ECWA Heavyweight Championship is the top title contested in the independent professional wrestling promotion East Coast Wrestling Association. The current champion is Travis Lee, who is in his first reign.
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 1980s, the promotion ran under the banner of East Coast Wrestling Semi-Pro wrestling. Spot shows ran throughout New Castle County, Delaware during the 1980s. 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 prior to 1993 was not recorded, however the first champion was Red Devil in 1967, confirmed by Jim Kettner.
Reigns since 1993 +KeyNo. Overall reign numberReignReign number for the specific championDaysNumber of days held+Current reign is changing daily ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesDateEventLocationReignDays1Lance DiamondMay 1, 1993ECWAWilmington, Delaware12Cheetah MasterSeptember 1, 1995ECWAWilmington, Delaware13Ace DarlingMarch 2, 1996ECWAWilmington, Delaware1 4Cheetah MasterMay 10, 1996ECWAWilmington, Delaware25Lance DiamondNovember 23, 1996ECWAWilmington, Delaware2<16Glen OsbourneNovember 23, 1996ECWAWilmington, Delaware1 6ViperMarch 22, 1997First Annual Super 8 TournamentWilmington, Delaware1 7Christian CageJuly 18, 1998ECWANewport, Delaware1—VacatedOctober 15, 1999———— —8JJ The Ring Crew GuyOctober 15, 1999ECWAWilmington, Delaware1 9The Inferno KidSeptember 23, 2000ECWANewport, Delaware110JJ The Ring Crew GuyOctober 14, 2000ECWALaurel, Delaware2 11Cheetah MasterNovember 25, 2000Battle At The BobNewport, Delaware312Kevin KellyApril 7, 2001ECWANewport, Delaware1 —VacatedMay 5, 2001—————13Scoot AndrewsMay 5, 2001Sixth Annual Super 8 Tournament Newport, Delaware114Prince NanaMay 4, 2002ECWANewport, Delaware1 15RedSeptember 14, 2002ECWAWilmington, Delaware1 16XavierNovember 2, 2002ECWAWilmington, Delaware1 <117The Amazing RedNovember 2, 2002ECWAWilmington, Delaware2 18Christopher DanielsJanuary 18, 2003ECWAWilmington, Delaware1 19Mike Kruel November 8, 2003ECWAWilmington, Delaware120Christopher DanielsApril 3, 2004ECWANewport, Delaware2 21R. J. BrewerMay 1, 2004Night Of The Unusual Matches 2004Wilmington, Delaware1 22Scotty CharismaFebruary 12, 2005ECWANewark, Delaware1 23Fred SampsonNovember 5, 2005ECWABear, Delaware1 24Freak NasttyJanuary 28, 2006ECWANewark, Delaware1 25Aden ChambersMarch 17, 2007ECWANewark, Delaware1 26Mr. Scott WrightMarch 1, 2008ECWANewark, Delaware227Glen OsbourneApril 5, 2008ECWANewark, Delaware228Frederick of HollywoodJuly 26, 2008ECWANewark, Delaware229Tommy TroubleNovember 22, 2008ECWANewark, Delaware1—VacatedMarch 7, 2009—————30Chase Del MonteMarch 7, 2009ECWANewark, Delaware131Bazooka JoeSeptember 12, 2009ECWANewark, Delaware132MegaMay 8, 2010ECWANewark, Delaware133Andrew RykerSeptember 18, 2010A New Era BeginsNewark, Delaware1—VacatedDecember 4, 2010—————34MegaJanuary 15, 2011ECWANewark, Delaware235PapadonMarch 5, 2011ECWANewark, Delaware136Chris WyldeSeptember 15, 201245th Anniversary ShowNewark, Delaware137Josh DanielsJanuary 5, 2013New Year Resolutions IINewark, Delaware138VSKMay 11, 2013YMCA VCarneys Point Township, New Jersey139PapadonJuly 13, 2013Aden Chambers Farewell ShowNewark, Delaware240Kekoa The Flyin HawaiianNovember 2, 2013ECWANewark, Delaware1—VacatedMarch 1, 2014—————41Napalm BombJune 7, 2014Raising The Bar IIINewark, Delaware1<142Bobby ShieldsJune 7, 2014Raising The Bar IIINewark, Delaware143Ricky MartinezDecember 6, 2014Toys For Tots IIIWoodbury Heights, NJ144Matt SaigonMarch 21, 201519th Annual Super 8 TournamentWoodbury Heights, New Jersey145Sean CarrDecember 5, 2015Toys For Tots IVWoodbury Heights, New Jersey146AzriealMarch 12, 2017Spring BattleWoodbury Heights, New Jersey147Bobby ShieldsSeptember 16, 201750th Anniversary ShowWoodbury Heights, New Jersey248AzriealOctober 21, 20172017 Women's ChickFight Super 8 TournamentWoodbury Heights, New Jersey249Mike LawMay 19, 2018Burbon Room at the Showboat HotelAtlantic City, New Jersey150Ty AwesomeDecember 1, 2018Toys for TotsNew Castle, Delaware151Joey AceApril 20, 201923th Annual Super 8 TournamentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania152Sam ShieldsDecember 7, 2019Toys For TotsNew Castle, Delaware153Joey AceSeptember 19, 20202020 Super 8Morganville, NJ254Mr. Ooh La LaMay 1, 202125th Annual Super 8 TournamentMorganville, NJ155Joey AceNovember 6, 2021Super ClashMorganville, NJ356Sam ShieldsMay 23, 2022Marvelous MayMorganville, NJ257Erica LeighSeptember 17, 2022Pretzelmania VMorganville NJ1—VacatedApril 7, 2001—————58Travis LeeNovember 5, 202255th Anniversary ShowMorganville, NJ1+
Combined reigns As of , . †Indicates the current champion RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombined days1Lance Diamond 1 8532Papadon 2 6723Joey Ace 3 6514Cheetah Master 3 5135Viper 1 4836Sean Carr 1 4637Christian Cage 1 4548Freak Nastty 1 4229Sam Shields 2 40410Azrieal 2 39811JJ The Ring Crew Guy 2 38612Scoot Andrews 1 36413Aden Chambers 1 35014Christopher Daniels 2 32215Scotty Charisma/Mr. Scott Wright 2 30116John Walters 1 28717Matt Saigon 1 25918Bazooka Joe 1 23819Fred Sampson/Frederick of Hollywood 2 20320Mike Law 1 19621Chase Del Monte 1 189Mr. Ooh La La 1 18923Bobby Shields 1 182Mega 2 18225Mike Kruel 1 14726Ty Awesome 1 14027Glen Osbourne 1 14028Prince Nana 1 13329Josh Daniels 1 126Red/Amazing Red 1 12631Kekoa The Flyin Hawaiian 1 11932Chris Wylde 1 11233Ricky Martinez 1 105Tommy Trouble 1 10535Andrew Ryker 1 7736Ace Darling 1 6937VSK 1 6338Kevin Kelly 1 2839The Inferno Kid 1 1740Travis Lee † 1 +41Napalm Bomb 1 <1Xavier 1 <1
References
Duncan, Royal and Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories, Revised 4th Edition. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications, 2000. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=27
External links solie.org - ECWA Heavyweight Championship title history ECWA Heavyweight Championship