List of ECW World Television Champions

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Rob Van Dam is the longest reigning champion at 700 days. RobVanDam.jpg
Rob Van Dam is the longest reigning champion at 700 days.

The ECW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship contested for in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was the secondary title of ECW.

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Originally, ECW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an organization with many member promotions. ECW withdrew as an NWA member in 1994. [1] The championship remained active until April 2001, when ECW filed for bankruptcy. All of ECW's assets were later purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in mid-2003, including the copyrights to ECW's championships. [2] In May 2006, WWE extended its promotion by adding ECW as a third additional brand, the others being Raw and SmackDown, in a brand extension. [3] The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was the only former ECW title to be recommissioned by WWE for the new brand. [4] While this championship remains decommissioned, its records are under the name "ECW Television Championship" on the official WWE website. [5]

Title reigns were determined by professional wrestling matches, often contested under hardcore wrestling regulations, with wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines or were awarded the title due to scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a match or series of matches for the championship. [6]

As implied by its name, the championship could only be won on television or on pay-per-view events. The title was won in one Canadian municipality and in five American states. The inaugural champion was Johnny Hotbody, who defeated Larry Winters at a live event to win the title in August 1992. Rhino, who won the title in September 2000, was the final wrestler to hold the title before ECW filed for bankruptcy. 2 Cold Scorpio had the most reigns as champion, with four. At 700 days, Rob Van Dam's reign from 1998 to 2000 was the longest in the title's history. The Tazmaniac and 2 Cold Scorpio's reigns in 1994 were the shortest title reigns at less than one day. Overall, there were 31 title reigns.

Reigns

Names

NameYears
ECW Television ChampionshipAugust 12, 1992 – September 18, 1993
NWA-ECW Television ChampionshipSeptember 18, 1993 - August 27, 1994
ECW World Television ChampionshipAugust 27, 1994 – April 11, 2001

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
N/AUnknown information
<1Reign lasted less than a day
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Johnny Hotbody August 12, 1992 Live event Philadelphia, PA 131N/ADefeated Larry Winters for the vacant championship. Following outside interference; Hot Body originally won the match via disqualification after Winters hit referee John Finnegan but Tod Gordon ordered the match to continue; due to pre-match stipulations. [7]
— Vacated September 12, 1992————— Johnny Hotbody legitimately injured his ankle, and as a result, ECW forced him to relinquish the title.
† Glen Osbourne [a] September 30, 1992 Live event Philadelphia, PA – [b] N/ADefeated Mr. Sandman for the vacant Championship. [8]
— Vacated February 1993—————ECW forced Glen Osbourne to vacate the title to set it up to be defended in a tournament after beginning its television show Hardcore TV .
2 Jimmy Snuka March 12, 1993 Hardcore TV Radnor, PA 1203N/ADefeated Glen Osbourne in a tournament final. Aired on April 19, 1993, via broadcast delay. [9] [10]
3 Terry Funk October 1, 1993 NWA Bloodfest: Part 1 Philadelphia, PA 143N/AAired on October 5, 1993, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay. [11]
4 Sabu November 13, 1993 November to Remember Philadelphia, PA 1113N/AThis was a tag team match featuring Sabu and Road Warrior Hawk against Terry Funk and King Kong Bundy, with Sabu's ECW Heavyweight Championship also on the line. [12]
5 The Tazmaniac March 5, 1994 Hardcore TV Philadelphia, PA 11N/AAired on March 15, 1994, via broadcast delay. [13]
6 J.T. Smith March 6, 1994 Hardcore TV Philadelphia, PA 141N/AAired on March 22, 1994, via broadcast delay. [14]
7 The Pitbull April 16, 1994 Live event Philadelphia, PA 127N/A [15]
8 Mikey Whipwreck May 13, 1994 Hardcore TV Philadelphia, PA 192N/AAired on May 17, 1994, via broadcast delay. [16]
9 Jason August 13, 1994 Hardcore Heaven Philadelphia, PA 183N/AAired on August 16, 1994, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay. [17]
10 2 Cold Scorpio November 3, 1994 Hardcore TV Hamburg, PA 11N/AAired on November 22, 1994, via broadcast delay. [18]
11 Dean Malenko November 4, 1994 Hardcore TV Hamburg, PA 1134N/AAired on November 29, 1994, via broadcast delay. [19]
12 2 Cold Scorpio March 18, 1995 Extreme Warfare Philadelphia, PA 221N/AAired on March 21, 1995, via broadcast delay. [20]
13 Eddie Guerrero April 8, 1995 Three Way Dance Philadelphia, PA 1104N/AAired on April 11, 1995, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay. [21]
14 Dean Malenko July 21, 1995 Hardcore TV Tampa, FL 27N/AAired on August 1, 1995, via broadcast delay. [22]
15 Eddie Guerrero July 28, 1995 Hardcore TV Middletown, NY 228N/AAired on August 8, 1995, via broadcast delay. [23] [24]
16 2 Cold Scorpio August 25, 1995 Live event Jim Thorpe, PA 3126N/A [25]
17 Mikey Whipwreck December 29, 1995 Holiday Hell New York, NY 27N/AThis was a match where Scorpio put both his World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championship held by Scorpio and The Sandman on the line. [26]
18 2 Cold Scorpio January 5, 1996 House Party Philadelphia, PA 4127N/A [27]
19 Shane Douglas May 11, 1996 A Matter of Respect Philadelphia, PA 121N/A [28]
20 Pitbull #2 June 1, 1996 Fight the Power Philadelphia, PA 121N/A [29] [30]
21 Chris Jericho June 22, 1996 Hardcore Heaven Philadelphia, PA 121N/A [31] [32]
22 Shane Douglas July 13, 1996 Heat Wave Philadelphia, PA 232930This was a four-way dance also involving Pitbull #2 and 2 Cold Scorpio. Aired on July 23, 1996, episode of Hardcore TV via broadcast delay. [33]
23 Taz June 7, 1997 Wrestlepalooza Philadelphia, PA 226743 [34]
24 Bam Bam Bigelow March 1, 1998 Living Dangerously Asbury Park, NJ 1345 [35]
25 Rob Van Dam April 4, 1998 Hardcore TV Buffalo, NY 1700121Aired on April 8, 1998, via broadcast delay. [36]
— Vacated March 4, 2000— Philadelphia, PA ——— Rob Van Dam was legitimately injured, and as a result, The Network forced him to relinquish the title.
26 Super Crazy March 12, 2000 Living Dangerously Danbury, CT 1278Defeated Rhino in a tournament final. [37] [38]
27 Yoshihiro Tajiri April 8, 2000 ECW on TNN Buffalo, NY 1141Aired on April 14, 2000, via broadcast delay. [39]
28 Rhino April 22, 2000 CyberSlam Philadelphia, PA 112611 [40]
29 Kid Kash August 26, 2000 Midtown Massacre New York, NY 1142Aired on September 8, 2000 on ECW on TNN , via broadcast delay. [41]
30 Rhino September 9, 2000 ECW on TNN Mississauga, ON 221410Rhino was the final wrestler to hold the title. Aired on September 21, 2000, via broadcast delay. [42]
—DeactivatedApril 11, 2001—————ECW closed on April 4, 2001, and World Wrestling Entertainment purchased its assets in 2003.
† Matt Cardona [c] January 14, 2022 GCW Most Notorious—111Cardona defeated Rhino for the championship. The next day he threw the title into a garbage can. This reign is not recognized since WWE owns the rights to the title. [43]

Combined reigns

Two-time and final champion Rhyno Rhyno NXT.jpg
Two-time and final champion Rhyno
Record four-time champion 2 Cold Scorpio 2 Cold Scorpio March 2013.png
Record four-time champion 2 Cold Scorpio
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days		Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Rob Van Dam 1700700
2 Shane Douglas 2350348
3 Rhino 2340338
4 2 Cold Scorpio 4274271
5 Taz 2267266
6 Jimmy Snuka 1203202
7 Dean Malenko 2141139
8 Eddie Guerrero 2132130
— Glen Osbourne —124 - 151—
9 Sabu 1113
10 Mikey Whipwreck 29997
11 Jason 18382
12 Terry Funk 14342
13 J.T. Smith 1419
14 Bam Bam Bigelow 13433
15 Johnny Hotbody 13130
16 The Pitbull 12726
Super Crazy 12726
18 Pitbull #2 12120
Chris Jericho 12120
20 Kid Kash 11413
Yoshihiro Tajiri 11413
— Matt Cardona —1—

Notes

  1. ↑ This title change was excluded from the title history published by World Wrestling Entertainment. [5]
  2. ↑ This reign lasted between 124 and 151 days.
  3. ↑ This title change is not recognized by WWE. [5]

References

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