Английская Википедия:FTW Championship

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox pro wrestling championship The FTW ("Fuck the World") Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship currently utilized in the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is presented as an "outlaw" or "renegade" title that is unsanctioned by officials in-storyline. The current champion is Hook, who is in his record-tying second reign. He won the title by defeating Jack Perry in an FTW Rules match during the All In Zero Hour pre-show on August 27, 2023.

The title was originally created by its inaugural holder Taz in the former Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion in 1998, and it was abandoned in 1999 after being 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)

Шаблон:Quote box The FTW World Heavyweight Championship was designed, created, and conceived by Taz, who also owns the rights to the design of the title. The title was used to compensate for storylines that had to be dropped due to injuries. 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. ECW Owner Paul Heyman said the title suited Taz's "bad-ass, no-nonsense" attitude."

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. 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. The belt was billed as "unrecognized" by ECW.

Taz lost the title only once, in a singles match against 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). Taz regained the title at Living Dangerously on March 21, 1999, where he unified the FTW Heavyweight Championship with the ECW World Heavyweight Championship (which he then held) by defeating Sabu in a title versus title match. 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 on July 2 that year (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.

Belt designs

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The original FTW Heavyweight Championship belt
(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, 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.

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.

Reigns

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Record tying two-time and current champion Hook (right) with his father Taz, who was the creator of the title as well as the inaugural and two-time champion.

Hook is the current champion in his record-tying second reign. He defeated Jack Perry in an FTW Rules match on August 27, 2023 in London, England during the All In Zero Hour pre-show to win the title.

Names

Name	Years
FTW Heavyweight Championship	May 14, 1998 – March 21, 1999
FTW Championship	July 2, 2020 – present

Combined reigns

As of апрель 26, 2024. Шаблон:Multiple images

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Hook †	2	Шаблон:Age in days+
2	Ricky Starks	1	378
3	Brian Cage	1	377
4	Taz	2	219
5	Sabu	1	92
6	Jack Perry	1	39

External links

• Solie's title histories
• Title History of the FTW Championship at Genickbruch.com