List of CZW World Heavyweight Champions
The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and copyrighted by the Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) promotion. The championship was created and debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event.[1] The first time the championship changed hands on foreign soil was on April 15, 2001, when Wifebeater defeated John Zandig for the championship in Birmingham, England at a live event.[1]
Title reigns are determined by professionally wrestling matches, usually of the hardcore/ultraviolent type. All title changes happen at live events, which are usually released on DVD. The inaugural champion was Nick Gage, whom CZW recognized to have become the champion after defeating twenty other men in a battle royal on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event.[1] As of September 2024, John Zandig holds the record for most reigns, with six.[1] At 567 days, Drake Younger's only reign is the longest in the title's history.[1] The current champion is Matt Tremont, who defeated BLK Jeez to win the title.
Title history
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
# | Order in reign history |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
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1
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1
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March 27, 1999
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The Staple Gun
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2
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1
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May 22, 1999
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Madness
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3
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2
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June 19, 1999
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Down in Flames
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4
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1
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September 18, 1999
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September Slam
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5
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2
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November 20, 1999
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The War Begins
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6
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1
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July 22, 2000
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No Rules, No Limits
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7
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1
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September 9, 2000
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8
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1
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February 28, 2001
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Destruction in Dover
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9
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1
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10
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3
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11
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2
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April 15, 2001
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12
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4
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May 12, 2001
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Stretched in Smyrna
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13
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3
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June 14, 2001
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14
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2
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July 7, 2001
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A New Beginning
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15
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1
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May 11, 2002
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High Stakes
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16
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3
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June 8, 2002
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17
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5
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June 15, 2002
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<1
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Zandig won the championship at an Irish Whip Wrestling event. | |||
18
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4
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19
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2
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December 14, 2002
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20
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6
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October 25, 2003
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Shockwave
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21
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3
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March 6, 2004
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Overdrive
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22
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1
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February 5, 2005
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Only the Strong: Scarred 4 Life
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23
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1
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December 10, 2005
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24
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2
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February 11, 2006
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Seven Years Strong: Settling the Score
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25
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1
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May 13, 2006
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26
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1
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September 9, 2006
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Down with the Sickness 4-Ever: A Tribute to Chris Ca$h
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27
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5
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December 9, 2006
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28
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3
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July 14, 2007
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29
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3
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December 8, 2007
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30
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1
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July 12, 2008
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A Tangled Web
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31
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1
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January 30, 2010
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High Stakes
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32
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1
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February 13, 2010
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CZW 11th Anniversary Show
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33
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4
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August 7, 2010
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Southern Violence
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34
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2
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August 14, 2010
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Tangled Web 3
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35
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1
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February 12, 2011
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CZW 12th Anniversary Show
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36
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1
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April 9, 2011
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This was a six-man tag match between Devon Moore and The Briscoe Brothers, and Robert Anthony and Philadelphia's Most Wanted (Joker and Sabian); where The Briscoes' CZW Tag Team Championship were also on the line. | |||
37
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1
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February 4, 2012
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CZW Super Saturday
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38
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1
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March 10, 2012
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CZW Aerial Assault
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Won title in a four-way match also involving against DJ Hyde and Devon Moore | ||
39
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1
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August 10, 2013
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CZW Tangled Web 6
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40
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1
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May 10, 2014
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CZW Proving Grounds
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41
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1
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October 18, 2014
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CZW Tangled Web 7
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42
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1
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December 13, 2014
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CZW Cage of Death
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43
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1
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August 8, 2015
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CZW Retribution
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List of combined reigns
+ | Indicates the current champion |
<1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
As of September 9, 2024.
Rank [1] | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Justice Pain | 5 | 886 |
2 | The Messiah | 3 | 679 |
3 | Drake Younger | 1 | 567 |
4 | Ruckus | 3 | 546 |
5 | Masada | 1 | 518 |
6 | John Zandig | 6 | 485 |
7 | Nick Gage | 4 | 371 |
8 | Jon Moxley | 2 | 357 |
9 | Devon Moore | 1 | 301 |
10 | Matt Tremont | 1 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ |
11 | Drew Gulak | 1 | 273 |
12 | BLK Jeez | 1 | 238 |
13 | Biff Busick | 1 | 161 |
14 | Chris Hero | 1 | 119 |
15 | Wifebeater | 3 | 113 |
16 | Eddie Kingston | 1 | 91 |
17 | Super Dragon | 1 | 63 |
18 | Robert Anthony | 1 | 56 |
Sozio | 1 | 56 | |
20 | Lobo | 1 | 49 |
21 | Scotty Vortekz | 1 | 35 |
22 | B-Boy | 1 | 14 |
23 | Nick Berk | 1 | <1 |
Yoshihiro Tajiri | 1 | <1 |
Notes
- 1.^ – Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
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