XCW World Championship
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Revision as of 05:29, 31 October 2011
| XCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
 The XCW World Heavyweight Championship Phoenix belt design from July 2008-February 2010 | |
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| Promotion | NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling (April 25, 1992 - August 27, 1994) Xtreme Championship Wrestling (August 27, 1994 - April 10, 2001) International Wrestling Entertainment (June 13, 2006 - February 16, 2010) |
| Date established | April 25, 1992 |
| Date retired | February 16, 2010 |
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The Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) and International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It was the original world title of the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion, later used in IWE as the world title of the XCW brand and one of three in IWE, complementing the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. The championship also briefly appeared as the only world title featured on the Raw brand in 2008. It was established under XCW in 1994 but was originally introduced in 1992 by the precursor to XCW, Eastern Championship Wrestling.
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History
Origin
Recommission
Brand designation
Belt designs
Reigns
Overall, there have been 49 XCW World Heavyweight Championship reigns shared among 32 individuals. The inaugural champion was Jimmy Snuka, who won the title by defeating Salvatore Bellomo in April 1992. The Sandman holds the most reigns as champion, with five. Shane Douglas, in his fourth reign, had the longest reign in the title's history which lasted 406 days, while Russell Dalton, in his first (and only, due to his defeating of Khristian on the television finale of XCW
