ECW World Heavyweight Champions [List]
1
Jimmy Snuka 1
April 25,
1992 1
Mount Tabor, Pennsylvania Live event Snuka defeated
Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the first NWA-ECW
Heavyweight Champion. NWA-ECW Heavyweight
Championship reigns are not recognized by
World Wrestling Entertainment (
WWE).
2
Johnny Hotbody 1 April 26, 1992 79
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Live event
3 Jimmy Snuka 2 July 14, 1992 78 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Live event
4
Don Muraco 1 September 30, 1992 47 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Live event
5
The Sandman 1 November 16, 1992 138 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Live event
6 Don Muraco 2 April 3,
1993 127 Radnor, Pennsylvania Live event
7
Tito Santana 1 August 8, 1993 32 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Live event
8
Shane Douglas 1 September 9, 1993 23
Roanoke, Virginia Live event
Douglas won the championship due to forfeit.
9
Sabu 1 October 2, 1993 85 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bloodfest: Part 2
10
Terry Funk 1 December 26, 1993 90 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Holiday Hell (1993) This was a no disqualification match.
11 Shane Douglas 2 March 26,
1994 385
Devon, Pennsylvania Ultimate Jeopardy (1994) Douglas pinned
Funk in an
Ultimate Jeopardy match also involving,
Mr. Hughes,
Rocco Rock,
Johnny Grunge,
Road Warrior Hawk,
Kevin Sullivan, and
The Tazmaniac. On August 27, 1994, the title was renamed the
ECW World Heavyweight Championship when Douglas relinquished the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
ECW leaves the
NWA and is renamed
Extreme Championship Wrestling. WWE recognizes the championship history beginning on August 27, 1994.
12 The Sandman 2 April 15,
1995 196 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hostile City Showdown (1995)
13
Mikey Whipwreck 1
October 28, 1995 42 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Live event This was a ladder match.
14 The Sandman
3 December 9, 1995 49 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December to Dismember (1995) This was a three way dance also involving
Steve Austin.
15
Raven 1
January 27,
1996 252 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Live event
16 The Sandman 4
October 5, 1996 63 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ultimate Jeopardy (1996) The Sandman and
Tommy Dreamer defeated
Stevie Richards and
Brian Lee in a tag team match. The Sandman gained the pinfall to win the championship after Raven failed to show for
the event.
17 Raven
2 December 7, 1996 127 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Holiday Hell (1996) This was a barbed wire match.
18 Terry Funk 2 April 13,
1997 118 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Barely Legal
19 Sabu 2 August 9, 1997 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born to Be Wired This was a barbed wire match.
20 Shane Douglas 3 August 17, 1997 60
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hardcore Heaven (1997) This was a three way dance also involving Terry Funk.
21
Bam Bam Bigelow 1
October 16, 1997 45
New York, New York Live event
22 Shane Douglas
4 November 30, 1997 406
Monaca, Pennsylvania November to Remember (1997)
23 Taz 1
January 10,
1999 252
Kissimmee, Florida Guilty as Charged (1999)
24
Mike Awesome 1 September 19, 1999 89
Villa Park, Illinois Anarchy Rulz (1999) This was a three way dance also involving
Masato Tanaka.
25 Masato Tanaka 1 December 17, 1999 6
Nashville, Tennessee ECW on TNN
26 Mike Awesome 2 December 23, 1999
112 White Plains, New York ECW on TNN
27 Taz 2 April 13,
2000 9
Indianapolis, Indiana ECW on TNN Taz 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 Taz to return to ECW and defeat Awesome for title.
28 Tommy Dreamer 1 April 22, 2000 0 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CyberSlam (2000)
29
Justin Credible 1 April 22, 2000 162 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CyberSlam (2000)
30
Jerry Lynn 1
October 1, 2000 35
Saint Paul, Minnesota Anarchy Rulz (2000)
31
Steve Corino 1 November 5, 2000 63 Villa Park, Illinois
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, New York
Guilty as Charged (2001) This was a
Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match also involving Justin Credible.
33
Rhino 1 January 7, 2001 93 New York, New York Guilty as Charged (2001)
— Deactivated — April 10, 2001 —
N/A N/A ECW filed for bankruptcy on April 4, 2001. World Wrestling Entertainment purchased its assets in
2003.