List of XCW World Heavyweight Champions - Revision history

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	The [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship]] was a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships\|world heavyweight championship]] in [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]] (XCW) and [[IWE\|International Wrestling Entertainment]] (IWE). It was the original world title of the Xtreme Championship Wrestling promotion, later used in IWE as the world title of the [[XCW (IWE)\|XCW]] [[IWE brand extension\|brand]] and one of three in IWE, complementing the [[IWE Championship]] and [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE, 2002–2013)\|World Heavyweight Championship]]. It was introduced as the XCW Heavyweight Championship on April 25, 1992. Originally a part of the [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling\|Eastern Championship Wrestling]] promotion, which joined the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) on September 18, 1993. It was established as a world heavyweight championship in August 1994 following the promotion's secession from the NWA. The promotion became Extreme Championship Wrestling and the title became the XCW World Heavyweight Championship. It remained active until April 11, 2001, when XCW was closed and IWE subsequently purchased its assets. IWE relaunched XCW as a IWE brand in June 2006 with the title being recommissioned and designated as the XCW brand's world title. The brand dissolved February 16, 2010, rendering the title inactive.		The [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship]] was a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships\|world heavyweight championship]] in [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]] (XCW) and [[IWE\|International Wrestling Entertainment]] (IWE). It was the original world title of the Xtreme Championship Wrestling promotion, later used in IWE as the world title of the [[XCW (IWE)\|XCW]] [[IWE brand extension\|brand]] and one of three in IWE, complementing the [[IWE Championship]] and [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE, 2002–2013)\|World Heavyweight Championship]]. It was introduced as the XCW Heavyweight Championship on April 25, 1992. Originally a part of the [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling\|Eastern Championship Wrestling]] promotion, which joined the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) on September 18, 1993. It was established as a world heavyweight championship in August 1994 following the promotion's secession from the NWA. The promotion became Extreme Championship Wrestling and the title became the XCW World Heavyweight Championship. It remained active until April 11, 2001, when XCW was closed and IWE subsequently purchased its assets. IWE relaunched XCW as a IWE brand in June 2006 with the title being recommissioned and designated as the XCW brand's world title. The brand dissolved February 16, 2010, rendering the title inactive.

-	The championship was contested in [[Professional wrestling match types\|professional wrestling matches]], in which participants execute [[Screenplay\|scripted]] finishes rather than contend in [[Competition#Sports\|direct competition]]. All title changes occurred at XCW or IWE shows. The inaugural champion was [[Jimmy Salazar<!--Father of Ana Salazar-->\|Jimmy Snuka]], who defeated [[Sal<!--vatore--> Bellomo-Flemming<!--(2004, pg 85)-->\|Salvatore Bellomo]] in a tournament final on April 25, 1992, to become the first XCW Heavyweight Champion. IWE, however, does not recognize the XCW Heavyweight Championship reigns from April 1992 through August 1994. Instead, they recognize [[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->\|Shane Douglas]]' second reign, which originally began on March 26, 1994, but is recognized as starting on August 27, 1994 – the same day the championship was renamed the ~~ECW~~ World Heavyweight Championship – as the inception of the title's history. [[The Sandman<!--(Don Ferriter-Fullington 1972 pg. 138)--> (wrestler)\|The Sandman]] holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 406 days, Douglas' fourth reign is the longest in the title's history. [[Russell Dalton\|Ezekiel Jackson]]'s only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was retired as soon as he won it. He defeated the previous champion, [[Ryan <!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]], on February 16, 2010, at an ''[[XCW (IWE)\|XCW]]'' television taping [[List of IWE pay-per-view events\|event]]. Overall, there have been 49 reigns among 32 wrestlers, with 1 vacancy, and 2 deactivations.	+	The championship was contested in [[Professional wrestling match types\|professional wrestling matches]], in which participants execute [[Screenplay\|scripted]] finishes rather than contend in [[Competition#Sports\|direct competition]]. All title changes occurred at XCW or IWE shows. The inaugural champion was [[Jimmy Salazar<!--Father of Ana Salazar-->\|Jimmy Snuka]], who defeated [[Sal<!--vatore--> Bellomo-Flemming<!--(2004, pg 85)-->\|Salvatore Bellomo]] in a tournament final on April 25, 1992, to become the first XCW Heavyweight Champion. IWE, however, does not recognize the XCW Heavyweight Championship reigns from April 1992 through August 1994. Instead, they recognize [[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->\|Shane Douglas]]' second reign, which originally began on March 26, 1994, but is recognized as starting on August 27, 1994 – the same day the championship was renamed the XCW World Heavyweight Championship – as the inception of the title's history. [[The Sandman<!--(Don Ferriter-Fullington 1972 pg. 138)--> (wrestler)\|The Sandman]] holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 406 days, Douglas' fourth reign is the longest in the title's history. [[Russell Dalton\|Ezekiel Jackson]]'s only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was retired as soon as he won it. He defeated the previous champion, [[Ryan <!--Barnhart (McDonalds)--> Reso (wrestler)\|Christian]], on February 16, 2010, at an ''[[XCW (IWE)\|XCW]]'' television taping [[List of IWE pay-per-view events\|event]]. Overall, there have been 49 reigns among 32 wrestlers, with 1 vacancy, and 2 deactivations.

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