GCW World Championship

GCW World Championship
Current design of the title (2021-present)
Details
Promotion	Game Changer Wrestling
Date established	April 14, 2000
Current champion	Effy
Date won	January 19, 2025
Other names
JCW Championship (2000–2004, 2013–2015) GCW World Championship (2015–present) Undisputed GCW World Championship (2024–present)
Statistics First champion Andrew Anderson Most reigns Nick Gage (4 reigns) Longest reign Nick Gage (722 days) Shortest reign Joey Janela (Second reign, 3 minutes) Oldest champion Nick Gage (43 years, 254 days) Youngest champion Low Ki (20 years, 229 days) Heaviest champion Don Montoya (299 lbs) Lightest champion Masha Slamovich (136 lbs)

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. ^[1] 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			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
	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]
2	Low Ki	April 22, 2000	JCW House show	Elmwood Park, NJ	1	181		[3]
3	Reckless Youth	October 20, 2000	Battle at Becton	East Rutherford, NJ	1	142		[4]
—	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]
5	Crowbar	September 21, 2002	It's the Big One	Elizabeth, NJ	1	28		[6]
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.	[7]
8	Ace Darling	June 29, 2003	For Family and Friends	Paramus, NJ	1	147		[8]
9	Slyck Wagner Brown	November 23, 2003	Crazy 8	Garfield, NJ	1	217		[9]
10	Homicide	June 27, 2004	Jersey J-Cup	Garfield, NJ	1	187		[10]
—	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.	[11]
12	Q. T. Marshall	June 6, 2014	JCW House show	Barnegat Township, NJ	1	168		[12]
13	Joey Janela	November 21, 2014	JCW House show	Howell Township, NJ	1	204		[13]
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.	[14]
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.	[15]
16	Matt Tremont	February 25, 2017	The New Face of War	Howell Township, NJ	1	294	This was a Last Man Standing match.	[16]
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.	[17]
18	AJ Gray	December 8, 2019	Long. Live. GCW.	Nashville, TN	1	<1		[18]
19	Rickey Shane Page	December 8, 2019	Long. Live. GCW.	Nashville, TN	1	488		[18]
20	Nick Gage	April 9, 2021	rSpring Break Presented by 44OH!	Ybor City, FL	2	106	This was a Death match.	[19]
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".	[20] [21]
22	Jon Moxley	September 4, 2021	The Art of War Games	Hoffman Estates, IL	1	399		[22]
23	Nick Gage	October 8, 2022	Fight Club Night 1	Atlantic City, NJ	3	160	This was a Title vs. Career match.	[23]
24	Masha Slamovich	March 17, 2023	Eye for an Eye	New York, NY	1	79	Slamovich became the first woman to win the championship.	[24]
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.	[25]
—	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.	[26]
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.	[26]
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.	[27]
29	Mance Warner	June 2, 2024	Cage of Survival 3	Atlantic City, NJ	1	231	Warner cashed in his Do or Die contract.	[27]
30	Effy	January 19, 2025	The People vs. GCW	New York, NY	1	190+		[28]

Combined reigns

As of July28, 2025

Record-setting four-time champion Nick Gage; he has the longest singular reign for the title at 722 days, and he also has the longest combined reign at 988 days

One-time and current champion Effy shown here with the current design of the title.

†	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	Effy †	1	190+
14	Homicide	1	187
15	Tama Tonga	1	182
16	Low Ki	1	181
17	Q. T. Marshall	1	168
18	Ace Darling	1	147
19	Lance Diamond	1	141
20	Don Montoya	1	112
21	Masha Slamovich	1	79
22	Matt Cardona	1	42
23	Crowbar	1	28
24	Andrew Anderson	1	8
25	AJ Gray	1	<1
	"Broski" Jimmy Lloyd	1	<1

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External links

• GCW World Title History at Cagematch.net