CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship

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CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship
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Promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)
Date establishedFebruary 5, 2005
Date retiredMay 19, 2012

The CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship was a professional hardcore wrestling championship owned by the Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) promotion. The title was introduced on February 5, 2005 at CZW's Only the Strong event. It has since been retired after being unified with the CZW World Heavyweight Championship.

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Overall, there have been 18 reigns shared among 12 wrestlers. Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. Title changes happen mostly at CZW-promoted events, which are usually released on DVD. The inaugural champion was JC Bailey, who defeated Necro Butcher in a Backstage Ultraviolent Underground Barbed Wire Cage of Death Light Tubes Scaffold Death match on February 5, 2005 at CZW's Only the Strong event. Bailey, Brain Damage, Nick Gage, Danny Havoc and Drake Younger are all tied for the record of most reigns, with 2 each. At 379 days, Danny Havoc's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Younger's combined 2 reigns hold the record for most days as champion at 454. Sami Callihan's only reign holds the record for shortest reign at less than one day.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 J. C. Bailey February 5, 2005Only the Strong Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 [N 1] JC Bailey defeated Necro Butcher in a Backstage Ultraviolent Underground Barbed Wire Cage of Death Light Tubes Scaffold Death Match to become the first champion. [1]
2 Zandig July 2005 Live event The Junkyard1 [N 2]
3 Necro Butcher July 30, 2005 Tournament of Death IV New Castle, Delaware 114Necro Butcher defeated Zandig and Nick Gage in a Ultraviolent Boxes, Barbed Wire Canvas, Light Tubes, Squared Circle Of Fear, & Whatever The Fuck Is Left Elimination Death Match.
4 J. C. Bailey August 13, 2005Deja Vu 3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2154 [2] Defeated Necro Butcher in a No Rope Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Table & Barbed Wire Chair Match
5 Nick Gage January 14, 2006An Afternoon of Main Events Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1274Defeated J.C. Bailey and Necro Butcher in a three-way elimination No Rope Barbed Wire Match.
6 Drake Younger October 15, 2006Fear Middletown, Delaware 1209This was a No Ropes Barbed Wire Match
7 Brain Damage May 12, 2007Restore the Order Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191This was a Barbed Wire Ropes, Barbed Wire Board, Pane of Glass & Ladder Match
— Vacated August 11, 2007Dishonorable Conduct Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ——The title was vacated due to a double pinfall during a match between Brain Damage and Drake Younger.
8 Brain Damage September 15, 2007 Tournament of Death: Fast Forward Smyrna, Delaware 2147Damage defeated JC Bailey, Danny Havoc, and Scotty Vortekz in a Four Corners Elimination 200 Lighttubes Death match to win the vacant championship.
9 Drake Younger February 9, 20089 F'N Years Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2245This was a Barbed Wire Boards & Panes of Glass Match
10 Danny Havoc October 11, 2008Decision 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1379Havoc was awarded the championship by Younger.
11 Sami Callihan October 25, 2009 Tournament of Death: Rewind Townsend, Delaware 10This was a Caribbean Pits of Death Deathmatch. [3]
12Thumbtack JackOctober 25, 2009 Tournament of Death: Rewind Townsend, Delaware 184This was a Transylvania Death Match [3]
13Adam PolakJanuary 17, 201018+ Underground: Chapter Two Oberhausen, Germany 1294This was a Death Match
14 Nick Gage November 7, 2010 Tournament of Death vs. Gorefest Oberhausen, Germany 234This was a Polish Punishment Death Match
15Yuko MiyamotoDecember 11, 2010 Cage of Death XII Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1101
16 Jun Kasai March 22, 2011FREEDOMS Tokyo, Japan 118This was a Glass Deathmatch
17 Danny Havoc April 9, 2011 Best of the Best X Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 291This was a Ragnarok and Roll Glass Crush Death Match
18 Masada July 9, 2011New Heights Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1315This was a Gusset Plate Deathmatch
—DeactivatedMay 19, 2012————Title was unified with the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. [4]

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1 Danny Havoc 2470
2 Drake Younger 454
3 Masada 1315
4 Nick Gage 2308
5 JC Bailey ¤300 [N 1]
6Adam Polak1294
7 Brain Damage 2238
8Yuko Miyamoto1101
9Thumbtack Jack84
10 Jun Kasai 18
11 Necro Butcher 14
12 Sami Callihan <1
13 Zandig ¤0 [N 2]

Explanatory footnotes

  1. 1 2 The exact date in July 2005 on which JC Bailey was defeated by Zandig to win the championship during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 146 and 175 days.
  2. 1 2 The exact date in July 2005 on which Zandig defeated JC Bailey to win the championship during his first reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 29 days.

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References

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Specific

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  2. ↑ Magee, Bob (2005-08-14). "CZW 8/13 ECW Arena "Deja Vu: Wired" results (Bailey vs. Butcher...)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  3. 1 2 Martin, Adam (2009-10-25). "CZW 10/25 Tournament Of Death". WrestleView.com.
  4. ↑ "The Future of the Ultraviolent Underground Championship". czwrestling.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
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