match after they each won separate battle royals to determine finalists.[1]
Johnny Hot Body 1† April 26 1992 Philadelphia, PA [1]
Jimmy Snuka 2† July 14 1992 Philadelphia, PA [1]
Don Muraco 1† September 30 1992 Philadelphia, PA [1]
The Sandman 1† November 16 1992 Philadelphia, PA [1]
Don Muraco 2† April 3 1993 Radnor, PA [1]
Tito Santana 1† August 8 1993 Philadelphia, PA [1]
Shane Douglas 1† September 9 1993 Roanoke, VA Won the title via forfeit.[1]
Sabu 1† October 2 1993 Philadelphia, PA [1]
Terry Funk 1† December 26 1993 Philadelphia, PA This was a no disqualification match at Holiday Hell.[1][3]
Shane Douglas 1(2)† March 26 1994† Devon, PA Pinned Terry Funk in an 8-man WarGames match with Douglas, Mr. Hughes and The Public Enemy vs. Funk, Road Warrior Hawk, Kevin Sullivan and the Tazmaniac.[1] On August 27 1994 at Philadelphia, PA, Douglas pinned 2 Cold Scorpio in a tournament final to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, but immediately relinquished the title. Days later, ECW withdrew from the NWA and renamed itself Extreme Championship Wrestling, also renaming the title the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. WWE recognizes this reign as having begun on August 27, and also considers this as the starting point of the title's history.[4]
The Sandman 1(2)† April 15 1995 Philadelphia, PA Won the title at Hostile City Showdown.[5]
Mikey Whipwreck 1 October 28 1995 Philadelphia, PA This was a ladder match.[6]
The Sandman 2(3)† December 9 1995 Philadelphia, PA This was a three-way dance at December to Dismember, also involving Steve Austin.[6]
Raven 1 January 27 1996 Philadelphia, PA [1]
The Sandman 3(4)† October 5 1996 Philadelphia, PA Defeated Stevie Richards in a tag team match at Ultimate Jeopardy with Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. Richards and Brian Lee when Raven no-showed.[1][7]
Raven 2 December 7 1996 Philadelphia, PA This was a barbed wire match at Holiday Hell.[7]
Terry Funk 1(2)† April 13 1997 Philadelphia, PA Won the title at Barely Legal.[8]
Sabu 1(2)† August 9 1997 Philadelphia, PA This was a barbed wire match at Born to Be Wired.[9]
Shane Douglas 2(3)† August 17 1997 Ft. Lauderdale, FL This was a three-way dance at Hardcore Heaven, also involving Terry Funk.[9]
Bam Bam Bigelow 1 October 16 1997 Queens, NY [1]
Shane Douglas 3(4)† November 30 1997 Monaca, PA Won the title at November to Remember.[10]
Taz 1 January 10 1999 Kissimmee, FL Won the title at Guilty as Charged.[11]
Mike Awesome 1 September 19 1999 Villa Park, IL This was a three-way dance at Anarchy Rulz, also involving Masato Tanaka.[12]
Masato Tanaka 1 December 17 1999 Nashville, TN Won the title on ECW on TNN.[13]
Mike Awesome 2 December 23 1999 White Plains, NY Won the title on ECW on TNN.[13]
Tazz 2 April 13 2000 Indianapolis, IN Taz had signed with the World Wrestling Federation shortly after losing the title to Mike Awesome. Awesome, however, had unexpectedly signed with World Championship Wrestling and had shown up on television for that promotion a few weeks before this match. Outraged, Paul Heyman asked Vince McMahon to borrow Tazz for an episode of ECW on TNN to win the title. This was the only time that a WWF wrestler faced a WCW wrestler for an ECW title.[14]
Tommy Dreamer 1 April 22 2000 Philadelphia, PA Won the title at CyberSlam.[15]
Justin Credible 1 April 22 2000 Philadelphia, PA Won the title at CyberSlam.[15]
Jerry Lynn 1 October 1 2000 St. Paul, MN Won the title at Anarchy Rulz.[16]
Steve Corino 1 November 5 2000 Villa Park, IL This was a Double Jeopardy match at November to Remember, also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman.[16]
The Sandman 4(5)† January 7 2001 New York, NY This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match at Guilty as Charged, also involving Justin Credible.[17]
Rhino 1 January 7 2001 New York, NY Won the title at Guilty as Charged.[17]
Deactivated April 11 2001 Rhino held the title until ECW folded. Reign deemed inactive by WWE.[1]
Rob Van Dam 1 June 13 2006 Trenton, NJ Title revived by WWE. Van Dam was awarded the title by Paul Heyman on ECW for winning the WWE Championship.[18]
The Big Show 1 July 4, 2006 Philadelphia, PA This was an Extreme Rules match on ECW. Title renamed ECW World Championship during reign.[19]
Bobby Lashley 1 December 3 2006 Augusta, GA This was an Extreme Elimination Chamber match at December to Dismember, also involving Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, Test and CM Punk.[20]
Vince McMahon 1 April 29 2007 Atlanta, GA This was a Handicap match at Backlash, pitting Vince, Shane McMahon and Umaga against Lashley, in which anyone to pin Lashley would win the title.[21]
Bobby Lashley 2 June 3 2007 Jacksonville, FL This was a Street Fight at One Night Stand.[22]
Vacated June 11 2007 Wilkes-Barre, PA Vacated on RAW due to Lashley being drafted there.[22]
Johnny Nitro 1 June 24 2007 Houston, TX Defeated CM Punk at Vengeance.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "ECW World Championship title history". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
  2. ^ "ECW World Championship official title history". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  3. ^ "ECW results, October-December 1993". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  4. ^ "Shane Douglas' second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  5. ^ "ECW results, April-June 1995". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  6. ^ a b "ECW results, October-December 1995". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  7. ^ a b "ECW results, October-December 1996". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  8. ^ "ECW results, April-June 1997". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  9. ^ a b "ECW results, July-September 1997". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  10. ^ "ECW results, October-December 1997". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  11. ^ "ECW results, January-March 1999". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  12. ^ "ECW results, July-September 1999". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  13. ^ a b "ECW results, October-December 1999". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  14. ^ "Tazz wins ECW World title". Slam! Sports. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  15. ^ a b "ECW results, April-June 2000". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  16. ^ a b "ECW results, October-December 2000". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  17. ^ a b "ECW results, 2001". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  18. ^ "Rob Van Dam's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  19. ^ "Big Show's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  20. ^ "Bobby Lashley's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  21. ^ "Vince McMahon's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  22. ^ a b "Bobby Lashley's second reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  23. ^ "Johnny Nitro's first reign". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

See also

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