Champion history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Snuka | 1 | April 25, 1992 | Mount Tabor, PA | 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). | 0 |
| Johnny Hotbody | 1 | April 26, 1992 | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | |
| Jimmy Snuka | 2 | July 14, 1992 | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | |
| Don Muraco | 1 | September 30, 1992 | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | |
| The Sandman | 1 | November 16, 1992 | Philadelphia, PA | 5 | |
| Don Muraco | 2 | April 3, 1993 | Radnor, PA | Title change did not air until June 1, 1993. | 3 |
| Tito Santana | 1 | August 8, 1993 | Philadelphia, PA | Title change did not air until August 24, 1993. | 0 |
| Shane Douglas | 1 | September 9, 1993 | Roanoke, VA | Douglas won the championship due to forfeit. ECW Joined the NWA nine days later and it became the NWA-ECW Heavyweight Title. | TBA |
| Sabu | 1 | October 2, 1993 | Philadelphia, PA | TBA. | TBA |
| Terry Funk | 1 | December 26, 1993 | Philadelphia, PA | This was a no disqualification match. | TBA |
| Shane Douglas | 2 | March 26, 1994 | Philadelphia, PA | 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. | TBA |
| The Sandman | 2 | April 15, 1995 | Philadelphia, PA | TBA | |
| Mikey Whipwreck | 1 | October 28, 1995 | Philadelphia, PA | TBA. | TBA |
| The Sandman | 3 | December 9, 1995 | Philadelphia, PA | This was a three way dance also involving Steve Austin. | TBA |
| Raven | 1 | January 27, 1996 | Philadelphia, PA | TBA. | TBA |
| The Sandman | 4 | October 5, 1996 | Philadelphia, PA | 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. | TBA |
| Raven | 2 | December 7, 1996 | Philadelphia, PA | This was a barbed wire match. | TBA |
| Terry Funk | 2 | April 13, 1997 | Philadelphia, PA | TBA. | TBA |
| Sabu | 2 | August 9, 1997 | Philadelphia, PA | This was a barbed wire match. | TBA |
| Shane Douglas | 3 | August 17, 1997 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | This was a three way dance also involving Terry Funk. | TBA |
| Bam Bam Bigelow | 1 | October 16, 1997 | New York, NY | TBA. | TBA |
| Shane Douglas | 4 | November 30, 1997 | Monaca, PA | TBA. | TBA |
| Taz | 1 | January 10, 1999 | Kissimmee, FL | TBA. | TBA |
| Mike Awesome | 1 | September 19, 1999 | Villa Park, IL | This was a three way dance also involving Masato Tanaka. | TBA |
| Masato Tanaka | 1 | December 17, 1999 | Nashville, TN | TBA. | TBA |
| Mike Awesome | 2 | December 23, 1999 | White Plains, NY | TBA. | TBA |
| Tazz | 2 | April 13, 2000 | Indianapolis, IN | 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. | TBA |
| Tommy Dreamer | 1 | April 22, 2000 | Philadelphia, PA | TBA. | TBA |
| Justin Credible | 1 | April 22, 2000 | Philadelphia, PA | TBA. | TBA |
| Jerry Lynn | 1 | October 1, 2000 | St. Paul, MN | TBA. | TBA |
| Steve Corino | 1 | November 5, 2000 | Villa Park, IL | This was a Double Jeopardy match also involving Justin Credible and The Sandman. | TBA |
| The Sandman | 5 | January 7, 2001 | New York, NY | This was a Tables, Ladders, Chairs, and Canes match also involving Justin Credible. | TBA |
| Rhino | 1 | January 7, 2001 | New York, NY | TBA. | TBA |
| The title is retired on April 11, 2001 when Extreme Championship Wrestling goes out of business. | |||||
| Rob Van Dam | 1 | June 13, 2006 | Trenton, NJ | Paul Heyman awarded the belt to Van Dam after he won the WWE Championship and WWE began using the ECW Brand. | 0 |
| The Big Show | 1 | July 4, 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | He won the title in ECW edition of July, 4 in an Extreme Rules match. | 9 |
| Bobby Lashley | 1 | December 3, 2006 | Augusta, GA | He won the title at December to Dismember 2006 in an Elimination Chamber match involving Show, CM Punk, Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly and Test. After Show lost the title, Paul Heyman left the WWE. | 13 |
| Mr. McMahon | 1 | April 29, 2007 | Atlanta, GA | Won the title in Backlash 2007 in a handicap match, which also involved McMahon's teammates Shane McMahon and Umaga. | 1 |
| Bobby Lashley | 2 | June 3, 2007 | Jacksonville, FL | Won the title in One Night Stand 2007 in a Street Fight. | 1 |
| Lashley vacated the championship on June 11th, after he was drafted to Raw. | |||||
| John Morrison | 1 | June 24, 2007 | Houston, TX | Morrison won the vacant title in a match against CM Punk at Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007. Morrison won the title under the ring name "Johnny Nitro", but would change to "John Morrison" not long after. | 2 |
| CM Punk | 1 | September 4, 2007 | Cincinnati, OH | This was a Last Chance match on ECW on Sci-Fi. Recorded on September 1. | 5 |
| Chavo Guerrero, Jr. | 1 | January 22, 2008 | Charlottesville, VA | This was a No Disqualification match on ECW on Sci-Fi. | 2 |
| Kane | 1 | March 30, 2008 | Orlando, FL | Won at WrestleMania XXIV in 8 seconds. | 1 |
| Mark Henry | 1 | June 29, 2008 | Dallas, TX | Won in a Triple Threat match also involving Big Show at Night of Champions. | 3 |
| Matt Hardy | 1 | September 7, 2008 | Cleveland, OH | Won in a championship scramble match at Unforgiven also featuring Henry, The Miz, Chavo Guerrero, and Finlay. | 4 |
| Jack Swagger | 1 | January 13, 2009 | Sioux City, IA | Recorded on January 12 on ECW. | 3 |
| Christian | 1 | April 26, 2009 | Providence, RI | Won at Backlash. | 3 |
| Tommy Dreamer | 2 | June 7, 2009 | New Orleans, LA | Won in a triple threat match also featuring Jack Swagger at Extreme Rules. Becomes the only wrestler to win the title both in the original ECW, and in the WWE sponsored revival. | 2 |
| Christian | 2 | July 26, 2009 | Philadelphia, PA | Defeated Tommy Dreamer at Night of Champions 2009. | 6 |
| Ezekiel Jackson | 1 | February 16, 2010 | Kansas City, MO | Defeated Christian on the Final Episode of ECW in an Extreme Rules match. | 0 |
| The title was retired once again after Jackson won it due to the ECW brand being discontinued. | |||||
List of reign lengths
| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Douglas (4) | 406 | November 30, 1997 | January 10, 1999 |
| Shane Douglas (2) | 385 | March 26, 1994 | April 15, 1995 |
| Raven | 252 | January 27, 1996 | October 5, 1996 |
| Taz | 252 | January 10, 1999 | September 19, 1999 |
| Christian (2) | 205 | July 26, 2009 | February 16, 2010 |
| The Sandman (2) | 196 | April 15, 1995 | October 28, 1995 |
| Justin Credible | 162 | April 22, 2000 | October 1, 2000 |
| The Big Show | 152 | July 4, 2006 | December 3, 2006 |
| Bobby Lashley | 147 | December 3, 2006 | April 29, 2007 |
| CM Punk | 143 | September 1, 2007 | January 22, 2008 |
| The Sandman | 138 | November 16, 1992 | April 3, 1993 |
| Don Muraco (2) | 127 | April 3, 1993 | August 8, 1993 |
| Raven (2) | 127 | December 7, 1996 | April 13, 1997 |
| Matt Hardy | 127 | September 7, 2008 | January 12, 2009 |
| Terry Funk (2) | 118 | April 13, 1997 | August 9, 1997 |
| Mike Awesome (2) | 112 | December 23, 1999 | April 13, 2000 |
| Jack Swagger | 104 | January 12, 2009 | April 26, 2009 |
| Rhino | 94 | January 7, 2001 | April 11, 2001 |
| Kane | 91 | March 30, 2008 | June 29, 2008 |
| Terry Funk | 90 | December 26, 1993 | March 26, 1994 |
| Mike Awesome | 89 | September 19, 1999 | December 17, 1999 |
| Sabu | 85 | October 2, 1993 | December 26, 1993 |
| Johnny Hotbody | 79 | April 26, 1992 | July 14, 1992 |
| Jimmy Snuka (2) | 78 | July 14, 1992 | September 30, 1992 |
| Mark Henry | 70 | June 29, 2008 | September 7, 2008 |
| Johnny Nitro/John Morrison | 69 | June 24, 2007 | September 1, 2007 |
| Chavo Guerrero, Jr. | 68 | January 22, 2008 | March 30, 2008 |
| The Sandman (4) | 63 | October 5, 1996 | December 7, 1996 |
| Steve Corino | 63 | November 5, 2000 | January 7, 2001 |
| Shane Douglas (3) | 60 | August 17, 1997 | October 16, 1997 |
| The Sandman (3) | 49 | December 9, 1995 | January 27, 1996 |
| Tommy Dreamer (2) | 49 | June 7, 2009 | July 26, 2009 |
| Don Muraco | 47 | September 30, 1992 | November 16, 1992 |
| Bam Bam Bigelow | 45 | October 16, 1997 | November 30, 1997 |
| Mikey Whipwreck | 42 | October 28, 1995 | December 9, 1995 |
| Christian | 42 | April 26, 2009 | June 7, 2009 |
| Jerry Lynn | 35 | October 1, 2000 | November 5, 2000 |
| Vince McMahon | 35 | April 29, 2007 | June 3, 2007 |
| Tito Santana | 32 | August 8, 1993 | September 9, 1993 |
| Shane Douglas | 23 | September 9, 1993 | October 2, 1993 |
| Rob Van Dam | 21 | June 13, 2006 | July 24, 2006 |
| Tazz (2) | 9 | April 13, 2000 | April 22, 2000 |
| Sabu (2) | 8 | August 9, 1997 | August 17, 1997 |
| Bobby Lashley (2) | 8 | June 3, 2007 | June 11, 2007 |
| Masato Tanaka | 6 | December 17, 1999 | December 23, 1999 |
| Jimmy Snuka | 1 | April 25, 1992 | April 26, 1992 |
| Tommy Dreamer | 0 | April 22, 2000 | |
| The Sandman (5) | 0 | January 7, 2001 | |
| Ezekiel Jackson | 0 | February 16, 2010 | |
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