List of Extreme Championship Wrestling tournaments

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Extreme Championship Wrestling had held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments between 1992 and 2001 that were competed for by wrestlers that were a part of their roster.

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ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament (1992)

The ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament was a four-team tournament created to crown the first-ever ECW Tag Team Champions on June 23, 1992. [1]

ECW Television Championship Tournament (1993)

The ECW Television Championship Tournament was an eight-man tournament for the vacated ECW Television Championship on March 12, 1993. [2] The former champion Glen Osbourne was stripped of the title, resulting in the title being decided in the tournament. The tournament aired on television between April 6 and April 20 episodes of Eastern Championship Wrestling . [3]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Glen Osbourne Pin [3]
Johnny Hotbody Eastern Championship Wrestling (4/6)
Glen OsbourneReverse Decision [3]
Eddie Gilbert Eastern Championship Wrestling (4/20)
Eddie Gilbert Pin [3]
J.T. Smith Eastern Championship Wrestling (4/13)
Glen Osbourne Eastern Championship Wrestling (4/20)
Jimmy SnukaPin [3]
Salvatore Bellomo Eastern Championship Wrestling (4/6)
Tommy Cairo Count-out [3]
Tommy Cairo Eastern Championship Wrestling (4/20)
Jimmy SnukaPin [3]
Jimmy Snuka Pin [3]
Larry Winters Eastern Championship Wrestling (4/13)

ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament (1993)

The ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tag team tournament to crown the new ECW Tag Team Champions on August 7 and August 8, 1993 [4] after the titles were vacated when Chris Candido, one half of the champions with Johnny Hotbody left the company for Smoky Mountain Wrestling. The tournament aired on television between the August 17, 1993 and the September 7, 1993 episodes of Eastern Championship Wrestling . [3]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
         
Eddie Gilbert and The Dark Patriot Reverse Decision [3]
Tommy Cairo and J.T. Smith Eastern Championship Wrestling (8/24)
Eddie Gilbert and The Dark PatriotPin [3]
The Super Destroyers Eastern Championship Wrestling (8/31)
The Super Destroyers Forfeit [3]
The Suicide Blondes
(Chris Candido and Johnny Hotbody)
Eastern Championship Wrestling (8/24)
Eddie Gilbert and The Dark PatriotPin [3]
Salvatore Bellomo and Sandman Eastern Championship Wrestling (9/7)
The Headhunters Eastern Championship Wrestling (8/17)
Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Koloff * DDQ [5]
Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Koloff Eastern Championship Wrestling (8/31)
Salvatore Bellomo and SandmanPin [3]
Salvatore Bellomo and Sandman Pin [3]
Tony Stetson and Richard Michaels Eastern Championship Wrestling (8/17)

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament

The NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a single-elimination tournament held on August 27, 1994. The tournament was conducted for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship. [6] National Wrestling Alliance decided to crown its new champion in ECW as it was the biggest territory of NWA after World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the NWA in 1993.

ECW World Television Championship Tournament (2000)

The ECW World Television Championship Tournament was a single-elimination tournament for the vacated ECW World Television Championship after Rob Van Dam was stripped of the title by The Network due to his injury on March 4, 2000. [7] The quarter-final matches took place on March 4, with one between Rhino and Spike Dudley airing on the March 10 episode of ECW on TNN . [7] [8] The semi-final and final matches took place at the Living Dangerously pay-per-view. [7]

ECW World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2000)

The ECW World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a twelve-team tag team tournament for the vacant ECW World Tag Team Championship held on August 25, 2000. [9] The titles were vacated when one half of the previous champions Justin Credible gave up the titles to challenge for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship at CyberSlam. The tournament matches aired on ECW on TNN and Hardcore TV . The tournament final was a three-way elimination match. [7]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalistsFinals
            
Hardcore TV E. Z. Money and Julio Dinero Pin
9/2 The Bad Street Boys
(Joey Matthews and Christian York)
ECW on TNNE. Z. Money and Julio Dinero
9/15 The Unholy AlliancePin
Hardcore TV The Unholy Alliance
(Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck)
Pin
9/2 Full Blooded Italians
(Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke)
Unholy Alliance
Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer
Hardcore TV Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer Pin
9/2 Rob Van Dam and Kid Kash
ECW on TNNJerry Lynn and Tommy DreamerPin
9/1 Justin Credible and Rhino
ECW on TNN Justin Credible and Rhino Pin
9/1 Sandman and Chilly Willy
ECW on TNNUnholy AlliancePin*
9/1 Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer/Simon and Swinger
Hardcore TV Simon and Swinger Pin
9/2 Chris Chetti and Nova
ECW on TNNSimon and SwingerPin
9/1 Danny Doring and Roadkill
Live Event Danny Doring and Roadkill Pin
8/25 The Baldies (Tony DeVito and Angel)
Simon and Swinger
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  2. "ECW Television Championship Tournament 1993". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
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