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CZW Best of the Best

Professional wrestling tournament

Professional wrestling tournament

FieldValue
nameBest of the Best
promotionCombat Zone Wrestling
dateMay 19, 2001
venueChamps Arena
citySewell, New Jersey
eventBest of the Best
lastevent2First
nextevent2Best of the Best III

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

WinnerDateLocationBest of the BestRunner-upWingerTrent AcidB-BoySonjay DuttMike QuackenbushRuckusJokerSabianEgotistico FantasticoAdam ColeSami CallihanAlex ColonDrake YoungerMike BaileyJonathan GreshamDave CristDavid StarrJohn SilverRich SwannKenta
Sewell, New JerseyITrent Acid
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaIIJody Fleisch
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaIIISonjay Dutt
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaIVRoderick Strong
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVB-Boy, Super Dragon, and Kevin Steen
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVIAustin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli, and Sabian
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVIIB-Boy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania8Chuck Taylor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania9Sami Callihan
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaXSami Callihan
Voorhees, New Jersey11AR Fox
Voorhees, New Jersey12AR Fox
Voorhees, New JerseyXIIIBiff Busick
Voorhees, New Jersey14Jonathan Gresham
Voorhees, New Jersey15David Starr
Orlando, Florida16Shane Strickland
Voorhees, New Jersey17Zachary Wentz
Voorhees, New Jersey18David Starr
Havre de Grace, Maryland19Fred Yehi
Baltimore, MarylandXXGriffin McCoy

Participants

WrestlerIIIIIIIVVVIVII89X1112XIII141516171819XX
Aaron Williams
ACH
Adam Cole
Alex Kane
Akuma
AJ Styles
Alex Colon
Alex Reynolds
Alex Shelley
Amazing Red
Andrew Everett
Anthony Henry
Anthony Gangone
Anthony Greene
AR Fox
Arik Cannon
Austin Aries
Azrieal
B-Boy
Biff Busick
Bobby Quance
Brandon Gatson
Brando Lee
Brandon Kirk
Brandon Thomaselli
Bruce Maxwell
Buxx Belmar
Caleb Konley
Carter Gray
Cheech
Chris Bosh
Chri$ Ca$h
Chris Hero
Christopher Daniels
Chuck Taylor
CJP
Claudio Castagnoli
Cloudy
Curt Robinson
Curt Stallion
Daisuke Sekimoto
Dave Crist
Darius Lockhart
David Starr
Desean Pratt
Deranged
Derek Frazier
Devon Moore
Dezmond Xavier
Drake Younger
Drew Blood
Drew Gulak
Ebessan
Egotistico Fantastico
Eran Ashe
Ethan Page
Excalibur
El Generico
Fred Yehi
Gabriel
Greg Excellent
Griffin McCoy
Grim Reefer
Isiaiah Wolf
Homicide
Human Tornado
Jack Evans
Jaden Newman
Jake Crist
Jason Cade
Jason Cross
Jay Briscoe
Jay Lethal
Jigsaw
Jimmy Rave
Jody Fleisch
Joe Gacy
Joey Lynch
Joel Maximo
Joey Janela
John Silver
Jonathan Gresham
Johnny Gargano
Johnny Kashmere
Joker
Jonny Storm
Jordan Oliver
Jose Maximo
Josh Prohibition
Juventud Guerrera
Ken Broadway
Kenny the Bastard
Kenta
Kevin Steen
Kidd Bandit
Kyle O'Reilly
Lil Cholo
Lince Dorado
Lio Rush
Lucky 13
LuFisto
M-Dogg 20
Mark Briscoe
Mance Warner
Matt Riddle
Matt Sydal
Matt Travis
Maxx Fuery
Michael Elgin
Mike Bailey
Mike Quackenbush
Mike Walker
Minoru Fujita
MK McKinnan
Myles Hawkins
Myron Reed
Nate Webb
Nick Berk
Nick Mondo
O'Shay Edwards
Petey Williams
Papadon
Peter Avalon
Pinkie Sanchez
Rey Fenix
Ric Blade
Rich Swann
Richard Adonis
Ricky Reyes
Rickey Shane Page
Ricochet
Robert Martyr
Roderick Strong
Ruckus
Ryan McBride
Sabian
Sal Thomaselli
Sami Callihan
Sammy Guevara
Samuray del Sol
Scorpio Sky
Scotty Vortekz
Shane Hollister
Shane Strickland
Shiima Xion
Sonjay Dutt
Spyral BKNY
Storm Grayson
Stupefied
Super Dragon
Tessa Blanchard
Timothy Thatcher
TJ Cannon
Tommy End
Tony Mamaluke
Tracy Williams
Trent Seven
Trent Acid
Trevor Lee
Trey Miguel
Troy Parker
Uhaa Nation
Vito Thomaselli
Willie Mack
Wheeler Yuta
Winger
Zachary Wentz
Zack Sabre Jr.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Best of the Best 12

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

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.

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.

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.

Best of the Best XX

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

References

References

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