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  Combat Zone Wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) began as a professional wrestling company run by John Zandig.
Ladders, tables, thumbtacks, barbed wire, cacti, fluorescent light tubes and fire are common elements of "ultraviolent" wrestling matches in CZW.
CZW's biggest show is the year-end Cage Of Death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Combat_Zone_Wrestling   (299 words)

  
 Hardcore wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hardcore wrestling (also known as garbage wrestling) is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted.
The match is often contested between valets (where they may lack wrestling skills), or between a wrestler and a valet (in which a wrestler is expected to run-in and defend their valets).
Combat Zone Wrestling's Cage of Death, which is held yearly, implements the use of multiple weapons attached to the cage walls.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deathmatch_wrestling   (1035 words)

  
 combat zone wrestling
CZW is pretty new and not too well known which may explain how such a violent show, where people bring their kids (from about age five on up)
It is one of two or so New Jersey-based wrestling groups similar to the more popular ECW that specialize in a more violent, more real type of match where those involved sustain cuts and bleed profusely.
CZW does promote itself as "Ultraviolent Wrestling," and claims no other league comes close to its violence, to its reality.
www.ratbloodsoup.com /czw.html   (1762 words)

  
 The Wrestling Channel | Sky Digital Channel 427   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Combat Zone Wrestling is one of the top independent wrestling promotions today, mixing exciting high-flying matches, with technical wrestling and ultraviolent entertainment.
CZW also had their own wrestling school for future talent with many later appearing in the promotion.
Soon, CZW was also promoting in Blackwood, Pitman and Sewell in New Jersey but the New Jersey Athletic Commission later passed legislation that banned any kind of extreme wrestling in the state.
www.thewrestlingchannel.tv /promotions.php?id=czw   (508 words)

  
 Anecdote - Joe ["Lobo"] Eubanks - Combat Zone Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Anecdote - Joe ["Lobo"] Eubanks - Combat Zone Wrestling
[Combat Zone Wrestling, Laker reported, is an extreme style of cut-and-slash grappling in which almost anything goes.
Most of the combatants "have scars on their chest and back and have suffered numerous injuries.
www.anecdotage.com /index.php?aid=3548   (178 words)

  
 Prowrestling Daily - CZW (4/20) Weekly Newsbreaks!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
He made his debut in Combat Zone Wrestling at Best of the Best 2 and made such an impact he turned into a regular member of the CZW roster.
Brandon Thomaselli made his Combat Zone Wrestling debut at Trifecta Challenge 3, winning the Trifecta Challenge 3 and gaining himself a spot in the most prestigious tournament in the United States.
The above record during his Combat Zone Wrestling career may not look good, but Frazier has moved up from being a man that was being beat in every match to putting together an impressive streak of 7 straight shows where he wasn't pinned and going 5-0 with not being involved in 2 of the pinfalls.
www.prowrestlingdaily.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=720   (2213 words)

  
 Combat Zone Wrestling Results From Philadelphia, PA (9/13/03)
The latter wrestlers had wrestled for CZW before at a spot show in Vineland, NJ.
CZW champion The Messiah was scheduled to face John Zandig in an "Unsanctioned Match" for the main event.
CZW returns to the ECW Arena on October 11 with IWA's Jimmy Jacobs and Alex Shelley debuting.
www.steveswrestling.com /news/2175.html   (1155 words)

  
 Anecdotage.com - Wrestling anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats to Gates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Early in his wrestling career, Darren Drozdov had an interview with WWF chief Vi...
In a memorable wrestling match one day, Stanley Pinto squared off against count...
While wrestling one day as a teenager, Balls Mahoney "accidentally broke his opp...
www.anecdotage.com /browse.php?term=Wrestling   (470 words)

  
 Wrestling Observer - headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
For CZW 2003 was generally a year of stability, progression and, in the latter months particularly, transition.
Whilst their roots remain firmly entrenched in the gimmick heavy, table breaking, blood spilling matches that have put them on the map, further down the card more emphasis was put on the junior heavyweight division as well as giant strides being taken in order to push a new strong style roster in 2004.
Elsewhere this year we saw the continued development of new stars further down the CZW ranks and in particular among the Junior Heavyweights, with workers like Chris Ca$h, Joker and Deranged all coming on in leaps and bounds and establishing themselves with the legions of Combat Zone fans.
www.wrestlingobserver.com /wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=9379   (1234 words)

  
 Pro Wrestling Insider - Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out
Combat Zone Wrestling returned to the ECW Arena this past Saturday evening as the second half of a double header with Ring of Honor.
In fact, in my opinion, this ended up being one of the strongest CZW events I've seen in several years and probably a lot closer to 2001, where I feel CZW had its strongest live events as that was a true golden era for the company.
*CZW announced that due to injury, Butcher's match against a mystery opponent was canceled as he was going to the hospital.
www.pwinsider.com /ViewArticle.asp?id=16863&p=1   (1113 words)

  
 CZW Out Of Pennsylvania Petition
Combat Zone Wrestling, based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a very risky professional wrestling promotion.
Most recently CZW was granted permission to hold this years Tournament Of Death in Philadelphia by the State Athletic Commission.
The CZW Out Of Pennsylvania Petition to Combat Zone Wrestling was created by Combat Zone and written by Matt Daniels (BackyardIcon21@aol.com).
www.petitiononline.com /ww22ffgg/petition.html   (426 words)

  
 Amazon.com: CZW (Combat Zone Wrestling) - No Rules, No Limits: DVD: On Video Productions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
with CZW you either love it, or you hate it, but it is one of the top (if not the top) Indy wrestling company in the US, and hopefully it'll be here to stay for a long, long time.
CZWs hardcore wrestling is the best in the US maybe in the world.
Combat Zone Wrestling has taken over the east coast and Philly with this new DVD showing what Ultraviolence is all about.
www.amazon.com /CZW-Combat-Zone-Wrestling-Limits/dp/B00005RRJX   (1030 words)

  
 Pro Wrestling Insider - Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out
With Combat Zone Wrestling’s Sixth Annual Cage of Death event scheduled for Saturday 12/11 in Philadelphia, PA at the ECW Arena, PWInsider.com presents a look back at a number of articles and live reports covering CZW through it's up and downs over the years.
Combat Zone Wrestling's unique “Ultraviolent” style has garnered both attention and criticism since its first event in 1999, but the promotion is often historically overlooked as well.
The promotion was the first (and to this date) only company after the demise of Extreme Championship Wrestling to sell out the ECW Arena with a turnaway crowd in December 2001.
www.pwinsider.com /ViewArticle.asp?id=6820&p=1   (578 words)

  
 Eric Gargiulo Bio
The show features regular guests from all of the major pro wrestling promotions and has caught the ear of several wrestling insiders who have praised Gargiulo for his impressive interviewing skills.
Combat Zone Wrestling began airing, Fake You TV in July of 2001.
In the summer of 2004, Combat Zone Wrestling began to release a series of Home Video releases on DVD for retail sale all over the world.
www.prowrestlingradio.com /bio.html   (749 words)

  
 1WRESTLING.COM - NEWSLINE - PRO WRESTLING'S DAILY NEWS SOURCE
After their latest event on September 11 at the ECW Arena (where they have run since ECW folded in 2001), which featured flaming sheets of glass and a female performer covering her breasts with only pasties, a complaint was filed by a fan in to the PA State Athletic Commission.
CZW will no longer be using our license to promote any of their wrestling shows.
To close, we wish CZW all the best in their future and if everyone in the wrestling world can be an adult about this I'm sure it will be an easier transition for us all.
www.1wrestling.com /news/newsline.asp?news=19720   (482 words)

  
 Wrestling Observer - headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
I am sure that CZW will claim that they were still not sure until the show started whether they were going to be appearing or not but that's bullshit.
After the awards Zandig announce a CZW hall of fame and the first inductee was Lobo.
He said as much as he loved wrestling he knew when he started he could only wrestle a couple of years and he accepted that.
www.wrestlingobserver.com /wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=9593   (1975 words)

  
 Obsessed With Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
June 28, 2003 - CZW Extreme 8: The Backseat Boyz defeated Ruckus & Sonjay Dutt to retain the tag titles..
October 25, 2003 - CZW Italy: Trent Acid defeated Ruckus in a "20 Minute Iron Man" match by a score of 2-1..
July 8, 2006 - Combat Zone Wrestling: Ruckus vs John Zandig ended in a No Contest in a Barbed Wire Ropes match..
www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/r/ruckus.html   (1642 words)

  
 IGN Boards - CZW BOARD
I would have signed it, CZW is my favorite promotion, but i dont have insider.
Sorry about this but here is goes: I have never heard of CZW trying to get a video game deal, some were just in BYW2.
CZW does have a lot of styles though, like high flying, strong style, ultraviolent, hardcore, ect.
boards.ign.com /backyard_wrestling/b6817/108256938/p1   (407 words)

  
 Obsessed With Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
November 9, 2002 - Combat Zone Wrestling: Messiah & Justice Pain def Nick Gage & Nate Hatred (tag champs) in a non-title match..
January 18, 2003 - Combat Zone Wrestling: Messiah defeat Nick Gage to retain the CZW title..
June 12, 2004 - CZW: The Messiah beat Wifebeater in a vicious bloody "Unlucky 13/Panes of Glass" match to retain the CZW title..
www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/m/messiah.html   (931 words)

  
 Combat Zone Wrestling "Ultraviolent Freedom of Expression" Results 9-14-02
Combat Zone Wrestling held their big monthly show at Viking Hall in Philadelphia this past Saturday drawing anywhere from 750-900.
Gage and Hatred called the crowd to chant “CZW” louder and it was soon booming in the arena.
The speech was very emotional, and it just proved why CZW is better than all of the rest.
www.lordsofpain.net /news/2002_/articles/1032213060.php   (1484 words)

  
 Combat Zone Wrestling
In 1999, Zandig and four of the original trainees at his wrestling school, Ric Blade, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain, started to run shows showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling called "ultraviolent".
CZW holds a deathmatch tournament on an annual basis (the Tournament of Death).
As 2005 ends and 2006 emerges, CZW is now backing away from "Ultraviolent" that they built there fan base on and heading towards the mainstream with "Technical Wrestling", Many fans now say CZW is not what it used to be.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Combat_Zone_Wrestling   (1500 words)

  
 JR.com: Movies / Sports-Recreation / Professional Wrestling
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 CZW
CZW began its doubleheader afternoon with the Chris Cash "Down With The Sickness 4 Ever 2006" show...
Maven Bentley went into his commissioner's role from heel manager and inexplicably stripped BLKOUT of their CZW Tag Titles, because Joker and Sabian were no longer with CZW.
Post-match, Hero was announced as injured in his match with Kingston, and that he would not wrestle on the evening show (given the dozens of stiff shots thrown in the afternoon's match, it's certainly believable).
www.wrestlingclothesline.com /CZW.htm   (582 words)

  
 Combat Zone Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Blackout jumped the owner of CZW and helped DJ Hyde spear each one of the Zandigs thorugh barbed wire boards while being in a tree of woe.
The CZW owner stated that he had to rush his son to the hospital and to get this show rolling again!
Christopher Daniels returned the CZW World Heavyweight Title to Ruckus because he did not pin the champion.
www.czw1.bizland.com /Home/LiveEvents/Results.html   (1793 words)

  
 Combat Zone Wrestling - Ultraviolent Entertainment
CZW puts all three singles titles up for grabs in just over a week at the CZW Arena in Philly!
This will be Opening Night for CZW and its going to be a night to remember.
He is the first CZW star to join the company and what an addition he will be.
fwrestling.com /host/indywars/czw.html   (344 words)

  
 Extreme Combat Zone Championship Wrestling!!!
Jon Dahmer, wrestled against the teams of "Extreme Fahrenheit" and eventual winners of the titles, the "King Pinz".
CZW is having a benefit show at their Arena on Saturday July 24th, from 1PM to 5PM.
She not only did that, but she actualy can wrestle also (Maybe that's why she's not in the WWF!).
members.aol.com /rcknwil84/elc/p.html   (915 words)

  
 Combat Zone Wrestling Results From Philadelphia, PA (10/11/03)
CZW Uprising took place in front of a hot crowd last night in Philadelphia’s Viking Hall.
Following that except wrestling match, CZW fans were given a mixed tag team match between the debuting female wrestling Bianca and Sabian against Boston female Mercedes Martinez (who beat Summer earlier in the night) and Joker.
The battle of the West and East coast saw a great 20 minutes of wrestling, one in which looked as if Homicide was going to gain the victory.
www.steveswrestling.com /news/2299.html   (1018 words)

  
 Indy News: Combat Zone Wrestling: 4/2 show news
Combat Zone Wrestling Entertainment presents "Trifecta Challenge III" on Saturday, April 2nd at the ECW Arena, with doors opening at 7:00 PM and a scheduled 7:30 pm belltime.
Also scheduled to appear: CZW World Heavyweight Champion Ruckus & The Blackout (Sabian, Eddie Kingston and Robby Mireno), CZW Iron Man Champion Franky The Mobster, CZW World Jr.
Saturday, May 14th — CZW Returns to the CZW Arena (ECW Arena/Viking Hall) for the 5th Annual Best of the Best.
www.lordsofpain.net /news/2005/articles/1111333604.php   (495 words)

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