CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Adam Cole holds the record for longest CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship reign.
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Current champion(s) | Greg Excellent | ||||||||||
Date won | March 14, 2015 | ||||||||||
Date established | February 19, 1999 | ||||||||||
Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) | ||||||||||
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The CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling junior heavyweight championship owned by the Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) promotion. The championship was created and debuted on February 19, 1999 at CZW's Opening Night event.[1] Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight limit of 220 lb (100 kg) may hold the championship.[2] Being a professional wrestling championship, the title is won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.[3]
Overall, there have been 37 reigns shared among 26 wrestlers, with two vacancies. The inaugural champion was The Sensational One, who was recognized as champion at CZW's Opening Night event.[1] Sabian and Trent Acid are tied for the record of most reigns, with three each. At Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days, Adam Cole's only reign is the longest in the title's history. Cole holds the record for most days as champion as well. The Sensational One's first reign, along with Sami Callihan and Sonjay Dutt's second reigns share the record for shortest reign at less than one day. The title was retired on September 8, 2012, when reigning champion AR Fox defeated CZW Wired TV Champion Dave Crist in a ladder match to unify the two titles, but the Junior Heavyweight Championship was revived on August 23, 2014.[2][4]
History
The first champion was crowned on February 19, 1999 at CZW's first show, Opening Night. The Sensational One was recognized as champion by CZW. He went on to defend the title that night against Quicksilver, who defeated him to become the new champion.[1] As such, The Sensational One's first reign became the shortest reign in the title's history at less than one day, until September 9, 2006 when Sonjay Dutt defeated SeXXXy Eddy at CZW's Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show – Down With The Sickness 2 event to become the new champion.[5] Dutt then went on to lose the title to Jigsaw later that day at CZW's Expect the Unexpected show.[6]
The title has changed hands four times outside of the United States. During Trent Acid's first reign, he was defeated by Winger in Tokyo, Japan on July 1, 2000 to mark the first instance. The second was also in Tokyo, with Men's Teioh becoming the new champion on September 15, 2000. The third was in Sapporo, Japan on May 4, 2001, while the fourth was in Yokohama, Japan on August 19, 2001. Jun Kasai won the title in Sapporo, while Acid reclaimed the title in Yokohama.[2]
Following Acid's victory in Yokohama, the title was vacated for the first of two times. The vacancy was the result of a double pinfall in a match against Ruckus for the championship on September 29, 2001 at CZW's Enough is Enough event.[7] Ruckus went on to win the vacant title in a Three Way match that also involved Acid and Winger on December 2, 2001. The second vacancy was the result of CZW stripping Chuck Taylor of the title on October 11, 2008.[2] Ryan McBride became the new champion on December 13, 2008 at CZW's Cage Of Death 10: Ultraviolent Anniversary show by defeating Pinkie Sanchez, Carter Gray, Egotistico Fantastico, and Dan Paysan in a Ultraviolent Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the vacant championship.[8]
On May 8, 2010 at CZW's Fist Fight event, Adam Cole defeated then-CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion Sabian to become the new champion.[9] Cole held the title for 553 days, the longest reign on record, before losing it to Sami Callihan on November 12, 2011 at CZW's Night Of Infamy 10: Ultimatum event.[10] However, since August 23, 2014, Alexander Jones defended the title at CZW's events.
Reigns
No. | Order in reign history |
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the wrestler won or was crowned champion. |
<1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
+ | Indicates the reign is on-going |
No. | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
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1 | The Sensational One | 1 | February 19, 1999 | <1 | Mantua, New Jersey | Opening Night | The Sensational One was recognized as the first CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion by Combat Zone Wrestling. | [1] |
2 | Quicksilver/White Lotus | 1 | February 19, 1999 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Mantua, New Jersey | Opening Night | [1] | |
3 | The Sensational One | 2 | March 27, 1999 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Mantua, New Jersey | The Staple Gun | [11] | |
4 | Justice Pain | 1 | April 3, 1999 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Mantua, New Jersey | House Show | [12] | |
5 | Ric Blade | 1 | July 19, 1999 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Mantua, New Jersey | Street Fight | [13] | |
6 | Justice Pain | 2 | April 8, 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Sewell, New Jersey | Winner Takes All | [14] | |
7 | Trent Acid | 1 | June 9, 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Paulsboro, New Jersey | Live event | ||
8 | Winger | 1 | July 1, 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Tokyo, Japan | Live event | ||
9 | Men's Teioh | 1 | September 15, 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Tokyo, Japan | Live event | ||
10 | Jun Kasai | 1 | May 4, 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Sapporo, Japan | Live event | ||
11 | Trent Acid | 2 | August 19, 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Yokohama, Japan | Live event | ||
— | Vacated | — | September 29, 2001 | — | Sewell, New Jersey | Enough is Enough | The title was vacated due to a double pinfall in a match between Ruckus and Acid. | [7] |
12 | Ruckus | 1 | December 2, 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Yokohama, Japan | Live event | This was a Three Way match for the vacant title involving Ruckus, Trent Acid, and Winger. | |
13 | Trent Acid | 3 | December 15, 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Cage of Death III | [15] | |
14 | Ruckus | 2 | January 18, 2003 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Live Again | [16] | |
15 | Sonjay Dutt | 1 | December 13, 2003 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Cage of Death V: Suspended | [17] | |
16 | Alex Shelley | 1 | January 8, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Gen Z | [18] | |
17 | Mike Quackenbush | 1 | February 5, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Only the Strong | [19][20] | |
18 | Sabian | 1 | April 2, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Trifecta Elimination III | [21] | |
19 | Mike Quackenbush | 2 | June 11, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Violent by Design | [22] | |
20 | Derek Frazier | 1 | September 10, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | A' Big Mutha F'n Deal | [23][24] | |
21 | Niles Young | 1 | March 11, 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | When 2 Worlds Collide | This was a Six Man Ladder match that involved Frazier, Young, Cheech, Cloudy, Sabian, and The Heretic. | [25] |
22 | SeXXXy Eddy | 1 | July 8, 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | A Prelude to Violence | [26] | |
23 | Sonjay Dutt | 2 | September 9, 2006 | <1 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show – Down With The Sickness 2 | [5] | |
24 | Jigsaw | 1 | September 9, 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Expect the Unexpected | [6] | |
25 | Scotty Vortekz | 1 | April 7, 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Out with the Old, In with the New | [27] | |
26 | Danny Havoc | 1 | September 8, 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show | This was a Six Man Ladder match that involved Vortekz, Havoc, DieHard, Joker, and Drake Younger. | [28] |
27 | Sabian | 2 | October 13, 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Choosing Sides | [29] | |
28 | Chuck Taylor | 1 | May 10, 2008 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Best of the Best 8 | [30] | |
— | Vacated | — | October 11, 2008 | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | N/A | Taylor was stripped of the championship due to an inability to compete after suffering a broken collarbone | [2] |
29 | Ryan McBride | 1 | December 13, 2008 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Cage of Death X | McBride defeated Pinkie Sanchez, Carter Gray, Egotistico Fantastico, and Dan Paysan in a Ultraviolent Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the vacant championship. | [8] |
30 | Egotistico Fantastico | 1 | May 9, 2009 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Blood Pressure: Rising | [31] | |
31 | Drew Blood | 1 | September 12, 2009 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show/Down With The Sickness Forever | [32] | |
32 | Greg Excellent | 1 | December 12, 2009 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Cage of Death XI | [33] | |
33 | Sabian | 3 | February 13, 2010 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 11th Anniversary: Deadly Doubleheader | [34] | |
34 | Adam Cole | 1 | May 8, 2010 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Fist Fight | [9] | |
35 | Sami Callihan | 1 | November 12, 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Night of Infamy 10: Ultimatum | [10] | |
36 | Drake Younger | 1 | May 5, 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Bloomington, Indiana | Cinco de Mayo | [35] | |
37 | Sami Callihan | 2 | July 14, 2012 | <1 | Voorhees Township, New Jersey | New Heights | This was a 60 minute Ultraviolent Rules Iron Man match. | [36] |
38 | AR Fox | 1 | July 14, 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Voorhees Township, New Jersey | New Heights | [36] | |
— | Retired | — | September 8, 2012 | — | Voorhees Township, New Jersey | Down with the Sickness 2012 | The title was unified with the CZW Wired TV Championship and subsequently retired, when AR Fox defeated Dave Crist in a title unification ladder match. | [2][4] |
39 | Alexander James | 1 | August 23, 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Voorhees Township, New Jersey | Awarded as the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion. | ||
40 | Greg Excellent | 2 | March 14, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ | Voorhees Township, New Jersey | Deja Vu |
Combined reigns
+ | Indicates the current champion |
Rank[A] | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Adam Cole | 1 | 553 |
2 | Trent Acid | 3 | 462 |
3 | Sonjay Dutt | 2 | 392 |
4 | Greg Excellent | 2 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ |
5 | Sabian | 3 | 364 |
6 | Ruckus | 2 | 342 |
7 | Ric Blade | 1 | 264 |
8 | Men's Teioh | 1 | 231 |
9 | Jigsaw | 1 | 210 |
10 | Alexander James | 1 | 203 |
11 | Derek Frazier | 1 | 182 |
12 | Sami Callihan | 2 | 175 |
13 | Justice Pain | 1 | 169 |
14 | Chuck Taylor | 1 | 154 |
Scotty Vortekz | 1 | 154 | |
16 | Mike Quackenbush | 2 | 147 |
Ryan McBride | 1 | 147 | |
18 | Egotistico Fantastico | 1 | 126 |
19 | Niles Young | 1 | 119 |
20 | Jun Kasai | 1 | 107 |
21 | Drew Blood | 1 | 91 |
22 | Drake Younger | 1 | 70 |
23 | SeXXXy Eddy | 1 | 63 |
24 | AR Fox | 1 | 56 |
25 | Quicksilver/White Lotus | 1 | 36 |
26 | Danny Havoc | 1 | 35 |
27 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 28 |
28 | The Sensational One | 2 | 7 |
Notes
- A. ^ Each wrestler's total number of days as champion are ranked highest to lowest; wrestlers with the same number are tied for that certain rank.
References
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