Changes: CZW World Heavyweight Championship

Revision as of 05:11, 16 September 2019

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The CZW World Heavyweight Championship, is the top title contested for in the independent professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling.

- It is not an officially recognized "World" Title, by PWI, which is generally considered the top authority for determining a championship's legitimacy as a world title.

Nick Gage would become the very first CZW Champion by winning an battle royal, involving numerous other contenders, on March 27, 1999, in Mantua, New Jersey.

History

Background

The championship was created and debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event, where Nick Gage defeated 20 other men in a battle royal to become the first champion. The championship has been defended and lost in countries other than the United States multiple times. The first time it 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. Even though the CZW World Heavyweight Championship is supposed to only be eligible to "heavyweights" (wrestlers who weigh more than 220 lbs. (100 kg), multiple lower-weight class wrestlers have held the championship.

Belt design

The championship's current design involves three metal plates positioned on a leather strap. The central plate has the word "World" at the top, while the word "Champion" at the bottom. There are two columns that are placed at each end of the plate. The CZW logo is engraved at the very center of the plate and a smaller version of the logo at the top of the plate above the word "World".

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+{{Active Championship}}
-The '''CZW World Heavyweight Championship''', is the top title contested for in the [[independent circuit|independent]] [[professional wrestling promotion]] [[Combat Zone Wrestling]]. The current reigning and defending champion is [[Justice Pain]].
+{{Tabs
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+|bordercolor=silver
+|borderradius=6
+|height=2.2
+|maxwidth=20
+|tab1=General
+|tab2=Champion history
+|tab3=Title matches
+|tab4=Champion gallery
+}}
+{{Infobox Championship
+| championshipname = CZW World Heavyweight Championship
+| image = [[File:CZW World Heavyweight Championship.jpg|200px]]
+| currentholder = [[Joe Gacy]]
+| won = September 13, [[2019]]
+| promotion = [[Combat Zone Wrestling]]
+| created = March 27, [[1999]]
+| mostreigns = [[John Zandig]] (6 reigns)
+| firstchamp = [[Nick Gage]]
+}}
+The '''CZW World Heavyweight Championship''', is the top title contested for in the [[independent circuit|independent]] [[professional wrestling promotion]] [[Combat Zone Wrestling]].
 - It is not an officially recognized "World" Title, by [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated|PWI]], which is generally considered the top authority for determining a championship's legitimacy as a world title.
-[[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.
+[[Nick Gage]] would become the very first CZW Champion by winning an [[battle royal]], involving numerous other contenders, on March 27, 1999, in Mantua, New Jersey.
-<BR><BR><BR><BR>
-{| class="wikitable"
-|'''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]], [[George Caiazo| Kronus]], and [[Justice Pain]] in a Four Way<BR> match to win the title.
-|-
-|[[Nick Gage]] (2)
-|June 19, 1999
-|Mantua, New Jersey
-|-
-|[[Matt Prince|Wifebeater]]
-|September 18, 1999
-|Mantua, New Jersey
-|-
-|[[John Zandig]] (2)
-|November 20, 1999
-|Mantua, New Jersey
-|-
-|[[Lobo (wrestler)| 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
-|-
-|[[Matt Prince|Wifebeater]] (2)
-|April 15, 2001
-|Birmingham, England
-|-
-|[[John Zandig]] (4)
-|May 12, 2001
-|Smyrna, Delaware
-|-
-|[[Matt Prince|Wifebeater]] (3)
-|June 14, 2001
-|Aguascalientes, Mexico
-|-
-|[[Justice Pain]] (2)
-|July 7, 2001
-|Sewell, New Jersey
-|-
-|[[William Welch|Messiah]]
-|May 11, 2002
-|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-|Pinned [[Justice Pain]] in a scaffold tag team match involving<BR> [[William Welch|Messiah]] and [[Nick Mondo]] against [[Adam Flash]] and [[Justice Pain]]<BR> to win the title
-|-
-|[[Justice Pain]] (3)
-|June 8, 2002
-|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-|Defeated The Messiah and Nick Mondo in a three-way<BR> match to win the title.
-|-
-|[[John Zandig]] (5)
-|June 15, 2002
-|Dublin, Ireland
-|-
-|[[Justice Pain]] (4)
-|June 15, 2002
-|Dublin, Ireland
-|-
-|[[William Welch|Messiah]] (2)
-|December 14, 2002
-|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-|-
-|[[John Zandig]] (6)
-|October 25, 2003
-|Pistoia, Italy
-|-
-|[[William Welch|Messiah]] (3)
-|March 6, 2004
-|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-|Defeated John Zandig in a Taipei Board and Nails<BR> Deathmatch.
-|-
-|[[Ruckus (wrestler)|Ruckus]]
-|February 5, 2005
-|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-|-
-|[[Super Dragon]]
-|December 10, 2005
-|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-|-
-|[[Ruckus (wrestler)|Ruckus]] (2)
-|February 11, 2006
-|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-|Defeated [[Super Dragon]] and [[Kevin Steen]] in a three-way<BR> 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]]
-|-
-|[[Justice Pain]] (5)
-|December 9, 2006
-|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
-|Pain eliminated both [[Eddie Kingston]] and [[Chris Hero]] in a three way elimination match
-|}
+==History==
-[[Category:Combat Zone Wrestling championships]]
+===Background===
-[[Category:World heavyweight wrestling championships]]
+The championship was created and debuted on March 27, [[1999]] at [[CZW The Staple Gun|CZW's The Staple Gun event]], where [[Nick Gage]] defeated 20 other men in a battle royal to become the first champion. The championship has been defended and lost in countries other than the United States multiple times. The first time it changed hands on foreign soil was on April 15, [[2001]], when [[Matt Prince|Wifebeater]] defeated [[John Zandig]] for the championship in Birmingham, England at a live event. Even though the CZW World Heavyweight Championship is supposed to only be eligible to "heavyweights" (wrestlers who weigh more than 220&nbsp;lbs. (100&nbsp;kg), multiple lower-weight class wrestlers have held the championship.
+===Belt design===
+The championship's current design involves three metal plates positioned on a leather strap. The central plate has the word "World" at the top, while the word "Champion" at the bottom. There are two columns that are placed at each end of the plate. The CZW logo is engraved at the very center of the plate and a smaller version of the logo at the top of the plate above the word "World".
+==See also==
+*[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]
+*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Champion history|Champion history]] - History of the wrestlers who have held the belt.
+*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Title matches|Title matches]] - Matches in which the title was defended.
+*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Reigns by length|Reigns by length]] - Lists of the length and reigns.
+*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Champion Gallery|Champion Gallery]] - A Gallery of the Champions.
+==External links==
+*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=98 Profile]
+[[Category:Combat Zone Wrestling championships|World Heavyweight]]
+[[Category:Heavyweight championships|CZW World Heavyweight]]
+[[Category:Singles championships]]