ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Shane Douglas
08.27.1994 - 04.15.1995
231 days
- Douglas had been the reigning Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) Heavyweight Champion since 03.26.1994. On 08.27.1994, he won a tournament
for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He immediately threw down the NWA belt to vacate it. He then announced ECW's withdrawal
from the NWA, the renaming of Eastern Championship Wrestling to Extreme Championship Wrestling. His championship was then declared the first
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
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The Sandman
04.15.1995 - 10.28.1995
195 days
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Mikey Whipwreck
10.28.1995 - 12.09.1995
42 days
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The Sandman
12.09.1995 - 01.27.1996
49 days
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Raven
01.27.1996 - 10.05.1996
252 days
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The Sandman
10.05.1996 - 12.07.1996
63 days
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Raven
12.07.1996 - 04.13.1997
127 days
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Terry Funk
04.13.1997 - 08.09.1997
118 days
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Sabu
08.09.1997 - 08.17.1997
8 days
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Shane Douglas
08.17.1997 - 10.16.1997
60 days
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Bam Bam Bigelow
10.16.1997 - 11.30.1997
45 days
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Shane Douglas
11.30.1997 - 01.10.1999
403 days
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Taz
01.10.1999 - 09.19.1999
252 days
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Mike Awesome
09.19.1999 - 12.17.1999
89 days
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Masato Tanaka
12.17.1999 - 12.23.1999
6 days
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Mike Awesome
12.23.1999 - 04.13.2000
112 days
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Taz
04.13.2000 - 04.22.2000
9 days
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Tommy Dreamer
04.22.2000 - 04.22.2000
less than 1 day
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Justin Credible
04.22.2000 - 10.01.2000
162 days
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Jerry Lynn
10.01.2000 - 11.05.2000
35 days
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Steve Corino
11.05.2000 - 01.07.2001
63 days
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The Sandman
01.07.2001 - 01.07.2001
less than 1 day
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Rhyno
01.07.2001 - 04.11.2001
94 days
- The championship was deactivated when ECW went out of business
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Rob Van Dam
06.13.2006 - 07.04.2006
21 days
- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) purchased the rights and assets to ECW in 2003 and resurrected it as a third brand alongside Monday Night Raw
and Smackdown in 2006. Van Dam was awarded the reactivated championship by former ECW Owner and new ECW General Manager Paul Heyman
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The Big Show
07.04.2006 - 12.03.2006
152 days
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Bobby Lashley
12.03.2006 - 04.29.2007
147 days
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Vince McMahon
04.29.2007 - 06.03.2007
35 days
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Bobby Lashley
06.03.2007 - 06.11.2007
8 days
- Stripped of the championship after being drafted to the Raw brand in the 2007 WWE Draft
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Johnny Nitro / John Morrison
06.24.2007 - 09.01.2007
69 days
- Johnny Nitro defeated CM Punk to win the vacant championship. After winning the championship, Nitro changed his ring name to John Morrison
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CM Punk
09.01.2007 - 01.22.2008
143 days
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Chavo Guerrero Jr.
01.22.2008 - 03.30.2008
68 days
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Kane
03.30.2008 - 06.29.2008
91 days
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Mark Henry
06.29.2008 - 09.07.2008
70 days
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Matt Hardy
09.07.2008 - 01.12.2009
127 days
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Jack Swagger
01.12.2009 - 04.26.2009
104 days
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Christian
04.26.2009 - 06.07.2009
42 days
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Tommy Dreamer
06.07.2009 - 07.26.2009
49 days
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Christian
07.26.2009 - 02.16.2010
205 days
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Ezekiel Jackson
02.16.2010 - 02.16.2010
less than 1 day
- The championship was deactivated when WWE cancelled ECW as a third brand