ECW World Heavyweight Championship

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.

The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was retired on February 16, 2010, with the final champion being Ezekiel Jackson.

ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Title History

ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
World Wrestling Entertainment: ECW
	Deactivated February 16, 2010 Kansas City, MO \| ECW 5655+ 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
	Deactivated April 11, 2001 1889 days The title was retired after ECW closed.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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 title	63 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: Names & Belt Designs

- ECW ChampionshipJuly 22, 2008February 16, 2010
- ECW ChampionshipAugust 1, 2007July 21, 2008
- ECW World ChampionshipJuly 18, 2006July 31, 2007
- ECW World Heavyweight ChampionshipJune 13, 2006July 17, 2006
- ECW World Heavyweight ChampionshipMay 16, 1998April 11, 2001
- ECW World Heavyweight ChampionshipDecember 7, 1996May 15, 1998
- ECW World Heavyweight ChampionshipDecember 9, 1995December 6, 1996
- ECW World Heavyweight ChampionshipOctober 28, 1995December 9, 1995
- ECW World Heavyweight ChampionshipAugust 27, 1994October 28, 1995
- NWA-ECW Heavyweight ChampionshipSeptember 18, 1993August 26, 1994
- ECW Heavyweight ChampionshipApril 25, 1992September 17, 1993

ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionWWEBrand ECW June 13, 2006 February 16, 2010
PromotionECW August 27, 1994 April 11, 2001
PromotionECW, NWA April 25, 1992 August 26, 1994

Promotion	from	to
PromotionWWEBrand ECW	June 13, 2006	February 16, 2010
PromotionECW	August 27, 1994	April 11, 2001
PromotionECW, NWA	April 25, 1992	August 26, 1994

Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment Extreme Championship Wrestling
GenderMale
Title TypeMain / World
Date EstablishedApril 25, 1992
Date RetiredFebruary 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

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

ECW World Heavyweight Championship

ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Title History

ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

Deactivated

Ezekiel Jackson 1

Christian 2

Tommy Dreamer 2

Christian 1

Jack Swagger 1

Matt Hardy 1

Mark Henry 1

Kane 1

Chavo Guerrero 1

CM Punk 1

John Morrison 1

Vacant

Bobby Lashley 2

Mr. McMahon 1

Bobby Lashley 1

Big Show 1

Rob Van Dam 1

Deactivated

Rhino 1

The Sandman 5

Steve Corino 1

Jerry Lynn 1

Justin Credible 1

Tommy Dreamer 1

Tazz 2

Mike Awesome 2

Masato Tanaka 1

Mike Awesome 1

Taz 1

Shane Douglas 4

Bam Bam Bigelow 1

Shane Douglas 3

Sabu 2

Terry Funk 2

Raven 2

The Sandman 4

Raven 1

The Sandman 3

Mikey Whipwreck 1

The Sandman 2

Shane Douglas 2

Terry Funk 1

Sabu 1

Shane Douglas 1

Tito Santana 1

Don Muraco 2

The Sandman 1

Don Muraco 1

Jimmy Snuka 2

Johnny Hotbody 1

Jimmy Snuka 1

ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Names & Belt Designs

ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Statistics

Promotions History

Most Number of Reigns

Most Combined Days

Longest Reigns