CZW World Heavyweight Championship

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Super Dragon with the CZW World Heavyweight Championship belt.
Details
Current champion(s)	Nick Gage
Date won	December 8, 2007
Promotion	Combat Zone Wrestling
Date created	March 27, 1999
Statistics Most reigns John Zandig (6) First champion(s) Nick Gage Longest reign The Messiah (336 days) Shortest reign Nick Berk Yoshihiro Tajiri (<1 day)

The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the Philadelphia-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling. It was established in 1999 at CZW's second show, The Staple Gun, with Nick Gage winning a battle royal.^[1] The "world" in the title's name refers to the fact that the title has been defended (and changed hands) several times outside of the United States, including in Mexico,^[2] England,^[2] Ireland,^[2] Italy^[2] and Japan.^[3] Despite the "heavyweight" distinction, there is no true weight limit, as demonstrated by typically lightweight wrestlers Super Dragon^[4] and Ruckus.^[5] There have been a total of 12 recognized champions who have had a combined 29 official reigns.

Contents 1 Title history 2 Notes 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Title history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
Nick Gage	1	March 27, 1999	Mantua, NJ	Won the title in a battle royal at The Staple Gun.[1][6]
John Zandig	1	May 22, 1999	Mantua, NJ	This was a four-way match at May Madness, also involving Kronus and Justice Pain.[6][7]
Nick Gage	2	June 19, 1999	Mantua, NJ	Won the title at Down in Flames.[6][8]
Wifebeater	1	September 18, 1999	Mantua, NJ	Won the title at September Slam.[6][9]
John Zandig	2	November 20, 1999	Mantua, NJ	This was an "I Quit" barbed wire strap match at The War Begins.[6][10]
Lobo	1	July 22, 2000	Sewell, NJ	Won the title at No Rules, No Limits.[2][11][12][13]
Justice Pain	1	September 9, 2000	Sewell, NJ	This was a Cage of Death match at Cage of Death II...After Dark, moments after Lobo had defeated John Zandig in another Cage of Death match.[13][14]
Nick Berk	1	February 28, 2001	Dover, DE	Won the title at Destruction in Dover.[2][13][15]
Yoshihiro Tajiri	1	February 28, 2001	Dover, DE	Won the title at Destruction in Dover.[2][13][15]
John Zandig	3	February 28, 2001	Dover, DE	Won the title at Destruction in Dover.[2][13][15]
Wifebeater	2	April 15, 2001	Birmingham, England	[2][13]
John Zandig	4	May 12, 2001	Smyrna, DE	Won the title at Stretched in Smyrna.[2][13][16]
Wifebeater	3	June 14, 2001	Aguascalientes, Mexico	[2][13]
Justice Pain	2	July 7, 2001	Sewell, NJ	Won the title at A New Beginning.[2][13][17]
The Messiah	1	May 11, 2002	Philadelphia, PA	This was a four-way match for the World and Iron Man titles at High Stakes, also involving Iron Man champion Adam Flash and Nick Mondo; Messiah pinned Pain and Mondo pinned Flash to win their respective titles.[13][18]
Justice Pain	3	June 8, 2002	Philadelphia, PA	This was a triple threat match at Best of the Best II, also involving Nick Mondo; Mondo's Iron Man title was also on the line. Adam Flash was the special referee.[13][19]
John Zandig	5	June 15, 2002	Dublin, Ireland	This was a barbed wire Gaelic deathmatch at an Irish Whip Wrestling event.[2][13][20]
Justice Pain	4	June 15, 2002	Dublin, Ireland	This was a barbed wire Gaelic deathmatch at another iWw event later the same day.[2][13][21]
The Messiah	2	December 14, 2002	Philadelphia, PA	This was a 20-minute Iron Man match at Cage of Death 4, which Messiah won in overtime.[13][22]
John Zandig	6	October 25, 2003	Pistoia, Italy	Won the title at Shockwave.[13][23]
The Messiah	3	March 6, 2004	Philadelphia, PA	This was a Taipei bed of nails deathmatch at Overdrive.[13][24]
Ruckus	1	February 5, 2005	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at Only the Strong: Scarred 4 Life.[13][25]
Super Dragon	1	December 10, 2005	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at Cage of Death VII: Living in Sin.[13][4]
Ruckus	2	February 11, 2006	Philadelphia, PA	This was a triple threat match at Seven Years Strong: Settling the Score, also involving Kevin Steen.[13][5]
Chris Hero	1	May 13, 2006	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH, moments after Ruckus won the Best of the Best tournament.[13][26]
Eddie Kingston	1	September 9, 2006	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at Down with the Sickness 4-Ever: A Tribute to Chris Ca$h.[13][27]
Justice Pain	5	December 9, 2006	Philadelphia, PA	This was a three-way elimination match at Cage of Death VIII, also involving Chris Hero.[13][28]
Ruckus	3	July 14, 2007	Philadelphia, PA	Won the title at Best of the Best VII.[2][29]
Nick Gage	3	December 8, 2007	Philadelphia, PA	This was a three-way match at Cage of Death IX, also involving The Messiah.[2][30]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• CZW title histories. TitleHistories.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
• CZW World Heavyweight Championship title history (German). CageMatch.de. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.

[edit] See also

• Combat Zone Wrestling
• CZW Iron Man Championship
• CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
• CZW World Tag Team Championship
• CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship

[edit] External links

• Combat Zone Wrestling official site
• Combat Zone Wrestling at TitleHistories.com