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 Mr. Ooh La La, who is in his first reign.

ECWA Unified Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionEast Coast Wrestling Association
Date establishedAugust 1967
Current champion(s)Mr. Ooh La La
Date wonMay 01, 2021
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 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.

Reigns
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ 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 ECWA Title history unrecorded prior to May 1, 1993. [1]
2 Cheetah Master 1 September 1, 1995 184 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [2]
3 Ace Darling 1 March 2, 1996 69 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [3]
4 Cheetah Master 2 May 10, 1996 197 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [4]
5 Lance Diamond 2 November 23, 1996 <1 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [5]
6 Glen Osbourne 1 November 23, 1996 119 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [5]
6 Viper 1 March 22, 1997 483 Wilmington, Delaware First Annual Super 8 Tournament [6]
7 Christian Cage 1 July 18, 1998 454 Newport, Delaware ECWA [7]
— 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 ECWA JJ the Ring Crew Guy defeated Ground Zero for the vacant title. [8]
9 The Inferno Kid 1 September 23, 2000 17 Newport, Delaware ECWA [9]
10 JJ The Ring Crew Guy 2 October 14, 2000 42 Laurel, Delaware ECWA [10]
11 Cheetah Master 3 November 25, 2000 133 Newport, Delaware Battle At The Bob [11]
12 Kevin Kelly 1 April 7, 2001 28 Newport, Delaware ECWA [12]
— Vacated — April 7, 2001 — — — Kevin Kelly was stripped from his championship. —
13 Scoot Andrews 1 May 5, 2001 364 Newport, Delaware Sixth 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. [13]
14 Prince Nana 1 May 4, 2002 133 Newport, Delaware ECWA [14]
15 Red 1 September 14, 2002 49 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [15]
16 Xavier 1 November 2, 2002 <1 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [15]
17 The Amazing Red 2 November 2, 2002 77 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [16]
18 Christopher Daniels 1 January 18, 2003 294 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA Defeated Amazing Red in a five-way match including Mike Kruel, Low Ki, & American Dragon. [17]
19 Mike Kruel 1 November 8, 2003 147 Wilmington, Delaware ECWA [18]
20 Christopher Daniels 2 April 3, 2004 28 Newport, Delaware ECWA Defeated Kruel in the semi-finals of the 2004 ECWA Super 8 Tournament. [19][20]
21 John Walters 1 May 1, 2004 287 Wilmington, Delaware Night Of The Unusual Matches 2004 Defeated Daniels in a four-way elimination match with Mike Kruel and Austin Aries. [21]
22 Scotty Charisma 1 February 12, 2005 266 Newark, Delaware ECWA Defeated Walters in a four-way elimination match with Mike Kruel, Xavier and Andrew Ryker. [22]
23 Fred Sampson 1 November 5, 2005 84 Bear, Delaware ECWA Defeated Charisma in a three-way match with Vic D. Vine. [23]
24 Freak Nastty 1 January 28, 2006 413 Newark, Delaware ECWA [24]
25 Aden Chambers 1 March 17, 2007 350 Newark, Delaware ECWA Defeated Nastty in a four-way match with Ace Darling and Frederick of Hollywood. [25]
26 Mr. Scott Wright 2 March 1, 2008 35 Newark, Delaware ECWA [26]
27 Glen Osbourne 2 April 5, 2008 112 Newark, Delaware ECWA [27]
28 Frederick of Hollywood 2 July 26, 2008 119 Newark, Delaware ECWA Formerly known as Bonecrusher Fred Sampson. [28]
29 Tommy Trouble 1 November 22, 2008 105 Newark, Delaware ECWA [29]
— Vacated — March 7, 2009 — — — Championship was vacated due to unknown reasons. —
30 Chase Del Monte 1 March 7, 2009 189 Newark, Delaware ECWA Defeated Billy Bax, Dan Eckos and Frederick Of Hollywood in a fatal-four-way match. [30]
31 Bazooka Joe 1 September 12, 2009 238 Newark, Delaware ECWA [31]
32 Mega 1 May 8, 2010 133 Newark, Delaware ECWA [32]
33 Andrew Ryker 1 September 18, 2010 77 Newark, Delaware A New Era Begins [33]
— 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 ECWA Defeated Glen Osbourne in a chain match for the vacant title. [34]
35 Papadon 1 March 5, 2011 560 Newark, Delaware ECWA [35]
36 Chris Wylde 1 September 15, 2012 112 Newark, Delaware 45th Anniversary Show [36]
37 Josh Daniels 1 January 5, 2013 126 Newark, Delaware New Year Resolutions II ECWA [37]
38 VSK 1 May 11, 2013 63 Carneys Point Township, New Jersey YMCA V [38]
39 Papadon 2 July 13, 2013 112 Newark, Delaware Aden Chambers Farewell Show [39]
40 Kekoa The Flyin Hawaiian 1 November 2, 2013 119 Newark, Delaware ECWA [40]
— Vacated — March 1, 2014 — — — Championship was vacated due to unknown reasons. —
41 Napalm Bomb 1 June 7, 2014 <1 Newark, Delaware Raising The Bar III Won vacated title in a fatal-four-way match, also involving Breaker Morant, Chris Wylde and Ricky Martinez. [41]
42 Bobby Shields 1 June 7, 2014 182 Newark, Delaware Raising The Bar III Cashed in his "Golden Opportunity Contract" and defeated Bomb. [42]
43 Ricky Martinez 1 December 6, 2014 105

Woodbury Heights, New Jersey

 Toys For Tots III [43]
44 Matt Saigon 1 March 21, 2015 259 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey 19th Annual Super 8 Tournament This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Shields. [44]
45 Sean Carr 1 December 5, 2015 463 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey Toys For Tots IV This was an Iron Man match. [45]
46 Azrieal 1 March 12, 2017 188 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey Spring Battle This was a triple threat match also involving Chris Wylde.
47 Bobby Shields 2 September 16, 2017 35 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey 50th Anniversary Show [46]
48 Azrieal 2 October 21, 2017 210 Woodbury Heights, New Jersey 2017 Women's ChickFight Super 8 Tournament
49 Mike Law 1 May 19, 2018 196 Atlantic City, New Jersey Burbon Room at the Showboat Hotel This was a Triple threat match which also involves Ty Awesome
50 Ty Awesome 1 December 1, 2018 140 New Castle, Delaware Toys for Tots [47]
51 Joey Ace 1 April 20, 2019 231 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 23th Annual Super 8 Tournament This was a six-way match also involving Blk Jeez, Kekoa, Azrieal and Mike Law [48]
52 Sam Shields 1 December 7, 2019 287 New Castle, Delaware Toys For Tots [49]
53 Joey Ace 2 September 19, 2020 224 Morganville, NJ 2020 Super 8 [50]
54 Mr. Ooh La La 2 May 01, 2021 223+ Morganville, NJ 25th Annual Super 8 Tournament [51]

Combined reigns

As of December 10, 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 Joey Ace2455
7 Christian Cage1454
8 Freak Nastty1422
9 Azrieal2398
10 JJ The Ring Crew Guy2386
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 Mr. Ooh La La †1223+
25 Mike Kruel1147
26 Ty Awesome1140
27 Glen Osbourne1140
28 Prince Nana1133
29 Josh Daniels1126
Red/Amazing Red1126
31 Kekoa The Flyin Hawaiian1119
32 Chris Wylde1112
33 Ricky Martinez1105
Tommy Trouble1105
35 Andrew Ryker177
36 Ace Darling168
37 VSK163
38 Kevin Kelly128
39 The Inferno Kid117
40 Napalm Bomb1<1
Xavier1<1

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