List of CZW World Heavyweight Champions
Title history

List of CZW World Heavyweight Champions

Section Title: Title history
Table Section Text: None

No.	Champion	Championship change	Reign statistics	Notes	Ref.

Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days

1	Nick Gage	March 27, 1999	The Staple Gun	Mantua, New Jersey	1	56	Gage won a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion.

2	John Zandig	May 22, 1999	Madness	Mantua, New Jersey	1	28

3	Nick Gage	June 19, 1999	Down in Flames	Mantua, New Jersey	2	91

4	Wifebeater	September 18, 1999	September Slam	Mantua, New Jersey	1	63

5	John Zandig	November 20, 1999	The War Begins	Mantua, New Jersey	2	245

6	Lobo	July 22, 2000	No Rules, No Limits	Sewell, New Jersey	1	49

7	Justice Pain	September 9, 2000	Cage of Death II...After Dark	Sewell, New Jersey	1	172

8	Nick Berk	February 28, 2001	Destruction in Dover	Dover, Delaware	1	<1

9	Yoshihiro Tajiri	February 28, 2001	Destruction in Dover	Dover, Delaware	1	<1

10	John Zandig	February 28, 2001	Destruction in Dover	Dover, Delaware	3	46

11	Wifebeater	April 15, 2001	Live event	Birmingham, England	2	27

12	John Zandig	May 12, 2001	Stretched in Smyrna	Smyrna, Delaware	4	33

13	Wifebeater	June 14, 2001	Live event	Aguascalientes, Mexico	3	23

14	Justice Pain	July 7, 2001	A New Beginning	Sewell, New Jersey	2	308

15	The Messiah	May 11, 2002	High Stakes	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	28

16	Justice Pain	June 8, 2002	Best of the Best II	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3	7

17	John Zandig	June 15, 2002	Live event	Dublin, Ireland	5	<1	Zandig won the championship at an Irish Whip Wrestling event.

18	Justice Pain	June 15, 2002	Live event	Dublin, Ireland	4	182	Pain won the championship at an Irish Whip Wrestling event.

19	The Messiah	December 14, 2002	Cage of Death IV	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	315

20	John Zandig	October 25, 2003	Shockwave	Pistoia, Italy	6	133

21	The Messiah	March 6, 2004	Overdrive	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3	336

22	Ruckus	February 5, 2005	Only the Strong: Scarred 4 Life	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	308

23	Super Dragon	December 10, 2005	Cage of Death VII: Living in Sin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	63

24	Ruckus	February 11, 2006	Seven Years Strong: Settling the Score	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	91	Christopher Daniels won the CZW Championship by pinning Derek Frazier in a three way tournament match at Best of the Best 6, but refused the championship, wanting to win it by pinning Ruckus one on one later in the tournament in a losing effort.

25	Chris Hero	May 13, 2006	Best of the Best 6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	119

26	Eddie Kingston	September 9, 2006	Down with the Sickness 4-Ever: A Tribute to Chris Ca$h	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	91

27	Justice Pain	December 9, 2006	Cage of Death VIII: Coming Undone	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	5	217

28	Ruckus	July 14, 2007	Best of the Best 7	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3	147

29	Nick Gage	December 8, 2007	Cage of Death IX	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3	217

30	Drake Younger	July 12, 2008	A Tangled Web	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	567

31	B-Boy	January 30, 2010	High Stakes	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	14

32	Jon Moxley	February 13, 2010	CZW 11th Anniversary Show	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	175

33	Nick Gage	August 7, 2010	Southern Violence	Lumberton, North Carolina	4	7

34	Jon Moxley	August 14, 2010	Tangled Web 3	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2	182

35	Robert Anthony	February 12, 2011	CZW 12th Anniversary Show	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	56

36	Devon Moore	April 9, 2011	Best of the Best X	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	301	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.

37	Scotty Vortekz	February 4, 2012	CZW Super Saturday	Indianapolis, Indiana	1	35

38	Masada	March 10, 2012	CZW Aerial Assault	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	518	Won title in a four-way match also involving against DJ Hyde and Devon Moore

39	Drew Gulak	August 10, 2013	CZW Tangled Web 6	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	273

40	Biff Busick	May 10, 2014	CZW Proving Grounds	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	161	Helped by Sozio as part of "The Front".

41	Sozio	October 18, 2014	CZW Tangled Web 7	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	56	Turned on his former stablemate Biff Busick

42	BLK Jeez	December 13, 2014	CZW Cage of Death	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	238	This was a Cage of Death also included Biff Busick and Drew Gulak.

43	Matt Tremont	August 8, 2015	CZW Retribution	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	399

44	Jonathan Gresham	September 10, 2016	Down With The Sickness 2016	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	91	This was a Four Way Boards Of Nails Carpet Stripes Pains Of Glass Death Match including Greg Excellent and Joe Gacy.

45	Joe Gacy	December 10, 2016	Cage Of Death 18	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	154

46	Lio Rush	May 13, 2017	Sacrifices	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	13

47	Davey Richards	May 26, 2017	Defy 3: Swerve City	Seattle, Washington	1	43	This title change took place at an event held by Defy Wrestling.

48	Shane Strickland	July 8, 2017	Evilution	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	126	This was a four-way match, also including Joe Gacy and Lio Rush and contested for the Defy Wrestling Championship.

49	Joe Gacy	November 11, 2017	Night of Infamy	Sewell, New Jersey	2	<1

50	Rickey Shane Page	November 11, 2017	Night of Infamy	Sewell, New Jersey	1	154	This was Page's Ultimate Opportunity Coin match.

51	Maxwell Jacob Friedman	April 14, 2018	Best of the Best 17	Sewell, New Jersey	1	225

—	Vacated	November 25, 2018	—	—	Maxwell Jacob Friedman stripped of the title due to injury.

52	Mance Warner	December 9, 2018	Cage of Death 20	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	125	Warner defeated Rickey Shane Page in a Cage of Death match to win the title.

53	Anthony Greene	April 13, 2019	Best of the Best 18	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	<1	This was a Fatal 4 Way match also including Anthony Gangone and B-Boy

54	David Starr	April 13, 2019	Best of the Best 18	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	<1

55	John Silver	April 13, 2019	Best of the Best 18	Voorhees, New Jersey	1	15+	Defeated Starr in the finals of the Best of the Best tournament.

Sentence(s)

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.

final_sentence: 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.