Combat Zone Wrestling

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Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an American independent wrestling promotion. In 1998, John Zandig and five of his students, Ric Blade, T.C.K, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain, along with trainer Jon Dahmer, began to run professional wrestling shows in New Jersey and Delaware, showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as "ultraviolence". Ladders, tables, steel folding chairs, thumbtacks, barbed wire, weed whackers, light tubes, panes of glass, exploding barbed wire baseball bats, and fire are all common elements of "ultraviolent wrestling" in CZW. The company filled a niche for hardcore wrestling fans that had been left open by the folding of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). CZW established themselves as the leading American hardcore wrestling promotion at the ECW Arena with their Cage of Death 3 show in 2001, the year ECW folded.

Their homegrown roster helped establish what became a top independent promotion in later years. Although they are most commonly known for their "ultraviolent" style, their shows feature almost every other style of wrestling as well. Just about any card will feature high flying, comedy, strong style, and technical wrestling. Their annual Tournament of Death show emphasizes the ultraviolent style of CZW, while their annual Best of the Best emphasizes on the technical and aerial style. CZW was broadcast on The Fight Network to viewers in the UK and Ireland as part of the Bloodbath program until The Fight Network closed in 2008. CZW used to run shows on a monthly basis at the Colossal Sports Academy in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. They formerly hosted events at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, and the Rastellies Kids Complex in Sewell, New Jersey. CZW currently runs monthly shows in Havre de Grace, Maryland and at Studio Z in Blackwood, New Jersey.

In 2016, CZW was covered by Vice Media in the documentary Bloodlust: Tournament of Death

Combat Zone Wrestling

Type	Private company
Genre	Hardcore wrestling Strong style Death Match Technical wrestling Lucha Libre
Founded	1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founder	John Zandig
Headquarters	Newark, Delaware, U.S.
Area served	United States
Key people	John Zandig (1999–2009) D. J. Hyde (2009–present) David Marquez (2017–2019) Steve Karel (2019–present)

 

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CZW Results: The Arrival – Blackwood, NJ (12/18)

The following results are from a recent Combat Zone Wrestling event. The event took place on December 18th, 2022 at the Studio Z in Blackwood, New Jersey.

Full results via Cagematch.net.

Singles Match
Kris Bishop defeated JF Kazan.

Mixed Tag Team Match
Isaiah Wolf & Ruthless Lala defeated Brando Lee & Face.

Tag Team Match
The REP (Dave McCall & Nate Carter) defeated Post Game (Mike Walker & Vinny Talotta).

CZW Rules Match
Faboo Andre defeated Rayo.

Singles Match
Matt Quay defeated Eran Ashe.

Singles Match
Michael Mistretta defeated Jaden Valo.

Singles Match
Isaiah Wolf defeated Fred Yehi.

6 Man Tag Team Match
CMD (Lince Dorado, DeSean Pratt & Boom Harden) defeated The S.A.T. (Will Maximo, Joel Maximo & Jose Maximo).

Singles Match
KENTA defeated Griffin McCoy.

 

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CZW Results: Scouting Combine 2023 Part 1 – Havre de Grace, MD (1/8)

The following results are from a recent Combat Zone Wrestling event. The event took place on January 8th, 2023 at the State Theater in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Full results via Cagematch.net.

Singles Match
EN Bush defeated Tony Donati.

Tag Team Match
Post Game (Mike Walker & Vinny Talotta) defeated The Audacity (Micah Cortez & Seth Cortez).

Singles Match
Kris Bishop defeated Mur Mur.

Singles Match
Matt Quay defeated Troy Parker.

Tag Team Match
CMD (Boom Harden & DeSean Pratt) defeated Diego Cruz & Truman Hudson III.

Singles Match
Isaiah Wolf defeated TJ Meyer.

Singles Match
Jarett Diaz defeated Prince Piranha.

Singles Match
Faboo Andre defeated Alex Divine.

Singles Match
Griffin McCoy defeated Techno.

 

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CZW Results: Scouting Combine 2023 Part 2 – Blackwood, NJ (1/15)

The following results are from a recent Combat Zone Wrestling event. The event took place on January 15th, 2023 at the Studio Z in Blackwood, New Jersey.

Full results via Cagematch.net.

Singles Match
EN Bush defeated Sal Savelli.

Singles Match
Nicco Grey defeated Manbun Jesus.

Singles Match
Matt Quay defeated JS Hawthorne.

Tag Team Match
Slimeballz (Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant) defeated Eric X Black & Corazon.

Singles Match
Eran Ashe defeated Tamir Gibbs.

Singles Match
Michael Mistretta defeated Wes Rodgers.

Singles Match
Jarett Diaz defeated Mega Marcos.

6 Man Tag Team Match
The REP (Kris Bishop, Nate Carter & Dave McCall) defeated Aleksy Lev, Nick Stevens & Tom Marciano.

Singles Match
Griffin McCoy defeated Troy Parker.

 

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CZW Results: Limelight 13 – Havre de Grace, MD (2/5)

The following results are from a recent Combat Zone Wrestling event. The event took place on February 5th, 2023 at the State Theater in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Full results via Cagematch.net.

Singles Match
EN Bush defeated Breaux Keller.

Singles Match
Zayda defeated Sofia Castillo.

Singles Match
Myles Hawkins defeated Matt Quay.

Mixed Tag Team Match
Isaiah Wolf & Ruthless Lala defeated Faboo Andre & Fred Yehi.

Singles Match
Michael Mistretta (w/Sal Savelli) defeated Kris Bishop.

Fatal Four Way Match
Brandon Watts defeated Boom Harden, Dave McCall and Mike Walker.

Singles Match
Griffin McCoy defeated Troy Parker.

6 Man Tag Team Match
Jaden Valo, Jarett Diaz & Sebastian Cage defeated Jay Sky, Brando Lee & JS Hawthorne.

Singles Match
Eran Ashe defeated Prime Works Offwork.

Singles Match
Lio Rush defeated Rich Swann.

 

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CZW Results: 24 – Blackwood, NJ (2/19)
By Wayne Daly on February 20, 2023

The following results are from a recent Combat Zone Wrestling event. The event took place on February 19th, 2023 at the Studio Z in Blackwood, New Jersey.

Full results via Cagematch.net.

Triple Threat Match
EN Bush defeated Brando Lee and Kris Bishop.

Mixed Tag Team Match
The Board (Jaden Valo & JC Storm) (w/Jarett Diaz) defeated Michael Mistretta & Zayda.

Singles Match
Myles Hawkins defeated Richard King.

Tag Team Match
Griffin McCoy & Matt Quay defeated Eran Ashe & Troy Parker.

Singles Match
Isaiah Wolf defeated JS Hawthorne.

Singles Match
Fred Yehi defeated Salvatore Savelli.

Tag Team Match
CMD (DeSean Pratt & Boom Harden) vs. Slimeballz (Tommy Rant & Sage Chantz) went to a double disqualification.

 

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CZW Results: LIVE! – Blackwood, NJ (3/19)

The following results are from a recent Combat Zone Wrestling event. The event took place on March 19th, 2023 at the Studio Z in Blackwood, New Jersey.

Full results via Cagematch.net.

#1 Contender’s Match For The CZW Tag Team Championships
The Board (Jarett Diaz & Sebastian Cage) (w/Jaden Valo) defeated Post Game (Mike Walker & Vinny Talotta) and Michael Mistretta & Sal Savelli.

Singles Match
EN Bush defeated JS Hawthorne.

2 On 1 Handicap Match
Kris Bishop defeated Slimeballz (Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant) (w/Brandon Watts & Randy Summers) via disqualification.

Singles Match
Griffin McCoy defeated Brando Lee.

Singles Match
Myles Hawkins defeated Matt Quay.

Singles Match
Jaden Valo (w/Jarett Diaz) defeated TECHNO.

Tag Team Match
The REP (Dave McCall & Nate Carter) defeated The Audacity (Micah Cortez & Seth Cortez).

CZW Best of the Best Qualifying Match
Rich Swann defeated Troy Parker.

 

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CZW Results: Limelight 15 – Havre de Grace, MD (4/2)

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The following results are from a recent Combat Zone Wrestling event. The event took place on April 2nd, 2023 at the State Theater in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Full results via Cagematch.net.

Singles Match
Matt Quay defeated Brando Lee.

Mixed Tag Team Match
Isaiah Wolf & Ruthless Lala defeated Dick Dynamo & MBJ.

4 On 3 Handicap Match
Brandon Watts, Randy Summers, Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant defeated The REP (Dave McCall, Kris Bishop & Nate Carter).

Tag Team Match
Post Game (Mike Walker & Vinny Talotta) defeated The Audacity (Micah Cortez & Seth Cortez).

Singles Match
Zayda defeated Sammi Chaos.

CZW Tag Team Championships Match
CMD (Boom Harden & DeSean Pratt) (c) defeated Jaden Valo & Michael Mistretta.

CZW Best of the Best Qualifying Match
Myles Hawkins defeated EN Bush.

 

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On one hand congrats, on the other hand no one pays attention to CZW anymore sadly (?)

 

[Kross Rhodes]

This still exists?

 

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On one hand congrats, on the other hand no one pays attention to CZW anymore sadly (?)

I do

 

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CZW runs most of their shows in Maryland now for whatever reason, I havent gone to them but I can imagine they arent that big anymore.

 

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411MANIA | CZW Holding Show On Battleship New Jersey On Saturday

CZW is holding a show on the Battleship New Jersey this weekend.

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