ECW World Television Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the ECW World Television 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 Television Championship was a secondary title contested in Extreme Championship Wrestling and National Wrestling Alliance, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on August 12, 1992, and the inaugural champion was Johnny Hotbody.

The ECW World Television Championship was retired on April 11, 2001, with the final champion being Rhyno.

ECW World Television Championship: Title History

ECW World Television Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
Extreme Championship Wrestling
	Deactivated April 11, 2001 8892+ days The title was retired after ECW closed.
30		Rhino 2 September 9, 2000 Mississauga, ON \| ECW on TNN 214 days	214 days
29		Kid Kash 1 August 26, 2000 New York, NY \| ECW Midtown Massacre II 14 days	14 days
28		Rhino 1 April 22, 2000 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW CyberSlam 2000 126 days	126 days
27		Yoshihiro Tajiri 1 April 8, 2000 Buffalo, NY \| ECW on TNN 14 days	14 days
26		Super Crazy 1 March 12, 2000 Danbury, CT \| ECW Living Dangerously 2000 27 days Defeated Rhino in a tournament final for the vacant title.	27 days
		Vacant March 4, 2000 Philadelphia, PA 8 days The Network forced Rob Van Dam to relinquish the title because he was legitimately injured.	8 days
25		Rob Van Dam 1 April 4, 1998 Buffalo, NY \| ECW Hardcore TV 700 days	700 days
24		Bam Bam Bigelow 1 March 1, 1998 Asbury Park, NJ \| ECW Living Dangerously 1998 34 days	34 days
23		Taz 2 June 7, 1997 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997 267 days	267 days
22		Shane Douglas 2 July 13, 1996 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Heat Wave 1996 329 days	329 days
21		Chris Jericho 1 June 22, 1996 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996 21 days	21 days
20		Pitbull #2 1 June 1, 1996 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Fight the Power 21 days	21 days
19		Shane Douglas 1 May 11, 1996 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW A Matter of Respect 1996 21 days	21 days
18		2 Cold Scorpio 4 January 5, 1996 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW House Party 1996 127 days	127 days
17		Mikey Whipwreck 2 December 29, 1995 New York, NY \| ECW Holiday Hell 1995 7 days This was a match where Scorpio put both his World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championship held by him & The Sandman on the line.	7 days
16		2 Cold Scorpio 3 August 25, 1995 Jim Thorpe, PA \| House Show 126 days	126 days
15		Eddy Guerrero 2 July 28, 1995 Middletown, NY \| ECW Hardcore TV 28 days	28 days
14		Dean Malenko 2 July 21, 1995 Tampa, FL \| ECW Hardcore TV 7 days	7 days
13		Eddy Guerrero 1 April 8, 1995 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Three Way Dance 104 days	104 days
12		2 Cold Scorpio 2 March 18, 1995 Philadelphia, PA \| Extreme Warfare 21 days	21 days
11		Dean Malenko 1 November 4, 1994 Hamburg, PA \| ECW Hardcore TV 134 days	134 days
10		2 Cold Scorpio 1 November 4, 1994 Hamburg, PA \| ECW Hardcore TV 0 days	0 days
9		Jason 1 August 13, 1994 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 83 days	83 days
Extreme Championship Wrestling & National Wrestling Alliance
8		Mikey Whipwreck 1 May 13, 1994 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Hardcore TV 92 days	92 days
7		The Pitbull 1 April 16, 1994 Philadelphia, PA \| House Show 27 days	27 days
6		J.T. Smith 1 March 6, 1994 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Hardcore TV 41 days	41 days
5		The Tazmaniac 1 March 6, 1994 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Hardcore TV 0 days	0 days
4		Sabu 1 November 13, 1993 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW November to Remember 1993 113 days This was a tag team match Sabu & Road Warrior Hawk vs. Terry Funk & King Kong Bundy, with Sabu's ECW Heavyweight Championship also on the line.	113 days
3		Terry Funk 1 October 1, 1993 Philadelphia, PA \| NWA Bloodfest 43 days	43 days
2		Jimmy Snuka 1 March 12, 1993 Radnor, PA \| ECW Hardcore TV 203 days Defeated Glen Osbourne in a tournament final to win the vacant title.	203 days
		Vacant September 12, 1992 181 days ECW forced Johnny Hotbody to relinquish the title after he legitimately injured his ankle. During the vacancy, Glen Osbourne won the title, then he was forced to vacate it to set it up to be defended in a tournament after beginning its television show Hardcore TV; however, this reign was not officially recognized.	181 days
1		Johnny Hotbody 1 August 12, 1992 Philadelphia, PA \| House Show 31 days	31 days

ECW World Television Championship: Names & Belt Designs

- ECW World Television ChampionshipMay 16, 1998April 11, 2001
- ECW World Television ChampionshipDecember 7, 1996May 15, 1998
- ECW World Television ChampionshipAugust 27, 1994December 6, 1996
- NWA-ECW Television ChampionshipSeptember 18, 1993August 26, 1994
- ECW Television ChampionshipAugust 12, 1992September 17, 1993

ECW World Television Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionECW August 27, 1994 April 11, 2001
PromotionECW, NWA August 12, 1992 August 26, 1994

Promotion	from	to
PromotionECW	August 27, 1994	April 11, 2001
PromotionECW, NWA	August 12, 1992	August 26, 1994

Promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling
GenderMale
Title TypeMidcard / Secondary
Date EstablishedAugust 12, 1992
Date RetiredApril 11, 2001

First ChampionJohnny Hotbody
Final ChampionRhyno

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	2 Cold Scorpio	4
	Shane Douglas	2
	Rhino	2
	Taz	2
	Dean Malenko	2
6	Eddy Guerrero	2
7	Mikey Whipwreck	2

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Rob Van Dam	700
	Shane Douglas	350
	Rhino	340
	2 Cold Scorpio	274
	Taz	267

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Rob Van Dam	April 4, 1998 - March 4, 2000	700
Shane Douglas	July 13, 1996 - June 7, 1997	329
Taz	June 7, 1997 - March 1, 1998	267
Rhino	September 9, 2000 - April 11, 2001	214
Jimmy Snuka	March 12, 1993 - October 1, 1993	203