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1) Shane Douglas: 4-Time ECW World Heavyweight Champion
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Shane Douglas is an integral part of the formation of ECW. He came to the promotion when it was known as Eastern Championship Wrestling. Douglas defeated Tito Santana to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in September of 1993.
The first reign lasted less than a month before he lost to Sabu. However, his next run turned out to be significantly more important. He won Ultimate Jeopardy to become the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. However, he threw down the NWA's title and proclaimed the ECW Title to be the most important championship in wrestling.
ECW officially left the NWA and became known as Extreme Championship Wrestling after Douglas's infamous promo. The title reign lasted 385 days and cemented it as a prestigious title that meant something. He eventually lost the championship to The Sandman.
Shane Douglas didn't hold the title until three years later when he defeated Sabu and Terry Funk in a three-way dance on August 1997. However, Bam Bam Bigelow turned babyface against his fellow Triple Threat member to win the title in New York City.
Shane Douglas regained the ECW World Heavyweight Championship over Bigelow in his home state of Pennsylvania in November To Remember 1997. This reign went on to become his landmark run. Douglas held the title for 406 days and ran roughshod over Extreme Championship Wrestling with the Triple Threat stable in his corner.
Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Francine made up the Triple Threat faction and were ECW's version of the Four Horsemen. The group helped Douglas retain his title and ran interference for Shane against his rivals. The feud between Shane Douglas and Taz was at the center of the main event storylines in ECW.
Douglas eventually lost to Taz at Guilty As Charged 1999. Despite injuries preventing him from defending the gold in that final run, it etched his name in the history books.
Shane Douglas held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship longer than anyone in history – for 862 total days. This is why Shane Douglas is the best ECW World Heavyweight Champion of all time.
