Every ECW World Champion Ranked From WORST To BEST
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2021
- From ECW legends Sabu, Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk to WWE ECW stars Christian, Matt Hardy and even Vince McMahon himself, this is Every ECW World Champion Ranked From WORST To BEST.
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Durag Vince easily
Man how did I forget that one
🍑💨💨💨
Lmmfao
As the best I hope you mean. I mean no one else had a chance in hell you could say
What was the worst part about ECW, Durag Vince?
Vince: The dementors
"You could not take your eyes off of Douglas."
*shows picture with Francine*
I beg to differ...
Two part question before I even hit play:
1.) Who is the worst champion of all time?
2.) Why is it Ezekiel Jackson?
Mcmahon should be the worst.
@@cliffdover1883 he can’t be the worst, he’s charismatic and has a larger than life personality. Ezekiel was just big.
I thought funk would have been number 1 his time in ecw was the icing on top of a big cake full of flavors Terry's long and successfully wrestling career
@@cliffdover1883 at least vince could draw heat and cut a promo
@@starbreaker269 fair point. I say worst due to it being pointless in my opinion.
Rhyno should be higher. It may have been a short reign but the way he won it and the fact he was the final true ECW CHampion carries weight. He was the best heel in the company at the time, and him destroying the Sandman before he'd even had a chance to raise the belt. It may be poor timing but Rhyno as champion had more impact that probably the next 10 in front of him on this list.
completely agreed, the fact that Chavo is higher than Rhino is a huge shame on this list. Rhino had a great run at the end of ECW which is still pretty memorable for people who watched the original ECW.
Rhino is so underrated. He still stands out to me as a wrestler and a performer.
Rhyno is literally the ECW Goldberg and one of my all-time favorites. He deserved a ton in his career, thankfully he's a first time champion in WWE and a final holder in OG ECW.
Don fucking Muraco🙄
Agree 100%
Fun fact: Punk, Show, and Kane are the only ones that held the WWE, World Heavyweight, and ECW Championship in WWE
And Show is the only one to hold the WWE, WCW, ECW and World Heavyweight titles
Christian is the only ECW, World Heavyweight and TNA champion. Or NWA as it was at the time
@@jeffreymark475 He only held the NWA title, he never held the TNA title
@@vita1ogy. are you stupid? I'm not trying to sound harsh but if you bothered to read the whole comment you'd notice that I mentioned that
@@jeffreymark475 you called it the tna championship though... that title was never the TNA title... it was just defended on tna before they made there own world championship
Rob Van Dam *gets picked up by the cops for having weed in his car*
WWE: Get the titles off him immediately and bury him!
Jimmy Uso *gets picked up for his 3rd DUI*
WWE: I see nothing.
Shows what you get away with when you're related to The Rock. Look at Nia Jax; the one-woman-wrecking-ball that still isn't getting buried for her consistent injury-causing.
She even brags about it! Which is like...wtf?!!
Steve Austin: Beats his wife
WWE: Strap a fucking rocket to that guy
@@pallyboy6005 gotta eat those words now lmao
It’s also because Vince McMahon just flat out hates marijuana. He could look the other way when wrestlers were shooting themselves with who knows what (mostly steroids of course), drink like a fish or even harm their girlfriends or wives, but smoke that devil’s lettuce? Oh you can bet Vince McMahon will act on it.
Maybe every NWA World Champion ranked from worst to best?
That is way too damn many people to rank man. Not being a jerk or anything,
but to be serious if they were to do it, it would be over close to 73 years and most of them being one day reigns before year long reigns
@@AlbrechtAaron I completely forgot that list. You do have a point
Do it. I wanna see where Abe Lincoln falls on the list.
@@joshuaperez362 ok yes that would be a long list but not impossible.
Maybe split it up into Parts? That could work too..... or put it to a vote?
@@joshuaperez362 They did every single WWF and IWGP World Champs so not impossible....just there would be ALOT of Wrestlers people would not have heard about or gave a damn unfortunately :(
William Regal should've been the final ECW Champion. As a thank you for everything he's done & even a fitting sendoff for ECW, having technical wrestlers shine amidst all the hardcore, I don't think any diehards would be upset at him retiring the belt.
Or yknow they couldve just let cm punk keep the belt
@@aidanbagwell9590 CM Punk didn’t have the ECW championship when it was discontinued. He wasn’t even on ECW and hadn’t been in a few years…
@@aidanbagwell9590 you mean Christian but yes
I still remember Joey Styles call from when Mikey won the belt: “DOOOOO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?! WE GOT A NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, AND ITS MIKEY WHIPWRECK! MIKEY WINS! MIKEY WINS! MIKEY WINS!”
Do you believe in recycling iconic phrases?
@@bubbafug00gle51 do you believe in shutting the fuck up?
Styles said the same thing word for word at Barlely Legal 1997 when Terry Funk won the ECW Heavyweight Championship.
I'm loving all these ECW videos you've been doing.
I don’t think talking about the matches with Masato Tanaka and Mike Awesome do it justice. Seek them out if you can find them, they are bat-sh*t insane.
All the power bombs!!
as someone who went back and watched them from recommendation, there is literally no way to do it justice without saying "nobody dying is the most surprising part"
All the tables. Mike awesome being so agile for a heavyweight. And the technical wrestling also.
They stole the show during the one night stand ‘05 PPV
Every match was a human car wreck. It was incredible although really awkward to watch now after learning about CTE and other forms of brain damage.
If the original ECW had survived, RVD would have become their biggest legend.
If weed was legal RVD would have been seen alongside the likes of HBK and rick flair
He still is. when you see ECW, you see RVD for front.
@Jackson Five the rock needs to be in WWF and goldberg and Hollywood hogan needs to be in wcw
@Jackson Five what ?? Lmaooo
@Jackson Five i clearly heard what you said but it was very shocking that you said they didn’t carry their companies but ok whatever you say.
Mike Awesome was the total package and the man was soooo wasted after ECW
Total package was Luger. The man is Lynch, and so wasted is probably the Snake.
Yeah Mike Awesome is great but he was considerable unsafe to work with and wouldn't want to change his style. Therefore he was lost during the changing landscape of wrestling.
Much like the 7th doctor...oh wait.
He could barely cut a promo, had a reckless style not a lot of wrestlers in the bigger American companies wanted to wrestle against, and he dealt with a constant knee injury for almost his entire career. Even as a fan of Awesome, I can admit the guy wasn’t the total package at all.
@@deadeyedarwin Pure genius comment… that’s “what?”
Some of us were Raven fans before he managed the Quebecers.
Scotty Flamingo! Or how about Cartel Member, in Global along with Mukkan Singh, Rip Rogers and Cactus Jack, Scotty The Body Anthony? Or from the Pacific Northwest before Global Scotty the Body....and rumor is before that he had literally a cup of coffee in the USWA. I MOSTLY remember Raven from Global first....Honestly. Johnny Polo was cool though. Underrated stable....WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo, Diamond Dallas Page and Vinnie Vegas!
Just to be funny I'll say Matman, Beetlejuice's partner in PNW
This video proves how underrated Steve Corino was.
I can't believe how short a run he had yet I vivid remember him and Jack Victory mocking Dusty Rhodes and getting color with him in a brawl
I absolutely loved almost everything to do with Raven, Taz, the Dudleyz, RVD, and Jerry Lynn.
Rhyno deserves higher
Ok I can friggin die happy now!!!! The Extreme World Champions are being ranked finally!!!!! Y'all are the best for this!!!
Also I think l your ROH World Champions ranked was taken down
Raven man I loved him soooooooo much and still do trulyfucking iconic
Raven is my all time favorite wrestler. He was wasted in WCW and WWE.
Gonna need a PWG champions ranked
Imma Say it :
Big Zeke > Mr. McMahon
He might have only held the title for 3 minutes, but he at least won it in an extrem rules match against Christian and is an actual wrestler. Not to mention that ECW Champion Mr. McMahon flies against EVERYTHING ECW originally stood for
Technically Mr. McMahon is a wrestler he has wrestled multiple matches that made there way to pvp including undertaker stone cold Steve Austin hulk Hogan dx to name a few of his opponents won a buried alive match won a royal rumble plus somehow there's even a dvd and matches about him
@@mangler013junior4 He only won that Buried Alive match thanks to Kane. Who paid at Mania 20, of course.
@@optimus2008 i know its hard to find a match no interference no nothing and he wins
ECW was more than hardcore wrestling. It was storytelling. Heat. Which McMahon could draw. Yeah stood against what ECW represented but that was the point. His storyline as ECW champ would've been dope of it wasn't lashley toppling him. RVD or dreamer would've been better. Jackson actually was against what ECW stood for. Guy had no charisma, terrible ring skills and couldn't talk for shit. You buggin 💀
I differ honestly, maybe because I grew up to 07 wwe but McMahon was a great heel with that belt. His Durag was hilarious and it made me want to see Bobby lashley kick his ass
Thanks for this video
Then do tna X division
Wcw TV championship
Cruiserweight title
Yes! I really want WCW tv championship
Guys like Snuka, Santana and Muraco probably got those early title runs because they all lived in the Tri-State area at the time making them available names that were still fairly well-known.
I got an ECW purple logo tattoo and a south park Terry funk back in 1998 I'm 38 now & just don't have the heart to cover them theyre relics even if they look like they were scrawled by an epileptic convict eating a ghost pepper especially as I was both 14 & in the UK lmao ECW wasnt in our TV til 2000 used to get VHS tapes shipped since about 96' every month lol.
The disrespect for Rhino being so low down is insane
31:15 my favourite wrestler
MIDDLE AGED AND CRAZY
I helped promote the Mike Awesome vs Taz show in Indianapolis. It was not on regular television. Heyman had to show it on ECW television later in the same style that Joey Styles recanted the moment. It was almost a squash match and it was totally unexpected in that ballroom. If memory serves me right, Steve Corino was in charge of the street teams. I was also given a stack of tickets to give away.
06-09 was a great time to watch wrestling you had wrestling almost everyday. Raw, ecw, tna, and smack down.
Shi true I loved 2006-2008 TNA
39:27. Francine clinging to Joey like a teddy bear while trying to interview Shane who's completely no selling it. That is brilliant.
Best list, and I always thought Shane Douglas was underrated
“Final whimpering death in 2010” is an understatement :(
I felt so bad after ECW faded to black the final time
RAVEN .. was something special man . even in wcw. they tried to make him as weird as possible but his coolness transcended past wrestling .( i know hes supposed to be the cult leader of losers. )
I actually enjoyed Morrison's reign more than punk's. Punk winning after chasing was great but his time as champ was kind of bland, where as Morrison was all hated and yet somehow unbeatable.
I do agree Christian was the best WWECW Champ though by far.
As for the original lineage, nothing in wrestling at that time felt more like a bad ass boss fight than seeing taz walk down to the ring with that belt
None of those guys where ECW.
@@cwalser544 but you are replying to a year old post about the title, one that includes the real lineage and the wwe lite version, so I think my comment was appropriate to include people from both
Rank the WCW Hardcore Champs (there really aren’t that many, it’d be a short video) Crowbar #1 hahah
I liked him!
1st of all, it was my MOTHER who got me into ECW back in the early 90s. Also, I was a the Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) Fight Club pay-per-view, and people were chanting "GEE SEE DUB" like MANIACS!
It's sad that WWE's version of the ECW (World) Championship is not even considered a world title by many for some reason.
I think Kane , Lashley, Matt Hardy, and RVD should be ahead of Big Show on this list. I remember Big Shows reign but I think those 4 are definitely ahead of his . Based on how they won the title and how they carried themselves.
You guys are doing exceptional work!
I was at that Tazz match against Awesome when he dropped the title to Tazz
How big of a surprise was it?
@@davidgraham8299 wasn't expecting him to show up and take the title mike awesome left the same way he came in to ECW the second time into the crowd. Taz end drop the belt to Dream the next show afterwards
If Ezekiel Jackson isn't Nr. 1, we riot!
And let's not forget that two of Austin's biggest moves were ripped from Mikey Whipwreck: the stunner and the mud hole stomp.
I still say that Masato Tanaka, Rhyno, and Rob Van Dam should be ranked higher on this list. Plus for me I say that TAZ was the Greatest ECW World Heavyweight Champion.
Poor big zeik he was awesome in lucha underground. Had a lot of potential
I knew Shane Douglas was gonna be Number 1, he may be one of the most important guy in the company's history
And the most hated by his peers
YES! A Big Cultaholic LIST!
Okay, now rank every ecw tv champion
Thanks a lot for this this is great work!
Cool video. I watched and enjoyed the whole thing.
I'm loving the ECW vids 👍🏼👍🏼
We all know some WWECW champions is at the bottom of the list
Except for CM Punk and John Morrison IMO.
@@BSmokeyGaming yeah those 2 were phenomenal
Requested this a while back! Made up, thanks the boys!
I honestly like the silver version of the championship
I liked it as well. It was the first ECW title I ever saw honestly - granted, via a 2K game, but still - but I think it would probably have gotten more love had it not been the top title for WWECW.
@@jackryan8736 It was my favorite version of the title but the problem that people had it’s that the design dosen’t represent the original idea of Ecw or am I wrong
No I think you might be right.
I wish it had some gold. If it's just silver I just have this notion that it's a strong undercard vibe, not world champion. Thereby hurting it's prestige
@@Joecbg100 silver is more valuable than gold, fite me.
I definitely would rank Vince McMahon as one of the worst ECW champions, he looked like a damn joke with that do-rag on his head 🤦🏾♂️
I actually find that funny but at least he held it for days
😂😂😂😂
They could have done the same story but have 2 on 1 match with Umaga and Shane and Umaga hold the belt. It wouldn't be great but it wouldn't have sucked.
My uncle did the Shane Douglas' new house in Pittsburgh during his title run. He said Shane was cool to the people working on the house. I remember ECW was paid programming in our area so all the commercials were for ECW merchandise and PPVs...it was the best. Everyone was wearing the shirts that my highschool band the Sabu Genocidal shirt and Sandman Budweiser spoof😂😂
The original ECW chant was Never "E-C-Dub" its was always "E-C-W" I went to all the old arena shows since 1995, it just sounds like they said E-C-Dub over all those people at once. *Not to mention anyone after 2001 was not an ECW Champion, that WWECW was a garbage attempt at a reboot.
Yeah I noticed that too because it was until I got older than I watch true ECW and not work and I’m like I always thought they said E. C. Dub “ I wasn’t watching in the old days of ECW so all I had was the WWE version to go on, a pity”
I am fully convinced that what happened to RVD is something that he’ll always regret. I know he says that “Oh, let’s focus on the present and future.” But c’mon, you’re at the top of the company, your favorite brand is back and YOU are the leader of it. The company is backing you, the fans love you, and you are making stacks of cash with your buds in ECW. You are at the apex of your career and it’s taken from you over something that is honestly not even that bad, but still you lost it ALL. Instantly suspended after you lose the titles in such an embarrassing manner, next year your wife gets cancer and you have to leave with all that heavy stress. I can’t imagine it was a walk in the park by any means.
Steve Austin insisted on putting Mikey whipwreck over before he left the company as a thank you for letting Austin steal his finisher
It amazes me how few people know the Stunner was the Whippersnapper first
If you can find that barbed wire match between Sabu v Terry Funk, it's a hard watch, but well worth it. Sabu's bicep gets ripped open then he gives himself stitches backstage to close it up.
No one will likely read this but that ladder match between Christian and Shelton, some kid screams "it looks like you got stung by a bee" and to this day still confuses me
You lost me when you had Johnny Nitro ahead of Bam Bam Bigelow
I know that Bam Bam was pushing 40 in 1997 and that Nitro would become John Morrisson after his title win, but COME ON! Bam Bam Bigelow totally trolled Shane Douglas as he came out to the ring to face him. Rick Rude knows how to play mind games.
Mark Henry at 18?? THAT'S a bit of a joke.
We need some new ECW Elite figures ! Masato and Awesome would be great ! Along with another Sabu , Throw in a Sandman , New Jack and Eliminators !!! I could go on !
Thank you for doing this!!!!
Rhyno wasn't built like a fridge, I think more a very very thick safe. Imagine taking a spear from a safe. I'd be broken in half too(props to JR)
I appreciate that ecw's logo was a double-edged razor blade. They are far better for the environment than disposable razors.
To be fair I think Chavo should've won the IC and US title at some point.
Very least that but he had a few good ones in WWE with Rey as solo cruiserweight champion act.
The best part of the WWECW championship's existence was Chavo's Mariachi celebration and Punk's fake mustache.
Vince McMahon, Former World Wrestling Federation and ECW Champion.
RVD needs to be way higher, he brought hype and prestige back to the title and pairing it with the WWE championship in 2006 gave ECW legitimacy it would never have again.
Rob was meant to be ECW champion back in 2000 when he was a three year TV Champion, but a knee injury and Mike Awesome's departure derailed plans for a champion vs champion match
Adam you know Durag Vince is one of the best champions the company had. YOU LOVE IT!!
It is nice to see you guys talk about Shane Douglas tho. It seems a lot of modern fans don’t pay his run as much of attention besides that promo.
2:23 Wade Barrett looking like Hugh Jackman here.
1) Shane Douglas
2) Christian/Taz
3) Sandman
4) Bobby Lashley
5) RVD/Matt Hardy/Sabu/Tommy Dreamer
6) Rhyno/Kane/Cm Punk/Big Show
7) John Morisson/Jimmy Snouka/Mark Henry
8...
Punk was a disciple of Raven which is why he was easily accepted.
NGL Benoit as ECW Champion I feel would've spiced up the brand a lot had the tragedy not happened.
Punk vs Benoit feud would have been absolutely stellar
I was expecting pre-wwe buyout ecw champs... but still good :)
"_____ makes Goldberg look like Gillberg" is my new favourite analogy.
Ezekiel Jackson proved he had charisma on lucha underground. I'm sure hes retired from wrestling but I'd love to see him make a comeback to AEW.
Loving these ecw videos still my favorite promotion let's get TV & tag Champs of this video as well. Then do up 1 of the best valets in ecw we all need some TNA not impact either 🤣. Thanks my fellow hardcore chair swinging fans
They had some good talent but I always felt Shane Douglas was super overrated
Anyone eles surprised that mick foley...Austin..Jericho and Chris candino never got the title. ECW had AMAZING talent. ECW FOREVER!!!
Well, how would you feel if Heyman chose to put the belt around New Jack or Balls Mahoney or Ian Rotten?
The fact that Durag Vince isn't number 1 is a fucking disgrace
shane's mic skills were awesome
i have seen many live shows when ECW came to Fall river massachusetts!!
2:52 say alot about the tittle‼😂😂💀
Why Corino look like Xpac in those early pictures lol
17:46 wait is that Mr Deleted from existence Joey Ryan behind??
When Douglas shook the halo of Pitbull 1 literally thought he was going the fuck to jail. Like the round house like up state road
Finally y’all did one on ECW champions after doing one on WCW champions, TNA champions, and WWE champions.
And wow Ric Flair was #1 in the WCW one and now Shane Douglas for ECW. Both led a top stable in each company (Flair with the 4 Horsemen and Douglas with the Triple Threat) and were the first recognized world champion for each company (remember Douglas is recognized as the first ECW world champion and Flair the first WCW world champion).
@@bigjoeofthe707 And the two despise each other
My god....RVD was great.
rvd vs lynn is legendary and rightly so.
Fun fact:
Sabu wasn't supposed to beat Terry Funk for his second reign, Terry was supposed to retain but he got stuck in the berbed wire and couldn't move so Sabu pinned him to end the match to get help for Funk
Hearing the words “retaining the (ECW) title by dq” makes my balls shrivel.
The crazy part about Jackson is that Christian beat Ezekiel Jackson in a dark match prior to the first Elimination Chamber PPV days after he was crown the final ECW Champion
Video idea: Every PPV of 2020 ranked from worst to best.
How about worst to worster?
@@vampirascoffin870 not all were bad, for example TLC, Royal Rumble, etc. where all good.
Sandman autographed my GG Allin shirt🤘 ....It doesn't get much more hard-core than that dude!
Terry Funk is the guy who should have been number 1. Without his name and former name world title reins the ecw title would have never meant as much. I would bet if you asked Paul E who was the greatest ecw champion he would say Terry Funk as well.
Please update every 24/7 champion.
That horse riding Kane graphic is unfortunate. Didn't realize Kane was secretly Mr Hands
Maybe I misunderstood, but in the Sabu entry, youl listed some wrestlers that had never held the title, and you included Rob Van Dam? He held the gold, and was earlier on this very list. I'm not seeing comments to this effect, so maybe I misunderstood what you were saying?
He meant in the original ECW. RVD’s run was in the WWE version.
Feels kinda weird having RVD so low and Lashley so high.
Is it weird that I wanna watch every ECW pay-per-view now
No
@@randmgames4254 I’m gonna do it then 😂