ECWA Heavyweight Championship

ECWA Heavyweight Championship is the top title contested in the independent professional wrestling promotion East Coast Wrestling Association.The current champion is Joey Ace, who is in his second reign.

ECWA Unified Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionEast Coast Wrestling Association
Date establishedAugust 1967
Current champion(s)Joey Ace
Date wonSeptember 19, 2020
Other name(s)
  • ECWA Heavyweight Championship
    (1993 - 2012)
  • ECWA Unified Heavyweight Championship
    (2012 - present)

History

ECWA began as a backyard wrestling promotion in New Castle, DE started by Jim Kettner and a close friend of Kettner's at his home in 1967. In the early 80's, the promotion ran under the banner of East Coast Wrestling Semi-Pro wrestling. Spot shows ran throughout New Castle County, Delaware during the 1980's. Shows were performed at venues such as Millcreek Fire Hall, Corpus Christi School, Thomas McKean High School, Claymont Fire Hall, Nur Temple, St. Matthews Parish Center, The Wilmington Boys and Girls Club, as well as various other "one time" stops.

Title history
Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No. Wrestler Reigns Date Days Held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Lance Diamond 1 May 1, 1993 853 Wilmington, Delaware Title history unrecorded prior to May 1, 1993. [1]
2 Cheetah Master 1 September 1, 1995 184 Wilmington, Delaware [2]
3 Ace Darling 1 March 3, 1996 68 Wilmington, Delaware [3]
4 Cheetah Master 2 May 10, 1996 197 Wilmington, Delaware [4]
5 Lance Diamond 2 November 23, 1996 <1 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [5]
6 Glen Osbourne 1 November 23, 1996 119 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA 1st Annual Super 8 Tournament [6]
6 Viper 1 March 22, 1997 483 Wilmington, Delaware [7]
7 Christian Cage 1 July 18, 1998 454 Newport, Delaware [8]
— Vacated — October 15, 1999 — — — Title is vacated when Cage left the promotion and signed with the World Wrestling Federation. —
8 JJ The Ring Crew Guy 1 October 15, 1999 344 Wilmington, Delaware JJ the Ring Crew Guy defeated Ground Zero for the vacant title. [9]
9 The Inferno Kid 1 September 23, 2000 17 Newport, Delaware [10]
10 JJ The Ring Crew Guy 2 October 14, 2000 42 Laurel, Delaware [11]
11 Cheetah Master 3 November 25, 2000 133 Newport, Delaware ECWA Battle At The Bob [12]
12 Kevin Kelly 1 April 7, 2001 28 Newport, Delaware [13]
— Vacated — April 7, 2001 — — — Kevin Kelly was stripped from his championship. —
13 Scoot Andrews 1 May 5, 2001 364 Newport, Delaware ECWA 6th Annual Super 8 Tournament After Kevin Kelly is stripped of the title, ECWA Officials stripped Kevin order two six-way matches with the winners of each match to face each other for the title, with Scoot Andrews defeating Billy Fives in the finals. [14]
14 Prince Nana 1 May 4, 2002 133 Newport, Delaware [15]
15 Red 1 September 14, 2002 49 Wilmington, Delaware [16]
16 Xavier 1 November 2, 2002 <1 Wilmington, Delaware [16]
17 The Amazing Red 2 November 2, 2002 77 Wilmington, Delaware [17]
18 Christopher Daniels 1 January 18, 2003 294 Wilmington, Delaware Defeated Amazing Red in a five-way match including Mike Kruel, Low Ki, & American Dragon. [18]
19 Mike Kruel 1 November 8, 2003 147 Wilmington, Delaware [19]
20 Christopher Daniels 2 April 3, 2004 28 Newport, Delaware [20] Defeated Kruel in the semi-finals of the 2004 ECWA Super 8 Tournament. [21]
21 John Walters 1 May 1, 2004 287 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA Night Of The Unusual Matches 2004 Defeated Daniels in a four-way elimination match with Mike Kruel and Austin Aries. [22]
22 Scotty Charisma 1 February 12, 2005 266 Newark, Delaware Defeated Walters in a four-way elimination match with Mike Kruel, Xavier and Andrew Ryker. [23]
23 Fred Sampson 1 November 5, 2005 84 Bear, Delaware Defeated Charisma in a three-way match with Vic D. Vine. [24]
24 Freak Nastty 1 January 28, 2006 413 Newark, Delaware [25]
25 Aden Chambers 1 March 17, 2007 350 Newark, Delaware Defeated Nastty in a four-way match with Ace Darling and Frederick of Hollywood. [26]
26 Mr. Scott Wright 2 March 1, 2008 35 Newark, Delaware [27]
27 Glen Osbourne 2 April 5, 2008 112 Newark, Delaware [28]
28 Frederick of Hollywood 2 July 26, 2008 119 Newark, Delaware Formerly known as Bonecrusher Fred Sampson. [29]
29 Tommy Trouble 1 November 22, 2008 105 Newark, Delaware [30]
— Vacated — March 7, 2009 — — — Championship was vacated due to unknown reasons. —
30 Chase Del Monte 1 March 7, 2009 189 Newark, Delaware Defeated Billy Bax, Dan Eckos and Frederick Of Hollywood in a fatal-four way match [31]
31 Bazooka Joe 1 September 12, 2009 238 Newark, Delaware [32]
32 Mega 1 May 8, 2010 133 Newark, Delaware [33]
33 Andrew Ryker 1 September 18, 2010 77 Newark, Delaware ECWA A New Era Begins [34]
— Vacated — December 4, 2010 — — — The championship was vacated due to Ryker injury and announced his retirement. —
34 Mega 2 January 15, 2011 49 Newark, Delaware Defeated Glen Osbourne in a chain match for the vacant title. [35]
35 Papadon 1 March 5, 2011 560 Newark, Delaware [36]
36 Chris Wylde 1 September 15, 2012 112 Newark, Delaware ECWA 45th Anniversary Show [37]
37 Josh Daniels 1 January 5, 2013 126 Newark, Delaware ECWA New Year Resolutions II [38]
38 VSK 1 May 11, 2013 63 Carneys Point Township, New Jersey ECWA YMCA V [39]
39 Papadon 2 July 13, 2013 112 Newark, Delaware ECWA Aden Chambers Farewell Show [40]
40 Kekoa The Flyin Hawaiian 1 November 2, 2013 119 Newark, Delaware [41]
— Vacated — March 1, 2014 — — — Championship was vacated due to unknown reasons. —
41 Napalm Bomb 1 June 7, 2014 <1 Newark, Delaware ECWA Raising The Bar III Won vacated title in a fatal-four way match, also involving Breaker Morant, Chris Wylde and Ricky Martinez. [42]
42 Bobby Shields 1 June 7, 2014 182 Newark, Delaware ECWA Raising The Bar III Cashed in his "Golden Opportunity Contract" and defeated Bomb. [43]
43 Ricky Martinez 1 December 6, 2014 105 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey ECWA Toys For Tots III [44]
44 Matt Saigon 1 March 21, 2015 259 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey ECWA 19th Annual Super 8 Tournament This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Shields [45]
45 Sean Carr 1 December 5, 2015 463 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey ECWA Toys For Tots IV this was an Iron Man match [46]
46 Azrieal 1 March 12, 2017 188 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey ECWA Spring Battle This was a triple threat match also involving Chris Wylde
47 Bobby Shields 2 September 16, 2017 35 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey ECWA 50th Anniversary Show [47]
48 Azrieal 2 October 21, 2017 210 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey "ECWA 2017 Women's ChickFight Super 8 Tournament"
49 Mike Law 1 May 19, 2018 196 Atlantic City, New Jersey "ECWA in the Burbon Room at the Showboat Hotel" Triple Threat Match feat. Ty Awesome
50 Ty Awesome 1 December 1, 2018 140 New Castle, Delaware "ECWA Toys for Tots" [48]
51 Joey Ace 1 April 20, 2019 231 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "ECWA 23th Annual Super 8 Tournament" This was a six way match also involving Blk Jeez, Kekoa, Azrieal and Mike Law [49]
52 Sam Shields 1 December 07, 2019 287 New Castle, Delaware "ECWA Toys For Tots" [50]
53 Joey Ace 2 September 19, 2020 134+ Morganville, NJ "ECWA 2020 Super 8" [51]

Combined reigns

As of January 31, 2021.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Lance Diamond1853
2 Papadon2672
3 Cheetah Master3605
4 Viper1483
5 Sean Carr1463
6 Christian Cage1454
7 Freak Nastty1422
8 Azrieal2398
9 JJ The Ring Crew Guy2386
10 Joey Ace †2365+
11 Scoot Andrews1364
12 Aden Chambers1350
13 Christopher Daniels2322
14 Scotty Charisma/Mr. Scott Wright2301
15 John Walters1287
Sam Shields1287
17 Matt Saigon1259
18 Bazooka Joe1238
19 Fred Sampson/Frederick of Hollywood2203
20 Mike Law1196
21 Chase Del Monte1189
22 Bobby Shields1182
Mega2182
24 Mike Kruel1147
25 Ty Awesome1140
26 Glen Osbourne1140
27 Prince Nana1133
28 Josh Daniels1126
Red (The Amazing Red)1126
30 Kekoa The Flyin Hawaiian1119
31 Chris Wylde1112
32 Ricky Martinez1105
Tommy Trouble1105
34 Andrew Ryker177
35 Ace Darling168
36 VSK163
37 Kevin Kelly128
38 The Inferno Kid117
39 Napalm Bomb1<1
Xavier1<1

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