renegade kid llc was a video game development company that was founded in early 2007 by jools watsham and gregg hargrove .

the company is known for making dementium : the ward for the nintendo ds .

in 2014 the company announced that it was going to hold a kickstarter campaign to fund an upcoming episodic first-person horror game entitled cult county .

the campaign was ultimately unsuccessful and renegade kid announced that the game would still be created , but that it would take much longer to complete .

on 29 august 2016 , it was announced that renegade kid has closed , to be replaced by two new studios : atooi ( who owns all of renegade kid 's 2d ips , such as mutant mudds ) and infitizmo ( which owns all of renegade kid 's 3d ips , such as dementium ) .

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you ' ve announced that renegade kid is closing . can you outline the key reasons for this ?
the campaign marks the first ever in renegade kid ' s development history . according to watsham , the team
renegade kid has announced that its co - founders , jools watsham and gregg hargrove , have made the difficult decision to bring their 10 - year partnership of developing games together as renegade kid llc to an end .
boo ! ! ! i have loved every renegade kid game i played . they put out some gems .
update : another tidbit of history from renegade kid – a port of nina five - o from gba to ds .
the award - winning library of intellectual properties that renegade kid has created over the past decade will be finding new homes . all of renegade kid’s “2d” games , including the mutant mudds series and treasurenauts , will become the property of atooi . all of renegade kid’s “3d” games , including the dementium series and moon chronicles , will become the property of infitizmo .
renegade kid has prepared a new trailer to promote totes the goat’s arrival on switch next thursday . view the trailer below .
as for the campaign ' s future , the developer said , renegade kid will complete cult county no matter what the outcome .
austin , texas – august 29 , 2016 - renegade kid has announced that its co - founders , jools watsham and gregg hargrove , have made the difficult decision to bring their 10 - year partnership of developing games together as renegade kid llc to an end .
the award - winning library of intellectual properties that renegade kid has created over the past decade will be finding new homes . all of renegade kid ' s
2d
games , including the mutant mudds series and treasurenauts , will become the property of atooi . all of renegade kid ' s
3d
games , including the dementium series and moon chronicles , will become the property of infitizmo .
dementium 2 is a fps developed by renegade kid and released for ds in 2010 . below we can see some screenshots and a video of a tech demo that was created before the actual development of the game started . gregg hargrove briefly talked about it in the renegade kid board :
developer renegade kid says it is
discussing other options
following the failure of its kickstarter for episodic first - person horror game cult county .
speaking with polygon via email , co - founder jools watsham explained that the game will be vastly different from renegade kid ' s previous horror series .
renegade kid is no longer in business , sadly . co - founders @ joolswatsham & @ renegadegregg have started new ventures . please check them out !
great news that jools won ' t have to bother with those crappy 3d games anymore . the 2d games are what made renegade kid great imho .
jw : my name is jools watsham . i started making games professionally in 1992 . i co - founded renegade kid with gregg in 2006 / 2007 . i primarily focused on the design , 2d art , and planning aspects of renegade kid games , as well as handling affairs of business and pr .
renegade kid , creator of the dementium series and titles such as treasurenauts , is seeking to fund its upcoming horror game , cult county , via kickstarter .
gh : my name is gregg hargrove , co - founder and director at renegade kid . i got my start making bbs ( bulletin board system ) games look pretty in 1992 . with renegade kid , my primary focus was on art and writing as well as the banking / accounting side of the business .
in celebration of mutant mudds super challenge’s launch this week , renegade kid created a new video… starring the studio’s own jools watsham . check it out below .
moon is a fps developed by renegade kid and released in 2009 for the nintendo ds , but originally the project was born as a 2d side - scrolling action adventure for the gameboy color . moon gbc was revealed by jools watsham , game director at renegade kid , in a video from his youtube channel .
after nearly a decade in business , austin - based indie studio renegade kid is being shut down as cofounders gregg hargrove and jools watsham go their separate ways .
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jools watsham and gregg hargrove , the development duo behind mutant mudds studio renegade kid , have announced that the company will dissolve after a decade of working together .
insisting the split is amiable on the renegade kid website , watsham and hargrove announced that they will subsequently form two separate studios : atooi and infitizmo , respectively .
watsham also said that renegade kid “pitched a lot of things” to capcom as well as konami . but much like demon’s crest , talks did not progress too far .
stupid new names ; they don ' t have that edgy ring to it that renegade kid does have . marketing is half of your sales power . ( and figures )
treasurenauts ? wow , i forgot that was a thing . well both houses will have feathers from renegade kid ' s cap . moon and mutant mudds come to mind .
renegade kid is no more . the studio’s co - founders , jools watsham and gregg hargrove , have decided to end their partnership of creating games together after ten years .
watsham also said that development of xeodrifter meant putting another renegade kid project , treasurenauts , on hold . development on that 2d sidescrolling game will continue , once xeodrifter is complete .
son of the dragon is a cancelled action adventure that was in development by renegade kid and that would have been published by gamecock for the nintendo wii . sadly when gamecock had to close down for economic issues , renegade kid was not able to find another publisher and the project had to be canned . only few concept arts were released and it seems that son of the dragon was still in early development when it was cancelled . as we can read from an interview with renegade kid co - founder jools watsham on 1up :
renegade kid made a crash bandicoot ds demo , called crash landed , for activision sometime around 2008 or 2009 , according to a video from an anonymous source close to activision .
learn more about the unreleased demo at urltoken check out this exclusive video of crash landed , mutant mudds developer renegade kid ' s never - before - seen demo for activision .
jw : it is a bittersweet moment , for sure . i am sad that renegade kid has come to an end , but i am excited and optimistic for the future . i do not regret anything , though . we always worked our hardest and smartest . we always put the games first . i am very proud of what we have accomplished with renegade kid .
meanwhile , renegade kid ' s 3d game properties ( games like dementium : the ward and moon chronicles ) will become the property of infitizmo , the multimedia company hargrove founded this year .
so far , renegade kid have developed and released 8 games for the nintendo ds and the nintendo 3ds ( four for the nintendo ds and four for the nintendo 3ds ) and were working on a cancelled nintendo wii game . the nintendo wii game that renegade kid was developing was cancelled because video game publishing company gamecock partnered with southpeak games , another video game development studio .
earlier today , renegade kid co - founders gregg hargrove and jools watsham announced the closer of the studio . the two will now be in charge of their own companies , infitizmo and atooi respectively .
mutant mudds deluxe platform : wii u , steam , ps3 / vita release date : 06 / 13 / 13 , 11 / 21 / 13 , 12 / 17 / 13 . publisher : renegade kid
crash landed is a canceled 3d platformer that was being developed by renegade kid in 2008 or 2009 for publisher activision . it featured crash bandicoot , a character originally created by naughty dog in the 90’s .
stay tuned to nintendo life as we have an interview with both watsham and hargrove that ' ll be published later today , in which we discuss the closure of renegade kid and talk over their next steps .
the crash bandicoot handheld game was in development at renegade kid . according to nintendo world report , it was supposed to release alongside radical entertainment’s sequel to crash bandicoot : mind over mutant , which was also cancelled .
awesome interview . i ' ve always had a soft spot for renegade kid , especially the 3d titles like dementium . the fact they could even attempt a first - person 3d horror game on the ds was nuts !
renegade kid ' s dracula themed wii game son of dragon has now been confirmed as canceled . however , the team are hard at work on a new untitled project , to be announced some time this year .
the renegade kid team is hard at work on a new secret game , which will be announced in 2009 . the entire team is extremely excited about our new title , and we look forward to sharing more information with you about it soon
- renegade kid shame , it would have been great to have seen a dracula game on wii , especially one with some nosferatu style to it . i hope they resurrect the project in the future .
what started with dementium : the ward in 2007 turned into a fruitful decade of developing top quality games in many different genres , including first - person shooters , racing games , 2d platformers , and even cutesy puzzlers ! with 14 titles contributing to their prolific legacy , renegade kid has received numerous awards , much critical praise , and dedicated fans – which is all truly appreciated . the spirit of renegade kid will live on through atooi and infitizmo !
we ' d like to thank both jools watsham and gregg hargrove for their time . let us know what you hope to see from both in the future , and perhaps talk about your favourite renegade kid game in the comments .
but there ' s an interesting twist to this too - common story of indie studio closure : watsham and hargrove will each continue to make games under new studio names , splitting the catalog of renegade kid properties on a purely dimensional basis .
the two outlets will also take control of renegade kid’s existing ip , with atooi managing the rights for the studio’s 2d titles , including mutant mudds and treasurenauts , and infitizmo gaining possession of its 3d products , such as dementium and moon chronicles .
despite a prototype level of renegade kid ' s nintendo ds version of the game being leaked to the internet , no prototypes / betas of radical entertainment ' s version of the game has been released or leaked to the internet in any form .
the game raised less than ten percent of its targeted $ 580 , 000 goal , ending its month - long crowd - funding campaign with $ 46 , 736 . renegade kid is best known as the creator of the dementium series and titles such as
haven ' t played many renegade games but i do respect them as a studio . i friggin love mutant mudds as well !
that means that watsham will continue to make games at atooi , a company he founded in 2015 that ' s focused on making
retro inspired
games and now owns all of renegade kid ' s 2d game properties like treasurenauts , xeodrifter and mutant mudds .
crash landed ( also known as i am crash bandicoot ) is a cancelled game for playstation 3 , wii , xbox 360 and nintendo ds . the wii , playstation 3 and xbox 360 version of the game got developed by radical entertainment while the ds version was developed by renegade kid . despite the development of the game starting in 2009 , it was cancelled when activision decided to lay off the entire development team behind the game and radical instead made prototype 2 . renegade kid ' s version was also cancelled as well .
prior to today’s console and kickstarter announcement for cult county , the good folks over at nintendo life caught up with renegade kid co - founder jools watsham to discuss the project . watsham tackled topics pertaining to the 3ds version , taking to kickstarter , unity , and more .
yesterday , renegade kid co - founder jools watsham shared on twitter that the company once pitched a game boy advance port of demon’s crest to capcom . nothing ever materialized from those early discussions though , as low sales of the snes version didn’t warrant a port to the handheld .
however , renegade kid didn’t succeed in finding a publisher , and so they tried to release it on dsiware in 2010 . that failed too , but in 2011 the developers transformed mutant mudds in a 2d side - scroller and decided to publish it themselves on the 3ds eshop .
i can definitely understand why they would need to split ; renegade kid always seemed like they had a ton on projects on their plate for an indie developer . hopefully this move will help accommodate their ambition . i ' m truly looking forward to seeing what these boys both have planned for the future !
no other details about the video were given , outside of its existence and veracity . it ' s likely that renegade kid ' s ds demo could have been the portable entry in radical entertainment ' s cancelled sequel to 2008 ' s crash bandicoot : mind over mutant that was set for a 2010 release .
the crash bandicoot series has not been totally dormant , though . activision released a few mobile releases , including two crash nitro kart games . radical entertainment and high impact games have also been behind some cancelled revamps , which can now be joined by renegade kid ' s ds title , shown in the video below .
after a decade , however , the studio is no more . co - founders jools watsham and gregg hargrove have decided to form their own studios , and in the process have divided the renegade kid properties between their new buinesses - atooi and infitizmo ; watsham previously released totes the goat on ios through the atooi name .
two other announced projects from the developer , horror game cult county and freestyle scooter game razor global domination world tour , are not actively being worked on . the former failed to find success on kickstarter and the latter is
dead
for renegade kid due to
publisher issues outside of [ their ] control .
watsham and hargrove will now go in different directions . watsham will be making games at atooi while hargrove will be at infitizmo . atooi will acquire the rights to all renegade kid 2d games , which encompasses the likes of mutant mudds and treasurenauts . meanwhile , infitizmo will own the 3d series such as dementium and moon chronicles .
it was only yesterday that brett reported on the divorce between jools watsham and gregg hargrove of renegade kid . apparently , mr . watsham is wasting no time getting himself back out there . today his new company atooi announced that it ' ll be releasing a new game ip on the nintendo 3ds eshop and the app store .
earlier today renegade kid announced that it has closed down , with its co - founders going separate ways with their own studios . jools watsham is taking control of renegade kid ' s 2d ips with atooi , while gregg hargrove is taking on the 3d ips with infitizmo . over the last decade the studio has released a variety of titles , from ds retail games to a range of titles in this generation on the 3ds and wii u eshop , in addition to other download stores . it ' s a brand name that ' s become familiar among nintendo download fans , in particular , with titles like mutant mudds and recently dementium remastered making a mark .
with their friendship and respect for each other still very much intact , watsham and hargrove will continue developing videogames under the names of their new companies ,
reads a press release on the renegade kid website today .
we hope you will share in the excitement that both jools and gregg feel for their new journeys .
when activision had decided to lay off the entire development team , the game was cancelled before it had been officially revealed . but some images concepts and videos have been leaked onto the internet . in addition to those leaks , the demo version of the ds version that was developed by renegade kid was leaked on to the internet .
renegade kid has been one of the most recognisable names on the nintendo download scene in this generation , and before that was notable for jumping into the retail space on ds . its biggest hits have included the likes of mutant mudds and dementium : the ward , earning a loyal group of fans through its releases on the eshop stores in particular .
with news of the studio ' s closure coming through we decided to catch up with watsham and hargrove to talk about how they came to the decision to close renegade kid , and what they ' re doing next . they reflect on financial challenges , favourite memories from a decade of working together and talk about their plans for atooi and infitizmo .
i love renegade kid , but have to admit they weren ' t all that great lately , specially when compared to their glory days on ds and the early years of eshop . and their latest releases were followed by poor sales complaints by watsham - something unfortunate as a fact and as a developer behavior - so this showed the studio was struggling to carry on .
i ' m bummed . i really liked renegade kid and tried to support them whenever i could . i had so much fun with the atv game and hosted friday and saturday night online races for the online rankings board . jools joined us one night and gave us a beat down . we thought we were good lol well i will miss them . good luck you guys
as such , it has been a great financial challenge and an extreme workload for the entire team to maintain a balance between cash flow , staying competitive with our games , and spending quality time with our families and friends . couple these realities with the desire to achieve personal goals , gregg and i came to the difficult decision to each pursue solo ventures and close renegade kid .
mutant mudds is a 2d platformer developed by renegade kid and released for 3ds and pc in 2012 . originally , as you can see from the video and the screenshots below , the game was going to be a 3d third - person shooter . a short demo made in two weeks that used a modified version of moon engine was in fact shown to ign at e3 2009 .
j w : i think the writing has been on the wall for a while , but it is the sort of thing that you can easily ignore while you ' re busy making games . we started discussing the idea of ending renegade kid this year due to the financial challenges we faced last year and the ever - mounting challenges that we faced moving forward with the same structure .
“the video game industry has changed a lot in the past 10 years that we’ve been developing games as renegade kid . from the very beginning , it has always been a challenge to secure partnerships with publishers to fund the development of original games , and since the advent of self - publishing – when digital distribution became more mainstream – it has shifted our business model towards becoming more dependent on revenue instead of seeking funding from publishing partners .
i am a huge fan of super metroid , metroid zero mission , and castlevania : circle of the moon , and have always wanted to develop a game in that sub - genre ,
renegade kid co - founder jools watsham wrote in a developer diary posted on go nintendo .
the day finally came where the desire to develop it got too strong and i just had to act on it . xeodrifter was born .
renegade kid is a video game development studio responsible for developing the first person shooter survival horror video game series dementium . the company was founded by video game veterans jools watsham and gregg hargrove in early 2007 . together , watsham and hargrove have been involved with the development of over 20 different video games and have worked in the industry for 14 years and counting . they are based in austin , texas in the united states of america .
jw : the video game industry has changed a lot in the past 10 years that we ' ve been developing games as renegade kid . from the very beginning , it has always been a challenge to secure partnerships with publishers to fund the development of original games , and since the advent of self - publishing – when digital distribution became more mainstream – it has shifted our business model towards becoming more dependent on revenue instead of seeking funding from publishing partners .
over the past couple of years it ' s become clear , however , that maintaining success and profitability remains a particular challenge for small development companies . renegade kid faced struggles of its own , releasing well - praised games like xeodrifter on multiple platforms but also reporting disappointing initial sales for titles like dementium remastered . in our ' year in development ' feature of late 2015 with jools watsham , he provided a distinct impression of the studio facing demanding times as it tried to make ends meet across multiple projects and releases .
renegade kid may be gone , but the developer’s franchises are not . hargrove is holding onto the 3d titles while watsham will own the 2d franchises . watsahm says treasurenauts will launch next year ( with news coming “very soon” ) , and a new game will be announced this week . meanwhile , hargrove mentioned that he “would love to explore cult county . ” he also stated that he would like “to expand on both moon and dementium in the future and there is a new mystery project in the works for the near future . ”
we still love the 3ds and plan to continue making games for it with moon chronicles and treasurenauts on the horizon and much more planned . handheld gaming is my personal preferred choice for gaming , but i also really enjoy console gaming on my wii u . ever since we started renegade kid in 2007 we have loved pushing the boundaries of handheld platforms , but have always felt the allure of console development . we got close to developing a few console games in the past , but making the jump to console takes more people , more time , which requires more money to do it properly .
jw : our first game , dementium : the ward is really hard to top in how proud i felt to have the game in a retail box after the risky step we took from a well - paying job to go solo and make a mature game for nintendo ' s kid - friendly handheld . next on the list would have to be mutant mudds for me . it was the result of many years of wanting to create a 2d platformer , and the fact that it was our first self - published game also made it a big milestone .
the campaign launched today and is seeking $ 580 , 000 to pave its way onto linux , mac and windows pc via steam , as well as playstation 3 , playstation 4 , playstation vita , wii u and xbox one . xbox 360 and nintendo 3ds ports are a possibility with stretch goals . although the game , currently in development , was
for a 3ds launch , it has since
grown beyond the scope
of the handheld system .
the game is set in a
small , dusty west texas town ,
where protagonist gavin mellick is searching for his sister . unable to find her ,
gavin begins unraveling clues about a strange ,
cultish
group new to town .
with each step you take , it feels as though the town is pulling you in closer to its rotten core ,
the kickstarter page reads .
what may have seemed normal before , now looks distorted and corrupt . is it the town or is it the people ? or is it you ? you soon find yourself bearing arms with anything you can find to defend yourself against . . . ( to be revealed ) !
[ cult county ] has a lot to offer people who want to . . . get their hands dirty with game development .
whereas dementium slaps you in the face with creatures and zombies almost straight away , cult county is a slow burn ,
watsham said .
for us , this is a very important element in gradually building tension along the player ' s journey and pulling the player further into the game ' s universe , so that when things get twisted , you not only experience it on a surface level but hopefully also in a deeper way that sticks with you and is more satisfying .
is expecting a
whirlwind of crazy
when it comes to their project .
when we chose to go with kickstarter , the first thing we did was determine what we needed to complete the project and meet the player ' s expectations , and that in turn helped us verify the minimum funded goal we need to reach ,
watsham said .
from there , the developer researched other campaigns to identify what seemed appealing and what didn ' t .
i have backed a number of different kickstarter campaigns ,
watsham said ,
and find that i ask myself a few questions before backing them : 1 . do they seem sincere ? 2 . do they seem dependable ? 3 . do they seem passionate about their project ? for me , these three things are key elements to convincing me that i want to back something after i have already decided i like the game or book they want to create .
i know that we are all of these three things ; sincere , dependable and passionate , and i want to try and communicate these qualities to the people who are interested in seeing a new survival horror game on their console or computer from us .
part of the appeal of kickstarter , watsham said , was to work with the community on the game ' s overall design . backers will all receive credit in the game and have the chance to vote on enemy designs , props , sound and more . early access tiers , available at the $ 60 mark , will grant windows pc users beta access to the game when it ' s ready ; at the $ 100 mark , backers gain access to the game ' s alpha . a behind - the - scenes documentary will also track the game ' s progress .
i spent a lot of time thinking about the reward tiers , and what people might find interesting and rewarding for them ,
watsham said .
i think the cult county kickstarter campaign has a lot to offer people who want to help us and get their hands dirty with game development , as well as their name in the credits .
we will make cult county regardless of what happens with the kickstarter campaign ,
watsham said .
it will take a lot longer for us to complete cult county if the minimum goal is not reached , though .
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cult county is described as
the walking dead meets silent hill 2 from a first - person perspective .
the game is set in a
small , dusty west texas town .
in an interview with polygon last month , company co - founder jools watsham said the game would progress , regardless of kickstarter success .
we will make cult county regardless of what happens with the kickstarter campaign ,
he said .
it will take a lot longer for us to complete cult county if the minimum goal is not reached , though .
cult county kickstarter has ended . 1492 wonderful backers pledged $ 46 , 736 . thank you ! we did not reach goal . now discussing other options ,
stated watsham on twitter today .
people tell us we need to reduce the number of platforms and budget for cult county . only way to reduce budget is to only make episode one .
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with their friendship and respect for each other still very much intact , watsham and hargrove will continue developing videogames under the names of their new companies : atooi and infitizmo .
we hope you will share in the excitement that both jools and gregg feel for their new journeys . you can follow their progress on twitter : @ atooillc and @ infitizmollc .
retro roots . modern mojo . founded in 2015 by jools watsham , atooi is focused on the development of retro inspired games that capture the essence of the past and unite it with the magic of tomorrow . atooi properties : mutant mudds series , xeodrifter , bomb monkey , treasurenauts , and totes the goat . for more information , please visit urltoken .
infitizmo , a multimedia company founded by gregg hargrove in 2016 , blends interactive gaming , music , and web - based storytelling to create a fun and multifaceted entertainment experience . infitizmo properties : dementium series , moon chronicles , and atv wild ride / atv renegades . for more information , please visit urltoken .
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page . i feel very honored to be a part of colin ' s impressive body of work . thanks brother !
very good point jools ! i just recently talked about a similar topic in one of my last vlogs .
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you don ' t have time to shoot people . you ' ve gotta dance .
with their friendship and respect for each other still very much intact , watsham and hargrove will continue developing videogames under the names of their new companies : atooi and infitizmo .
it ' s undoubtedly a shame to see such a recognisable studio come to an end , though evidently both watsham and hargrove are ready to move in different directions .
wow , this is surprising . still gotta do what you love . obviously these guys have different ideas for the future !
this decision hints at internal problems and , considering how they ' ve split the ips , creative differences . i ' m sure it ' s for the best .
they ended well , and on their own terms . can ' t ask for much more than that . props to them .
the headline for this made me worry for a sec that the dementium 2 remastered release was no more , but it sounds like that ' s not the case ! if anything it seems this will allow them to focus more attention on more titles in the future , which i fully support . these guys are talented .
would be nice if treasurenauts turned up at some point though . on 3ds . if it turns up on mobile , i will be most disappointed .
i enjoy following jools on twitter and i wish him and gregg the best of luck in their new endeavors .
atooi sounds like someone sneezing ( or trying to say
kazooie
) with a cleft lip , and the other one is just empty blurb . . . a shame really , i liked their games and their brand .
then again if my
partner
was releasing games under a different banner i ' d probably want to split too .
truth is : i never played a good game from them . probably my favorite is xeodrifter because of all the metroid references , but it ' s a short , lackluster and overpriced game .
mutant mudds is like the absolute buyer ' s remorse for me , and i ' m the kind of person who loves current
retro
platformers to death such as shovel knight , cave story and mighty gunvolt .
i bought
bomb monkey
at launch . . . and i want a sequel !
and the good news is that
treasurenauts
isn ' t dead . \ o /
this doesn’t suprise me at all . their creative differences have been apparent ever since mutant mudds super challenge was announced .
it would be an usual sad news this one . but i ' m in hope this happened for the better !
one single studio is now two different new enterprises and this may be a great thing since each one will have their focus on different concepts . may they bring back their awesomeness with new ideas and a new ip beyond the too much delayed treasurenauts !
that was surprising . i wonder how gregg ' s studio will perform . jools was always the one who got all the attention in media . i ' ll definitely keep my eyes on both of the studios !
i am saddened that one of my favorite companies is no more , but i am looking forward to these two new companies and what they can do .
from the sound of it one person prefered to make 2d games , while the other prefers 3d games . a pity that they couldn ' t find a compromise , so that they could stay together .
i certainly have enjoyed almost every game they ' ve put on the eshop . heck , mutant mudds was probably my first eshop purchase . its a shame that they split . i anxiously await the future projects of watsham and hargrove . hopefully each will have something great to offer nx .
@ rcmadiax they recently offered to port sonic mania to the 3ds . maybe that ' s what will happen ?
@ rcmadiax project 2017 is being made for the nx and they kept that under wraps . also , i ' m pretty sure they have their hands full with ps4 , xbox one , and pc . so it ' s a possibility . . . . . one that i hope happens .
i ' m one of those people who still get excited at the prospect of treasurenauts , ha . glad to hear it remains alive .
it is sad that a fantastic studio had to plit up . but good things come from things splitting up : my cells had split up , and now sophia is born .
aww man that is ashame no more rk but at least both guys will still be making games tho .
not a shock . i follow jools on twitter and you could tell by his tone in the last 18 months or so things were not going well .
it ' s really sad that an indy dev that loved nintendo and provided good games did not receive enough support to survive from nintendo fans .
i own 4 or 5 of their games , all good stuff . still waiting on treasurenauts and do need to pick up the mutant mudds sequel eventually ( backlog is so bad right now ) .
bummer . i despise their bland 2d games and have long wanted them to go back to capitalise on the promise they showed with their earlier 3d games . those too had issues , especially in presentation , but they were far more interesting and enjoyable on a fundamental level .
if this split leads to at least one of the studios resuming that trend then this may be for the best . rk ' s skill were largely wasted making mediocre 2d games during a time all markets are saturated with quality platformers . if taking those 2d games to mobile was their plan , then i believe they were in big trouble as i see no means by which their games would stand out in that marketplace , with a litany of far superior platformers available for free .
anyway , here ' s hoping infitizmo can finally get the remastered dementium 2 to market , at least . though it ' ll be a shame if we never see any original 3d projects from them again . . .
this almost feels like the game industry equivalent to a divorce . . . maybe not as soul - crushing to the children , but that ' s the vibe i ' m getting . . .
i think this is for the best . this way both developers can put more focus into the games they love .
totally forgot i had moon from the humble bundle , the bad controls made it difficult to play . wonder if it plays better / has more options on the new system .
shocking news , never ever expected to here that such a thing would happen to rk . lot of the old guard falling lately , we ' ve seen two tribes go . . . man . . . kinda sucks . at least there still going to put out games , even if both the new names aren ' t very good ( they ' ll grow on me . . . in time )
dementium 1 , 2 , moon , mutant mudds , mutant mudds : super challenge , xeorifter , i ' ve played them all , and i enjoyed every single game . i ' m just wondering how are they going to do separated . . .
@ rushiosan couldn ' t agree more . they just lack a certain something to make their games more than mediocre . not sure what . an imaginative spark , perhaps ? i felt precisely the same about mudds as well , especially with all the good things i ' d read heading into it . they make perfectly adequate indie games , and in today ' s market , even on nintendo systems , it ' s just not good enough .
first 5th cell - - the makers of scribblenauts - - and now this . apparently if your mascot is a boy named maxwell , you ' re destined to fail as a video game company .
@ rushiosan real talk , i feel the same way . it sucks that the studio is being split but this news won ' t change my opinion on their games . i don ' t think that they ' ve ever made a truly good game . i bought xeodrifter on sale because i was worried about the length , only to find out that i didn ' t even care that much about how short it was due to how tedious and monotonous the gameplay was . fighting the same boss 4 + times was a terrible decision . in addition your gun felt awful even with max upgrades .
by far the most disappointing one was mutant mudds for me as well . i was so excited for it until i played the demo . it felt off and pretty bland . it didn ' t impress me at all . against my better judgement i bought it on sale and hated it from the get - go . no checkpoints , way too many blind jumps and enemies that felt like they were designed to waste your time ( at least in the original version before they added checkpoints in deluxe ) . i get what they were going for ( old school nes difficulty ) but even nes games like megaman and castle - freaking - vania would give you checkpoints . for me it crossed the line from being genuinely challenging to being frustrating .
edit : looks like atooi is going to be brining out treasurenauts in 2017 .
too bad , but hey , now we got two studios to get great games from instead of one . i wish those guys all the best .
hopefully it works out well . i honestly only care about the 2d games so i hope this means i get more of them since they won ' t be splitting time on developing 3d titles . good luck to both of them .
if it lets them keep making games , great . if it keeps watsham from moaning about bad sales although half their games aren ' t available in europe , even better .
also treasurenauts , does that game even exist ? it seems like a distant vaporware dream .
i guess they don ' t get on . no point in staying together if that ' s the case .
the 2d and 3d sides of the company were producing completely different games , so i ' m not overly surprised that they would opt to officially divide the two . this would also make it easier for them to collaborate with other companies without being held back by their counterpart .
i wish them luck , but the only game of theirs i liked was mutant mudds and even that was more for the art style . xeodrifter ( as has been mentioned ) was very short and overpriced for what it was and moon chronicless ( which didn ' t make it over here to europe anyway ) should never have been episodic , that kind of approach barely ever works for anything that isn ' t a telltale point and click adventure .
still , onwards and upwards . hopefully one of the 2 new studios will have a hit on it ' s hands
any hope of a moon chronicles release in the uk now ? i doubt it , but i ' d buy it in a second .
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2014 was not a great year for us . moon chronicles only sold ok , but we managed to squeeze xeodrifter out before the year closed - which helped a lot . 2015 was maybe a little better , but was also incredibly insane .
it has been a great financial challenge and an extreme workload for the entire team to maintain a balance between cash flow , staying competitive with our games , and spending quality time with our families and friends .
starting fresh with small , lean teams enables us both to focus more on less moving parts and potentially achieve better success . it puts both atooi and infitizmo in more advantageous positions .
gh : yeah , it ' s been coming for a while and i think we both really came to grips with that this year .
gh : it works out pretty equitably with infitizmo inheriting all of the 3d titles and atooi the 2d titles .
gh : the games we ' ve made at rk are like my children , you love them all for different reasons really . dementium : the ward for the ds will always be very special to me because it was the first and it was so exciting to be breaking out and doing our own thing and we were just making the game we both really wanted to make at the time . mutant mudds is also one of those kinds of titles . though i had much less to do with the production of that game , it was exciting to see a game that jools labored on for the sheer joy of its creation be so well received . and it ' s just an amazingly fun game !


combat zone wrestling ( czw ) is a professional wrestling promotion based in philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. employees in czw consist of professional wrestlers ( the ring name of the employees are written to the left , while the employee 's real name is written to the right ; employees without an alias , will only have their real name appearing ) , managers , play-by-play and color commentators , announcers , interviewers , referees , trainers , script writers , and various other positions .

executives and board of directors are also listed .

this list is organized alphabetically by the wrestlers ' real last names .

this is a list of professional wrestlers who are combat zone wrestling employees , and a list of former employees of the professional wrestling promotion combat zone wrestling ( czw ) .

in the early days of the company , talent often only appeared a couple of times before disappearing , or wrestlers accepted bookings with other companies , resulting in extended absences from czw .

combat zone wrestling roster

combat zone wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in philadelphia that is well - known for its brutal , hardcore style of wrestling .
this is a list of wrestlers who currently wrestle or have wrestled in combat zone wrestling .
in january 2012 , czw & ecw ' s arena was sold and was later temporarily closed , not reopening until december 2013 . the closing of the venue forced czw to look for a new home , now running monthly events at flyers skate zone in voorhees , new jersey . after 13 years in business together , in 2013 combat zone wrestling and smart mark home video ceased partnership after a falling - out . as of february 2013 all combat zone wrestling events are filmed , edited , and distributed by rf video . on july 12 , 2017 , it was reported dave marquez had bought into combat zone wrestling as part - owner of the company . [ 21 ]
tempting fate : the lesson to learn from bj whitmer is the same one mikey whipwreck taught us in ecw . never throw out an open challenge in the combat zone . at welcome to the combat zone , ar fox was so sure there wasn ' t a single man on the czw roster who could beat him and had a body guard in john jr , just in case and still ended up paying for it when five wrestlers answered it all at once .
since early 2014 , combat zone wrestling , llc ( czw ) has licensed stonecutter media ltd . ’s “wrestling’s bloodiest wars” on demand pay - per - view franchise , ( currently airing on indemand , vubiqity , directv , dish network and shaw ) with the trademark “ultraviolence” that has become synonymous with czw .
the maven bentley association ( mba ) is combat zone wrestling ' s sister company , run by maven bentley . the mba is the sole owner of the maven bentley character . it provides promoter services to independent wrestling companies as well as the character maven bentley for acting and other entertainment endeavors . half of the roster are mainly from czw . [ 26 ] the mba llc has provided services for some of the top names in the wrestling business such as ring of honor ( roh ) , world xtreme wrestling ( wxw ) , world sumo league ( wsl ) , and total nonstop action wrestling ( tna ) . [ 27 ]
dollhouse has tried to win the tag team titles . downplayed when trevor lee was x division champion but neglected to bring the title belt with him at welcome to the combat zone .
at down with the sickness , dj hyde proclaimed that the front and the audience of the combat zone worshiped him . his finisher has been dubbed the
touched by a god plex
.
wrestling doesn ' t pay : the amazing gulaks are wrestling trapeze men , having promised their father they ' d follow in his footsteps .
the arena of televised wrestling organizations has grown one bigger , as combat zone wrestling ( czw ) signed a deal with stonecutter media to distribute their ppv shows . the independent company , founded in 1999 as a showcase for “ultraviolence” hardcore wrestling , czw runs monthly shows from their base in voorhes , new jersey . it has become one of the most popular indies in professional wrestling , but the news of this ppv distribution deal will surprise many , due to the brutal origins that the company was founded upon .
hostile show takeover : maven bentley tried this by buying up as many czw wrestlers as he could and directing them to beat down the ones he could not so that he would be in charge of the combat zone .
combat zone wrestling ( czw ) is an american independent wrestling promotion . in 1998 , john zandig and five of his students , ric blade , t . c . k , lobo , nick gage , and justice pain ( along with trainer jon dahmer ) began to run professional wrestling shows in new jersey and delaware , showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as
ultraviolence
. ladders , tables , steel folding chairs , thumbtacks , barbed wire , weed whackers , light tubes , panes of glass , and fire are all common elements of
ultraviolent wrestling
in czw . the company filled a niche for hardcore wrestling fans that had been left open by the folding of extreme championship wrestling ( ecw ) . czw established themselves as the leading american hardcore wrestling promotion at the ecw arena with their cage of death 3 show in 2001 , the year ecw folded .
zandig waits for the crowd to ‘shut up’ before talking waiting for several extensive seconds . zandig brings the microphone up to his chin , as he begins to speak . ‘welcome to czw ! ’ is all zandig is capable off saying before the crowd cutting him off and braking out in a massive cheer once again . zandig continues to speak as the crowd quiet down for him , he warns us that we are in for a big treat tonight . zandig looks towards the entrance as he calls out the combat zone roster and without a moment to go to waste the entire czw roster walk out to the squared circle .
one of the reasons for matt tremont ' s turn against the combat zone was that he felt the company was not garbage enough and wanted to remind the people what ' real ' ultra violence looked like by murdering all the wrestlers they thought of as hardcore .
this game edition is an expansion set for the legends of wrestling card game . it ' s the game where you run your own wrestling federation ! you book the shows , set up the feuds , rank the contenders , play out the action , and crown your champions ! 12 total cards in this set for a look at the roster and card art - go here !
this game edition is an expansion set for the legends of wrestling card game . it ' s the game where you run your own wrestling federation ! you book the shows , set up the feuds , rank the contenders , play out the action , and crown your champions ! 13 total cards in this set for a look at the roster and card art - go here !
this game edition is an expansion set for the legends of wrestling card game . it ' s the game where you run your own wrestling federation ! you book the shows , set up the feuds , rank the contenders , play out the action , and crown your champions ! 8 total cards in this set for a look at the roster and card art - go here !
this game edition is an expansion set for the legends of wrestling card game . it ' s the game where you run your own wrestling federation ! you book the shows , set up the feuds , rank the contenders , play out the action , and crown your champions ! 16 total cards in this set for a look at the roster and card art - go here !
combat zone wrestling ' s biggest show is the end of the year cage of death . it always features the
cage of death
match , a steel cage with various weapons , objects , and plenty of wrestling violence . electrified cage walls , cacti , ladders , tables , steel folding chairs , barbed wire , light tubes , fire , glass , thumbtacks , and baseball bats have been used in it . matches that also always include the high risk wrestling stunts and bumps . the cage of death also has different formats and stipulations : singles , tag team , or gauntlet .
czw ' s appearance on the discovery channel ' s time warp program debuted april 22 , 2009 as part of a special 60 - minute episode . the program included footage of combat zone ' s top stars zandig , and nick gage at the discovery channel studios in boston . [ 31 ]
july 13 , 2015 – this weekend in the historic 2300 arena in south philadelphia , stoncutter media , ltd president steve karel and czw president david “dj hyde” markland and czw vice president tyrone “maven bentley” scott signed a deal with stonecutter media ltd for the exclusive rights to distribute combat zone wrestling’s live national pay per views on all major cable , satellite , and digital tv providers in the united states and worldwide .
the rival : xpw and 3pw were its real life rivals to be the top garbage promotion of the east coast . the combat zone outlasted them both . ring of honor and iwa mid - south to a friendlier extent , at least outside of any angles , as they have a history of real life collaboration .
czw studios is a video - on - demand service owned by combat zone wrestling . in 2015 , czw signed a deal for pay - per - views on in demand . [ 23 ] [ 24 ] all major czw events air live on the service , which also features matches from the promotion ' s archives , dating back to 2002 . the service has a current monthly subscription price of $ 9 . 99 . [ 25 ]
however , it has certainly nurtured a great deal of talented performers throughout its existence , some of which have found their way onto the wwe roster . dean ambrose , luke harper , cesaro and sami zayn are just some of the name that have competed for czw before becoming stars in wwe and nxt . furthermore , czw assisted in the production of 2008 oscar - nominated film the wrestler , and had a number of their roster members perform in scenes for the movie alongside its star mickey rourke .
as of 2005 combat zone wrestling annually run a memorial tribute event to christopher
chri $ ca $ h
bauman titled
down with the sickness
after chri $ ca $ h ' s theme song from the band disturbed . the show originally started as a double header afternoon show , with another czw event taking place later in the evening . many former czw trainees have made appearances on past events , including longtime friend gq , who has wrestled on all of the events .
in may 1999 czw started an interpromotional hardcore division with the national wrestling alliance which lasted almost an entire year before being discontinued .
proper lady : cherry bomb makes this claim while kimber lee claims to be
first lady of the combat zone
and is much more confrontational than most examples . but kimber lee did aid gulak ' s efforts to sanitize czw so she ' s still not too far off . to no one ' s surprise , the two formed a tag team after meeting .
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relations with big japan were reestablished in 2012 , which lead to the creation of the world triangle tournament with german based westside xtreme wrestling .
combat zone wrestling ' s yearly tournament that differs from other czw events in how it emphasizes athleticism more than the use of weapons . the best of the best tournament is , by design , a junior heavyweight tournament . in 2005 , however , the tournament was formatted as an open weight tournament . the next year , it returned to its original format . previous winners include winger , trent acid , b - boy , sonjay dutt , mike quackenbush , ruckus , joker , sabian , egotistico fantastico , adam cole and sami callihan in that order .
action girl : mia yim , kimber lee , jessicka havok , nevaeh , christina von eerie , radiant rain , the lovely lacey , lufisto and brittany blake , among others . existing on this promotion ' s roster practically requires it because the list of guys who think twice about hitting girls is a short one .
yes , even if you skip all the deathmatches , the rest has some great wrestling . a lot of the indie loved ones of today started in cwz
combat zone wrestling ' s pro wrestling academy was founded in new jersey by john zandig in 1998 . after training the classes alone , zandig enlisted the help of jon dahmer , who helped train with zandig for the next three classes . the first student trained was lobo , who worked with zandig before their wrestling careers . nick gage and justice pain were the next two students to be trained by zandig . the fourth student and fifth student trained was tck and ric blade . the academy relocated to the 2300 arena in philadelphia , pa and briefly merged with the chikara wrestle factory . shortly after the second class , the academy separated from the chikara wrestle factory and moved its operation back to new jersey , then back to philadelphia , and now to blackwood , new jersey . [ 6 ] previously , drew gulak was the head trainer of the academy , with members of the czw locker room joining them every session . he later joined wwe in 2016 .
september 12 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling ( afternoon show ) – chri $ ca $ h memorial show in south philly , pennsylvania at the arena : drew gulak b ryan slater in a wired tv title tournament first round match , tyler veritas b lj cruz in a wired tv title tournament first round match , nate hatred won the ca $ h memorial battle royal , joe gacy b debuting czw academy standout kevin marcos , rich swann b “poision” appollo starr , trent acid b little mondo , ego fantastico b ashton vuitton to retain the czw world jr . heavyweight title , gq & ian knoxx b z - barr & nick berk .
big good : john zandig during the 2006 invasion of roh to remove ring of honor from czw ' s area of operating , with chris hero as the hero . . . in most situations they ' d be the bad guys but in professional wrestling it ' s often more about popularity than right or wrong . zandig ( and by extension , the rest of the czw roster ) wasn ' t involved in hero ' s early 2005 threats to roh or anything hero did after july of the next year though .
the social darwinist : jon moxley says pro wrestling is survival of the fittest and he would burn this very arena to the ground to prove it if he has to .
july 11 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – who’s the f’n man ? ( a benefit for nick f’n gage ) in south philly , pennsylvania at the arena : dj hyde was chased out of the building by brain damage , greg excellent & rhett titus b lj cruz & alex colon , nick berk b joe ettel , ryan slater ( e . m . o ) b pinkie sanchez , drake younger b michael facade , the switchblade conspiracy ( sami callihan & jon moxley & joe gacy ) b lil’ mondo & drew gulak & hd tyler veritas , scotty vortekz b ruckus , jon dahmer won a 15 - man battle royal . [ reported by ben kerin ]
rival dojos : the dojo wars spinoff has members of the czw / wsu academy taking on student from other wrestling schools . . . when they aren ' t fighting each other .
their homegrown roster helped establish what became a top independent promotion in later years . although they are most commonly known for their
ultraviolent
style , their shows feature almost every other style of wrestling as well . just about any card will feature high flying , comedy , strong style , and technical wrestling . their annual tournament of death show emphasizes the ultraviolent style of czw , while their annual best of the best emphasizes on the technical and aerial style . czw was broadcast on the fight network to viewers in the uk and ireland as part of the bloodbath program until the fight network closed in 2008 . czw now runs shows on a monthly basis at the rastellies kids complex in sewell , new jersey ; they will occasionally run shows outside new jersey .
all in all i ' d say it ' s a totally under appreciated promotion ( probably due to it ' s
garbage wrestling
beginnings ) that more people should check out .
early 2000 saw czw establish a connection with the death match wrestling orientated company big japan pro wrestling , credited to have popularized the death match wrestling style that czw continued to emphasize in the united states , dubbed as
ultraviolence
. both promotions traded talent throughout 2000 and 2001 , the company vs company feud was primarily based in japan . the
czw warriors
in bjw included wifebeater , nick gage , trent acid , justice pain , johnny kashmere , nate hatred , ruckus , nick berk , as well as john zandig as the leader . [ 7 ]
february 14 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – 10th anniversary show in philadelphia , pennsylvania : drew gulak b little mondo , sami callahan b john dahmer , adam cole & tyler veritas won a tag team gauntlet match , sabian b egotistico fantastico , drew blood b pinkie sanchez , the best around & diego b 2 girls 1 cup & lord everett devore , devon moore b ruckus , ryan mcbride b carter grey to retain the czw junior heavyweight title , h8 club ( nick gage & nate hatred ) b violent display of power in a fans bring the weapons match , sami callahan b brain damage to win czw iron man title , drake younger b eddie kingston in a no rope barbed wire death match to retain the czw world heavyweight title .
zandig had already agreed to do a series of joint shows with ring of honor before chris hero provoked a war between to the two promotions , so rather than reschedule he came to this agreement with gabe sapolsky , which came to an end when bj whitmer challenged the czw locker room at the end of the roh show , causing zandig and wife beater to chase the roh roster off with a weed whacker and then torture whitmer .
october 24 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – tournament of death ( rewind ) in townsend , delaware : sami callihan b danny havoc in a caribbean pits of death match to win the uvu championship , thumbtack jack b jon moxley in a four corners of hell dog collar death match , masada b brain damage in a new age texas death match , nick gage b john zandig in a pane in the glass death match , scotty vortekz b greg excellent and rich swann in a 3 - way , thumbtack jack b sami callihan in an transylvania death ( casket ) match to win the uvu championship , masada b nick gage in a home run derby death match , devon moore b xomgx , thumbtack jack b masada in a house of pain death match to win the tournament and retain the uvu championship .
fake you tv begins with no video package no opening theme song the camera just pans around ‘the arena’ , were the good ol’ ec dub used to take place . the fans full of excitement this being the first episode of fake you tv in a very long while , around 8 years . the cameras bring to a halt at the commentators broadcast table as larry legend and salamander jones welcome us to the opening installment of fake you tv . right as they begin to run through tonight’s card a very popular theme song begins to play ‘youth gone wild’ the crowd all raise to their feet as the combat zone wrestling founder , owner , and creator enters the arena . john zandig slowly begins to walk across the unpadded concrete floor and slides into the ring , john zandig receives a loud shout approval as he is handed a microphone from larry legend .
combat zone wrestling ' s yearly death - match tournament features the use of fire , weed whackers , light tubes , and other weapons . previous winners include wifebeater ( tod 1 and 3 ) , nick mondo ( tod 2 ) , necro butcher ( tod 4 ) , nick gage ( tod 5 & tod vs . gorefest ) , drake younger ( tod 6 ) , brain damage ( tod : ff ) , jimmy havoc ( tod 7 ) , and john zandig who gave the trophy over to thumbtack jack who lost the tournament of death trophy at best of the best to dj hyde ( tod 8 ) . due to the incidents at tod 8 another event named tod 8 . 5 rewind took place in the same year which was won by thumbtack jack . scotty vortekz won tod 9 . masada won tod x , xi and tod : europe .
spotlight - stealing squad : john zandig , the boss . when they did a series of shows overseas with big japan pro wrestling , zandig got to book himself over both his own guys and also over the big japan regulars .
january 10 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – fan appreciation show in philadelphia , pennsylvania : jon dahmer & lil mondo & l . j . cruz & tyler veritas b emo & eric c . jones & rob tapp & tsunami in a dark match , gnc ( joe gacy & alex colon ) b team andrew ( andrew sumner & drew gulak ) , sabian b adam cole , carter grey b egotistico fantastico , b - boy b ruckus , sami callihan b greg excellent in a last man standing match , cult fiction ( brain damage & deranged w / billy gram ) b the h8 club ( nick gage & nate hatred ) in a pane of glass & barbed wire match , ryan mcbride b pinkie sanchez to retain the czw junior heavyweight title , drake younger b devon moore in a scaffold match to retain the czw world heavyweight title . [ reported by ben kerin ]
september 12 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling ( evening show ) – down with the sickness 4ever in south philly , pennsylvania at the arena : jon dahmer b trent acid , the spanish armada ( lj cruz & alex colon ) b team macktion ( kirby & t . j . mack ) , greg excellent b drew gulak , “new age punisher” b - boy b scotty vortekz and devon moore in a 3 - way to become the # 1 contender to the czw world title , the best around b adam cole & “hd” tyler veritas to retain the czw world tag team titles , drew blood b ego fantastico after interference from devon moore to win the czw world jr . heavyweight title , jon moxley & nick gage b xomgx & dj hyde in the “dream partner” tag team match , danny havoc b sami callihan in the “devil wears prada” deathmatch to retain the ultraviolent underground title .
drake finally fighting back as he manages to thrust carter off him and escape the ring , drake younger smirks as carter gary letting him know that he is aware ‘24 / 7’ just like his newly named title belt . with the rest of the czw roster heading backstage b - boy finally manages to pull himself up , the camera draws in on his face as he doesn’t seem to happy that he allowed nick gage to take him down so simply as fake you tv fades to a commercial .
with more independent organizations such as roh and gfw earning their own television and ppv deals , it seems czw’s inclusion in the fray means it is a great time for wrestling fans to witness a range of styles and wrestlers on a regular basis .
october 10 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – severed ties in south philly , pennsylvania at the arena : jon dahmer b the hebrew hammer ( pre - show match ) , rich swann b joe gacy to advance in the wired tv title tournament ( pre - show match ) , adam cole b alex colon to advance in the wired tv title tournament ( pre - show match ) , team macktion ( kirby & t . j . mack ) b bandido jr . & azreial , greg excellent b trent acid , devon moore b ego fantastico , h8 club ( nick gage & nate hatred ) & jon moxley b dj hyde & xomgx & scotty vortekz in a fans bring the weapons match , drew blood b ryan mcbride to retain the czw world jr . heavyweight title , sami callihan b eddie kingston , the best around b blkout ( ruckus & sabian ) to retain the czw tag team titles , drake younger b b - boy to retain the czw world heavyweight title .
june 13 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – best of the best 9 in philadelphia , pennsylvania : b - boy b ryan mcbride in a 1st round match , carter gray b scotty vortekz in a 1st round match , sami callihan b greg excellent in a 1st round match , devon moore b pinkie sanchez in a 1st round match , shiima xion b sabian in a 1st round match , ego fantastico b drew blood in a 1st round match , sami callihan b carter gray and ryan mcbride in a 3 - way semi - final , egotistico fantastico b devon moore and shiima xion in a 3 - way semi - final , rich swann b halo , d . j . hyde b thumbtack jack and danny havoc and jon moxley in a 4 - way , drake younger b trent acid , ego fantastico b sami callihan in the finals to win the best of the best 9 tournament . – notes : nick gage returned after being hospitalized last week , and the best around poured gasoline on him and threatened to set him on fire until nate hatred made the save .
if you want very hardcore / garbage matches , tournament of death and cage of death ( full card for the former and main event of the latter ) will give you that . but for innovative wrestling far from what you see on wwe , the best of the best tournament is pretty impressive .
july 11 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – starting point in south philly , pennsylvania at the arena : greg excellent & pinkie sanchez w / kylie pierce b blkout ( ruckus & sabian w / robby mireno & chrissy rivera ) , jon dahmer b ryan sister and drew gulak in a 3 - way ( dahmer & gulak shook hands but then gulak kicked dahmer between the legs ! ) , devon moore b rich swann with a running brainbuster , tyler veritas b michael facade with a german suplex onto a chair , brain damage w / billy gram b “the chainsaw” joe gacy with a package piledriver onto a chair , jon moxley b scotty vortekz with a crossface chickenwing , “quick” carter gray b b - boy , the best around ( t . j cannon & bruce maxwell ) b the h8 club ( nick gage & nate hatred w / dewey donovan ) in an all traditional rules enforced match to retain the czw tag team titles , d . j . hyde b egotistico fantastico with a lariat , drake younger b sami callihan and trent acid in a 3 - way to retain the czw heavyweight title . [ reported by ben kerin ]
shortly after their return to the arena , on may 10 , 2003 , the company promoted a show entitled
then & now : a decade of defiance .
the event was a tribute to the last ten years of wrestling in the new alhambra arena , or at the time ; viking hall .
april 11 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – eye for an eye in philadelphia , pennsylvania : tyler veritas b erik c . jones and e . m . o . and others in a cruiserweight scramble , jon dahmer b toby klein , devon moore b greg excellent , pinkie sanchez b drew blood , czw world junior heavyweight champion ryan mcbride vs . egotistico fantastico ended in a no contest when mcbride dislocated his shoulder and doctors refused to allow mcbride to continue , sabian vs . l . j . cruz was changed to a tag team match , l . j . cruz & alex colon b blkout ( ruckus & sabian ) , czw world tag team champions the best around vs . team andrew ( drew gulak & andy sumner ) ended in a no contest after the h8 club interfered , nick gage b deranged in an eye for an eye “i quit” match by pouring lighter fluid on him and threatening to set him on fire ( promoter john zandig then announced the two would meet on 6 / 6 in unregulated delaware in a fire match ) , sami callihan & jon moxley b brain damage & drake younger ( drake was distracted by a mystery masked man with a chainsaw standing at the entrance way ) – – notes : sami callihan cut a heel promo after the match until the lights went out and trent acid appeared ! acid made it clear he wanted the czw world heavyweight title . [ reported by ben kerin at www . wrestling - radio . com ]
spiritual successor : to ecw . it started as an imitator of but has ended up having more longevity than its older counterpart . its cross promotion with big japan could be seen as succeeding ecw ' s with fmw . czw ' s working period with dragon gate one to ecw ' s with michinoku pro wrestling .
gimmick matches : ultra violent arm wrestling match . steel cage scaffold match . water jugs , bats & anything else you can swing match . kenzans , whips & anything else we can f * * * ing find match . barbed wire canvas and light tube ropes match . bed of nails and caribbean spider web match . . .
the camera crosses backstage as it is complete havoc ; pretty much the whole czw roster is brawling backstage with weapons being thrown across the room . drake younger is seen fending off wrestlers only to be attacked again by even more wrestlers , drake younger doesn’t stand a chance as he is thrown over a catering table into the brick wall beside it . as it seems that drake younger will finally loose his belt here tonight , john zandig walks in screaming at the wrestlers letting them know that drake younger has successfully defended his title as the show is no officially over . the camera closes in on drake younger’s bloodied face as he begins to drag himself up while the screen fades black with the czw logo .
november 14 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – night of infamy in south philly , pennsylvania at the arena : tyler vertias b drew gulak to advance to the finals of the czw wired tv title tournament , adam cole b rich swann to advance to the finals of the czw wired tv title tournament , azrieal & bandido jr . b zero gravity ( ? ? ? & ? ? ? ) , greg excellent b ryan mcbride to become the # 1 contender to the jr . heavyweight title , jr . heavyweight champion drew blood b teddy fine in a non - title match , sami callihan b xomgx ( after the match , callihan pulled out the switchblade and attempted to assault xomgx before danny havoc made the save . joe gacy then attacked danny havoc ) , danny havoc b joe “chainsaw” gacy in a deck the walls deathmatch , devon moore b scotty vortekz ( following the match , moore assaulted the naptown dragons trainer american kickboxer before drake and xomgx made the save ) , team macktion ( kirby & t . j . mack ) b the spanish armada ( lj cruz & alex colon ) , h8 club ( nate hatred & nick gage ) & jon moxley b drake younger & d . j . hyde & eddie kingston in a 6 - man elimination challenge , b - boy b dan maff .
with garbage promotion extraordinaire big japan pro wrestling up until john zandig walked out of bjw with one of their titles . as previously mentioned , with chikara and ring of honor pretty frequently , especially during their cross promotional feud with roh . also when czw was invaded by iwa mid - south . and of course , with their sister promotion mba .
june 6 , 2009 – combat zone wrestling – tournament of death in townsend , delaware : nick gage b deranged w / billy graham in a no rope barbed wire fire match , whacks b toby klein in a barbed wire and tube bundles match , scotty vortekz b xomgx and drake younger in a thumbtack kickpads match , danny havoc b dysfunction in a “pane in the glass” match , jon moxley defeated brain damage in a tables , chairs & silverware match , thumbtack jack b dj hyde in a “jack in the box” death match , nick gage b scotty vortekz and jon moxley in a fans bring the weapons match , thumbtack jack b whacks and danny havoc in a fans bring the weapons match , tyler veritas b alex colon in a non - tournament match , greg excellent b devon moore in a non - tournament match , trent acid b sami callahan in a # 1 contenders match , thumbtack b nick gage by forfeit ( well , sorta ) in a final round / 200 light tubes and panes of glass deathmatch ( nick gage went through one section of the light tubes woven through the ropes , and suffered a bad cut under his ribs , bad enough that the match ended ) . . john zandig won an inpromptu battle royal and declared thumbtack jack the winner of the 2009 tournament of death . . [ reported by bob magee ]
if you ' re not into the ultraviolent matches , it ' s still pretty easy to watch them . since dj hyde became the owner , he ' s really put alot of the focus on the wrestling . give them a shot . cage of death , one of their biggest shows of the year , is coming up on december 13th on ippv .
they have had many events that made ecw look tame , sending men off the tops of cages through boxes of glass . try going 25 feet off the back of a truck through a light tube covered covered table and being told that ' s only your first round match today , two more to go ! make it to the third and you ' ll have glass and salt poured into your wounds . discounting spot monkey tendencies , czw ' s roster has had a higher ratio of wrestlers who work well without weapons than ecw did though . they may push ultra violence as their main draw but czw really has a larger focus on high spots and feats of agility , likely because the levels of garbage they reach when going all out are not sustainable .
thanks for the comment , i have plans for bruce he has to be one of my favorites currently in czw anyway here are somemore news , notes & updates combat zone wrestling news , notes & updates 1 / 8 / 09 fake you tv zandig has officially released information the czw has now received a tv contract with wgtv - 48 although it may only be a 1 hour time slot and be at 12 : 00am zandig seems very pleased with the first show happening this coming tuesday what will zandig and the rest of czw have installed for us ? find out shortly . b - boy n gage it was only 2 days ago when information was released about nick gage begin very upset about someone backstage . today it has been revealed as b - boy and from what we gather from lobo earlier today it we most likely be b - boy vs . nick gage for fake you tv key event , although no information has been revealed on why gage has flipped on b - boy , we are sure more will be said at fake you tv . younger to defend according to a backstage source drake younger may have to defend his title all night to celebrate the first show of fake you tv . it is rumored that drakes world title will change to a 24 / 7 title for next tuesdays fake you tv , meaning a ref will be following drake everywhere cause a attack can happen at anytime anywhere , we will find out more this upcoming fake you tv .
due to being based in philadelphia , czw has close ties to ring of honor and chikara , frequently sharing talent with both , a long invasion - style feud with the former , and a brief merging of wrestling schools with the latter . besides that , czw has a sister promotion in the maven bentley association . in 2014 , czw would acquire ownership of rival / partner promotion wsu .
as stated before , czw is most well known for its
ultraviolent
wrestling . its huge events , the
cage of death
and
tournament of death
, certainly support this perception . however , most czw shows feature very few actual hardcore matches , and its
best of the best
tournament is meant to showcase pure athleticism and not guys hitting each other with light tubes .
when an empire falls - the tale of world championship wrestling szumi ' s back , but not in black - back in btb ! and yeah , i know , he ' s doing wcw again - so unoriginal . my awards : 2008 - best ppv - starrcade 2008 , 2007 , & 2006 - best promo writer 2007 & 2006 - best promo ( s ) 2007 - most creative 2007 - best feedbacker 2006 & 2007 btb world cup - top overall scorer 2007 btb world cup - booker of the tournament only person to ever score perfect score in a tournament btb hall of famer world championship wrestling 2001 - the trio ownership this was the trio ownership ; i did it a long time ago , for a long time . t ' was a good ready , i think . people liked it and stuff .
czw was the first promotion to bring
death matches
( excessive sharp objects , fire , falls from high places , etc ) to notoriously strict canada . a lot of what is associated with garbage wrestling was developed in canada but it was also met with early backlash , causing pioneers to flock to puerto rico and continue to innovate before czw eventually brought in many developments they had missed , in force .
in february 2000 , the company would relocate from their home arena in mantua , new jersey to champs soccer arena , in sewell , new jersey . they would remain there for two years until the state of new jersey banned the use of ultraviolent weapons ( such as glass , barbed wire , and fire ) in wrestling . to counteract the ban , czw branched out from new jersey to delaware , where they would host their more ultraviolent shows throughout the rest of the company ' s existence .
wrestler d . j . purchased czw from zandig in 2009 . the first show booked by dj hyde was tangled web 2 . since then , czw has held its first shows in germany , [ 15 ] massachusetts , [ 16 ] ohio , south carolina and indiana . [ 17 ] they also returned to japan and has brought back previous stars like homicide , [ 18 ] the briscoe brothers , [ 19 ] derek frazier , and bj whitmer . [ 20 ] in 2014 czw toured england as part of a cross promotion with tidal championship wrestling .
on december 9 , 2017 , czw ' s cage of death 19 show ended with nick gage and brett lauderdale from rival promotion game changer wrestling invading the ring . reportedly , czw booker giancarlo dittamo had pitched an invasion angle to dj hyde , but was shot down . without telling anyone , dittamo decided to go through with the angle regardless . police were called to the arena , but dittamo , gage and lauderdale had all left the venue by the time they arrived . hyde was reportedly
beyond furious
over the incident , firing dittamo from czw . [ 22 ]
on june 14 , 2003 , mid - south based promotion independent wrestling association mid - south ( iwa - ms ) invaded czw as part of a kayfabe angle which led to an inter - promotional feud throughout most of 2003 . during the night of the initial invasion , the crowd was so riled up that they began hurling chairs into the ring at ian rotten , corporal robinson , and j . c . bailey of iwa - ms . the delaware wrestling commissioner , who was in the ring at the time , was struck in the side of the head . the feud was based in both promotions and a major part led into czw ' s tournament of death 2 , five iwa - ms wrestlers and three czw wrestlers entered into the 8 - man single elimination tournament . the semi - final saw two czw wrestlers john zandig and nick mondo compete in a 2 out of 3 lightube log cabin match , a match which is said to have ended nick mondo ' s career ( however , in mondo ' s shoot interview he stated that t . o . d 2 was going to be his last appearance anyway ) . towards the end of the match zandig mother f ' n bombed nick mondo off a 40 ft rooftop as both zandig and mondo crashed into tables and a lightube log cabin contraption . he continued the tournament with 3 broken bones in his wrist and won the tournament after defeating ian rotten in a 200 lightubes final .
several promotions competed for the northeast fan base that had been left behind by ecw in what became known as the ' indy wars .
czw , xpw , and 3pw were the key promotions which revolved around viking hall . xpw were given the lease to the arena in very late 2002 after rob black offered around $ 60 , 000 . on december 12 , 2002 , as part of a triple header of wrestling in philadelphia ring of honor ran shows in conjunction with czw and 3pw in what was to be the latter two promotions last events in the arena . during czw ' s event , zandig publicly stated that they had offered $ 32 , 000 to stay in the arena , but also stating that with the $ 10 , 000 a month xpw would need to pay for the building , the lease would not last long .
i almost consider czw ( 2014 version ) what ecw was in the 90 ' s : that mix of everything . as others have mentioned , they have the deathmatch stuff , and cage of death is usually batshit insane . however , they also showcase a lot of technical ( drew gulak is an ex czw world champ ) wrestling and high flying stuff . best of the best is a tourney they do yearly that showcases mostly high flying but it ' s openweight , so it ' s a mix . they also do the down with the sickness chri $ ca $ h tribute show every year , with a good mix . i ' d say look at some of the dvds , esp the best of the best stuff , and just look at the names and stipulations ( if there are any ) and pick a dvd to try .
battle strip : at ' ' czw twelve ' ' , february 12 , 2011 , there was a
best of the best x qualifying six way match
with jonathan gresham vs . aaron arbo vs . ar fox vs . rich swann vs . ryan mcbride vs . ty hagen . hieracon ' s chikara allies the osirian portal ( amasis and ophidian ) came down to the ring and did their hypnotism routine , which started a dance party to michael jackson ' s
beat it ,
bringing out several other wrestlers . amidst the dancing , people were still doing wrestling moves , since the match was still in progress . mia yim took off her shirt in the ring , so she was there in her bra and shorts . at one point , she climbed up to the top turnbuckle and hit a somersault senton onto a bunch of wrestlers who were at ringside .
i don ' t watch it regularly but whenever they are close by i get to tickets and go to the shows . i have gone to tournament of death for the last 2 years which is about a 5 hour drive for me and well worth it . honestly the wrestling is top notch as good as roh imo . i really like danny havoc , drew gulak , masada , lucky 13 , shane strickland and biff busick . greg excellent is funny and i am a fan of the boss man dj hyde . i really like the death matches but it is not for everyone . they are pretty brutal but so awesome . she is not part of czw but they have had her on this girl candace larule who is also awesome . she had a match at a show i went to against shane strickland which was hand down the best performance i have have seen a female do . anyway even if you don ' t like death matches their regular matches are worth checking out imo .
i haven ' t watched in a while . i use to go to live events a lot and when i went it was really enjoyable . crowd can be a little hostile depending on how the match goes but that is the same for any wrestling match . there are plenty of regulars that go and people are generally very nice . it is a bit more on the
hardcore
side . they label their
hardcore
as
ultraviolent
. they normally don ' t get
stars
to make the guest appearances . the last
star
they had was sonjay dutt and we was already signed to tna . a few current wwe / nxt stars i have come to love worked in czw . for example , cesaro ( claudio castagnoli ) sami zayn ( el generico ) , dean ambrose ( jon moxley ) , and soon it will also be kevin owens ( steen ) . overall worth it to watch live , enough to youtube but not worth it buy any of the dvds in my opinion .
czw tag team division alumni the super heavyweights ( hurrican kid & towel boy ) the irish drinking team ( ian knoxx & chris stylez ) new school ( chris ca $ h & gq ) the rachies ( adam flash & danny rose ) hi - v ( messiah & backseats & b - boy & a . flash ) the backseat boyz ( trent acid & johnny kashmere ) rebel’s army ( rockin’ rebel & derek frazier & greg matthews ) the briscoe brothers ( mark & jay ) the overboys ( joey corman & samir ) dirty rotten scoundrels ( kc blade & ec negro ) all money is legal ( pusha & murda & kash ) the sat ( jose & joel maximo ) ckny ( cory kastle & niles young ) beef wellington & excalibur the king’s of wrestling ( chris hero & claudio castagnoli ) the h8 club ( nick gage & justice pain ) babyface fire ( shiima xion & jason gory ) checkmate ( lionel knight & christopher bishop ) pandora’s box ( led by pandora ) the iron saints ( the thomaselli brothers ) the olsen twins ( jimmy & colin olsen ) the canadian superstars ( ? ? ? ? ? ? & ? ? ? ? ? ) up in smoke ( cheech & cloudy ) 2 . 0 ( jagged & shane matthews )
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