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[[File:Bobby Lashley - ECW Champion.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bobby Lashley]] was the first African-American ECW World Champion]]
The [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] was a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) and [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE). It was the original world title of the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion, later used in WWE as the world title of the [[ECW (WWE)|ECW]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]] and one of three in WWE, complementing the [[WWE Championship]] and [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. It was introduced as the ECW Heavyweight Championship on April 25, 1992. It was originally part of the [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|Eastern Championship Wrestling]] promotion, which joined the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) on September 18, 1993.<ref name="ecwofficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/|title=ECW World Championship official title history|access-date=2007-06-21|publisher=WWE|archive-date=2012-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222160937/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship|url-status=live}}</ref> It was established as a world heavyweight championship in August 1994 following the promotion's secession from the NWA.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/082794douglas|title= History of the ECW World Title|access-date= 2007-06-13|publisher= WWE|archive-date= 2006-10-28|archive-url= https://archive.today/20061028103214/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/082794douglas|url-status= live}}</ref> The promotion became Extreme Championship Wrestling and the title became the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. It remained active until April 11, 2001, when ECW was closed and WWE subsequently purchased its assets. WWE relaunched ECW as a WWE brand in June 2006 with the title being recommissioned and designated as the ECW brand's world title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/exclusives/tangledtitles |title=Tangled Titles |last=Sitterson |first=Aubrey |date=2008-06-25 |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=2008-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627221942/http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/exclusives/tangledtitles |archive-date=2008-06-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/matches/7188540/results/ |title=Worlds Strongest Extreme Champion |last=Rote |first=Andrew |date=2008-06-29 |publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] |access-date=2008-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702031301/http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/matches/7188540/results/ |archive-date=2008-07-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The brand dissolved February 16, 2010, rendering the title inactive.<ref name="Zeke"/>

The championship was contested in [[Professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]], in which participants execute [[Screenplay|scripted]] finishes rather than contend in [[Competition#Sports|direct competition]]. All title changes occurred at ECW or WWE shows. The inaugural champion was [[Jimmy Snuka]], who defeated [[Salvatore Bellomo]] in a tournament final on April 25, 1992, to become the first ECW Heavyweight Champion. WWE, however, does not recognize the ECW Heavyweight Championship reigns from April 1992 through August 1994. Instead, they recognize [[Shane Douglas]]' second reign, which originally began on March 26, 1994, but is recognized as starting on August 27, 1994 – the same day the championship was renamed the ECW World Heavyweight Championship – as the inception of the title's history. [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]] holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 406 days, Douglas' fourth reign is the longest in the title's history. [[Ezekiel Jackson]]'s only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was retired as soon as he won it. He defeated the previous champion, [[Christian (wrestler)|Christian]], on February 16, 2010, at an ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]'' television taping [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|event]]. Overall, there have been 49 reigns among 32 wrestlers, with 1 vacancy, and 2 deactivations.

==Reigns==
===Names===
{|class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Name
!Years
|-
|ECW Heavyweight Championship
|April 25, 1992 – September 18, 1993
|-
|NWA-ECW Heavyweight Championship
|September 18, 1993 – August 27, 1994
|-
|ECW World Heavyweight Championship
|August 27, 1994 – April 11, 2001; June 13, 2006 – July 2006
|-
|ECW World Championship
|July 2006 – August 2007
|-
|[[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW Championship]]
|August 2007 – February 16, 2010; as listed on WWE's official website
|}

===Reigns===
{{Professional wrestling title history top|days2=yes}}
{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 0.5
|type = promotion
|name = [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) and [[Eastern Championship Wrestling]] (ECW)
}} 
{{PWtitlereign
|number = 1
|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Snuka}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|04|25}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=25|year1=1992|month2=04|day2=26|year2=1992}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Mount Tabor, Pennsylvania|Mount Tabor, PA]]
|event = [[House show|Live event]]
|notes = Snuka defeated [[Salvatore Bellomo]] in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion; both men had won separate [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]]s to advance to the final.
|ref = <ref name="Snukabio">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct9_snuka.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115083039/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/oct9_snuka.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=The highs and lows of Superfly|last=Oliver|first=Greg|date=1999-10-09|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2010-01-07}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 2
|champion = {{sortname|Johnny|Hotbody|Johnny Weiss}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|04|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=26|year1=1992|month2=07|day2=14|year2=1992}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[House show|Live event]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7908|title=ECW - Event @ Original Sports Bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=April 26, 1992|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517045624/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7908|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 3
|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Snuka}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1992|07|14}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=14|year1=1992|month2=09|day2=30|year2=1992}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[House show|Live event]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref name=F4W0714>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-july-14-bruiser-crusher-vs-stevens-bockwinkel-gagne-vs | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (July 14): Bruiser & Crusher vs. Stevens & Bockwinkel, Gagne vs. Superstar, Lex Luger wins WCW title, Snuka wins ECW title, Sting wins TNA belt | date=July 14, 2015 | access-date=February 19, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | archive-date=February 20, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220093548/http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-july-14-bruiser-crusher-vs-stevens-bockwinkel-gagne-vs | url-status=live }}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 4
|champion = {{sortname|Don|Muraco}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|09|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=30|year1=1992|month2=11|day2=16|year2=1992}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[House show|Live event]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7917|title=ECW - Event @ Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=September 30, 1992|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516013536/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7917|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 5
|champion = {{sortname|The|Sandman|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|11|16}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=16|year1=1992|month2=04|day2=03|year2=1993}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[House show|Live event]]
|notes = While WWE.com does not include this reign in the title history, it is implicitly included in their description of Sandman as a 5-time former champion.
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7921|title=ECW - Event @ Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=November 16, 1992|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517050646/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7921|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 6
|champion = {{sortname|Don|Muraco}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1993|04|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=03|year1=1993|month2=08|day2=08|year2=1993}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Radnor, Pennsylvania|Radnor, PA]]
|event = [[ECW Hardcore TV|''Hardcore TV'']]
|notes = The episode aired on June 1, 1993 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref name=F4W0403>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-title-change-history-gotch-vs-hackenschmidt-inoki-vs-hansen | title=ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING TITLE CHANGE HISTORY: GOTCH VS. HACKENSCHMIDT, INOKI VS. HANSEN, GUERRERO VS. JERICHO | date=April 3, 2015 | access-date=February 10, 2017 | author=F4W Staff | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | archive-date=April 24, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424102202/https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-title-change-history-gotch-vs-hackenschmidt-inoki-vs-hansen | url-status=live }}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 7
|champion = {{sortname|Tito|Santana}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|08|8}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=08|year1=1993|month2=09|day2=09|year2=1993}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[ECW Hardcore TV|''Hardcore TV'']]
|notes = The episode aired on August 24, 1993 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=18611|title=ECW Hardcore TV #20 - TV-Show @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=August 8, 1993|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019093218/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=18611|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 8
|champion = {{sortname|Shane|Douglas}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|09|9}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=09|year1=1993|month2=10|day2=02|year2=1993}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]]
|event = [[ECW Hardcore TV|''Hardcore TV'']]
|notes = Santana forfeited the belt to Douglas and left ECW. The episode aired on September 14, 1993 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = 
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 9
|champion = {{sortname||Sabu|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|10|2}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=02|year1=1993|month2=12|day2=26|year2=1993}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[NWA Bloodfest]]
|notes = The title change aired on November 2, 1993 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1116|title=NWA Bloodfeast - Night 2 - Event @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=October 2, 1993|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010060939/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=1116|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 10
|champion = {{sortname|Terry|Funk}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|12|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=26|year1=1993|month2=03|day2=26|year2=1994}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[Holiday Hell (1993)|Holiday Hell]]
|notes = The title change aired on December 28, 1993 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=303|title=ECW Holiday Hell - Event @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 26, 1993|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019102506/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=303|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 11
|champion = {{sortname|Shane|Douglas}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1994|03|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=26|year1=1994|month2=04|day2=15|year2=1995}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=28|year1=1994|month2=04|day2=15|year2=1995}}
|location = [[Devon, Pennsylvania|Devon, PA]]
|event = [[Ultimate Jeopardy (1994)|Ultimate Jeopardy]]
|notes = This was an [[WarGames match|Ultimate Jeopardy match]] pitting Douglas, [[Curtis Hughes]], [[Rocco Rock]], and [[Johnny Grunge]] against Funk, [[Road Warrior Hawk]], [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]], and [[Taz (wrestler)|The Tazmaniac]]. The title change aired on the March 29, 1994 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].<br>On August 27, 1994, the title was renamed the ECW World Heavyweight Championship when Douglas relinquished the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. ECW left the NWA and was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling. [[WWE]] recognizes August 27, 1994, as the starting point of the title. 
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/082794douglas|title=Shane Douglas, August 27, 1994 - April 15, 1995|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=October 28, 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20061028103214/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/082794douglas|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 0.5
|type = promotion
|name = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW)
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 12
|champion = {{sortname|The|Sandman|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1995|04|15}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=15|year1=1995|month2=10|day2=28|year2=1995}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=16|year1=1995|month2=10|day2=28|year2=1995}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[Hostile City Showdown (1995)|Hostile City Showdown]]
|notes = The title change aired on the April 18, 1995 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=361|title=ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995 - Event @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=April 15, 1995|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043426/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=361|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 13
|champion = {{sortname|Mikey|Whipwreck}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1995|10|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=28|year1=1995|month2=12|day2=09|year2=1995}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=29|year1=1995|month2=12|day2=09|year2=1995}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[ECW Hardcore TV|''Hardcore TV'']]
|notes = This was a [[ladder match]]. The episode aired on October 31, 1995 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47307|title=ECW Hardcore TV #132 - TV-Show @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=October 28, 1995|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022215226/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47307|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 14
|champion = {{sortname|The|Sandman|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1995|12|9}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=09|year1=1995|month2=01|day2=27|year2=1996}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=10|year1=1995|month2=01|day2=27|year2=1996}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[December to Dismember (1995)|December to Dismember]]
|notes = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|three-way dance]] also involving [[Steve Austin]]. The title change aired on the December 12, 1995 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7957|title=ECW December To Dismember - Event @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 9, 1995|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043428/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7957|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 15
|champion = {{sortname||Raven|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1996|01|27}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=27|year1=1996|month2=10|day2=05|year2=1996}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=28|year1=1996|month2=10|day2=05|year2=1996}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]''
|notes = The episode aired on January 30, 1996 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47320|title=ECW Hardcore TV #145 - TV-Show @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=January 27, 1996|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043439/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47320|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 16
|champion = {{sortname|The|Sandman|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1996|10|5}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=05|year1=1996|month2=12|day2=07|year2=1996}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=06|year1=1996|month2=12|day2=07|year2=1996}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[Ultimate Jeopardy (1996)|Ultimate Jeopardy]]
|notes = The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer defeated [[Stevie Richards]] and [[Brian Lee (wrestler)|Brian Lee]] in a tag team match. The Sandman gained the pinfall to win the championship after Raven failed to show up for the event. The title change aired on the October 8, 1996 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47366|title=ECW Hardcore TV #181 - TV-Show @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=October 5, 1996|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517041803/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47366|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 17
|champion = {{sortname||Raven|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1996|12|07}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=07|year1=1996|month2=04|day2=13|year2=1997}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=1996|month2=04|day2=13|year2=1997}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[Holiday Hell (1996)|Holiday Hell]]
|notes = This was a [[hardcore wrestling|barbed wire match]]. The title change aired on the December 10, 1996 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=377|title=ECW Holiday Hell 1996 - Event @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 7, 1996|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101084112/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=377|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 18
|champion = {{sortname|Terry|Funk}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1997|04|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=13|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=09|year2=1997}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[ECW Barely Legal|Barely Legal]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=381|title=ECW Barely Legal - Pay Per View @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=April 13, 1997|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517041814/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=381|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 19
|champion = {{sortname||Sabu|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1997|08|9}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=09|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=17|year2=1997}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[Born to be Wired]]
|notes = This was a [[hardcore wrestling|Barbed Wire Match]]. The title change aired on the August 11, 1997 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]'' via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2826|title=ECW Born To Be Wired - Event @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=August 9, 1997|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021015849/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2826|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 20
|champion = {{sortname|Shane|Douglas}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1997|08|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=1997|month2=10|day2=16|year2=1997}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=18|year1=1997|month2=10|day2=16|year2=1997}}
|location = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]]
|event = [[Hardcore Heaven (1997)|Hardcore Heaven]]
|notes = This was a [[three-way dance]] also involving [[Terry Funk]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=384|title=ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997 - Pay Per View @ War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=August 17, 1997|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030151107/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=384|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 21
|champion = {{sortname|Bam Bam|Bigelow}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1997|10|16}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=16|year1=1997|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1997}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[New York City|New York, NY]]
|event = ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]''
|notes = The episode aired on October 20, 1997 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47474|title=ECW Hardcore TV #235 - TV-Show @ Lost Battalion Hall in New York City, New York, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=October 16, 1997|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517042051/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=47474|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 22
|champion = {{sortname|Shane|Douglas}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1997|11|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1997|month2=01|day2=10|year2=1999}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Monaca, Pennsylvania|Monaca, PA]]
|event = [[November to Remember (1997)|November to Remember]]
|notes =  
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=386|title=ECW November To Remember 1997 - Pay Per View @ Golden Dome in Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=November 30, 1997|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517042051/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=386|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 23
|champion = {{sortname||Taz|Tazz}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1999|01|10}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=10|year1=1999|month2=09|day2=19|year2=1999}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=11|year1=1999|month2=09|day2=19|year2=1999}}
|location = [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee, FL]]
|event = [[Guilty as Charged (1999)|Guilty as Charged]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref name="ECWGAC99">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan11_ecw.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116010252/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan11_ecw.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 16, 2013|title=ECW PPV delivers|last=Ritchie|first=Sean|date=1999-01-11|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date= 2010-01-07}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 24
|champion = {{sortname|Mike|Awesome}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1999|09|19}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=19|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=17|year2=1999}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Villa Park, Illinois|Villa Park, IL]]
|event = [[Anarchy Rulz (1999)|Anarchy Rulz]]
|notes = This was a [[three-way dance]] also involving [[Masato Tanaka]]
|ref = <ref name="ECWAR99">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingECW/sep20_ecw.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115084232/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingECW/sep20_ecw.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=ECW PPV delivers|last=Oliver|first=Greg|date=1999-09-20|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2010-01-07}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 25
|champion = {{sortname|Masato|Tanaka}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1999|12|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=23|year2=1999}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=18|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=23|year2=1999}}
|location = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
|event = ''[[ECW on TNN]]''
|notes = The episode aired on December 24, 1999 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=419|title=ECW on TNN #18 - TV-Show @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 17, 1999|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043816/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=419|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 26
|champion = {{sortname|Mike|Awesome}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1999|12|23}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=23|year1=1999|month2=04|day2=13|year2=2000}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=24|year1=1999|month2=04|day2=13|year2=2000}}
|location = [[White Plains, New York|White Plains, NY]]
|event = ''[[ECW on TNN]]''
|notes = The episode aired on December 31, 1999 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=420|title=ECW on TNN #19 - TV-Show @ Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 23, 1999|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043827/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=420|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 27
|champion = {{sortname||Taz|Tazz}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2000|04|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=13|year1=2000|month2=04|day2=22|year2=2000}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
|event = ''[[ECW on TNN]]''
|notes = Taz had signed with the [[WWE|WWF]] following his title loss to Mike Awesome on September 19, 1999. However, Awesome unexpectedly signed with [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] in 2000 while still being champion and threatened to bring the title onto WCW TV. As a result, [[Paul Heyman]] and [[Vince McMahon]] arranged for Taz to return to ECW and defeat Awesome for the title. The episode aired on April 14, 2000 via [[broadcast delay|tape delay]].
|ref = <ref name="tazz2">{{cite web|url=http://www.slam.ca/SlamWrestlingECW/apr14_tazz.html|title=Tazz wins ECW World title|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|date=2000-04-14|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|archive-date=2012-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220095257/http://www.slam.ca/SlamWrestlingECW/apr14_tazz.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 28
|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Dreamer}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2000|04|22}}
|days = <1
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[CyberSlam (2000)|CyberSlam]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref name="ECWHardcoreTV#366">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=48423|title=ECW Hardcore TV #366 - TV-Show @ ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=April 22, 2000|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515064727/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=48423|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 29
|champion = {{sortname|Justin|Credible}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2000|04|22}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=22|year1=2000|month2=10|day2=01|year2=2000}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=23|year1=2000|month2=10|day2=01|year2=2000}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[CyberSlam (2000)|CyberSlam]]
|notes = Credible challenged Dreamer after the match and won the title.
|ref = <ref name="ECWHardcoreTV#366"/>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 30
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lynn}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2000|10|1}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=01|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2000}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=02|year1=2000|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2000}}
|location = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, MN]]
|event = [[Anarchy Rulz (2000)|Anarchy Rulz]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref name="ECWAR00">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/oct2_anarchyrulz-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716025109/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/oct2_anarchyrulz-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 16, 2012|title=Jerry Lynn new ECW champ|last=Powell|first=John|date=2000-10-02|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 31
|champion = {{sortname|Steve|Corino}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2000|11|5}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=07|year2=2001}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=06|year1=2000|month2=01|day2=07|year2=2001}}
|location = [[Villa Park, Illinois|Villa Park, IL]]
|event = [[November to Remember (2000)|November to Remember]]
|notes = This was a Double Jeopardy Match also involving [[Justin Credible]] and [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]].
|ref = <ref name="ECWN2R00">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/nov6_ecw-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718013448/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/nov6_ecw-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=ECW has an Old School champ|last=Powell|first=John|date=2000-11-06|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 32
|champion = {{sortname|The|Sandman|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 5
|date = {{dts|2001|01|7}}
|days = <1
|days2 = yes
|location = [[New York City|New York, NY]]
|event = [[Guilty as Charged (2001)|Guilty as Charged]]
|notes = This was a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match#Extreme Championship Wrestling|Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes Match]] also involving [[Justin Credible]].
|ref = <ref name="ECWGAC01">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan8_ecwguilty-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717063249/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan8_ecwguilty-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 17, 2012|title=Confusion reigns at Guilty As Charged|last=Powell|first=John|date=2001-01-08|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 33
|champion = {{sortname||Rhino|Rhyno}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2001|01|7}}
|days = {{age in days nts|January 7, 2001|April 11, 2001}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|January 9, 2001|April 11, 2001}}
|location = [[New York City|New York, NY]]
|event = [[Guilty as Charged (2001)|Guilty as Charged]]
|notes = Rhyno challenged Sandman after the match and won the title.
|ref = <ref name="ECWGAC01"/>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 33.5
|type = deactivated
|date = {{dts|2001|04|11}}
|days2 = yes
|notes = ECW closed on April 4, 2001, and the [[WWE]] purchased its assets in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=179|title=NWA World Heavyweight Championship|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=October 23, 2005|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220163013/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=179|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ref = 
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 33.7
|type = promotion
|name = [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE): [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]]
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 34
|champion = {{sortname|Rob|Van Dam}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2006|06|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=13|year1=2006|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2006}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=14|year1=2006|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2006}}
|location = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton, NJ]]
|event = ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]''
|notes = The title was revived by WWE for the [[ECW (WWE)|ECW brand]]. Van Dam was awarded the title by [[Paul Heyman]] for winning the [[WWE Championship]].
|ref = <ref name="PWTorchECW061306">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_17065.shtml|title=Keller's ECW on Sci-Fi report 6/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of program|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=2006-06-13|publisher=PWTorch.com|access-date=2010-01-07|archive-date=2012-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929031318/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_17065.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WWEreign34">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/061506rvd|title=Rob Van Dam, June 13, 2006 - July 4, 2006|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=February 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221181609/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/061506rvd|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 35
|champion = {{sortname|Big|Show}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2006|07|4}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=04|year1=2006|month2=12|day2=03|year2=2006}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=05|year1=2006|month2=12|day2=03|year2=2006}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]''
|notes = This was an [[Extreme Rules match]]. The title would be referred to as the ECW World Championship during his reign.
|ref = <ref name="PWTorchECW070406">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_17275.shtml|title=Keller's ECW on Sci-Fi report 7/4: Show vs. RVD, Punk's debut, Test returns|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=2006-07-07|publisher=PWTorch.com|access-date=2010-01-07|archive-date=2012-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929031326/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_17275.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WWEreign35">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/070406bigshow|title=Big Show, July 4, 2006 - December 3, 2006|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=March 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309210120/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/070406bigshow|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 36
|champion = {{sortname|Bobby|Lashley}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2006|12|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=03|year1=2006|month2=04|day2=29|year2=2007}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=04|year1=2006|month2=04|day2=29|year2=2007}}
|location = [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta, GA]]
|event = [[December to Dismember (2006)|December to Dismember]]
|notes = This was an [[Elimination Chamber#Match history|Extreme Elimination Chamber Match]] also involving [[CM Punk]], [[Bob Holly]], [[Rob Van Dam]], and [[Test (wrestler)|Test]].
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign36">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/120306lashley|title=Bobby Lashley, Dec. 3, 2006 - April 29, 2007|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=2010-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217043702/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/120306lashley|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamD2D">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/12/04/2621428.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729161728/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/12/04/2621428.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 29, 2012|title=Lashley has a December to remember|last=Mackinder|first=Matt|date=2006-12-04|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 37
|champion = {{sortname|Mr.|McMahon}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2007|04|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=29|year1=2007|month2=06|day2=03|year2=2007}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=30|year1=2007|month2=06|day2=03|year2=2007}}
|location = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
|event = [[Backlash (2007)|Backlash]]
|notes  = McMahon pinned Lashley in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|Handicap Match]], which also involved McMahon's teammates [[Shane McMahon]] and [[Umaga (wrestler)|Umaga]], to win the championship.
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign37">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/042907mcmahon|title=Mr. McMahon, Apr. 29, 2007 - June 3, 2007|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=2009-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225024005/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/042907mcmahon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamBacklash07">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/04/29/4140920.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718153708/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/04/29/4140920.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=No filler makes for a consistent Backlash|last=Elliott|first=Brian|date=2007-04-30|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 38
|champion = {{sortname|Bobby|Lashley}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2007|06|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=03|year1=2007|month2=06|day2=11|year2=2007}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=04|year1=2007|month2=06|day2=11|year2=2007}}
|location = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
|event = [[One Night Stand (2007)|One Night Stand]]
|notes = This was a [[Hardcore wrestling|Street Fight]].
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign38">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/060307lashley|title=Bobby Lashley, June 3, 2007 - June 11, 2007|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217033737/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/060307lashley|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamONS07">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/03/4231367.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629143624/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/03/4231367.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=One Night Stand a PPV gong show|last=Mackinder|first=Matt|date=2007-06-04|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 38.5
|type = vacated
|date = {{dts|2007|06|11}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre, PA]]
|event = ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''
|notes = The championship was vacated due to [[Bobby Lashley]] being [[2007 WWE draft|drafted]] to the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw brand]].
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign38"/><ref name="WVRaw061107">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/raw2006/1181620600.shtml|title=Raw results - 6/11/07 - Wilkes Barre, PA (2007 WWE Draft & more)|last=Golden|first=Hunter|date=2007-06-11|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=WrestleView.com|archive-date=2012-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918013854/http://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/raw2006/1181620600.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 39
|champion = {{sortname|Johnny|Nitro/John Morrison|John Morrison (wrestler)}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2007|06|24}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=24|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=01|year2=2007}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=26|year1=2007|month2=09|day2=01|year2=2007}}
|location = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
|event = [[Vengeance: Night of Champions]]
|notes = Nitro, who substituted for [[Chris Benoit]] due to [[Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide|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 (WWE)|ECW]]''. Beginning in August 2007, the title would be referred to simply as the ECW Championship.<ref name="WVECW071707">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/results/ecw/ecw2006/1184731600.shtml|title=ECW on Sci Fi results - 7/17/07 - Laredo, TX ('Nitro's announcement')|last=Golden|first=Hunter|date=2007-07-18|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=WrestleView.com|archive-date=2012-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918013914/http://www.wrestleview.com/results/ecw/ecw2006/1184731600.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign39">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/062407johnnynitro|title=John Morrison, June 24, 2007 - September 1, 2007|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=February 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219192801/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/062407johnnynitro|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamNOC07">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/24/4287727.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714084146/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/06/24/4287727.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Vengeance banal and badly booked|last=Powell|first=John|author2=Powell, Justin |date=2007-06-25|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 40
|champion = {{sortname|CM|Punk}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2007|09|1}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=01|year1=2007|month2=01|day2=22|year2=2008}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=02|year1=2007|month2=01|day2=22|year2=2008}}
|location = [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, OH]]
|event = ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]''
|notes = This was a [[Last Chance match]] which aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on September 4, 2007.
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign40">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20070901punk|title=CM Punk, September 1, 2007 - January 22, 2008|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624205943/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20070901punk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PWTorchECW090407">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_21615.shtml|title=8/21 ECW on Sci-Fi: Combs's in-depth report - Punk captures ECW Title over Morrison|last=Combs|first=Jason|date=2009-09-05|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=PWTorch.com|archive-date=2012-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929031343/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_21615.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 33.7
|type = promotion
|name = [[WWE]]: [[SmackDown (brand)|SmackDown]] and [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]]
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 41
|champion = {{sortname|Chavo|Guerrero}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2008|01|22}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=22|year1=2008|month2=03|day2=30|year2=2008}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=23|year1=2008|month2=03|day2=30|year2=2008}}
|location = [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville, VA]]
|event = ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]''
|notes = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match/No Holds Barred match|No Disqualification Match]]. With Chavo being a member of the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] roster, the title becomes shared between SmackDown and ECW.
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign41">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20070122chavo|title=Chavo Guerrero, January 22, 2008 - March 30, 2008|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=June 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602002024/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20070122chavo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WVECW012208">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/results/ecw/ecw2006/1201066694.shtml|title=ECW on Sci Fi Results - 1/22/08 - Charlottesville (New ECW Champion)|last=Medalis|first=Kara A.|date=2008-01-23|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=WrestleView.com|archive-date=2012-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918013920/http://www.wrestleview.com/results/ecw/ecw2006/1201066694.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|sort number = 33.7
|type = promotion
|name = [[WWE]]: [[SmackDown (brand)|SmackDown]]
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 42
|champion = {{sortname||Kane|dab=wrestler}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2008|03|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=30|year1=2008|month2=06|day2=29|year2=2008}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]]
|event = [[WrestleMania XXIV]]
|notes = Kane was a member of the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brand at the time he won the title, thus making the title exclusive to SmackDown. The title was returned to ECW when Kane defected to the ECW brand two days later. Then the title was exclusive to the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] brand when Kane was drafted to Raw on June 23, 2008. This gives Kane the distinction of being the only wrestler to carry one championship across all three brands.
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign42">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20080330kane|title=Kane, March 30, 2008 - June 29, 2008|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524022010/http://www.wwe.com/f/404-not-found.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamMania24">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/WrestleMania24/2008/03/31/5148416.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120628224249/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/WrestleMania24/2008/03/31/5148416.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 28, 2012|title=Mayweather, Orton survive Mania; Edge, Flair don't|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=2008-03-31|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
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|type = promotion
|name = [[WWE]]: [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] and [[Raw (brand)|Raw]]
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 43
|champion = {{sortname|Mark|Henry}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2008|06|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2008|month2=09|day2=07|year2=2008}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=30|year1=2008|month2=09|day2=07|year2=2008}}
|location = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
|event = [[Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]]
|notes = This was a [[triple threat match]] also involving the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown brand's]] Big Show. The title is once again exclusive to ECW due to Mark Henry being a member of the ECW roster.
|ref  = <ref name="WWEreign43">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20080629henry|title=Mark Henry, June 29, 2008 - September 7, 2008|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=March 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325225448/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20080629henry|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamNOC08">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/06/30/6025711.html|title=Big names still on top after Night of Champions|last=Bishop|first=Matt|date=2008-06-30|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|archive-date=2012-07-23|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723153649/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/06/30/6025711.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 33.7
|type = promotion
|name = [[WWE]]: [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]]
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 44
|champion = {{sortname|Matt|Hardy}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2008|09|7}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=07|year1=2008|month2=01|day2=12|year2=2009}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]]
|event = [[Unforgiven (2008)|Unforgiven]]
|notes = This was a [[Scramble match]] that also involved [[Chavo Guerrero]], [[Dave Finlay]], and [[The Miz]].
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign44">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20080907hardy|title=Matt Hardy, Sept. 7, 2008 - January 13, 2009|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=2011-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526110116/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20080907hardy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamUnforgiven08">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/09/08/6698911.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629151951/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/09/08/6698911.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Scramble matches make for wild Unforgiven|last=Bishop|first=Matt|date=2008-09-11|access-date=2010-01-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 45
|champion = {{sortname|Jack|Swagger}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2009|01|12}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=12|year1=2009|month2=04|day2=26|year2=2009}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=14|year1=2009|month2=04|day2=26|year2=2009}}
|location = [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City, IA]]
|event  = ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]''
|notes = This episode of ''ECW'' aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on January 13, 2009.
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign45">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20090113swagger|title=Jack Swagger, Jan. 13, 2009 - April 26, 2009|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=2010-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211135410/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20090113swagger|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WVECW011209">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1231919941.php|title=ECW on Sci Fi Results - 1/13/09 - Sioux City, IA|last=Stephens|first=David|date=2008-01-14|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=WrestleView.com|archive-date=2012-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918013923/http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1231919941.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 46
|champion = {{sortname||Christian|Christian Cage}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2009|04|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=26|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=07|year2=2009}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=27|year1=2009|month2=06|day2=07|year2=2009}}
|location = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence, RI]]
|event = [[Backlash (2009)|Backlash]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign46">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20090426christian|title=Christian, April 26, 2009 - June 7, 2009|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217035056/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20090426christian|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamBacklash09">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/04/27/9259851.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714004422/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/04/27/9259851.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Backlash: All 3 world titles change hands|last=Bishop|first=Matt|date=2009-04-27|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2010-01-07}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 47
|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Dreamer}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2009|06|7}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=07|year1=2009|month2=07|day2=26|year2=2009}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=08|year1=2009|month2=07|day2=26|year2=2009}}
|location = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
|event = [[Extreme Rules (2009)|Extreme Rules]]
|notes = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat]] [[Hardcore wrestling|Hardcore Match]] also involving [[Jack Swagger]].<br />Dreamer became the only wrestler to win the title both in the original ECW and in the WWE-sponsored revival.
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign47">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20090607dreamer|title=Tommy Dreamer, June 7, 2009 - July 26, 2009|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=February 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221181619/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/20090607dreamer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamExtremeRules09">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/06/07/9711341.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721223955/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/06/07/9711341.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=Extreme Rules sees many title changes, but fails to live up to its name|last=Mackinder|first=Matt|date=2009-06-07|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2010-01-07}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 48
|champion = {{sortname||Christian|Christian Cage}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2009|07|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=26|year1=2009|month2=02|day2=16|year2=2010}}
|days2 = {{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=27|year1=2009|month2=02|day2=16|year2=2010}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|event = [[Night of Champions (2009)|Night of Champions]]
|notes = 
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign48">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/10993486|title=Christian, July 26, 2009 -|access-date=2010-01-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=2010-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221211203/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/10993486|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SlamNOC09">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/07/26/10270086.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629155724/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/07/26/10270086.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Night of Champions: Punk loses title, but keeps star performer tag|last=Elliott|first=Brian|date=2009-08-01|work=SLAM! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2010-01-07}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 49
|champion = {{sortname|Ezekiel|Jackson}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2010|02|16}}
|days = <1
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]
|event = ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]''
|notes = This was an [[Extreme Rules match]].
|ref = <ref name="WWEreign49">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/13528698|title=Ezekiel Jackson, February 16, 2010|access-date=2010-02-16|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172725/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/13528698|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 49.5
|type = deactivated
|date = {{dts|2010|02|16}}
|days2 = yes
|location = [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]
|event = ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]''
|notes = The title was retired immediately after [[Ezekiel Jackson]] won it due to the ECW brand being discontinued.
|ref = <ref name=Zeke>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/02162010/mainarticle|title=Results:Dominant farewell|last=Medalis|first=Kara A.|publisher=WWE.com|date=2009-07-26|access-date=2010-02-16|archive-date=2011-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016010536/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/02162010/mainarticle|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Combined reigns==
{{multiple image
|align = right
|direction = vertical
|width = 200
|image1 = sandman ECW.jpg
|caption1 = Record five-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]]
|image2 = Shane Douglas at Alpha-10 April 2016.jpg
|caption2 = [[Shane Douglas]], who reigned for a combined 874 days as champion.  His fourth reign at 406 days is the longest single reign in the title's history
|image3 = Sii, Christian campeón de ECW.jpg
|caption3 = [[Christian Cage|Christian]] is the longest reigning champion under the WWE banner, with a record of 205 days
}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Key
|-
!Rec.
|Recognized by the promotion
|-
!<1
|Reign was less than a day
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!rowspan=2|Rank
!rowspan=2|Champion
!rowspan=2|No. of<br>reigns
!colspan=2|Combined days
|-
!Actual
!Recognized<br>by WWE
|-
!1
|{{sortname|Shane|Douglas}} || 4 || 874 || 695
|-
!2
|{{sortname|The|Sandman|dab=wrestler}} || 5 || 446 || 305
|-
!3
|{{sortname||Raven|dab=wrestler}} || 2 || 379 || 377
|-
!4
|{{sortname||Taz|Tazz}} || 2 || 261 || 260
|-
!5
|{{sortname||Christian|Christian Cage}} || 2 || 247 || 245
|-
!6
|{{sortname|Terry|Funk}} || 2 || 208 || 118 
|-
!7
|{{sortname|Mike|Awesome}} || 2 || 201 || 200
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|—
|[[Don Muraco]]
|—
|174
|—            
|-
!8
|{{sortname|Justin|Credible}} || 1 || 162 || 161
|-
!9
|{{sortname|Bobby|Lashley}} || 2 || 155 || 153
|-
!10
|{{sortname|Big|Show}} || 1 || 152 || 151
|-
!11
|{{sortname|CM|Punk}} || 1 || 143 || 142
|-
!12
|{{sortname|Matt|Hardy}} || 1 || colspan=2|127
|-
!13
|{{sortname|Jack|Swagger}} || 1 || 104 || 102
|-
!14
|{{sortname||Rhino|Rhyno}} || 1 || 94 || 92
|-
!15
|{{sortname||Sabu|dab=wrestler}} || 2 || 93 || 8 
|-
!16
|{{sortname||Kane|dab=wrestler}} || 1 || colspan=2|91
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|—
|[[Jimmy Snuka]]
|—
|79
|—            
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|—
|[[Johnny Hotbody]]
|—
|79
|—
|-
!17
|{{sortname|Mark|Henry}} || 1 || 70 || 69
|-
!18
|{{sortname|Johnny|Nitro/John Morrison|John Morrison (wrestler)}} || 1 || 69 || 67
|-
!19
|{{sortname|Chavo|Guerrero}} || 1 || 68 || 67
|-
!20
|{{sortname|Steve|Corino}} || 1 || 63 || 63
|-
!21
|{{sortname|Tommy|Dreamer}} || 2 || 49 || 48
|-
!22
|{{sortname|Bam Bam|Bigelow}} || 1 || colspan=2|45
|-
!23
|{{sortname|Mikey|Whipwreck}} || 1 || 42 || 41
|-
!rowspan=2|25
|{{sortname|Jerry|Lynn}} || 1 || 35 || 34
|-
|{{sortname|Mr.|McMahon}} || 1 || 35 || 34
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|—
|[[Tito Santana]]
|—
|32
|—
|-

|-
!26
|{{sortname|Rob|Van Dam}} || 1 || 21 || 20
|-
!27
|{{sortname|Masato|Tanaka}} || 1 || 6 || 5 
|-
!28
|{{sortname|Ezekiel|Jackson}} || 1 || colspan=2|<1
|}

==See also==
*[[List of former championships in WWE]]
*[[World championships in WWE]]

==References==
; General
*{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/|title=History of the ECW Championship|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=2010-01-06|archive-date=2012-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222160937/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=http://solie.org/titlehistories/whtecw.html|title=ECW World Heavyweight Title History|last=Benaka|first=Matt|author2=Westcott, Brian|author3=Roelfsema, Eric|author4=Dean, Joe|author5=Fitzgerald, Jason|work=Wrestling Title Histories by Gary Will and Royal Duncan|publisher=Solie.org|access-date=2010-01-08|archive-date=2009-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812105528/http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtecw.html|url-status=live}}
*{{cite book|author=Gary Will and Royal Duncan|title=Wrestling Title Histories|chapter=(United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2006|edition=4th|isbn= 0-9698161-5-4}}
*{{cite book|author=Thom Loverro|title=The Rise & Fall of ECW|publisher=Simon & Schuster Adult|year=2007|isbn=1-4165-1312-4}}
; Specific
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/ecw-championship ECW World Heavyweight Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804031947/https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/ecw-championship |date=2021-08-04 }} on [[WWE]].com
{{Extreme Championship Wrestling}}
{{ECW World Heavyweight Championship}}
{{WWE Championships}}
{{Featured list}}
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[[Category:Extreme Championship Wrestling lists|World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Professional wrestling champion lists]]
[[de:ECW Championship#Liste der Titelträger]]