On this page, you find the full Title History for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was a World Title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling and National Wrestling Alliance, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on April 25, 1992, and the inaugural champion was Jimmy Snuka.
ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Title History
ECW
NWA-
Championship Names & Belt Designs
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ECW Championship July 22, 2008 February 16, 2010 -
ECW Championship August 1, 2007 July 21, 2008 - ECW World Championship July 18, 2006 July 31, 2007
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship June 13, 2006 July 17, 2006
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ECW World Heavyweight Championship May 16, 1998 April 11, 2001 -
ECW World Heavyweight Championship December 7, 1996 May 15, 1998 -
ECW World Heavyweight Championship August 27, 1994 December 6, 1996 - NWA-ECW Heavyweight Championship September 18, 1993 August 26, 1994
- ECW Heavyweight Championship April 25, 1992 September 17, 1993
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ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign World Wrestling Entertainment: ECW Deactivated
- February 16, 2010
- Kansas City, MO
- | ECW
- 5391+ days
The title was retired by WWE due to the ECW brand being discontinued.49 
Ezekiel Jackson 1
- February 16, 2010
- Kansas City, MO
- | ECW
- 0 days
0- days
48 
Christian 2
- July 26, 2009
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WWE Night of Champions 2009
- 205 days
205- days
47 
Tommy Dreamer 2
- June 7, 2009
- New Orleans, LA
- | WWE Extreme Rules 2009
- 49 days
49- days
46 Christian 1
- April 26, 2009
- Providence, RI
- | WWE Backlash 2009
- 42 days
42- days
45 
Jack Swagger 1
- January 13, 2009
- Sioux City, IA
- | ECW
- 103 days
103- days
44 
Matt Hardy 1
- September 7, 2008
- Cleveland, OH
- | WWE Unforgiven 2008
- 128 days
128- days
43 
Mark Henry 1
- June 29, 2008
- Dallas, TX
- | WWE Night of Champions 2008
- 70 days
The title returned exclusive to ECW due to Mark Henry being a member of ECW.70- days
42 
Kane 1
- March 30, 2008
- Orlando, FL
- | WWE WrestleMania XXIV
- 91 days
Kane was a member of the SmackDown when he won the title, thus making the title exclusive to SmackDown. The title was returned to ECW when Kane defected to ECW two days later. Then the title was exclusive to the Raw brand when Kane was drafted to Raw on June 23, 2008.91- days
41 
Chavo Guerrero 1
- January 22, 2008
- Charlottesville, VA
- | ECW
- 68 days
With Chavo being a member of the SmackDown roster, the title becomes shared between SmackDown and ECW.68- days
40 
CM Punk 1
- September 4, 2007
- Cincinnati, OH
- | ECW
- 140 days
140- days
39 
John Morrison 1
- June 24, 2007
- Houston, TX
- | WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions (2007)
- 72 days
Nitro defeated CM Punk to win the vacant title. Beginning in August 2007, the title changed name to ECW Championship.72- days
Vacant
- June 11, 2007
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
- | Raw
- 13 days
The tite was vacated due to Bobby Lashley being drafted to Raw.13- days
38 
Bobby Lashley 2
- June 3, 2007
- Jacksonville, FL
- | WWE One Night Stand 2007
- 8 days
8- days
37 
Mr. McMahon 1
- April 29, 2007
- Atlanta, GA
- | WWE Backlash 2007
- 35 days
McMahon pinned Lashley in a Handicap Match, which also involved Shane McMahon and Umaga, to win the title.35- days
36 Bobby Lashley 1
- December 3, 2006
- Augusta, GA
- | ECW December to Dismember 2006
- 147 days
147- days
35 
Big Show 1
- July 4, 2006
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW
- 152 days
The title change name to ECW World Championship during this reign.152- days
34 
Rob Van Dam 1
- June 13, 2006
- Trenton, NJ
- | ECW
- 21 days
The title was revived (as a WWE version of original ECW World Heavyweight Title) for the ECW brand. Van Dam was awarded the title by Paul Heyman for winning the WWE Title.21- days
Extreme Championship Wrestling Deactivated
- April 11, 2001
- 1889 days
The title was retired after ECW closed.33 
Rhino 1
- January 7, 2001
- New York, NY
- | ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
- 94 days
94- days
32 
The Sandman 5
- January 7, 2001
- New York, NY
- | ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
- 0 days
0- days
31 
Steve Corino 1
- November 5, 2000
- Villa Park, IL
- | ECW November to Remember 2000
- 63 days
63- days
30 
Jerry Lynn 1
- October 1, 2000
- Saint Paul, MN
- | ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
- 35 days
35- days
29 
Justin Credible 1
- April 22, 2000
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW CyberSlam 2000
- 162 days
162- days
28 
Tommy Dreamer 1
- April 22, 2000
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW CyberSlam 2000
- 0 days
0- days
27 
Tazz 2
- April 13, 2000
- Indianapolis, IN
- | ECW on TNN
- 9 days
Taz had signed with WWF following his title loss to Mike Awesome on September 19, 1999. However, Awesome unexpectedly signed with WCW in 2000 while still being champion and threatened to bring the title onto WCW TV. As a result, Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon arranged for Taz to return to ECW and defeat Awesome for the title.9- days
26 
Mike Awesome 2
- December 23, 1999
- White Plains, NY
- | ECW on TNN
- 112 days
112- days
25 
Masato Tanaka 1
- December 17, 1999
- Nashville, TN
- | ECW on TNN
- 6 days
6- days
24 Mike Awesome 1
- September 19, 1999
- Villa Park, IL
- | ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999
- 89 days
89- days
23 Taz 1
- January 10, 1999
- Kissimmee, FL
- | ECW Guilty as Charged 1999
- 252 days
252- days
22 
Shane Douglas 4
- November 30, 1997
- Monaca, PA
- | ECW November to Remember 1997
- 406 days
406- days
21 
Bam Bam Bigelow 1
- October 16, 1997
- New York, NY
- | ECW Hardcore TV
- 45 days
45- days
20 Shane Douglas 3
- August 17, 1997
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- | ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
- 60 days
60- days
19 
Sabu 2
- August 9, 1997
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Born to be Wired
- 8 days
8- days
18 
Terry Funk 2
- April 13, 1997
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Barely Legal
- 118 days
118- days
17 
Raven 2
- December 7, 1996
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Holiday Hell 1996
- 127 days
127- days
16 
The Sandman 4
- October 5, 1996
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
- 63 days
Raven failed to show up for the event, so The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richards & Brian Lee and Sandman gained the pinfall to win the title63- days
15 Raven 1
- January 27, 1996
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Hardcore TV
- 252 days
252- days
14 The Sandman 3
- December 9, 1995
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW December to Dismember 1995
- 49 days
49- days
13 
Mikey Whipwreck 1
- October 28, 1995
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Hardcore TV
- 42 days
42- days
12 The Sandman 2
- April 15, 1995
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
- 196 days
196- days
11 
Shane Douglas 2
- March 26, 1994
- Devon, PA
- | ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1994
- 385 days
385- days
Extreme Championship Wrestling & National Wrestling Alliance 10 Terry Funk 1
- December 26, 1993
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Holiday Hell 1993
- 90 days
90- days
9 
Sabu 1
- October 2, 1993
- Philadelphia, PA | NWA Bloodfest
- 85 days
85- days
8 Shane Douglas 1
- September 9, 1993
- Roanoke, VA
- | ECW Hardcore TV
- 23 days
Santana forfeited the title to Douglas and left ECW.23- days
7 
Tito Santana 1
- August 8, 1993
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Hardcore TV
- 32 days
32- days
6 
Don Muraco 2
- April 3, 1993
- Radnor, PA
- | ECW Hardcore TV
- 127 days
127- days
5 The Sandman 1
- November 16, 1992
- Philadelphia, PA | Live event
- 138 days
138- days
4 Don Muraco 1
- September 30, 1992
- Philadelphia, PA | Live event
- 47 days
47- days
3 
Jimmy Snuka 2
- July 14, 1992
- Philadelphia, PA | Live event
- 78 days
78- days
2 Johnny Hotbody 1
- April 26, 1992
- Philadelphia, PA | Live event
- 79 days
79- days
1 Jimmy Snuka 1
- April 25, 1992
- Mount Tabor, PA | Live event
- 1 day
Defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.1- day
ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
World Wrestling Entertainment
Extreme Championship Wrestling - Gender Male
- Title Type Primary Title
- Date Established April 25, 1992
- Date Retired February 16, 2010
- First ChampionJimmy Snuka
- Final ChampionEzekiel Jackson
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| The Sandman | 5 | |
| Shane Douglas | 4 | |
| Raven | 2 | |
| Taz | 2 | |
| Christian | 2 | |
| 6 | Terry Funk | 2 |
| 7 | Mike Awesome | 2 |
| 8 | Don Muraco | 2 |
| 9 | Bobby Lashley | 2 |
| 10 | Sabu | 2 |
| 11 | Jimmy Snuka | 2 |
| 12 | Tommy Dreamer | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Douglas | 874 | |
| The Sandman | 446 | |
| Raven | 379 | |
| Taz | 261 | |
| Christian | 247 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Douglas | November 30, 1997 - January 10, 1999 | 406 | |
| Shane Douglas | March 26, 1994 - April 15, 1995 | 385 | |
| Taz | January 10, 1999 - September 19, 1999 | 252 | |
| Raven | January 27, 1996 - October 5, 1996 | 252 | |
| Christian | July 26, 2009 - February 16, 2010 | 205 |