The following champion history features the GCW World Championship.
Champion history[]
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | Days Held: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship introduced into Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) as the JCW Heavyweight Championship. | |||||||||
| Andrew Anderson | 1 | April 14, 2000 | Garfield, New Jersey | Defeated Nick Maddox in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | 8 | ||||
| Low Ki | 1 | April 22, 2000 | Elmwood Park, New Jersey | 181 | |||||
| Reckless Youth | 1 | October 20, 2000 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 142 | |||||
| The championship was vacated on November 3, 2001 by Reckless Youth after inactivity. | |||||||||
| Inferno | 1 | November 3, 2001 | South River, New Jersey | Inferno was awarded the championship. | 322 | ||||
| Crowbar | 1 | September 21, 2002 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | 28 | |||||
| Lance Diamond | 1 | October 19, 2002 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | 141 | |||||
| Don Montoya | 1 | March 9, 2003 | Paramus, New Jersey | Won in a No Disqualification Match. | 112 | ||||
| Ace Darling | 1 | June 29, 2003 | Paramus, New Jersey | 147 | |||||
| Slyck Wagner Brown | 1 | November 23, 2003 | Garfield, New Jersey | 217 | |||||
| Homicide | 1 | June 27, 2004 | Garfield, New Jersey | 187 | |||||
| The championship was deactivated on December 31, 2004 after Jersey Championship Wrestling was bought by National Wrestling Superstars. | |||||||||
| Damien Darling | 1 | November 9, 2013 | Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey | Following the revival of the company, Darling defeated Erik Andretti to win the vacant championship. | 209 | ||||
| QT Marshall | 1 | June 6, 2014 | Barnegat, New Jersey | 168 | |||||
| Joey Janela | 1 | November 21, 2014 | Howell, New Jersey | 204 | |||||
| Tama Tonga | 1 | June 13, 2015 | Jackson, New Jersey | During Tonga's reign, Jersey Championship was sold to new owners, with the company being rebranded as Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). The championship was also renamed, and is now known as the GCW World Championship. | 182 | ||||
| The championship was vacated on December 12, 2015 by Tama Tonga as a result of inactivity. | |||||||||
| Kyle The Beast | 1 | March 12, 2016 | Howell, New Jersey | Won a Four Way tournament final match that involved Joe Gacy, Joey Janela, and Pinkie Sanchez to win the vacant championship. | 350 | ||||
| Matt Tremont | 1 | February 25, 2017 | Howell, New Jersey | Won in a Last Man Standing Match. | 294 | ||||
| Nick Gage | 1 | December 16, 2017 | Howell, New Jersey | Won in a Three Layers of Hell Match. | 722 | ||||
| AJ Gray | 1 | December 8, 2019 | Nashville, Tennessee | 0 | |||||
| Rickey Shane Page | 1 | December 8, 2019 | Nashville, Tennessee | 488 | |||||
| Nick Gage | 2 | April 9, 2021 | Ybor City, Florida | Won in a Deathmatch. | 106 | ||||
| Matt Cardona | 1 | July 24, 2021 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | During his reign, Cardona introduced a spinner championship, dubbing the it the "GCW Universal Championship". | 42 | ||||
| Jon Moxley | 1 | September 4, 2021 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 399 | |||||
| Nick Gage | 3 | October 8, 2022 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Won in a Title vs. Career Match at Fight Club - Night 1. | 160 | ||||
| Masha Slamovich | 1 | March 17, 2023 | New York City, New York | 79 | |||||
| Blake Christian | 1 | June 4, 2023 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Won in a Cage of Survival Match that also involved Rina Yamashita. | 356 | ||||
| The championship was vacated on May 25, 2024 by General Manager Matt Cardona after Christian was unable to defend the title. | |||||||||
| Joey Janela | 2 | June 2, 2024 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Won the vacant title in a Gauntlet of Survival Match that also involved 1 Called Manders, Broski Jimmy, Charles Mason, John Wayne Murdoch, Jordan Oliver, Kasey Catal, Microman, Nick Gage and Shane Mercer. | 0 | ||||
| Mance Warner | 1 | June 2, 2024 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Won after he cashed in his Do or Die title shot. | 188+ | ||||