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CZW Best of the Best

Combat Zone Wrestling's Best of the Best is a professional wrestling tournament and supershow held in the CZW promotion. The annual Best of The Best was originally a junior heavyweight tournament, which in 2005 was repurposed as an all weight tournament.

The first four tournaments saw 12 men first compete in elimination style 3-way matches in the first round before then single elimination matches until a winner was determined. During the 2005 tournament, which was held on May 14, 2005, the winner was determined by all single elimination matches. The original tournament structure returned in 2006, but saw the last four men face off in one match to determine the winner.

Winners

Participants

Results

Best of the Best


CZW's first Best of the Best tournament took place on May 19, 2001, at the Champs Soccer Arena in Sewell, New Jersey.

  1. ^ Ruckus was a stand in for Juventud Guerrera as he was late to arrive.

Best of the Best II


CZW's second Best of the Best tournament took place on June 8, 2002, at the “CZW Arena” (Viking Hall) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ Mondo was the Iron Man Champion and the Messiah was the World Heavyweight Champion

Best of the Best III


CZW's third Best of the Best tournament took place on April 12, 2003, at the “CZW Arena” (Viking Hall) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Due to the show starting late, all the matches had a strict 15 minute time limit.

  1. ^ Order of elimination: John House, The Hurricane Kid, Salvatore Rinauro, WHACKS, Krystian Wolf, Shane Golden, Jude, Rick Feinberg, The Towel Boy, Niles Young, Cory Kastle, Nick Gage, The Messiah, GQ, Johnny Kashmere, Chris Stylz, Nick Berk, Ian Knoxx, Z-Barr, Derek Frazier, Rockin' Rebel, Zandig, Danny Rose, Jon Dahmer, Tank
  2. ^ Briscoe subbed for Ruckus.

Best of the Best IV


CZW's fourth Best of the Best tournament took place on July 10, 2004, at the “CZW Arena” (New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Best of the Best V: I Can Feel It in the Air Tonight


CZW's fifth Best of the Best tournament took place on May 14, 2005, at the “CZW Arena” (The Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was the first Best of the Best tournament to allow heavyweight wrestlers to compete. Also, this Best of the Best tournament did not have the traditional 3-way elimination opening round match. Instead, the final match was a 4-way elimination match.

Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH


CZW's sixth Best of the Best tournament took place on May 13, 2006, at the “CZW Arena” (New Alhambra Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This Best of the Best tournament saw the return of 3-way elimination match for the opening rounds, as well as keeping 4-way elimination match for the final match.

  1. ^ Daniels pinned Frazier to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, but said he didn't want to win the title that way.

Best of the Best VII


Best of the Best 7 took place on July 14, 2007, at the “CZW Arena” (New Alhambra Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Best of the Best 8


The eighth Best of the Best took place on May 10, 2008, at the “CZW Arena” (The Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and featured the first female competitor for a Best of the Best tournament in LuFisto.

  1. ^ LuFisto eliminated both Josh Prohibition and Scotty Vortekz.
  2. ^ Pinkie Sanchez eliminated BKNY. Drew Gulak eliminated Sanchez.
  3. ^ The Best Around eliminated Drake Young. Sabian eliminated The Best Around
  4. ^ Ricochet eliminated Stupefied. Chuck Taylor eliminated Ricochet.

Best of the Best 9


Best of the Best 9 took place on June 13, 2009, at the “CZW Arena” (The Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Best of the Best X


The tenth Best of the Best took place on April 9, 2011, at the Asylum Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ Jonathan Gresham eliminated Akum at 6:44. Zack Sabre Jr. eliminated Gresham at 9:43.
  2. ^ Kyle O'Reilly eliminated Johnny Gargano at 8:30. Adam Cole eliminated Kyle O'Reilly at 10:59.
  3. ^ Daisuke Sekimoto eliminated Brandon Gatson at 5:49 then eliminated Chuck Taylor at 7:56.
  4. ^ Sami Callihan eliminated Jake Crist at 6:28 then eliminated AR Fox at 8:15.
  5. ^ Devin Moore pinned Robert Anthony to become the CZW World Heavyweight Championship.

Best of the Best 11


Was held on April 14, 2012, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. In addition to the non-tournament matches, Drew Gulak and Danny Havoc signed a contract for a No Ropes Barbwire match that took place on May 12.

  1. ^ Drake Younger and MK McKinnan were both eliminated via count out at 12:10. Sami Callihan eliminated Trent Seven at 17:16.
  2. ^ Willie Mack eliminated Greg Excellent 10:27. Alex Colon eliminated Mack.
  3. ^ Chuck Taylor eliminated Johnny Gargano at 6:09. Samuray del Sol eliminated Taylor at 6:30.
  4. ^ ACH eliminated Lince Dorado at 9:14. AR Fox eliminated ACH at 12:48.

Best of the Best 12


Took place April 13, 2013, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey.

  1. ^ Biff Busick eliminated Caleb Konely 9:09. Jonathan Gresham eliminated Busick at 12:20.
  2. ^ Shane Hollister eliminated Alex Reynolds at 7:07. Tommy End eliminated Hollister at 7:30
  3. ^ Alex Colon eliminated Rich Swann at 8:33 then eliminated Shane Strickland at 9:21.
  4. ^ Uhaa Nation eliminated Andrew Everett at 10:13. AR Fox eliminated Uhaa Nation at 16:43.

Best of the Best XIII


The 13th Best of the Best took place on April 12, 2014, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey.

Best of the Best 14


The 14th Best of the Best took place on April 11, 2015, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. During the event, Nick Gage made his return to CZW after spending four years in prison.

  1. ^ Aaron Williams eliminated Caleb Konley at 7:05. Tommy End eliminated Williams at 8:05.
  2. ^ Trevor Lee eliminated Tracy Williams at 6:05. Jonathan Gresham eliminated Lee at 7:08.
  3. ^ Joe Gacy eliminated Joey Janela at 5:54. CJP eliminated Gacy at 8:08
  4. ^ Andrew Everett eliminated Buxx Belmar at 9:00. Mike Bailey defeated Everett at 9:06.

Best of the Best 15


The 15th Best of the Best took place on April 9, 2016, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey.

Best of the Best 16


The 16th Best of the Best took place on April 1, 2017, in Orlando, Florida

Best of the Best 17


The 17th Best of the Best took place on April 14, 2018, at The Coliseum in Voorhees, New Jersey.

Best of the Best 18


The 18th Best of the Best took place on April 13, 2019, at Colossal Sports Academy in Voorhees, New Jersey.[15]

Best of the Best 19


The 19th Best of the Best took place on May 20, 2023, at State Theater in Havre de Grace, Maryland.[16]

Best of the Best XX


The 20th Best of the Best took place on May 18, 2024, at Power Plant Live! in Baltimore, Maryland.[17]

References

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  2. ^ "CZW Best of the Best II". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "CZW Best of the Best III". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "CZW Best of the Best IV". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "CZW Best of the Best V: I Can Feel It in the Air Tonight". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "CZW Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "CZW Best of the Best X". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "CZW Best of the Best 11". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "CZW Best of the Best 12". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "CZW Best of the Best XIII". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "CZW Best of the Best 14". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "CZW Best of the Best 15". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "CZW Best of the Best 16". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  14. ^ Combat Zone Wrestling (April 1, 2017). "CZW "Best of the Best 16" 4/1/2017 Orlando, FL". czwstudios.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  15. ^ PWPonderings (April 15, 2019). "CZW 04/13/19 Best of the Best 18 Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  16. ^ DeRiemer, Kyle (May 22, 2023). "#AndNEW: Rich Swann Wins Best of the Best 19 and CZW World Championship". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  17. ^ "CZW Best of the Best XX". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

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