CZW Iron Man Championship

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CZW Iron Man Championship
Egotistico Fantastico.jpg
Egotistico Fantastico was the final CZW Iron Man/New Horror Champion.
Details
Promotion Combat Zone Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 13, 1999
Date retiredJuly 11, 2009
Other name(s)
  • CZW Iron Man Championship
  • CZW New Horror Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Derek Domino
Final champion(s) Egotistico Fantastico
Most reigns Wifebeater (4 reigns)
Longest reign Kevin Steen (364 days)
Shortest reignDerek Domino and Wifebeater (<1 day)

The CZW Iron Man Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned by the Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) promotion. The championship was created and debuted on February 13, 1999, at CZW's Opening Night event. [1] The title is currently inactive, having been deactivated on July 11, 2009. Prior to its retirement, Sami Callihan renamed the title the CZW New Horror Championship, which CZW recognized. [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]

Contents

Overall, there were 37 reigns shared among 24 wrestlers, with two vacancies. All title changes occurred at CZW-promoted events. The inaugural champion was Derek Domino, who was recognized as champion on February 13, 1999, at CZW's Opening Night event by CZW. [1] Wifebeater holds the record of most reigns, with four. At 364 days, Kevin Steen's only reign is the longest in the title's history. Lobo, with a combined three reigns, holds the record for most days as champion at 392. Domino's only and Wifebeater's second reign share the record for shortest reign at less than one day. Egotistico Fantastico was the final champion in his only reign before the title's deactivation. [2] [4]

History

Upon the title's creation, CZW recognized Derek Domino as the first CZW Iron Man Champion on February 13, 1999, at their Opening Night event. Domino immediately had to defend the title that night against Lobo, who went on to win the match and the championship. [1] On June 10, 2000, at CZW's Caged To The End event, Mad Man Pondo defeated Wifebeater to win the championship. [5] However, on July 22, 2000, at CZW's No Rules, No Limits event, Wifebeater was awarded the championship without facing Pondo in a match for unknown reasons. Instead, that night Wifebeater defended the title against Nick Gage, who went on to win the title. [6] During Lobo's third reign CZW held their Breakaway Brawl show on June 9, 2001. A Triple Threat Deathmatch for the CZW Iron Man Championship occurred involving Nick Mondo, Wifebeater, and Mad Man Pondo, which Mondo won to become champion. Lobo was not involved due to a broken leg injury he sustained from the night before. [7]

At CZW's High Stakes on May 11, 2002, CZW held a Four Way match for the CZW World Heavyweight and CZW Iron Man Championships, in which then-CZW World Heavyweight Champion Justice Pain and then-Iron Man Champion Adam Flash defended against The Messiah and Mondo. If a champion was pinned by another competitor, then they lost their championship in the encounter. Mondo ended up pinning Flash to win the Iron Man Championship in the bout. [8] On July 13, 2002, at CZW's Deja Vu, Flash and Pain fought to a double pinfall for the CZW Iron Man and World Heavyweight Championships, which Pain held. Due to the double pinfall, Flash won the Iron Man Championship, while Pain retained the World Heavyweight Championship. [9]

On August 13, 2005, at CZW's Deja Vu 3, Kevin Steen defeated Franky The Mobster to begin the longest reign in the title's history. [10] At 364 days, Steen's reign came to an end when he was pinned by LuFisto at CZW's Trapped, who became the first woman to win the title. [11] At CZW's X: Decade of Destruction 10th Anniversary event on February 14, 2009, Sami Callihan defeated Brain Damage to win the title. [12] Later during his reign, Callihan renamed the title the CZW New Horror Championship. [2]

The title was vacated twice during its history before being retired in July 2009. [2] The first vacancy occurred July 26, 2003 due to then-champion Mondo sustaining an injury. [13] LuFisto was forced to vacate on January 13, 2007, when she also sustained an injury. [2] Egotistico Fantastico was the last champion, by defeating Callihan on June 13, 2009, at CZW's Best Of The Best 9 gathering before the title was deactivated on July 11, 2009. [4]

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Derek DominoFebruary 13, 1999Opening Night Mantua Township, New Jersey 1<1Domino was recognized as the first CZW Iron Man Champion by Combat Zone Wrestling. [1]
2 Lobo February 13, 1999Opening Night Mantua Township, New Jersey 1126 [1]
3 Justice Pain June 19, 1999Down in Flames Mantua Township, New Jersey 1119 [14]
4 Lobo October 16, 1999 Cage of Death I Mantua Township, New Jersey 2147 [15]
5 Wifebeater March 11, 2000March Violence Sewell, New Jersey 191 [16]
6 Mad Man Pondo June 10, 2000Caged to the End Sewell, New Jersey 142 [5]
7 Wifebeater July 22, 2000No Rules, No Limits Sewell, New Jersey 2<1Wifebeater was awarded the title. [6]
8 Nick Gage July 22, 2000No Rules, No Limits Sewell, New Jersey 177 [6]
9 Wifebeater October 7, 2000Rules Are Made To Be Broken Sewell, New Jersey 344 [17]
10 Nate Hatred November 20, 2000Jersey Rulz Sewell, New Jersey 162 [18]
11 Wifebeater January 21, 2001Delaware Invasion Smyrna, Delaware 420 [19]
12 Lobo February 10, 2001Crushing the Competition Sewell, New Jersey 3119 [20]
13 Nick Mondo June 9, 2001Breakaway Brawl Smyrna, Delaware 149This was a Triple Threat Deathmatch also involving Wifebeater and Mad Man Pondo. Lobo was not involved in the match for unknown reasons. [7]
14 Nick Gage July 28, 2001What About Lobo? Sewell, New Jersey 291 [21]
15Nick BerkOctober 27, 2001...And Justice for All Sewell, New Jersey 149 [22]
16 Adam Flash December 15, 2001 Cage of Death III Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1147 [23]
17 Nick Mondo May 11, 2002High Stakes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 228This was a Four Way match for the CZW World Heavyweight and CZW Iron Man Championships involving CZW World Heavyweight Champion Justice Pain and The Messiah, in which Mondo pinned Flash to win the championship. [8]
18 Justice Pain June 8, 2002 Best of the Best 2 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 235 [24]
19 Adam Flash July 13, 2002Deja Vu Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 291This was also for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, which Pain held. The match ended in a double pinfall, causing Pain to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, but lose the Iron Man Championship to Flash. [9]
20 The Messiah October 12, 2002Beyond the Barrier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1119 [25]
21 Nick Mondo February 8, 2003Uncivilized Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3168 [26] [27]
Vacated July 26, 2003The title was vacated due to Mondo sustaining an injury. [13]
22 Trent Acid September 13, 2003Redefined Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191Acid won the title in a Three Way Iron Man match also involving Jimmy Rave and Nick Gage. This was the Finals of a Tournament to decide the new champion. [28] [29]
23 Jimmy Rave December 13, 2003 Cage Of Death V: Suspended Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1140 [30]
24 Chris Hero May 1, 2004Apocalypse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1224 [31]
25 B-Boy December 11, 2004 Cage of Death VI Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 156 [32]
26 Franky The Mobster February 5, 2005Only the Strong Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1189 [33] [34]
27 Kevin Steen August 13, 2005Deja Vu 3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1364 [10] [35]
28 LuFisto August 12, 2006Trapped Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1154LuFisto was the first woman to win the CZW Iron Man Championship as well as first woman to win any championship in Combat Zone Wrestling. [11] [36]
Vacated January 13, 2007The title was vacated due to LuFisto sustaining an injury.
29 D. J. Hyde February 10, 2007H8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191Hyde defeated Adam Flash and Chris Hero in a Triple Threat match to win the vacant title. [37]
30Toby KleinMay 12, 2007Restore the Order Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1119 [38]
31 D. J. Hyde September 8, 2007Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 263 [39] [40]
32 Joker November 10, 2007Night of Infamy 6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 163 [41]
33 Brain Damage January 12, 2008New Years Resolutions' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1154 [42] [43] [44]
34 D. J. Hyde June 14, 2008Summer School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 328 [45] [46]
35 Brain Damage July 12, 2008A Tangled Web Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2217 [47]
36 Sami Callihan February 14, 2009X: Decade of Destruction 10th Anniversary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1119Callihan renamed the title the "CZW New Horror Championship", with CZW acknowledging the change afterwards. [12]
37 Egotistico Fantastico June 13, 2009 Best of the Best 9 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 128 [4]
DeactivatedJuly 11, 2009CZW deactivated the championship.

Combined reigns

Wifebeater holds the record for most reigns as CZW Iron Man Champion Wifebeater.jpg
Wifebeater holds the record for most reigns as CZW Iron Man Champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Lobo 3392
2 Brain Damage 2371
3 Kevin Steen 1364
4 Nick Mondo 3245
5 Adam Flash 2238
6 Chris Hero 1224
7 Franky The Mobster 1189
8 D. J. Hyde 3182
9 Nick Gage 2168
10 Wifebeater 4155
11 Justice Pain 2154
LuFisto 1154
13 Jimmy Rave 1140
14 The Messiah 1119
Sami Callihan 1119
Toby Klein1119
17 Trent Acid 191
18 Joker 163
19Nate Hatred162
20 B-Boy 156
21Nick Berk149
22 Mad Man Pondo 142
23 Egotistico Fantastico 128
24Derek Domino1<1

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