Combat Zone Wrestling
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Poster
Established
1998 (27 years old)
First Recorded Event
1999-02-13
Current Season
2022
Current Round
Sport
FightingLocation
United States
Gender
Male
TV Rights
01 Nov 
Description
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, 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 now runs shows on a monthly basis at the Colossal Sports Academy in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. They have formerly runs show in 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, and Rastellies Kids Complex in Sewell, New Jersey.
In 2016, CZW was covered by Vice Media in the documentary Bloodlust: Tournament of Death.
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