# GCW World Championship

The GCW World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). It is the promotion's top championship for singles competitors. The current champion is Effy, who is in his first reign. He defeated Mance Warner at The People vs. GCW in New York City, NY on January 19, 2025.

## Title history

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match.
| Name | Years |
| JCW Championship | 2000–2004, 2013–2015 |
| GCW World Championship | 2015 – present |

### Reigns

There have been a total of 30 reigns shared between 26 different champions and three vacancies. Andrew Anderson was the inaugural champion. Nick Gage has the most reigns at four, with his first being the longest at 722 days, while AJ Gray, "Broski" Jimmy Lloyd, Joey Janela (In his second reign), and Nick Gage (in his fourth reign), have the shortest reigns at less than a day. Gage is the oldest champion when he won it at 43 years old, while Low Ki is the youngest champion at 20 years old.
The current champion is Effy, who is in his first reign. He defeated Mance Warner at The People vs. GCW in New York City, NY on January 19, 2025.
Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) |
| 1 | Andrew Anderson | April 14, 2000 | JCW House show | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 8 | Defeated Nick Maddox in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Low Ki | April 22, 2000 | JCW House show | Elmwood Park, NJ | 1 | 181 | | |
| 3 | Reckless Youth | October 20, 2000 | Battle at Becton | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 142 | | |
| — | Vacated | November 3, 2001 | — | — | — | — | Reckless Youth vacated the championship due to inactivity. | |
| 4 | Inferno | November 3, 2001 | JCW House show | South River, NJ | 1 | 322 | Inferno was awarded the vacant championship. | |
| 5 | Crowbar | September 21, 2002 | It's the Big One | Elizabeth, NJ | 1 | 28 | | |
| 6 | Lance Diamond | October 19, 2002 | JCW House show | Elizabeth, NJ | 1 | 141 | | |
| 7 | Don Montoya | March 9, 2003 | Skin to Win | Paramus, NJ | 1 | 112 | This was a No Disqualification match. | |
| 8 | Ace Darling | June 29, 2003 | For Family and Friends | Paramus, NJ | 1 | 147 | | |
| 9 | Slyck Wagner Brown | November 23, 2003 | Crazy 8 | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 217 | | |
| 10 | Homicide | June 27, 2004 | Jersey J-Cup | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 187 | | |
| — | Deactivated | December 31, 2004 | — | — | — | — | Homicide was no longer listed as the JCW Champion after the company shut down in 2004. | |
| 11 | Damien Darling | November 9, 2013 | Playas Club Collide | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 1 | 209 | Defeated Erik Andretti to win the vacant championship. | |
| 12 | Q. T. Marshall | June 6, 2014 | JCW House show | Barnegat Township, NJ | 1 | 168 | | |
| 13 | Joey Janela | November 21, 2014 | JCW House show | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 204 | | |
| 14 | Tama Tonga | June 13, 2015 | JCW Six Flags event | Jackson Township, NJ | 1 | 182 | During Tama Tonga's reign, Jersey Championship Wrestling was renamed to Game Changer Wrestling, so their respective championships were also renamed. | |
| Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) |||||||||
| — | Vacated | December 12, 2015 | — | — | — | — | Tama Tonga vacated the championship due to inactivity. | |
| 15 | Kyle the Beast | March 12, 2016 | To Crown A Champion | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 350 | Defeated Joe Gacy, Joey Janela and Pinkie Sanchez in a tournament final four-way match to win the vacant championship. | |
| 16 | Matt Tremont | February 25, 2017 | The New Face of War | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 294 | This was a Last Man Standing match. | |
| 17 | Nick Gage | December 16, 2017 | Ready to Die: The 2nd Anniversary | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 722 | This was a Three Layers of Hell match. | |
| 18 | AJ Gray | December 8, 2019 | Long. Live. GCW. | Nashville, TN | 1 | <1 | | |
| 19 | Rickey Shane Page | December 8, 2019 | Long. Live. GCW. | Nashville, TN | 1 | 488 | | |
| 20 | Nick Gage | April 9, 2021 | rSpring Break Presented by 44OH! | Ybor City, FL | 2 | 106 | This was a Death match. | |
| 21 | Matt Cardona | July 24, 2021 | Homecoming Night 1 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 42 | This was a Death match. During his reign, Cardona referred to the title as the "GCW Universal Championship". | |
| 22 | Jon Moxley | September 4, 2021 | The Art of War Games | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | 399 | | |
| 23 | Nick Gage | October 8, 2022 | Fight Club Night 1 | Atlantic City, NJ | 3 | 160 | This was a Title vs. Career match. | |
| 24 | Masha Slamovich | March 17, 2023 | Eye for an Eye | New York, NY | 1 | 79 | Slamovich became the first woman to win the championship. | |
| 25 | Blake Christian | June 4, 2023 | Cage of Survival 2 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 356 | This was a Cage of Survival match also featuring Rina Yamashita. | |
| — | Vacated | May 25, 2024 | Take A Picture | Chicago, IL | — | — | Blake Christian was stripped of the title due to his participation in the Best of the Super Juniors 31 and not being able to defend the title at Cage of Survival 3. | |
| 26 | Nick Gage | June 2, 2024 | Cage of Survival 3 | Atlantic City, NJ | 4 | <1 | This was a Gauntlet of Survival match originally involving John Wayne Murdoch, Kasey Catal, 1 Called Manders, Microman, Shane Mercer, Jordan Oliver, and Charles Mason. | |
| 27 | "Broski" Jimmy Lloyd | June 2, 2024 | Cage of Survival 3 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | <1 | Won the title after being added to the Gauntlet of Survival match by GCW General Manager Matt Cardona. | |
| 28 | Joey Janela | June 2, 2024 | Cage of Survival 3 | Atlantic City, NJ | 2 | <1 | Last eliminated "Broski" Jimmy Lloyd in the Gauntlet of Survival. | |
| 29 | Mance Warner | June 2, 2024 | Cage of Survival 3 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 231 | Warner cashed in his Do or Die contract. | |
| 30 | Effy | January 19, 2025 | The People vs. GCW | New York, NY | 1 | 57+ | | |

## Combined reigns

As of March 17, 2025
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
| 1 | Nick Gage | 4 | 988 |
| 2 | Rickey Shane Page | 1 | 488 |
| 3 | Jon Moxley | 1 | 399 |
| 4 | Reckless Youth | 1 | 379 |
| 5 | Blake Christian | 1 | 356 |
| 6 | Kyle the Beast | 1 | 350 |
| 7 | Inferno | 1 | 322 |
| 8 | Matt Tremont | 1 | 294 |
| 9 | Mance Warner | 1 | 231 |
| 10 | Slyck Wagner Brown | 1 | 217 |
| 11 | Damien Darling | 1 | 207 |
| 12 | Joey Janela | 2 | 204 |
| 13 | Homicide | 1 | 187 |
| 14 | Tama Tonga | 1 | 182 |
| 15 | Low Ki | 1 | 181 |
| 16 | Q. T. Marshall | 1 | 168 |
| 17 | Ace Darling | 1 | 147 |
| 18 | Lance Diamond | 1 | 141 |
| 19 | Don Montoya | 1 | 112 |
| 20 | Masha Slamovich | 1 | 79 |
| 21 | Effy † | 1 | 57+ |
| 22 | Matt Cardona | 1 | 42 |
| 23 | Crowbar | 1 | 28 |
| 24 | Andrew Anderson | 1 | 8 |
| 25 | AJ Gray | 1 | <1 |
| 25 | "Broski" Jimmy Lloyd | 1 | <1 |