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{{Short description|Unofficial professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|championshipname=FTW Championship
| image         = FTW World Heavyweight Championship.png
| image_size    =
| caption       =
| currentholder = [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]]
| won           = August 27, 2023
| aired         = 
| promotion     = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]<br>(1998–1999)<br>[[All Elite Wrestling]]<br>(2020–present)
| brand         =
| created       = May 14, 1998
| firstchamp    = [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]]
| mostreigns    = 2 reigns:
*[[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]]
*[[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]]
| longestreign  = [[Ricky Starks]]<br>({{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=14|year1=2021|month2=07|day2=27|year2=2022}} days)
| shortestreign = [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]]<br>(2nd reign, <1 day)
| oldest        = [[Brian Cage]]<br>({{age in years and days|1984|02|21|2020|07|02}})
| youngest      = [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]]<br>({{age in years and days|1999|05|04|2022|07|27}})
| pastnames     =
*FTW Heavyweight Championship<br>(1998–1999)
*'''FTW Championship''' (2020–present)
|heaviest=[[Brian Cage]]<br>({{convert|268|lb|kg|abbr=on}})
|lightest=[[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|Jack Perry]]<br>({{convert|167|lb|kg|abbr=on}})
}}
The '''FTW''' ("'''Fuck the World'''") '''Championship''' is a men's [[professional wrestling]] [[World heavyweight championship (professional wrestling)|world heavyweight championship]] currently utilized in the American [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW). It is presented as an "outlaw" or "renegade" title that is unsanctioned by officials [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle|in-storyline]]. The current champion is [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]], who is in his record-tying second reign. He won the title by defeating [[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|Jack Perry]] in an [[hardcore match|FTW Rules match]] during the [[AEW All In (2023)|All In]] ''Zero Hour'' pre-show on August 27, 2023.

The title was originally created by its inaugural holder [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]] in the former [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) promotion in 1998, and it was abandoned in 1999 after being [[Championship unification|unified]] with the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]. It remained inactive for 21 years until being re-established by Taz in AEW in 2020. In both ECW and AEW, the FTW Championship was introduced under similar circumstances: each company's respective world champions were unable to defend their respective titles due to injury/illness; in ECW, it was against Taz himself, while in AEW, it was against Taz's client [[Brian Cage]].

== History ==
=== Extreme Championship Wrestling (1998–1999) ===
{{quote box
| width = 40%
| align = left
| quote = "And, hey, everybody knows that there's no way [[Shane Douglas|a fuck from Pittsburgh]] can beat up [[Taz (wrestler)|a man from Brooklyn]]. So what I got right here, I am the world champion, and I have the proof. You can call it the Brooklyn Title or the Fuck The World Belt!"
| source = — Taz unveiling the FTW Heavyweight Championship at [[It Ain't Seinfeld|It Ain't ''Seinfeld'']]
}}
The FTW World Heavyweight Championship was designed, created, and conceived by [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]], who also owns the rights to the design of the title.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Mike|title=HOW TAZ WAS ABLE TO RESURRECT THE FTW CHAMPIONSHIP IN ALL ELITE WRESTLING|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=137793|work=PWInsider|access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref> The title was used to compensate for storylines that had to be dropped due to injuries. [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Shane Douglas]] had a serious sinus infection and an elbow injury. Taz and [[Al Snow]] also missed their matches at [[Wrestlepalooza 1998]] due to health problems.<ref name=ropes>{{cite book|page=99|title=Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures|first=Brian|last=Fritz|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|year=2006|isbn=1554902681}}</ref> ECW Owner [[Paul Heyman]] said the title suited Taz's "bad-ass, no-nonsense" attitude."<ref name=ropes/>

Taz announced the creation of the FTW Heavyweight Championship (also referred to as the [[Brooklyn]] World Championship) on May 14, 1998, at [[It Ain't Seinfeld|It Ain't ''Seinfeld'']]. In the storyline, he was frustrated by his inability to challenge for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship due to Champion Shane Douglas' injury and refusal to face him. Taz created and defended his own world title, billing himself as the "real" World Champion. He stated that fans appreciated the message conveyed by the belt, which represented contempt for bosses and society, and said that he believed it was more appreciated than the company's top title.<ref name=rise/> The belt was billed as "unrecognized" by ECW.<ref name=rise/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=WrestleView|first= Mike|last=Siciliano|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1139569932.shtml|date=2006-02-10|access-date=2015-11-28|title=Pro's from the Palace (#78) - DVD Review Today: ECW Blood Sport}}</ref>

Taz lost the title only once, in a singles match against [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]]. This was an intentional loss, when he pulled an unconscious Sabu over himself on December 19, 1998 (he was confident that he would defeat Shane Douglas in an upcoming title bout, and thus no longer needed the FTW Heavyweight Championship).<ref name=dayhist/> Taz regained the title at [[Living Dangerously]] on March 21, 1999, where he [[Championship unification|unified]] the FTW Heavyweight Championship with the ECW World Heavyweight Championship (which he then held) by defeating Sabu in a [[Winner Takes All match|title versus title match]].<ref name=delivers>{{cite web|title=ECW delivers at Living Dangerously|first=Mike|last=Whaley|work=SLAM! Wrestling|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/livingdangerously_mar22.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630185905/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/livingdangerously_mar22.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2015|access-date=2015-11-28}}</ref><ref name=rises>{{Cite news|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=SLAM! Wrestling|title=ECW rises to the occasion|first=Chris|last=Gramlich}}</ref> Taz then began using only the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, being the sole World Heavyweight Championship in the promotion, in turn retiring the FTW Heavyweight Championship.

===All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)===
Taz began appearing in [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) in late 2019 and officially signed with the company in January 2020 as a commentator. He then began managing [[Brian Cage]]. On Night 2 of [[Fyter Fest (2020)|Fyter Fest]] on July 2 that year ([[Broadcast delay|aired]] on July 8), Cage was scheduled to face [[Jon Moxley]] for the [[AEW World Championship]]; however, the match was postponed as Moxley had to self-quarantine after his wife [[Renee Paquette]] had tested positive for [[COVID-19]]. In turn, Taz reinstated the FTW Championship that night and awarded it to Cage, mirroring the circumstances behind the title's original inception in ECW. Just like in ECW, the FTW Championship is not an officially sanctioned title in AEW.<ref name=FFNight2>{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/07/08/7-8-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-fyter-fest-night-two-with-kenny-omega-and-hangman-page-vs-private-party-for-the-aew-tag-titles-chris-jericho-vs-orange-cassidy-ftr-and-the-young/|title=7/8 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Fyter Fest night two with Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. Private Party for the AEW Tag Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy, FTR and The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix, The Butcher, and The Blade, Lance Archer vs. Joey Janela|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jake|last=Barnett|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

==Belt designs==
[[File:ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship.png|thumb|The original FTW Heavyweight Championship belt<br/>(introduced on May 14, 1998)]]
When the title was first created, the FTW belt was a custom ECW Television Championship belt with a leather strap painted orange, stickers partially covering the belt,<ref name=rise>{{cite book|page=223|title=The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling|first=Thom|last=Loverro|isbn=978-1416513124|year=2007|publisher=Simon and Schuster}}</ref> and a "TAZ" logo at the top. "FTW" stickers were strategically placed over the word "Television" in the middle of the belt as well as the United States and United Kingdom flags on the side plates. A few months later, in an attempt to persuade Taz to team with Sabu and Rob Van Dam against Shane Douglas and The Triple Threat, Bill Alfonso presented Taz with an original FTW belt featuring a black leather strap and orange-accented bronze plates, with a "TAZ" logo engraved in the belt's centerplate. This second design would also be used for the belt after its reintroduction in AEW. Taz stated that the concept and attitude have been replicated by other companies.<ref name=rise/>

According to Taz on ''[[The Rise and Fall of ECW]]'' DVD documentary, when Sabu won the title, he was legitimately upset backstage over Taz's name being permanently displayed on the belt. From then on, whenever Sabu had the belt with him, he would cover the Taz logo with athletic tape and write "SABU" on it in magic marker.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Rise and Fall of ECW|medium=DVD|publisher=WWE Home Video|date=2004}}</ref>

==Reigns==
[[file:FTW Champion Hook with Taz, 2022.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Record tying two-time and current champion [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]] (right) with his father [[Tazz|Taz]], who was the creator of the title as well as the inaugural and two-time champion.]]

[[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]] is the current champion in his record-tying second reign. He defeated [[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|Jack Perry]] in an [[hardcore match|FTW Rules match]] on August 27, 2023 in [[London, England]] during the [[All In (2023)|All In]] ''Zero Hour'' pre-show to win the title.

=== Names ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Years
|-
|FTW Heavyweight Championship
|May 14, 1998 – March 21, 1999
|-
|'''FTW Championship'''
|July 2, 2020 – present
|}

{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes|dayless=yes}}
{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 0.5
|type = promotion
|name = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW)
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 1
|champion = [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|May 14, 1998}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|May 14, 1998|December 19, 1998}}
|location = [[Queens, New York|Queens, NY]] 
|event    = {{sort|It Ain't Seinfeld}}
|notes    = Taz introduced the championship during a storyline.
|ref      = <ref>{{cite web|title=ECW TV: Fans mock Bigelow for tapping to Taz - 5 Yrs Ago|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=2003-05-26|first=Wade|last=Keller|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_3932.shtml#.VlnogVIgnIU|access-date=2015-11-28}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 2
|champion = [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|December 19, 1998}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|December 19, 1998|March 21, 1999}}
|location = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] 
|event    = ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]''
|notes    = This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]], also involving [[Justin Credible]].<br>Aired on [[broadcast delay|tape delay]] on December 23, 1998.
|ref      = <ref name=dayhist>{{cite web|title=This Day in History: Sabu Defeats Taz for the FTW Title|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/7231/this-day-in-history-sabu-defeats-taz-for-the-ftw-title.html?p=1#!|publisher=PWInsider.com|first=Buck|last=Woodward|date=2006-12-19|access-date=2015-11-28}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 3
|champion = [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]]
|reign    = 2
|date     = {{dts|March 21, 1999}}
|days     = <1
|location = [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Ashbury Park, NJ]] 
|event    = [[Living Dangerously (1999)|Living Dangerously]]
|notes    = This was an [[Hardcore wrestling|Extreme Death match]] which was also for Taz's [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]].
|ref      = <ref name=delivers/><ref name=rises/>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 3.5
|type     = unified
|date     = {{dts|March 21, 1999}}
|location = [[Asbury Park, New Jersey|Ashbury Park, NJ]] 
|event    = [[Living Dangerously (1999)|Living Dangerously]]
|notes    = [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]] [[Championship unification|unified]] the title with the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]].
|ref      =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 0.5
|type = promotion
|name = [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW)
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 4
|champion = [[Brian Cage]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|July 2, 2020}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|July 2, 2020|July 14, 2021}}
|location = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]] 
|event    = [[Fyter Fest (2020)|Fyter Fest]]<br>{{small|Night 2}}
|notes    = [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]] reintroduced the title, and awarded it to Cage, whom he was [[Manager (professional wrestling)|managing]].<br>Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on July 8, 2020
|ref      = <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_mhoIbUxHk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/r_mhoIbUxHk |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=HIGHLIGHTS {{!}} TAZ REVEALS THE FTW CHAMPIONSHIP {{!}} FYTER FEST NIGHT 2, 7/8/20|publisher=All Elite Wrestling|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 8, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=FFNight2/>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 5
|champion = [[Ricky Starks]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|July 14, 2021}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|July 14, 2021|July 27, 2022}}
|location = [[Cedar Park, Texas|Cedar Park, TX]] 
|event    = [[Fyter Fest (2021)|Fyter Fest]]<br>{{small|Night 1}}
|notes    = 
|ref      = <ref name=FFNight12021>{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/07/14/7-14-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-fyter-fest-night-one-with-ethan-page-vs-darby-allin-in-a-coffin-match-jon-moxley-vs-karl-anderson-for-the-iwgp-u-s-title-brian-cage-vs-r/|title=7/14 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Fyter Fest Night One with Ethan Page vs. Darby Allin in a Coffin Match, Jon Moxley vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP U.S. Title, Brian Cage vs. Ricky Starks for the FTW Title, Matt Hardy vs. Christian|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jake|last=Barnett|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 6
|champion = [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|July 27, 2022}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|July 27, 2022|July 19, 2023}}
|location = [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester, MA]] 
|event    = [[Fight for the Fallen (2022)|''Dynamite'':<br>Fight for the Fallen]]
|notes    = 
|ref      = <ref name="FFTFDynamite22">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/07/27/7-27-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-rush-for-the-interim-aew-world-championship-thunder-rosa-vs-miyu-yamashita-for-the-aew-womens-championship-ricky-star/|title=7/27 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Rush for the Interim AEW World Championship, Thunder Rosa vs. Miyu Yamashita for the AEW Women's Championship, Ricky Starks vs. Danhausen for the FTW Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia, Sammy Guevara vs. Dante Martin|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jake|last=Barnett|date=July 27, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2022}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 7
|champion = [[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|Jack Perry]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = {{dts|July 19, 2023}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|July 19, 2023|August 27, 2023}}
|location = [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, MA]]
|event    = [[Blood & Guts (2023)|''Dynamite'':<br>Blood & Guts]]
|notes    = 
|ref      = <ref name="B&G2023">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/07/19/aew-dynamite-results-7-19-powells-live-review-of-golden-elite-vs-blackpool-combat-club-in-a-blood-guts-match-mjf-and-adam-cole-vs-daniel-garcia-and-sammy-guevara-in-the-blind-eliminator-tour/|title=AEW Dynamite results (7/19): Powell’s live review of Golden Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in a Blood & Guts match, MJF and Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara in the Blind Eliminator tourney finals|date=July 19, 2023|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 8
|champion = [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]]
|reign    = 2
|date     = {{dts|August 27, 2023}}
|days     = {{age in days nts|August 27, 2023}}+
|location = [[London, England]]
|event    = [[All In (2023)|All In:<br>''Zero Hour'']]
|notes    = This was an [[hardcore match|FTW Rules match]].
|ref      = <ref name="AI2023ZeroHour">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW All In pre-show results: Powell’s live review of MJF and Adam Cole challenging Aussie Open for the AEW Tag Titles, Jack Perry vs. Hook for the FTW Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/08/27/aew-all-in-pre-show-results-powells-live-review-of-mjf-and-adam-cole-challenging-aussie-open-for-the-aew-tag-titles-jack-perry-vs-hook-for-the-ftw-title/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=August 27, 2023|access-date=August 27, 2023}}</ref>
}}{{BundleEnd}}

==Combined reigns==
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
{{multiple images
| total_width       = 350
| image1            = Tazz 2.jpg
| width1            = 
| caption1          = The championship's creator [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]], who was the inaugural champion and also jointly holds the record for most reigns at two, along with his son, [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]].
| image2            = WMC AEWSTARKS-CHAMP.jpg
| width2            = 
| caption2          = [[Ricky Starks]], who has the longest singular reign at 378 days
}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|†
|Indicates the current champion
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!Rank
!Wrestler
!No. of<br>reigns
!Combined days
|-
!1
|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|[[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]] † || 2 || {{age in days|September 4, 2022}}+
|-
!2
|[[Ricky Starks]] || 1 || 378
|-
!3
|[[Brian Cage]] || 1 || 377
|-
!4
|[[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]] || 2 || 219
|-
!5
|[[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] || 1 || 92
|-
!6
|[[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|Jack Perry]] || 1 || 39 
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ftwecw.html Solie's title histories]
*[https://www.genickbruch.com/index.php?befehl=titles&titel=37 Title History of the FTW Championship at ''Genickbruch.com'']

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