Extreme Championship Wrestling
World Wrestling Entertainment
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
WON BY
Jimmy Snuka
DATE
April 25, 1992
LOCATION
Mount Tabor, Pennsylvania, USA
*Defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the first ECW - Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
Johnny Hotbody
Jimmy Snuka (2)
Don Muraco
The Sandman
Don Muraco (2)
Tito Santana
Shane Douglas
Sabu
Terry Funk
Shane Douglas (2)
April 26, 1992
July 14, 1992
September 30, 1992
November 16, 1992
April 3, 1993
August 8, 1993
September 9, 1993
October 2, 1993
December 26, 1993
March 26, 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Radnor, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Devon, Pennsylvania, USA
*On August 27, 1994, Shane Douglas won a tournament to become the NWA - National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion. After the match, he immediately vacated the NWA championship, and announced that ECW had withdrawn from the NWA and was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling. This championship was then renamed the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
The Sandman (2)
Mikey Whipwreck
The Sandman (3)
Raven
The Sandman (4)
Raven (2)
Terry Funk (2)
Sabu (2)
Shane Douglas (3)
Bam Bam Bigelow
Shane Douglas (4)
Taz
Mike Awesome
Masato Tanaka
Mike Awesome (2)
Taz (2)
Tommy Dreamer
Justin Credible
Jerry Lynn
Steve Corino
The Sandman (5)
Rhyno
April 15, 1995
October 28, 1995
December 9, 1995
January 27, 1996
October 5, 1996
December 7, 1996
April 13, 1997
August 9, 1997
August 17, 1997
October 16, 1997
November 30, 1997
January 10, 1999
September 19, 1999
December 17, 1999
December 23, 1999
April 13, 2000
April 22, 2000
April 22, 2000
October 1, 2000
November 5, 2000
January 7, 2001
January 7, 2001
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA
Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Villa Park, Illinois, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
White Plains, New York, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Villa Park, Illinois, USA
New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
*The championship was deactivated on April 11, 2001, after ECW went out of business
Rob Van Dam
June 13, 2006
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
*WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment revived ECW as a third brand alongside Raw and Smackdown, and reactivated this championship. ECW General Manager Paul Heyman awarded the reactivated championship to Van Dam as a reward for winning the WWE World Championship on June 11, 2006
The Big Show
Bobby Lashley
Vince McMahon
Bobby Lashley (2)
July 4, 2006
December 3, 2006
April 29, 2007
June 3, 2007
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
*Stripped of the title on June 11, 2007, due to being drafted to the Raw brand as a part of the 2007 WWE Draft
John Morrison (Johnny Nitro)
June 24, 2007
Houston, Texas, USA
*Substituted for Chris Benoit (upon his death, unknown at the time), and defeated CM Punk to win the vacant title. Won the title as Johnny Nitro, but shortly thereafter, changed his ring name to John Morrison
CM Punk
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Kane
Mark Henry
Matt Hardy
Jack Swagger
Christian
Tommy Dreamer (2)
Christian (2)
Ezekiel Jackson
September 1, 2007
January 22, 2008
March 30, 2008
June 29, 2008
September 7, 2008
January 12, 2009
April 26, 2009
June 7, 2009
July 26, 2009
February 16, 2010
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Orlando, Florida, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
*The championship was deactivated after this match as WWE ended the ECW brand and this was the last show.