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 March 2012, 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 Devon Moore, who defeated then-champion Robert Anthony on April 9, 2011.
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| 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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56
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The Staple Gun
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Gage won a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion. | ||
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2
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1
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May 22, 1999
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28
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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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91
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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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63
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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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245
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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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49
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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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172
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Cage of Death II...After Dark
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8
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1
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February 28, 2001
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0
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Destruction in Dover
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9
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1
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February 28, 2001
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0
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Destruction in Dover
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10
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3
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February 28, 2001
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46
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Destruction in Dover
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11
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2
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April 15, 2001
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27
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12
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4
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May 12, 2001
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33
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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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23
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14
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2
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July 7, 2001
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308
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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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28
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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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7
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17
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5
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June 15, 2002
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0
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Zandig won the championship at an Irish Whip Wrestling event. | |||
|
18
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4
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June 15, 2002
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182
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Pain won the championship at another Irish Whip Wrestling event later in the same day that Zandig defeated him to win it. | |||
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19
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2
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December 14, 2002
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315
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20
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6
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October 25, 2003
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133
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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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336
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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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308
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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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63
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Cage of Death VII: Living in Sin
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[2] | ||
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24
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2
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February 11, 2006
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91
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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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119
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Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH
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[3] | ||
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26
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1
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September 9, 2006
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91
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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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217
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Cage of Death VIII
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28
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3
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July 14, 2007
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147
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Best of the Best VII
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29
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3
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December 8, 2007
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217
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30
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1
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July 12, 2008
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567
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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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14
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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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175
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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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7
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Southern Violence
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This was an Ultraviolent 3 Way Dance, also involving Drake Younger. | ||
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34
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2
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August 14, 2010
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182
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Tangled Web 3
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This was a 3 Way Dance, also involving Egotistico Fantastico.[4] | ||
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35
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1
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February 12, 2011
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56
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CZW 12th Anniversary Show
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36
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Devon Moore
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1
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April 9, 2011
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338+
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This was a six-man tag match between Devon Moore and The Briscoes, and Robert Anthony and Philadelphia's Most Wanted (Joker and Sabian); where The Briscoes' CZW Tag Team Championship were also on the line. |
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
| Rank [1] | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice Pain | 5 | 886 |
| 2 | The Messiah | 3 | 679 |
| 3 | Drake Younger | 1 | 567 |
| 4 | Ruckus | 3 | 546 |
| 5 | John Zandig | 6 | 485 |
| 6 | Nick Gage | 4 | 371 |
| 7 | Jon Moxley | 2 | 357 |
| 8 | Devon Moore† | 1 | 338+ |
| 9 | Chris Hero | 1 | 119 |
| 10 | Wifebeater | 3 | 113 |
| 11 | Eddie Kingston | 1 | 91 |
| 12 | Super Dragon | 1 | 63 |
| 13 | Robert Anthony | 1 | 56 |
| 14 | Lobo | 1 | 49 |
| 15 | B-Boy | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Nick Berk | 1 | <1 |
| 16 | Yoshihiro Tajiri | 1 | <1 |
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