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Christian, shown here in his first reign, is a 2-time and current ECW Champion.

The ECW Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is the world title of the ECW brand and one of three in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship.

Originally a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) title of Eastern Championship Wrestling, Jimmy Snuka became the inaugural ECW Heavyweight Champion on April 25, 1992. It was established a world heavyweight championship in 1994, when ECW Heavyweight Champion, Shane Douglas, participated in and won a tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship on August 27, 1994. However, immediately after winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, he relinquished it and instead proclaimed himself the new ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Following this, Eastern Championship Wrestling seceded from the NWA and became Extreme Championship Wrestling. It remained active until April 11, 2001 when ECW was closed and World Wrestling Entertainment subsequently purchased its assets. However, when WWE relaunched ECW as a WWE brand in June 2006, the championship was also reactivated to be the ECW brand's world title. Paul Heyman, former ECW owner and newly appointed figurehead for the ECW brand, awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship to Rob Van Dam on June 13, 2006, as a result of winning the WWE Championship at One Night Stand 2006, though he had originally stated that the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship, two alternate world titles in WWE, would "become" the ECW World Heavyweight Championship if a competitor designated to the ECW brand became WWE or World Heavyweight Champion at the event. Instead, Rob Van Dam decided to hold both titles simultaneously. The ECW Championship remained in ECW until January 22, 2008, when it was moved to the SmackDown brand after SmackDown's Chavo Guerrero defeated the ECW Champion CM Punk, but it returned to ECW when Kane defeated Guerrero for the title on March 30 at WrestleMania XXIV and defected to the ECW brand. On June 23, Kane was drafted to the Raw brand as a part of the 2008 WWE Draft, briefly making the title Raw exclusive in the process. It returned to ECW on June 29, 2008, after Mark Henry, a member of the ECW brand, won the title at Night of Champions 2008.

ECW Championship title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which wrestlers are involved in scripted pre-existing rivalries that are played out on WWE programming. These narratives create feuds between various wrestlers, which cast them as villains and heroes. Currently, The Sandman holds the most reigns as champion, with five. Shane Douglas, in his fourth reign, had the longest reign in the title's history which lasted 406 days, while The Sandman, in his fifth, had the shortest at 14 minutes. As of July 2009, Christian is the champion in his second reign. Overall, there have been a total of 31 recognized champions who have had a combined 48 official reigns.

Title history

Names

Name Years
NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship 1992 - 1994
ECW World Heavyweight Championship 1994 - 2006
ECW World Championship 2006 - 2007
ECW Championship 2007 - Present

Reigns

As of December 28, 2024.

# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Jimmy Snuka 1 April 25, 1992 1 Mount Tabor, PA Live event 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.
2 Johnny Hotbody 1 April 26, 1992 79 Philadelphia, PA Live event
3 Jimmy Snuka 2 July 14, 1992 78 Philadelphia, PA Live event
4 Don Muraco 1 September 30, 1992 47 Philadelphia, PA Live event
5 The Sandman 1 November 16, 1992 138 Philadelphia, PA Live event
6 Don Muraco 2 April 3, 1993 127 Radnor, PA Live event
7 Tito Santana 1 August 8, 1993 32 Philadelphia, PA Live event
8 Shane Douglas 1 September 9, 1993 23 Roanoke, VA Live event Won the title via forfeit.
9 Sabu 1 October 2, 1993 85 Philadelphia, PA Bloodfest: Part 2
10 Terry Funk 1 December 26, 1993 90 Philadelphia, PA Holiday Hell (1993) This was a no disqualification match.
11 Shane Douglas 2 March 26, 1994 385 Devon, PA Ultimate Jeopardy (1994) 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.
12 The Sandman 2 April 15, 1995 196 Philadelphia, PA Hostile City Showdown (1995)
13 Mikey Whipwreck 1 October 28, 1995 42 Philadelphia, PA Live event This was a ladder match.
14 The Sandman 3 December 9, 1995 49 Philadelphia, PA December to Dismember (1995) This was a three-way dance also involving Steve Austin.
15 Raven 1 January 27, 1996 252 Philadelphia, PA Live event
16 The Sandman 4 October 5, 1996 63 Philadelphia, PA Ultimate Jeopardy (1996) Defeated Stevie Richards in a tag team match with Tommy Dreamer vs. Richards and Brian Lee when Raven no-showed.
17 Raven 2 December 7, 1996 127 Philadelphia, PA Holiday Hell (1996) This was a barbed wire match.
18 Terry Funk 2 April 13, 1997 118 Philadelphia, PA Barely Legal
19 Sabu 2 August 9, 1997 8 Philadelphia, PA Born to Be Wired This was a barbed wire match.
20 Shane Douglas 3 August 17, 1997 60 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Hardcore Heaven (1997) This was a three-way dance also involving Terry Funk.
21 Bam Bam Bigelow 1 October 16, 1997 45 New York, NY Live event
22 Shane Douglas 4 November 30, 1997 406 Monaca, PA November to Remember (1997)
23 Taz 1 January 10, 1999 252 Kissimmee, FL Guilty as Charged (1999)
24 Mike Awesome 1 September 19, 1999 89 Villa Park, IL Anarchy Rulz (1999) This was a three-way dance also involving Masato Tanaka.
25 Masato Tanaka 1 December 17, 1999 6 Nashville, TN ECW on TNN
26 Mike Awesome 2 December 23, 1999 112 White Plains, NY ECW on TNN
27 Tazz 2 April 13, 2000 9 Indianapolis, IN 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.
28 Tommy Dreamer 1 April 22, 2000 0 Philadelphia, PA CyberSlam (2000)
29 Justin Credible 1 April 22, 2000 162 Philadelphia, PA Cyberslam (2000)
30 Jerry Lynn 1 October 1, 2000 35 St. Paul, MN Anarchy Rulz (2000)
31 Steve Corino 1 November 5, 2000 63 Villa Park, IL November to Remember (2000) This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman.
32 The Sandman 5 January 7, 2001 0 New York, NY Guilty as Charged (2001) This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match also involving Justin Credible.
33 Rhino 1 January 7, 2001 94 New York, NY Guilty as Charged (2001)
- Deactivated - April 11, 2001 0 N/A N/A ECW shuts down. The WWF subsequently purchased its assets.
34 Rob Van Dam 1 June 13, 2006 21 Trenton, NJ ECW on Sci Fi The title is revived by WWE for the ECW brand. Van Dam was awarded the title by Paul Heyman for winning the WWE Championship.
35 The Big Show 1 July 4, 2006 152 Philadelphia, PA ECW on Sci Fi This was an Extreme Rules match. The title began to be referred to as the ECW World Championship during this reign.
36 Bobby Lashley 1 December 3, 2006 147 Augusta, GA December to Dismember (2006) This was an Extreme Elimination Chamber match also involving Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, Test and CM Punk.
37 Mr. McMahon 1 April 29, 2007 35 Atlanta, GA Backlash (2007) This was a Handicap match pitting Vince, Shane McMahon and Umaga against Lashley, in which anyone to pin Lashley would win the title.
38 Bobby Lashley 2 June 3, 2007 8 Jacksonville, FL One Night Stand (2007) This was a Street Fight.
- Vacated - June 11, 2007 0 Wilkes-Barre, PA Raw Vacated due to Lashley being drafted to the Raw brand.
39 Johnny Nitro 1 June 24, 2007 69 Houston, TX Vengeance: Night of Champions Defeated CM Punk. 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.
40 CM Punk 1 September 1, 2007 143 Cincinnati, OH ECW on Sci Fi Aired September 4, 2007.
41 Chavo Guerrero 1 January 22, 2008 68 Charlottesville, VA ECW on Sci Fi This was a No Disqualification match.
42 Kane 1 March 30, 2008 91 Orlando, FL WrestleMania XXIV Became Raw exclusive on June 23, 2008 when Kane was drafted to Raw.
43 Mark Henry 1 June 29, 2008 70 Dallas, TX Night of Champions (2008) This was a Triple Threat match also involving The Big Show, thus making the title ECW exclusive once again.
44 Matt Hardy 1 September 7, 2008 127 Cleveland, OH Unforgiven (2008) This was a 20 minute Scramble match also involving Finlay, The Miz, and Chavo Guerrero.
45 Jack Swagger 1 January 12, 2009 104 Sioux City, IA ECW on Sci Fi Aired January 13, 2009.
46 Christian 1 April 26, 2009 42 Providence, RI Backlash (2009)
47 Tommy Dreamer 2 June 7, 2009 49 New Orleans, LA Extreme Rules This was a Triple Threat Hardcore match also involving Jack Swagger.
48 Christian 2 July 26, 2009 5634+ Philadelphia, PA Night of Champions (2009)

List of top combined reigns

As of December 28, 2024.

Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. Shane Douglas 4 874
2. The Sandman 5 446
3. Raven 2 379
4. Taz/Tazz 2 261
5. Terry Funk 2 208
6. Mike Awesome 2 201
7. Don Muraco 2 174
8. Justin Credible 1 162
9. Bobby Lashley 2 155
10. The Big Show 1 152
11. CM Punk 1 143
12. Christian 2 5676+
13. Matt Hardy 1 127
14. Jack Swagger 1 104
15. Rhino 1 94
16. Sabu 2 93
17. Kane 1 91
18. Johnny Hotbody 1 79
18. Jimmy Snuka 2 79
20. Mark Henry 1 70
21. John Morrison 1 69
22. Chavo Guerrero 1 68
23. Steve Corino 1 63
24. Tommy Dreamer 2 49
25. Bam Bam Bigelow 1 45
26. Mikey Whipwreck 1 42
27. Jerry Lynn 1 35
27. Mr. McMahon 1 35
29. Tito Santana 1 32
30. Rob Van Dam 1 21
31. Masato Tanaka 1 6

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