List of ECW Champions

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This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Champion by ring name. The ECW Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was originally the highest ranked title of the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion. Currently, it is the only championship on the ECW brand.^[1] There have been a total of 22 recognized champions who have had a combined 31 official reigns^[1]

The championship has been known as:^[1][2]

• NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship (April 1992 – August 1994)
• ECW World Heavyweight Championship (August 1994 – April 2001, June 2006 - July 2006)
• ECW World Championship (July 2006 – June 2007)
• ECW Championship (June 2007 - Present)^[3]

Contents 1 Title history 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Title history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
Jimmy Snuka	1	April 25, 1992	Mount Tabor, PA	Defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the first NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion. NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship reigns are not officially recognized by WWE.[1]
Johnny Hot Body	1	April 26, 1992	Philadelphia, PA	[1]
Jimmy Snuka	2	July 14, 1992	Philadelphia, PA	[1]
Don Muraco	1	September 30, 1992	Philadelphia, PA	[1]
The Sandman	1	November 16, 1992	Philadelphia, PA	[1]
Don Muraco	2	April 3, 1993	Radnor, PA	[1]
Tito Santana	1	August 8, 1993	Philadelphia, PA	[1]
Shane Douglas	1	September 9, 1993	Roanoke, VA	Won the title via forfeit.[1]
Sabu	1	October 2, 1993	Philadelphia, PA	[1]
Terry Funk	1	December 26, 1993	Philadelphia, PA	This was a no disqualification match at Holiday Hell.[1][4]
Shane Douglas	2	March 26, 1994	Devon, PA	Pinned Terry Funk in an 8-man Ultimate Jeopardy match also involving, Mr. Hughes, Public Enemy, Road Warrior Hawk, Kevin Sullivan, and Tazmaniac. On August 27, the title became the ECW World Heavyweight Championship when Douglas relinquished the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. ECW leaves the NWA and is renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling. Recognized as the start of the title's history by WWE.[1][5]
The Sandman	2	April 15, 1995	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at Hostile City Showdown.[6]
Mikey Whipwreck	1	October 28, 1995	Philadelphia, PA	This was a ladder match.[7]
The Sandman	3	December 9, 1995	Philadelphia, PA	This was a three-way dance at December to Dismember, also involving Steve Austin.[7]
Raven	1	January 27, 1996	Philadelphia, PA	[1]
The Sandman	4	October 5, 1996	Philadelphia, PA	Defeated Stevie Richards in a tag team match at Ultimate Jeopardy with Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. Richards and Brian Lee when Raven no-showed.[1][8]
Raven	2	December 7, 1996	Philadelphia, PA	This was a barbed wire match at Holiday Hell.[8]
Terry Funk	2	April 13, 1997	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at Barely Legal.[9]
Sabu	2	August 9, 1997	Philadelphia, PA	This was a barbed wire match at Born to Be Wired.[10]
Shane Douglas	3	August 17, 1997	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	This was a three-way dance at Hardcore Heaven, also involving Terry Funk.[10]
Bam Bam Bigelow	1	October 16, 1997	Queens, NY	[1]
Shane Douglas	4	November 30, 1997	Monaca, PA	Won the title at November to Remember.[11]
Taz	1	January 10, 1999	Kissimmee, FL	Won the title at Guilty as Charged.[12]
Mike Awesome	1	September 19, 1999	Villa Park, IL	This was a three-way dance at Anarchy Rulz, also involving Masato Tanaka.[13]
Masato Tanaka	1	December 17, 1999	Nashville, TN	Won the title on ECW on TNN.[14]
Mike Awesome	2	December 23, 1999	White Plains, NY	Won the title on ECW on TNN.[14]
Tazz	2	April 13, 2000	Indianapolis, IN	Won the title on ECW on TNN. Tazz had signed with the World Wrestling Federation following his title loss to Mike Awesome on September 19, 1999. However, Awesome unexpectedly signed with World Championship Wrestling in 2000 while still being champion. As a result, Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon arranged for Tazz to return to ECW and defeat Awesome for title.[15]
Tommy Dreamer	1	April 22, 2000	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at CyberSlam.[16]
Justin Credible	1	April 22, 2000	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at CyberSlam.[16]
Jerry Lynn	1	October 1, 2000	St. Paul, MN	Won the title at Anarchy Rulz.[17]
Steve Corino	1	November 5, 2000	Villa Park, IL	This was a Double Jeopardy match at November to Remember, also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman.[17]
The Sandman	5	January 7, 2001	New York, NY	This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match at Guilty as Charged, also involving Justin Credible.[18]
Rhino	1	January 7, 2001	New York, NY	Won the title at Guilty as Charged.[18]
Deactivated		April 11, 2001		Extreme Championship Wrestling shuts down. World Wrestling Entertainment subsequently purchased its assets.[1]
Rob Van Dam	1	June 13, 2006	Trenton, NJ	The title is revived by WWE for the ECW brand. Van Dam was awarded the title by Paul Heyman on ECW for winning the WWE Championship.[19]
The Big Show	1	July 4, 2006	Philadelphia, PA	This was an Extreme Rules match on ECW. The title began to be referred to as the ECW World Championship during this reign.[20]
Bobby Lashley	1	December 3, 2006	Augusta, GA	This was an Extreme Elimination Chamber match at December to Dismember, also involving Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, Test and CM Punk.[21]
Vince McMahon	1	April 29, 2007	Atlanta, GA	This was a Handicap match at Backlash, pitting Vince, Shane McMahon and Umaga against Lashley, in which anyone to pin Lashley would win the title.[22]
Bobby Lashley	2	June 3, 2007	Jacksonville, FL	This was a Street Fight at One Night Stand.[23]
Vacated		June 11, 2007	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Vacated on RAW due to Lashley being drafted to the RAW brand.[23]
Johnny Nitro	1	June 24, 2007	Houston, TX	Defeated CM Punk at Vengeance.[24] He officially changed his name to John Morrison on the July 17, 2007 edition of ECW. The title began to be referred to as the ECW Championship during this reign.[3]
CM Punk	1	September 1, 2007	Cincinnati, OH	Aired September 4 on ECW.[25]
Chavo Guerrero	1	January 22, 2008	Charlottesville, VA	This was a No Disqualification match on ECW.[26]
Kane	1	March 30, 2008	Orlando, FL	Won the title at WrestleMania XXIV.[27]

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of ECW Championship reigns by length

[edit] External links

• ECW Championship History at WWE.com

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