FTW Championship

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.

The FTW Championship was retired on September 25, 2024, with the final champion being Hook.

FTW Championship: Title History

FTW Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
All Elite Wrestling
	Deactivated September 25, 2024 Queens, NY \| AEW Grand Slam (2024) 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
9		Chris Jericho 1 April 21, 2024 St. Louis, MO \| AEW Dynasty (2024)	126 days
8		Hook 2 August 27, 2023 London, England \| AEW All In London (2023)	238 days
7		Jack Perry 1 July 19, 2023 Boston, MA \| AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts (2023)	39 days
6		Hook 1 July 27, 2022 Worcester, MA \| AEW Fight for the Fallen 2022	357 days
5		Ricky Starks 1 July 14, 2021 Cedar Park, TX \| AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest 2021	378 days
4		Brian Cage 1 July 8, 2020 Jacksonville, FL \| AEW Fyter Fest 2020 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
	Unified March 21, 1999 Asbury Park, NJ \| ECW Living Dangerously 1999 Taz unified the title into the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
3		Taz 2 March 21, 1999 Asbury Park, NJ \| ECW Living Dangerously 1999	0 days
2		Sabu 1 December 19, 1998 Philadelphia, PA \| ECW Hardcore TV	92 days
1		Taz 1 May 14, 1998 Queens, NY \| ECW It Ain't Seinfeld Taz introduced the title during a storyline	219 days

FTW Championship: Names & Belt Designs

- FTW ChampionshipJuly 8, 2020September 25, 2024
- FTW Heavyweight ChampionshipSeptember 19, 1998March 21, 1999
- FTW Heavyweight ChampionshipMay 14, 1998September 18, 1998

FTW Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionAEW July 8, 2020 September 25, 2024
PromotionECW May 14, 1998 March 21, 1999

Promotion	from	to
PromotionAEW	July 8, 2020	September 25, 2024
PromotionECW	May 14, 1998	March 21, 1999

Promotion All Elite Wrestling Extreme Championship Wrestling
TerritoryWorld Tier 2
DivisionUnsanctioned
GenderMale
Date EstablishedMay 14, 1998
Date RetiredSeptember 25, 2024

First ChampionTaz
Final ChampionHook

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Hook	3
	Taz	2
	Ricky Starks	1
	Brian Cage	1
	Chris Jericho	1

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Hook	626
	Ricky Starks	378
	Brian Cage	371
	Taz	219
	Chris Jericho	126

Longest Reigns

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