ECW Heavyweight Championship

ECW Heavyweight Championship            1992 – 1993
NWA-ECW Heavyweight Championship   1993 – 1994
ECW World Heavyweight Championship  1994 – 2001, 2006
ECW World Championship                       2006 – 2007
ECW Championship                                 2007 – 2010

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Wrestler

Jimmy Snuka
Johnny Hotbody
Jimmy Suka
Don Muraco
The Sandman
Don Muraco
Tito Santana
Shane Douglas
Sabu
Terry Funk
Shand Douglas
The Sandman
Mikey Whopwreck
The Sandman
Raven
The Sandman
Raven
Terry Funk
Sabu
Shane Douglas
Bam Bam Bigalow
Shane Douglas
Taz
Mike Awesome
Masato Tanaka
Mike Aweosm
Taz
Tommy Dreamer
Justin Credible
Jerry Lynn
Steve Corino
The Sandman
Rhino
Deactivated
Rob Van Damn
Big Show
Bobby Lashley
Mr. McMahon
Bobby Lashley
Vacated
Johnny Nitro
CM Punk
Chavo Guerrero
Kane
Mark Henry
Matt Hardy
Jack Swagger
Christian
Tommy Dreamer
Christian
Exekiel Jackson
Deactivated 

Reigns

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Date

April 25, 1992
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
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
April 11, 2001
June 13, 2006
July 4, 2006
December 3, 2006
April 29, 2007
June 3, 2007
June 11, 2007
June 24, 2007
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
February 16, 2010

Days 
Held
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47
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127
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90
385
196
42
49
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63
127
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8
60
45
406
252
89
6
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0
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35
63
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147
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143
68
91
70
127
104
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205
0
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Location

Mount Tabor, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Radnor, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Roanoke, Virginia
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Devon, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Fort Lauderdale, FL
New Your, New York
Monaca, Penn
Kissimmee, FL
Villa Park, Illinois
Nashville, Tenn
White Plains, New York
Indianapolis, Indiana
Philadelphia, Penn
Philadelphia, Penn
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Villa Park, Illinois
New York, New York
New York, New York
N/A
Trenton, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Penn
Augusta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Jacksonville, FL
Wilkes-Barre, Penn
Houston, Texas
Cincinnati, Ohio
Charlottessville, VA
Orlando, FLorida
Dallas, Texas
Cleveland, Ohio
Sioux City, Iowa
Providence, RI
New Orleans, LA
Philadelphia, Penn
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

Events

Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Live event
Bloodfest: Part 2
Holiday Hell
Ultimate Jeopardy
Hostile City Showdown
Live Event
December to D 
Live Event
Ultimate Jeopardy
Holiday Hell
Barely Legal
Born to be Wired
Hardcore Heave
Live Event
November to Remember
Guilty as Charged
Anarchy Rulz
ECW on TNN
ECW on TNN
ECW on TNN 
CyberSlam
CyberSlam
Anarchy Rulz
November to Remember
Guilty as Charged
Guilty as Charged
N/A
ECW
ECW
December to D
Backlash
One Night Stand
Raw
Vengeance: NoC
ECW
ECW
WrestleMania XXVI
Night of Champions
Unforgiven
ECW 
Backlash
Extreme Rules
Night of Champions
ECW
ECW

December to D = December to Dismember 
Vengeance: NoC = Vengeance: Night of Champions

Notes

1  Snuka defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the first ECW Heavyweight Champion. ECW Heavyweight Championship reigns are not recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
8  Douglas won the championship due to forfeit. ECW Joined the NWA nine days later and it became the NWA-ECW Heavyweight Title.
10 This was a no disqualification match.
11 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 this as the starting point of the title.
13 This was a ladder match.
14 This was a three way dance also involving Steve Austin.
16 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 This was a barbed wire match.
19 This was a barbed wire match.
20 This was a three way dance also involving Terry Funk.
24 This was a three way dance also involving Masato Tanaka
27 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 the title.
31 This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandmand
32 This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match also involving Justin Credible.
—  ECW went bankrupt on April 4, 2001, and World Wrestling Entertainment purchased its assets in 2003.
34 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 This was an Extreme Rules match.
36 This was an Extreme Elimination Chamber match also involving Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, Test and CM Punk.
37 McMahon pinned Lashley in a handicap match, which also involved McMahon's teammates Shane McMahon and Umaga, to win the championship.
38 This was a Street Fight.
—  The championship is vacated due to Lashley being drafted to the Raw brand.
39 Nitro, who substituted for Chris Benoit due to his death (unknown at the time), defeated CM Punk to win the vacant championship. His ring name was changed to "John Morrison" during his reign on the July 17, 2007 episode of ECW.
40 This was a Last Chance match which aired on tape delay on September 4, 2007.
41 This was a No Disqualification match.
43 This was a triple threat match also involving the SmackDown brand's Big Show, in which new ECW draftee Henry was victorious to make the title ECW exclusive once again (since on June 23, 2008, Kane was drafted to the Raw brand).
44 Hardy won a Scramble match that also involved Finlay, The Miz, and Chavo Guerrero to become the new champion.
45 This episode of ECW aired on tape delay on January 13, 2009.
47 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.
49 This was an Extreme Rules match.
—  The title was retired once again after Jackson won it due to the ECW brand being discontinued.