Title history
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| 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 | Location | Notes |
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| Nick Gage | 1 | March 27, 1999 | Mantua, New Jersey | Won in a Battle Royal to determine the first champion. |
| John Zandig | 1 | 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 | 1 | September 18, 1999 | Mantua, New Jersey | |
| John Zandig | 2 | November 20, 1999 | Mantua, New Jersey | |
| Lobo | 1 | July 22, 2000 | Sewell, New Jersey | |
| Justice Pain | 1 | September 9, 2000 | Sewell, New Jersey | |
| Nick Berk | 1 | February 28, 2001 | Dover, Delaware | |
| Yoshihiro Tajiri | 1 | 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 | 1 | May 11, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Pinned Justice Pain in a scaffold tag team match involving Messiah and Nick Mondo against Adam Flash and Justice Painto win the title |
| Justice Pain | 1 | 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 | 1 | February 5, 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Super Dragon | 1 | 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 | 1 | May 13, 2006 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Ruckus after Ruckus had just won the BOTB6 tournament.. |
| Eddie Kingston | 1 | September 9, 2006 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Justice Pain | 5 | December 9, 2006 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Pain eliminated both Eddie Kingston and Chris Hero in a three-way elimination match |
| Ruckus | 3 | July 14, 2007 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Nick Gage | 3 | December 8, 2007 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Drake Younger | 1 | July 12, 2008 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| B-Boy | 1 | January 30, 2010
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| Jon Moxley | 1 | February 13, 2010
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| Nick Gage | 4 | August 7, 2010
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| Jon Moxley | 2 | August 14, 2010
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| Robert Anthony | 1 | February 12, 2011
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| Devon Moore | 1 | 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. |
| Scotty Vortekz | 1 | February 4, 2012
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| Masada | 1 | March 10, 2012
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Won title in a four-way match also involving against DJ Hyde and Devon Moore |
| Drew Gulak | 1 | August 10, 2013
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| Biff Busick | 1 | May 10, 2014
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| Sozio | 1 | October 18, 2014
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| BLK Jeez | 1 | December 13, 2014
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This was a Cage of Death also included Biff Busick and Drew Gulak. |
| Matt Tremont | 1 | August 8, 2015
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| Jonathan Gresham | 1 | September 10, 2016
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This was a Four Way Boards Of Nails Carpet Stripes Pains Of Glass Death Match including Greg Excellent and Joe Gacy. |
| Joe Gacy | 1
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December 10, 2016
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| Lio Rush | 1 | May 13, 2017
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| Davey Richards | 1 | May 26, 2017
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This title change took place at an event held by Defy Wrestling. |
| Shane Strickland | 1 | July 8, 2017
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This was a four-way match, also including Joe Gacy and Lio Rush and contested for the Defy Wrestling Championship. |
List of combined reigns
| + | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
As of April 19, 2024.
| Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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| Justice Pain
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5
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886 |
| The Messiah
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3
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679 |
| Drake Younger
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1
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567 |
| Ruckus
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3
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546 |
| Masada
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1
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518 |
| John Zandig
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6
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485 |
| Matt Tremont
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1
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399
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| Nick Gage
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4
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371 |
| Jon Moxley
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2
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357 |
| Devon Moore
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1
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301 |
| Drew Gulak
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1
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273 |
| BLK Jeez
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1
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238 |
| Biff Busick
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1
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161 |
| Joe Gacy
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1
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154 |
| Chris Hero
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1
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119 |
| Wifebeater
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3
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113 |
| Eddie Kingston
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1
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91 |
| Jonathan Gresham
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1
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91 |
| Super Dragon
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1
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63 |
| Robert Anthony
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1
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56 |
| Sozio
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1
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56 |
| Lobo
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1
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49 |
| Davey Richards
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1
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43 |
| Scotty Vortekz
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1
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35 |
| Shane Strickland
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1
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2477+ |
| B-Boy
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1
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14 |
| Lio Rush
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1
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13 |
| Nick Berk
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1
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| Yoshihiro Tajiri
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1
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