Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate Eastern Championship Wrestling.

The NWA World Title Tournament was a live supercard held by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States–based professional wrestling promotion NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) on August 27, 1994. The event featured a tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

On August 27, 1994, the title was renamed the ECW World Heavyweight Championship when Douglas relinquished the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. ECW left the NWA and was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling. WWE recognizes August 27, 1994, as …

Oct 9, 2021 · NWA Bloodfest was a professional wrestling live event produced by NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) on October 1 and October 2, 1993. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Twenty years ago, sports-entertainment changed forever when Shane Douglas threw down the NWA World Heavyweight Title and proclaimed himself the first-ever ECW Champion. WWE.com goes inside the game-changing moment with backstage insight from visionary Paul Heyman.

Apr 25, 1992 · On this page, you find the full Title History for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

Mar 12, 2021 · On the next edition of NWA-ECW programming, Tod Gordon made a statement to announce the folding of NWA – Eastern Championship wrestling as well as its rebranding as Extreme Championship Wrestling.

ECW Pennsylvania Championship. This title was simultaneously known as the NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship during the Eastern Championship Wrestling affiliation with the NWA. Tommy Cairo won a battle royal on May 14, 1993 at the ECW Arena to become the first champion. Tony Stetson won the title on August 7, 1993 at the ECW Arena. He ...

In the early 1990s, Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) was a member of the NWA and by 1994, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the world title of the NWA, was vacant.

In the early 1990s, Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) was a subsidiary to the NWA and by 1994, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the |world title of the NWA and its subsidiaries, was vacant.