| ECW Championship | |
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The ECW Championship belt (June 20, 2006 – present) |
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| Details | |
| Current champion(s) |
Kane |
| Date won | March 30, 2008 |
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment |
| Brand | ECW |
| Date created | August 27, 1994 |
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| Past design(s) | |
The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff In Professional wrestling, a championship or title is a recognition of a wrestler being the best in their promotion World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, It was originally the highest ranked title of the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Currently, it is the primary championship on the ECW brand. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means
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The ECW Championship was originally known as the Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) Heavyweight Championship of the National Wrestling Alliance. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA [1] Following the title's introduction in 1992, Jimmy Snuka became the inaugural champion on April 25. James Reiher (born May 18 1943 is an American professional wrestler, and Actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. In 1994, ECW Heavyweight Champion, Shane Douglas, participated in a tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship and defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in the finals on August 27 to win the title. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan However, he immediately relinquished it and instead proclaimed himself the new ECW World Heavyweight Champion. [2][3] Following this, Eastern Championship Wrestling left the NWA and was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling while the title became known as the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) World Heavyweight Championship. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The title remained active until April 11, 2001 when ECW shut down and World Wrestling Entertainment subsequently purchased its assets. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,
In June 2006, WWE revived ECW as a third brand and reactivated the championship to be the ECW brand's primary title. The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent On June 13, Paul Heyman awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship to Rob Van Dam as a result of winning the WWE Championship at One Night Stand 2006. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE ECW One Night Stand (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Heyman had originally stated that the WWE Championship would "become" the ECW World Heavyweight Championship if Rob Van Dam became the WWE Champion at the event. [4] However, Rob Van Dam later declared that he would hold both titles simultaneously instead. [5] Soon after, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship belt was replaced with an updated design. The title later became known as the ECW World Championship in July 2006. [6] In August 2007, the title began to be referred to as the ECW Championship. [7]
The current champion is Kane, who is in his first reign. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest He defeated Chavo Guerrero at WrestleMania XXIV on March 30, 2008 in Orlando, Florida, having earned the title shot by winning a 24 man battle royal earlier in the night. Chavo Guerrero Jr (born Salvador Guerrero III on October 20, 1970) Guerrero engaged in a memorable feud against "Sugar" Shane Helms WrestleMania XXIV was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on March 30 2008 at Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type [8]