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The CZW World Championship
The CZW World Heavyweight Championship, is the top title contested for in the independent professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling. The current reigning and defending champion is Eddie Kingston.
Nick Gage would become the very first CZW Champion by winning an battle royal, involving numerous other contenders, on March 27th, 1999, in Mantua, New Jersey.
Wrestler: |
Date: |
Location: |
Defeated/Notes |
Nick Gage |
March 27, 1999 |
Mantua, New Jersey |
Won in a Battle Royal to determine the first champion. |
John Zandig |
May 22, 1999 |
Mantua, New Jersey |
Defeated Nick Gage, Kronus, and Justice Pain in a Four Way
match to win the title. |
Nick Gage (2) |
June 19, 1999 |
Mantua, New Jersey |
Wifebeater |
September 18, 1999 |
Mantua, New Jersey |
John Zandig (2) |
November 20, 1999 |
Mantua, New Jersey |
Lobo |
July 22, 2000 |
Sewell, New Jersey |
Justice Pain |
September 9, 2000 |
Sewell, New Jersey |
Nick Berk |
February 28, 2001 |
Dover, Delaware |
Yoshihiro Tajiri |
February 28, 2001 |
Dover, Delaware |
John Zandig (3) |
February 28, 2001 |
Dover, Delaware |
Wifebeater (2) |
April 15, 2001 |
Birmingham, England |
John Zandig (4) |
May 12, 2001 |
Smyrna, Delaware |
Wifebeater (3) |
June 14, 2001 |
Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Justice Pain (2) |
July 7, 2001 |
Sewell, New Jersey |
Messiah |
May 11, 2002 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Pinned Justice Pain in a scaffold tag team match involving
Messiah and Nick Mondo against Adam Flash and Justice Pain
to win the title |
Justice Pain (3) |
June 8, 2002 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Defeated The Messiah and Nick Mondo in a three-way
match to win the title. |
John Zandig (5) |
June 15, 2002 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Justice Pain (4) |
June 15, 2002 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Messiah (2) |
December 14, 2002 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
John Zandig (6) |
October 25, 2003 |
Pistoia, Italy |
Messiah (3) |
March 6, 2004 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Defeated John Zandig in a Taipei Board and Nails
Deathmatch. |
Ruckus |
February 5, 2005 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Super Dragon |
December 10, 2005 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Ruckus (2) |
February 11, 2006 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Defeated Super Dragon and Kevin Steen in a three-way
match to win the title. |
Chris Hero |
May 13, 2006 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Defeated Ruckus after Ruckus had just won the BOTB6 tournament.. |
Eddie Kingston |
September 9, 2006 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |