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{{Infobox Championship
 
{{Infobox Championship
 
| championshipname = CZW World Heavyweight Championship
 
| championshipname = CZW World Heavyweight Championship
| image = [[Image:CZW World Heavyweight Championship.jpg|200px]]
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| image = [[File:CZW World Heavyweight Championship.jpg|200px]]
| currentholder = [[BLK Jeez]]
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| currentholder = [[Joe Gacy]]
| won = [[December 13, 2014]]
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| won = September 13, [[2019]]
 
| promotion = [[Combat Zone Wrestling]]
 
| promotion = [[Combat Zone Wrestling]]
 
| created = March 27, [[1999]]
 
| created = March 27, [[1999]]
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| firstchamp = [[Nick Gage]]
 
| firstchamp = [[Nick Gage]]
 
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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 [[BLK Jeez]].
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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.
 
- 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.
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[[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==
 
==History==
 
===Background===
 
===Background===
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 lbs. (100 kg), multiple lower-weight class wrestlers have held the championship.
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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 lbs. (100 kg), multiple lower-weight class wrestlers have held the championship.
   
 
===Belt design===
 
===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".
 
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".
   
==Current Champion==
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==See also==
Devon Moore and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Briscoes The Briscoes], and Robert Anthony and Philadelphia's Most Wanted ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_%28wrestler%29 Joker] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabian_%28wrestler%29 Sabian]); where The Briscoes' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CZW_Tag_Team_Championship CZW Tag Team Championship] and CZW Champion were also on the line.
 
 
==See Also==
 
 
*[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]
 
*[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]
 
*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Champion history|Champion history]] - History of the wrestlers who have held the belt.
 
*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Champion history|Champion history]] - History of the wrestlers who have held the belt.
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*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Reigns by length|Reigns by length]] - Lists of the length and reigns.
 
*[[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.
 
*[[CZW World Heavyweight Championship/Champion Gallery|Champion Gallery]] - A Gallery of the Champions.
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==External links==
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*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=98 Profile]
 
[[Category:Combat Zone Wrestling championships|World Heavyweight]]
 
[[Category:Combat Zone Wrestling championships|World Heavyweight]]
 
[[Category:Heavyweight championships|CZW World Heavyweight]]
 
[[Category:Heavyweight championships|CZW World Heavyweight]]

Revision as of 05:11, 16 September 2019

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".

See also

External links