ECW World Heavyweight Title History
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Snuka | Salvatore Bellomo | 4/25/1992 | Mount Tabor, PA[1] |
| Johnny Hotbody | Jimmy Snuka | 4/26/1992 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Jimmy Snuka (2) | Johnny Hotbody | 7/14/1992 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Don Muraco | Jimmy Snuka | 9/30/1992 | Philadelphia, PA |
| The Sandman | Don Muraco | 11/16/1992 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Don Muraco (2) | The Sandman | 4/3/1993 | Radnor, PA |
| Tito Santana | Don Muraco | 8/8/1993 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Shane Douglas | Tito Santana | 9/9/1993 | Roanoke, VA[2] |
| Sabu | Shane Douglas | 10/2/1993 | NWA Bloodfest: Part 2 |
| Terry Funk | Sabu | 12/26/1993 | Holiday Hell |
| Shane Douglas (2) | Terry Funk | 3/26/1994 | Ultimate Jeopardy[3] |
| The Sandman (2) | Shane Douglas | 4/15/1995 | Hostile City Showdown |
| Mikey Whipwreck | The Sandman | 10/28/1995 | Philadelphia, PA |
| The Sandman (3) | Mikey Whipwreck | 12/9/1995 | December to Dismember[4] |
| Raven | The Sandman | 1/27/1996 | Philadelphia, PA |
| The Sandman (4) | Stevie Richards | 10/5/1996 | Ultimate Jeopardy[5] |
| Raven (2) | The Sandman | 12/7/1996 | Holiday Hell |
| Terry Funk (2) | Raven | 4/13/1997 | Barely Legal |
| Sabu (2) | Terry Funk | 8/9/1997 | Born to be Wired |
| Shane Douglas (3) | Sabu | 8/17/1997 | Hardcore Heaven[6] |
| Bam Bam Bigelow | Shane Douglas | 10/16/1997 | New York, NY |
| Shane Douglas (4) | Bam Bam Bigelow | 11/30/1997 | November to Remember |
| Taz | Shane Douglas | 1/10/1999 | Guilty as Charged |
| Mike Awesome | Taz | 9/19/1999 | Anarchy Rulz[7] |
| Masato Tanaka | Mike Awesome | 12/17/1999 | ECW on TNN |
| Mike Awesome (2) | Masato Tanaka | 12/23/1999 | ECW on TNN |
| Tazz (2) | Mike Awesome | 4/13/2000 | ECW on TNN[8] |
| Tommy Dreamer | Tazz | 4/22/2000 | CyberSlam |
| Justin Credible | Tommy Dreamer | 4/22/2000 | CyberSlam |
| Jerry Lynn | Justin Credible | 10/1/2000 | Anarchy Rulz |
| Steve Corino | Jerry Lynn | 11/5/2000 | November to Remember[9] |
| The Sandman (5) | Steve Corino | 1/7/2001 | Guilty as Charged[10] |
| Rhino | The Sandman | 1/7/2001 | Guilty as Charged[11] |
Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: Title awarded to Douglas by forfeit when Tito Santana didn’t show up for the match.
[3]: Douglas pinned Funk in an eight-man tag team Ultimate Jeopardy match which included Shane Douglas, Mr. Hughes and Public Enemy against Road Warrior Hawk, Kevin Sullivan, The Tazmaniac and Terry Funk. Due to a prematch stipulation, the title changed hands. Also, on August 27, 1994, Eastern Championship Wrestling was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling once Shane Douglas denounced the NWA to break away and become their own seperate promotion.
[4]: This was a triple-threat match which also involved Steve Austin.
[5]: Stevie Richards substituted for Raven in a tag match that had as a stipulation that if he got pinned, Raven would lose the belt. The tag match ended up being The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer against Stevie Richards and Brian Lee.
[6]: Shane Douglas was victorious over both Sabu and Terry Funk in this three-way elimination match.
[7]: This was a three-way match also involving Masato Tanaka.
[8]: Even though Tazz was working for the WWF at the time, Vince McMahon allowed him to come over to ECW and squash Mike Awesome for the ECW world title belt because of his recent signing with WCW for the fear that Mike Awesome would take the belt with him.
[9]: This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman.
[10]: This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match also involving Justin Credible.
[11]: On April 11, 2001, ECW shuts down and the WWF buys their assets, which makes Rhino the final REAL ECW world heavyweight champion.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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