List of ECW World Heavyweight Champions
Reigns

List of ECW World Heavyweight Champions

Section Title: Reigns
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No.	Champion	Championship change	Reign statistics	Notes	Ref.

Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days

Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling

1	Jimmy Snuka	April 25, 1992	Live event	Mount Tabor, Pennsylvania	1	1	Snuka defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the first ECW Heavyweight Champion.

2	Johnny Hotbody	April 26, 1992	Live event	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	79

3	Jimmy Snuka	July 14, 1992	Live event	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	78

4	Don Muraco	September 30, 1992	Live event	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	47

5	The Sandman	November 16, 1992	Live event	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	138

6	Don Muraco	April 3, 1993	Hardcore TV	Radnor, Pennsylvania	2	127	The episode aired on June 1, 1993 via tape delay.

7	Tito Santana	August 8, 1993	Hardcore TV	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	32	The episode aired on August 24, 1993 via tape delay.

8	Shane Douglas	September 9, 1993	Hardcore TV	Roanoke, Virginia	1	23	The episode aired on September 14, 1993 via tape delay.

9	Sabu	October 2, 1993	NWA Bloodfest	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	85	The title change aired on November 2, 1993 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.

10	Terry Funk	December 26, 1993	Holiday Hell	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	90	The title change aired on December 28, 1993 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.

11	Shane Douglas	March 26, 1994	Ultimate Jeopardy	Devon, Pennsylvania	2	385	This was an Ultimate Jeopardy match also involving, Mr. Hughes, Rocco Rock, Johnny Grunge, Road Warrior Hawk, Kevin Sullivan, and The Tazmaniac.

12	The Sandman	April 15, 1995	Hostile City Showdown	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	196	The title change aired on the April 18, 1995 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.

13	Mikey Whipwreck	October 28, 1995	Hardcore TV	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	42	This was a ladder match. The episode aired on October 31, 1995 via tape delay.

14	The Sandman	December 9, 1995	December to Dismember	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3	49	This was a three-way dance also involving Steve Austin. The title change aired on the December 12, 1995 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.

15	Raven	January 27, 1996	Hardcore TV	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	252	The episode aired on January 30, 1996 via tape delay.

16	The Sandman	October 5, 1996	Ultimate Jeopardy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	4	63	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	December 7, 1996	Holiday Hell	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	127	This was a barbed wire match. The title change aired on the December 10, 1996 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.

18	Terry Funk	April 13, 1997	Barely Legal	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	118

19	Sabu	August 9, 1997	Born to Be Wired	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	8	This was a barbed wire match. The title change aired on the August 11, 1997 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.

20	Shane Douglas	August 17, 1997	Hardcore Heaven	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	3	60	This was a three-way dance also involving Terry Funk.

21	Bam Bam Bigelow	October 16, 1997	Hardcore TV	New York, New York	1	45	The episode aired on October 20, 1997 via tape delay.

22	Shane Douglas	November 30, 1997	November to Remember	Monaca, Pennsylvania	4	406

23	Taz	January 10, 1999	Guilty as Charged	Kissimmee, Florida	1	252

24	Mike Awesome	September 19, 1999	Anarchy Rulz	Villa Park, Illinois	1	89	This was a three-way dance also involving Masato Tanaka

25	Masato Tanaka	December 17, 1999	ECW on TNN	Nashville, Tennessee	1	6	The episode aired on December 24, 1999 via tape delay.

26	Mike Awesome	December 23, 1999	ECW on TNN	White Plains, New York	2	112	The episode aired on December 31, 1999 via tape delay.

27	Taz	April 13, 2000	ECW on TNN	Indianapolis, Indiana	2	9	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 and threatened to bring the title onto WCW TV.

28	Tommy Dreamer	April 22, 2000	CyberSlam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	<1

29	Justin Credible	April 22, 2000	CyberSlam	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	162

30	Jerry Lynn	October 1, 2000	Anarchy Rulz	Saint Paul, Minnesota	1	35

31	Steve Corino	November 5, 2000	November to Remember	Villa Park, Illinois	1	63	This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman.

32	The Sandman	January 7, 2001	Guilty as Charged	New York, New York	5	<1	This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match also involving Justin Credible.

33	Rhino	January 7, 2001	Guilty as Charged	New York, New York	1	94

—	Deactivated	April 11, 2001	—	—	—	—	ECW closed on April 4, 2001, and World Wrestling Entertainment purchased its assets in 2003.

World Wrestling Entertainment

34	Rob Van Dam	June 13, 2006	ECW	Trenton, New Jersey	1	21	The title was revived by WWE for the ECW brand. Van Dam was awarded the title by Paul Heyman for winning the WWE Championship.

35	Big Show	July 4, 2006	ECW	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	152	This was an Extreme Rules match.

36	Bobby Lashley	December 3, 2006	December to Dismember	Augusta, Georgia	1	147	This was an Extreme Elimination Chamber match also involving Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, Test, and CM Punk.

37	Mr. McMahon	April 29, 2007	Backlash	Atlanta, Georgia	1	35	McMahon pinned Lashley in a handicap match, which also involved McMahon's teammates Shane McMahon and Umaga, to win the championship.

38	Bobby Lashley	June 3, 2007	One Night Stand	Jacksonville, Florida	2	8	This was a Street Fight.

—	Vacated	June 11, 2007	Raw	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	—	—	The championship was vacated due to Lashley being drafted to the Raw brand.

39	Johnny Nitro	June 24, 2007	Vengeance: Night of Champions	Houston, Texas	1	69	Nitro, who substituted for Chris Benoit due to his death (unknown at the time), defeated CM Punk to win the vacant championship.

40	CM Punk	September 1, 2007	ECW	Cincinnati, Ohio	1	143	This was a Last Chance match which aired on tape delay on September 4, 2007.

41	Chavo Guerrero	January 22, 2008	ECW	Charlottesville, Virginia	1	68	This was a No Disqualification match. With Chavo being a member of the SmackDown!

42	Kane	March 30, 2008	WrestleMania XXIV	Orlando, Florida	1	91	Kane was a member of the SmackDown! brand at the time he won the title, thus making the title exclusive to SmackDown!.

43	Mark Henry	June 29, 2008	Night of Champions	Dallas, Texas	1	70	This was a triple threat match also involving the SmackDown brand's Big Show. Title is once again exclusive to ECW due to Mark Henry being a member of the ECW roster.

44	Matt Hardy	September 7, 2008	Unforgiven	Cleveland, Ohio	1	127	This was a Scramble match that also involved Finlay, The Miz, and Chavo Guerrero.

45	Jack Swagger	January 12, 2009	ECW	Sioux City, Iowa	1	104	This episode of ECW aired on tape delay on January 13, 2009.

46	Christian	April 26, 2009	Backlash	Providence, Rhode Island	1	42

47	Tommy Dreamer	June 7, 2009	Extreme Rules	New Orleans, Louisiana	2	49	This was a triple threat hardcore match also involving Jack Swagger. Becomes the only wrestler to win the title both in the original ECW, and in the WWE sponsored revival.

48	Christian	July 26, 2009	Night of Champions	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	205

49	Ezekiel Jackson	February 16, 2010	ECW	Kansas City, Missouri	1	<1	This was an Extreme Rules match.

—	Deactivated	February 16, 2010	ECW	Kansas City, Missouri	—	—	The title was retired once again immediately after Jackson won it due to the ECW brand being discontinued.

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