ECW World Heavyweight Championship

Years Active 1994 — 2006

Promotions ECW, WWE

Brand N/A

Total Reigns 24

Total Champions 17

Last Champion Big Show

Longest Reign

Shane Douglas

406 days as the ECW World Heavyweight Champion

Won at November to Remember 1997 against Bam Bam Bigelow on November 30, 1997 and held title until January 10, 1999.

Most Reigns

Longest Reigns

Shane Douglas (406 days)
The Sandman (316 days)
Raven (252 days)

Championship Name History

ECW Heavyweight Championship 1992 – 1993

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NWA-ECW Heavyweight Championship 1993 – 1994

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ECW World Heavyweight Championship 1994 – 2006

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ECW World Championship 2006 – 2007

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ECW Championship 1992 – 2010

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Complete Reign History

= Reign Distinction = Includes Reign Notes

# Click to sort	Wrestler Click to sort	Date Won Click to sort	Opponent(s) Click to sort	Event Click to sort	Match Type Click to sort	Partner(s) Click to sort	Days Held Click to sort
35	Big Show	Jul 4, 2006	Rob Van Dam	WWE ECW	Extreme Rules Match		152
34	Rob Van Dam	Jun 13, 2006		WWE ECW			21
WWE brought back the ECW World Heavyweight Championship on the first ECW TV episode on Sci-Fi. Paul Heyman presented the title to Rob Van Dam because he had just won the WWE Championship at ECW One Night Stand, so RVD left that night holding both belts at once without having a physical match for the revived ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
—	Championship Deactivated from April 11, 2001 to June 13, 2006 (5 years, 2 months, 2 days)
33	Rhino	Jan 7, 2001	The Sandman	Guilty as Charged 2001	Singles Match		94
Right after The Sandman defeated defending champion Steve Corino and Justin Credible in a Tables, Ladders, Chairs & Canes Match at Guilty as Charged 2001, Rhino immediately challenged him and won the title.
32	The Sandman	Jan 7, 2001	Steve Corino & Justin Credible	Guilty as Charged 2001	Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes Match		<1
31	Steve Corino	Nov 5, 2000	Jerry Lynn, Justin Credible, and The Sandman	November to Remember 2000	Double Jeopardy Elimination Match		63
30	Jerry Lynn	Oct 1, 2000	Justin Credible	Anarchy Rulz 2000	Singles Match		35
29	Justin Credible	Apr 22, 2000	Tommy Dreamer	CyberSlam 2000	Singles Match		162
28	Tommy Dreamer	Apr 22, 2000	Taz	CyberSlam 2000	Singles Match		<1
After Tommy Dreamer won the title, Justin Credible immediately challenged him afterward and beat him to become the new ECW World Heavyweight champion.
27	Taz	Apr 14, 2000	Mike Awesome	ECW on TNN	Singles Match		8
After Taz had already left ECW for the WWF, he came back for a one-night return after reigning champion Mike Awesome signed with WCW and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship risked appearing on WCW programming. Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon, who was running the WWF at the time, arranged an agreement to bring Taz in, and Taz defeated Awesome to keep the title under ECW control.
26	Mike Awesome	Dec 23, 1999	Masato Tanaka	ECW on TNN	Singles Match		112
25	Masato Tanaka	Dec 17, 1999	Mike Awesome	ECW on TNN	Singles Match		6
24	Mike Awesome	Sep 19, 1999	Taz & Masato Tanaka	Anarchy Rulz 1999	Three-Way Dance Match		96
23	Taz	Jan 10, 1999	Shane Douglas	Guilty as Charged 1999	Singles Match		252
22	Shane Douglas	Nov 30, 1997	Bam Bam Bigelow	November to Remember 1997	Singles Match		406
21	Bam Bam Bigelow	Oct 16, 1997	Shane Douglas	Hardcore TV	Singles Match		45
20	Shane Douglas	Aug 17, 1997	Sabu & Terry Funk	Hardcore Heaven 1997	Three-Way Dance Match		60
19	Sabu	Aug 9, 1997	Terry Funk	Born to be Wired	Barbed Wire Match		8
18	Terry Funk	Apr 13, 1997	Raven	Barely Legal 1997	Singles Match		118
17	Raven	Dec 7, 1996	The Sandman	Holiday Hell 1996	Barbed Wire Match		127
16	The Sandman	Oct 5, 1996	Stevie Richards & Brian Lee	Ultimate Jeopardy 1996	Tag Team Match	Tommy Dreamer	63
ECW was building to a title situation involving Raven (the champion), but he did not appear for the show. Instead of canceling the angle, ECW booked a tag match: The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. Stevie Richards and Brian Lee. Since Richards was Raven’s associate, ECW tied the ECW World Heavyweight Championship to the result, and when The Sandman pinned Richards, ECW treated it as a title change, putting the belt on Sandman.
15	Raven	Jan 27, 1996	The Sandman	Hardcore TV	Singles Match		252
14	The Sandman	Dec 9, 1995	Steve Austin & Mikey Whipwreck	December to Dismember 1995	Three-Way Dance Match		316
13	Mikey Whipwreck	Oct 28, 1995	The Sandman	Hardcore TV	Ladder Match		42
12	The Sandman	Apr 15, 1995	Shane Douglas	Hostile City Showdown 1995	Singles Match		196
Championship renamed to ECW World Heavyweight Championship on August 27, 1994
11	Shane Douglas	Mar 26, 1994		Ultimate Jeopardy 1994	Ultimate Jeopardy Match		385
10	Terry Funk	Dec 26, 1993	Sabu	Holiday Hell 1993	Singles Match		90
9	Sabu	Oct 2, 1993	Shane Douglas	NWA Bloodfest: Part 2	Singles Match		85
Championship renamed to NWA-ECW Heavyweight Championship on September 18, 1993
8	Shane Douglas	Sep 9, 1993	Tito Santana	Hardcore TV			23
Tito Santana forfeited the belt to Shane Douglas. During Shane Douglas’ reign, ECW entered the National Wrestling Alliance and began promoting itself as NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling. As a result, ECW Heavyweight Championship was rebranded on-screen under the NWA-ECW name during this reign, reflecting ECW’s new NWA affiliation at the time.
7	Tito Santana	Aug 8, 1993	Don Muraco	Hardcore TV	Singles Match		32
6	Don Muraco	Apr 3, 1993	The Sandman	Hardcore TV	Singles Match		127
5	The Sandman	Nov 16, 1992	Don Muraco	House Show	Singles Match		138
4	Don Muraco	Sep 30, 1992	Jimmy Snuka	House Show	Singles Match		47
3	Jimmy Snuka	Jul 14, 1992	Johnny Hotbody	House Show	Singles Match		78
2	Johnny Hotbody	Apr 26, 1992	Jimmy Snuka	House Show	Singles Match		79
1	Jimmy Snuka	Apr 25, 1992	Salvatore Bellomo	House Show	Tournament Final Match		1

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Historical Reign Leaders

#	Champion	Reigns	Total Days Held	Longest Reign (Days)	Avg. Reign (Days)	% of Career Title Held
1	The Sandman	4	575	316	144	4.3%
2	Shane Douglas	2	466	406	233	2.9%
2	Raven	2	379	252	190	2.8%
2	Taz	2	260	252	130	3.6%
2	Mike Awesome	2	208	112	104	1.5%
6	Justin Credible	1	162	162	162	1.3%
6	Big Show	1	152	152	152	1.3%
6	Terry Funk	1	118	118	118	0.61%
6	Rhino	1	94	94	94	0.82%
6	Steve Corino	1	63	63	63	0.55%
6	Bam Bam Bigelow	1	45	45	45	0.3%
6	Mikey Whipwreck	1	42	42	42	0.35%
6	Jerry Lynn	1	35	35	35	0.38%
6	Rob Van Dam	1	21	21	21	0.16%
6	Sabu	1	8	8	8	0.06%
6	Masato Tanaka	1	6	6	6	0.05%
6	Tommy Dreamer	1	<1	<1	<1	0%

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