Title History
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held | Location | Successful defenses | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Hotbody, JohnnyJohnny Hotbody | 01 !1 | 01992-08-12August 12, 1992 | 31 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Live event | Weiss was the first wrestler to hold the ECW Championship. |
| 01.5 !— | Vacated | — !— | 01992-09-12September 12, 1992 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Hotbody legitimately injured his ankle, and as a result, ECW forced him to relinquish the title. |
| 02 !2 | Osbourne, GlenGlen Osbourne | 01 !1 | 01992-09-30September 30, 1992 | 136 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Live event | |
| 02.5 !— | Vacated | — !— | 01993-02-01February 1993 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ECW forced Osbourne to vacate the title for unknown reasons. |
| 03 !3 | Snuka, JimmyJimmy Snuka | 01 !1 | 01993-03-12March 12, 1993 | 203 | Radnor, PA | — | Live event | |
| 04 !4 | Funk, TerryTerry Funk | 01 !1 | 01993-10-01October 1, 1993 | 33 | Philadelphia, PA | — | NWA Bloodfest: Part 1 | |
| 05 !5 | , SabuSabu | 01 !1 | 01993-11-13November 13, 1993 | 113 | Philadelphia, PA | — | November to Remember | |
| 06 !6 | Tazmaniac, TheThe Tazmaniac | 01 !1 | 01994-03-06March 6, 1994 | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Live event | |
| 07 !7 | Smith, J.T.J.T. Smith | 01 !1 | 01994-03-06March 6, 1994 | 41 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Live event | |
| 08 !8 | Pitbull, TheThe Pitbull | 01 !1 | 01994-04-16April 16, 1994 | 27 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Live event | |
| 09 !9 | Whipwreck, MikeyMikey Whipwreck | 01 !1 | 01994-05-13May 13, 1994 | 92 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Live event | |
| 10 | , JasonJason | 01 !1 | 01994-08-13August 13, 1994 | 83 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Hardcore Heaven | |
| 11 | Scorpio, 2 Cold2 Cold Scorpio | 01 !1 | 01994-11-04November 4, 1994 | 0 | Hamburg, PA | — | Live event | |
| 12 | Malenko, DeanDean Malenko | 01 !1 | 01994-11-04November 4, 1994 | 134 | Hamburg, PA | — | Live event | |
| 13 | Scorpio, 2 Cold2 Cold Scorpio | 02 !2 | 01995-03-18March 18, 1995 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Live event | |
| 14 | Guerrero, EddieEddie Guerrero | 01 !1 | 01995-04-08April 8, 1995 | 104 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Three Way Dance | |
| 15 | Malenko, DeanDean Malenko | 02 !2 | 01995-07-21July 21, 1995 | 7 | Tampa, FL | — | Live event | |
| 16 | Guerrero, EddieEddie Guerrero | 02 !2 | 01995-07-28July 28, 1995 | 28 | Middletown, NY | — | Live event | |
| 17 | Scorpio, 2 Cold2 Cold Scorpio | 03 !3 | 01995-08-25August 25, 1995 | 126 | Jim Thorpe, PA | — | Live event | |
| 18 | Whipwreck, MikeyMikey Whipwreck | 02 !2 | 01995-12-29December 29, 1995 | 7 | New York, NY | — | Live event | This 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. |
| 19 | Scorpio, 2 Cold2 Cold Scorpio | 04 !4 | 01996-01-05January 5, 1996 | 127 | Philadelphia, PA | — | House Party | |
| 20 | Douglas, ShaneShane Douglas | 01 !1 | 01996-05-11May 11, 1996 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | — | A Matter of Respect | |
| 21 | , Pitbull #2Pitbull #2 | 01 !1 | 01996-06-01June 1, 1996 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Fight the Power | |
| 22 | Jericho, ChrisChris Jericho | 01 !1 | 01996-06-22June 22, 1996 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | — | Hardcore Heaven | |
| 23 | Douglas, ShaneShane Douglas | 02 !2 | 01996-07-13July 13, 1996 | 329 | Philadelphia, PA | 30 | Heat Wave | |
| 24 | , TazzTazz | 02 !2 | 01997-06-07June 7, 1997 | 267 | Philadelphia, PA | 43 | Wrestlepalooza | |
| 25 | Bigelow, Bam BamBam Bam Bigelow | 01 !1 | 01998-03-01March 1, 1998 | 34 | Asbury Park, NJ | 5 | Living Dangerously | |
| 26 | Van Dam, RobRob Van Dam | 01 !1 | 01998-04-04April 4, 1998 | 700 | Buffalo, NY | 121 | Live event | Van Dam's reign was the longest in the championship's history. |
| 26.5 !— | Vacated | — !— | 02000-03-04March 4, 2000 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Van Dam was legitimately injured, and as a result, The Network forced him to relinquish the title. |
| 27 | Crazy, SuperSuper Crazy | 01 !1 | 02000-03-12March 12, 2000 | 27 | Danbury, CT | 8 | Living Dangerously | |
| 28 | Tajiri, YoshihiroYoshihiro Tajiri | 01 !1 | 02000-04-08April 8, 2000 | 14 | Buffalo, NY | 1 | ECW on TNN | |
| 29 | , RhinoRhino | 01 !1 | 02000-04-22April 22, 2000 | 126 | Philadelphia, PA | 11 | CyberSlam | |
| 30 | Kash, KidKid Kash | 01 !1 | 02000-08-26August 26, 2000 | 14 | New York, NY | 2 | ECW on TNN | |
| 31 | , RhinoRhino | 02 !2 | 02000-09-09September 9, 2000 | 214 | Mississauga, ON | 10 | ECW on TNN | Rhino was the final wrestler to hold the title. |
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