Ecw champ

It was established under ECW in but was originally introduced in by the promotion's precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestling. The inaugural champion was Ecw champ Snukahowever, WWE considers the inaugural world heavyweight champion to be Shane Douglasecw champ, with his reign beginning on August 27,

The championship was contested in professional wrestling matches , in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Instead, they recognize Shane Douglas ' second reign, which originally began on March 26, , but is recognized as starting on August 27, — the same day the championship was renamed the ECW World Heavyweight Championship — as the inception of the title's history. The Sandman holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 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 , on February 16, , at an ECW television taping event.

Ecw champ

When the brand was discontinued, the belt was retired once again. The title officially gained its "World" status on August 27, after years of being defended internationally against challengers from around the world and remained active until April 11, when World Wrestling Entertainment subsequently purchased the promotion after its closure. The championship has yet to regain world title status from PWI. The belt was now all black and heavier and broader than its progenitors. WWE would maintain this design until they deactivated the belt. Ezekiel Jackson would defeat Christian for the tile in an Extreme Rules match. After that, the brand was discontinued for good. Jackson is recognized as the brand's final champion. The first title known as the National Wrestling Alliance Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight title began use when Jimmy Snuka defeated Sal Bellomo after the two were finalists from separate battle royals. Jimmy Snuka won the title on April 25, and received a five plate title belt made by Mike Vartanian. During this belt's period of use, it was treated badly and was grinded, repainted, had jewels placed on the main plate, which would explain why it appears different in almost every photo of it. When Eastern Championship Wrestling withdrew from the NWA to become Extreme Championship Wrestling in it continued using this title until when it had a new title created that was began use in during Raven's 2nd title reign and was use through The WWE then created an original design that was used from until the brand was retired in

Rob Van Dam was forced to forfeit the title on March 4, due to a broken leg.

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The championship was contested in professional wrestling matches , in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Instead, they recognize Shane Douglas ' second reign, which originally began on March 26, , but is recognized as starting on August 27, — the same day the championship was renamed the ECW World Heavyweight Championship — as the inception of the title's history. The Sandman holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 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.

Ecw champ

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This was a no disqualification match. Wilkes-Barre, PA. Ezekiel Jackson. This was a ladder match. Snuka defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. Christian is the longest reigning champion under the WWE banner, with a record of days. The Sandman. Television reigns Maryland reigns Pennsylvania reigns. IWA vs. Retrieved May 17, Defeated Tommy Dreamer at Night of Champions

Much deliberation happens within wrestling circles as to what the greatest promotion of all-time was, and for many of those debates, Extreme Championship Wrestling is right at the top of the list. Although it was relatively short-lived, ECW was a hotbed of international talent and featured some of the best writing and plotting in pro wrestling thanks to its mastermind Paul Heyman. The company folded due to myriad of issues from other companies poaching talent, to TV syndication problems, and even financial woes.

CM Punk. However, its origin is attributed to events that began in the National Wrestling Alliance NWA , an organization with many members promotions. This gives Kane the distinction of being the only wrestler to carry one championship across all three brands. Fort Lauderdale, FL. This was a barbed wire match. The Eliminators [Second Reign]. Tito Santana. Charlottesville, VA. Night of Champions. Dynamite Collision Rampage.