June 13, 2006: Title resurrected by Paul Heyman and awarded to then WWE Champion Rob Van Dam.
01-07-2001
Rhino
(1)
New York, NY
01-07-2001
The Sandman
(5)
New York, NY
11-05-2000
Steve Corino
(1)
Villa Park, IL
10-01-2000
Jerry Lynn
(1)
St. Paul, MN
04-22-2000
Justin Credible
(1)
Philadelphia, PA
04-22-2000
Tommy Dreamer
(1)
Philadelphia, PA
04-13-2000
Tazz
(2)
Indianapolis, IN
12-23-1999
Mike Awesome
(2)
White Plains, NY
12-17-1999
Masato Tanaka
(1)
Nashville, TN
09-19-1999
Mike Awesome
(1)
Villa Park, IL
01-10-1999
Tazz
(1)
Kissimmee, FL
11-30-1997
Shane Douglas
(1)
Pittsburgh, PA
10-16-1997
Bam Bam Bigelow
(1)
Elmhurst, NY
08-17-1997
Shane Douglas
(1)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
08-09-1997
Sabu
(1)
Philadelphia, PA
04-13-1997
Terry Funk
(2)
Philadelphia, PA
12-07-1996
Raven
(1)
Philadelphia, PA
10-05-1996
The Sandman
(3)
Philadelphia, PA
01-27-1996
Raven
(1)
Philadelphia, PA
12-09-1995
The Sandman
(3)
Philadelphia, PA
10-28-1995
Mikey Whipwreck
(1)
Philadelphia, PA
04-15-1995
The Sandman
(2)
Philadelphia, PA
August 27, 1994 : Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in the NWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament finals in Philadelphia, then doublecrosses the NWA by throwing down the NWA belt, opting instead to honor his ECW title as a world championship. Eastern Championship Wrestling is renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling.