CZW World Heavyweight Championship

The championship was created and debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event, where Nick Gage defeated 20 other men in a battle royal to become the first champion.

The first time it changed hands on foreign soil was on April 15, 2001, when Wifebeater defeated John Zandig for the championship in Birmingham, England at a live event.

[1] The championship's current design involves five metal plates positioned on a leather strap.

The inaugural champion was Gage, who won the championship by defeating 20 other men in a battle royal on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event.

John Zandig, Nick Berk, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Gacy and David Starr are tied for shortest in the title's history at less than 1 day.