On this page, you find the full Title History for the FTW 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 FTW Championship was an unsanctioned title contested in All Elite Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on May 14, 1998, and the inaugural champion was Taz.
The title was created by Taz, who was frustrated by his inability to challenge for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship due to Champion's injury and refusal to face him. It is presented as an "outlaw" or "renegade" title and it's unsanctioned.
FTW Championship: Title History
AEW
ECW-
Championship Names & Belt Designs
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FTW Championship July 8, 2020 September 25, 2024 - FTW Heavyweight Championship September 19, 1998 March 21, 1999
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FTW Heavyweight Championship May 14, 1998 September 18, 1998
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FTW Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign All Elite Wrestling Deactivated
- September 25, 2024
- Queens, NY
- | AEW Grand Slam (2024)
- 0 days
After a successfull title defense, HOOK announced the retirement of the FTW Championship.10 
Hook 3
- August 25, 2024
- London, England
- | AEW All In London (2024)
- 31 days
31- days
9 
Chris Jericho 1
- April 21, 2024
- St. Louis, MO
- | AEW Dynasty
- 126 days
126- days
8 
Hook 2
- August 27, 2023
- London, England
- | AEW All In London (2023)
- 238 days
238- days
7 
Jack Perry 1
- July 19, 2023
- Boston, MA
- | AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts (2023)
- 39 days
39- days
6 Hook 1
- July 27, 2022
- Worcester, MA
- | AEW Fight for the Fallen 2022
- 357 days
357- days
5 
Ricky Starks 1
- July 14, 2021
- Cedar Park, TX
- | AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest 2021
- 378 days
378- days
4 
Brian Cage 1
- July 8, 2020
- Jacksonville, FL
- | AEW Fyter Fest 2020
- 371 days
Taz reintroduced the title, a reactivated version of the previous title used in ECW (unified with the ECW World Heavyweight Title in 1999), and awarded it to Cage.371- days
Extreme Championship Wrestling Unified
- March 21, 1999
- Asbury Park, NJ
- | ECW Living Dangerously 1999
- 7780 days
Taz unified the title into the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.3 
Taz 2
- March 21, 1999
- Asbury Park, NJ
- | ECW Living Dangerously 1999
- 0 days
0- days
2 
Sabu 1
- December 19, 1998
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ECW Hardcore TV
- 92 days
92- days
1 Taz 1
- May 14, 1998
- Queens, NY
- | ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
- 219 days
Taz introduced the title during a storyline219- days
FTW Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
All Elite Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling - Gender Male
- Title Type Unsanctioned Title
- Date Established May 14, 1998
- Date Retired September 25, 2024
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hook | 3 |
| 2 | Taz | 2 |
| 3 | Ricky Starks | 1 |
| 4 | Brian Cage | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Jericho | 1 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Hook | 626 | |
| Ricky Starks | 378 | |
| Brian Cage | 371 | |
| Taz | 219 | |
| Chris Jericho | 126 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Starks | July 14, 2021 - July 27, 2022 | 378 | |
| Brian Cage | July 8, 2020 - July 14, 2021 | 371 | |
| Hook | July 27, 2022 - July 19, 2023 | 357 | |
| Hook | August 27, 2023 - April 21, 2024 | 238 | |
| Taz | May 14, 1998 - December 19, 1998 | 219 |