CZW Tournament of Death

These tournaments include the typical hardcore weapons used in deathmatch wrestling such as barbed wire, nails, thumbtacks, fire, tables, ladders, and light tubes, and are known for all their large amounts of blood loss.

Notable entrants in the Tournament of Death have included Jon Moxley, Nick Gage, Eddie Kingston, Sami Callihan, Nick Mondo, Jimmy Havoc, Ian Rotten, Ruckus, Drake Younger and Mickie Knuckles (the only female entrant to date).

Many of the cards have also included non-tournament matches featuring top independent wrestlers such as Drew Gulak, Sonjay Dutt, James Ellsworth, Trent Acid, and B-Boy.

Competitors † - Both men were attacked by Lobo, Rockin Rebel, Z-Barr, Adam Flash, & Danny Rose.

The Messiah returned and defeated Flash with Carlito's Way July 26, 2003 saw the second CZW Tournament of Death, again held in Dover, Delaware.

Although Nick Mondo won the tournament, due to the injuries he sustained he had to vacate his CZW Iron Man Championship afterwards.

Competitors On July 24, 2004, the third CZW Tournament of Death (subtitled Banned... My Ass) was held in Smyrna, Delaware.

This year there were no non-tournament matches held, however, the number of entrants rose from eight to twelve (including representatives of Canada's International Wrestling Syndicate).

Competitors ↑ Ruckus entered as a substitute for John Zandig ‡ SeXXXy Eddy was taken to hospital following the match after suffering a wound to the arm, and so could not compete in the final On July 30, 2005, the fourth CZW Tournament of Death took place in New Castle, Delaware.

Competitors † Necro Butcher was originally scheduled to face Mitch Ryder but he could not make it due to travel issues Tournament of Death: Fast Forward took place September 15, 2007.

Competitors Tournament of Death: Rewind took place on October 25, 2009, after being postponed due to weather issues from the day before, at the Ultraviolent Underground in Townsend, Delaware.

Non Tournament matches were Brain Damage defeated Drake Younger in a "sit and hit" Tai Pei deathmatch and Sami Callihan and Joe Gacy defeated Greg Excellent and D. J. Hyde in an Ultraviolent Tag Team Fans Bring the Weapons Falls Count Anywhere Deathmatch.

Competitors No Ropes Barbed Wire, 200 Light Tubes Elimination Death Match: Masada def.

In Non- Tournament action Drake Younger defeated Devon Moore in a Scaffold Match, Drew Gulak vs. Chris Dickinson went to a no contest as both men attacked Masada, and Sami Callihan vs. Greg Excellent ended with D. J. Hyde getting a watermelon smashed over his head and was Callihan's last match in CZW.

Eat The Turnbuckle, the band of Dojo War's wrestler SHLAK, played songs during Intermission of the event.