CZW Tournament of Death
The Tournament of Death is an annual professional wrestling tournament organised by Combat Zone Wrestling since 2002, during which a number of wrestlers compete in various deathmatches in what are mostly single-elimination tournaments similar to World Wrestling Entertainment's King of the Ring tournament. 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 Jimmy Havoc, Ian Rotten, Corporal Robinson, Nick Mondo, Ruckus, Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley and Mickie Knuckles. Many of the cards have also included non-tournament matches featuring top independent wrestlers such as Sonjay Dutt, Nick Berk, Trent Acid, The Blackout and B-Boy.
Winners
1The finals between Thumbtack Jack and Nick Gage was ruled a no-contest due to Gage suffering an injury that required emergency surgery. Zandig won an Ultraviolent Battle Royal. After the match, Zandig awarded the win to Thumbtack Jack.Zandig's Ultraviolent Tournament of Death
August 31, 2002 saw the first annual CZW Tournament of Death. The event was billed as Zandig's Ultraviolent Tournament of Death due to a storyline of John Zandig losing ownership of CZW to Lobo, thus promoting his own deathmatch tournament. It was held in Dover, Delaware. Non-tournament matches included Green Phantom & Arsenal defeating The Hardcore Ninjaz and a tag scramble match which saw The Backseat Boyz defeat Derek Frasier & Sonjay Dutt, Jon Dahmer & Towel Boy and The New School, as well as a Three Way Dance in which Ruckus defeated Justice Pain and Nick Berk. On winning the tournament, Wifebeater became the CZW Death Match Champion, however, the title was vacated on November 9, 2002 upon his retirement.Competitors
Round One
- Zandig vs. Nate Hatred went to a no contest - Barbed Wire Boards†
- The Messiah def. Adam Flash
- Wifebeater def. Necro Butcher - Staple Gun & Mousetraps & Falls Count Anywhere
- Nick Gage def. Toby Klein - Barbed Wire Boards & Wooden Strips with Nails
- Sick Nick Mondo def. Homeless Jimmy - Falls Count Anywhere
Semi Finals
- Wifebeater def. Nick Gage - Panes of Glass Deathmatch
- Nick Mondo def. The Messiah - Fans Bring The Weapons
Final
- Wifebeater def. Nick Mondo - 200 Light Tubes and Barbed Wire Ropes Deathmatch
† - Both men were attacked by Lobo, Rockin Rebel, Z-Barr, Adam Flash, & Danny Rose. Lobo then entered Flash into the tournament and challenged anyone in the locker room. The Messiah returned and defeated Flash with Carlito's Way
Ultraviolent Tournament of Death II
July 26, 2003 saw the second CZW Tournament of Death, again held in Dover, Delaware. Non-tournament matches included Trent Acid pinning Z-Barr, Johnny Kashmere pinning Nick Berk, and a tag match in which B-Boy & Messiah defeated Sonjay Dutt & Ruckus. Although Nick Mondo won the tournament, due to the injuries he sustained he had to vacate his CZW Iron Man Championship afterwards. This event would also be the last he wrestled in.Competitors
after winning the TOD2.
Round One
- Zandig def. Nate Webb - Panes of Glass Match
- Nick Mondo def. JC Bailey - Light Tubes & Ladders Match
- Necro Butcher def. Corporal Robinson - 4 Corners of Pain Match
- Ian Rotten def. Nick Gage - Barbed Wire Boards & Light Tube Table Match
Semi Finals
- Ian Rotten def. Necro Butcher - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
- Nick Mondo def. Zandig - 2/3 Light Tube Log Cabins Match
Final
- "Sick" Nick Mondo def. Ian Rotten - Barbed Wire Ropes, 200 Light Tubes Match
Ultraviolent Tournament of Death III: Banned... My Ass
Competitors
↑ Ruckus entered as a substitute for John Zandig
Round One
- Arsenal def. Evil Ninja #2 - 2/3 Light Tube Log Cabins Match
- Nick Gage def. Ruckus - Barbed Wire Boards Match
- Wifebeater def. Mad Man Pondo - Fans Bring the Weapons Match
- SeXXXy Eddy def. Ian Knoxx - Thumbtacks, Carpet Strips & Carpet Strip Board Match
- Necro Butcher def. The Green Phantom - Fans Bring the Weapons Match
- JC Bailey def. Chri$ Ca$h - Light Tubes & Ladders Match
Semi Finals
- SeXXXy Eddy def. Arsenal - Light Tube Ropes & Light Tube Corners Match‡
- Wifebeater def. JC Bailey - Fans Bring the Weapons Match
- Necro Butcher def. Nick Gage - Panes of Glass Match
Final
- Wifebeater def. Necro Butcher - Barbed Wire Ropes, 200 Light Tubes, Fans Bring The Weapons, Light Tube Cage Part, Barbed Wire Cage Part, and Falls Count Anywhere Double Hell Death Match
Tournament of Death IV: Explicit Content
On July 30, 2005, the fourth CZW Tournament of Death took place in New Castle, Delaware. This year's show included a non-tournament Ultraviolent Student Battle Royal, won by WHACKS. As well as featuring Gypsy Joe as special guest referee for the tournament final. After the final, as Necro Butcher had won the finals, he was awarded the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship.Competitors in the Ultraviolent Student Battle Royal
Competitors
↑ Robbie Mireno and Eddie Kingston entered as one, losing to Zandig in a first round handicap match Joker came out and help Zandig
Round One
- JC Bailey def. SeXXXy Eddy - Barbed Wire Madness Match
- Toby Klein def. Mad Man Pondo - Light Tube Ropes & Light Tube Corners Match
- Brain Damage def. Beef Wellighton - 2/3 Ultraviolent Tables Match
- Necro Butcher def. Ian Rotten - Home Run Derby Deathmatch
- Nick Gage def. Nate Webb - Ladders And Lighttubes Match
- Zandig def. Robbie Mireno and Eddie Kingston - Fans Bring The Weapons Match*
Semi Finals
- Necro Butcher def. Brain Damage - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
- Zandig def. Toby Klein - 2 Out of 3 Light Tube Log Cabins Match
- Nick Gage def. JC Bailey - Panes Of Glass Match
Final
- Necro Butcher def. Zandig and Nick Gage - Ultraviolent Boxes, Barbed Wire Canvas, Light Tubes, Squared Circle Of Fear, & Whatever The Fuck Is Left Elimination Death Match
Tournament of Death V
Competitors
Round One
- Brandon Prophet and Nick Gage elim. Andy Sumner - Barbed Wire Ropes & Light Tubes Match
- JC Bailey and Drake Younger elim. Lobo - Light Tubes & Barbed Wire Spider Webs Match
- Brain Damage and Necro Butcher elim. Toby Klein - Barbed Wire Ropes, Fans Bring The Weapons Match
- Danny Havoc and DJ Hyde elim. John Zandig - Barbed Wire Ropes, Barbed Wire Boards & Panes Of Glass Match
Semi Finals
- Nick Gage and Brain Damage elim. Brandon Prophet and Necro Butcher - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
- Drake Younger and JC Bailey elim. DJ Hyde and Danny Havoc - Light Tubes, Ladders & Lemons Match
Final
- Nick Gage def. Brain Damage, Drake Younger and JC Bailey - Light Tubes, Panes of Glass & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
Tournament of Death VI
Competitors
Round One
- Danny Havoc def. Scotty Vortekz - Light Tubes, Ladders, & Light Tube Log Cabin Match
- Insane Lane def. Freakshow - Home Run Derby Match
- DJ Hyde def. Mad Man Pondo - Shattered Dreams Match
- Brain Damage def. Toby Klein - Barbed Wire Boards, Fans Bring the Weapons Match
- Drake Younger def. Diehard Dustin Lee - Light Tubes & Light Tube Table Match
- Necro Butcher def. John Zandig† - No Rope Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Boards, Panes of Glass & Barbed Wire Spider Web Match
Semi Finals
- Drake Younger def. Danny Havoc and DJ Hyde - 3-Way Weedwhackers Elimination Match
- Brain Damage def. Insane Lane and Necro Butcher - Fans Bring the Weapons Match
Final
- Drake Younger def. Brain Damage - Divide & Conquer 200 Light Tubes and Lumberjacks Deathmatch
Tournament of Death: Fast Forward
Competitors
First Round
- Brain Damage def. Hellaware Assassin in a Weapons Match
- Scotty Vortekz def. Danny Demento in a 4 Corners of Pain Match
- Danny Havoc def. Diehard Dustin Lee in a Barbed Wire Tables, Lightubes, and Staple Gun Match
- JC Bailey def. Drake Younger in a Pane of Glass and Lightubes Match
Final Round
- Brain Damage def. Scotty Vortez, Danny Havoc, and JC Bailey in an Ultraviolent Underground Title Match 4 Way Elimination - Fans Brings The Weapons, Thumbtacks Fire and Ultraviolent Staple Gun Death Match
Tournament of Death VII
Competitors
Round One
- Pinkie Sanchez def. Danny Demanto - Ladder & Light Tubes Match
- Scotty Vortekz def. Mickie Knuckles - Light Tubes Match
- WHACKS def. Dustin Lee - Barbed Wire Boards & Light Tubes Match
- DJ Hyde def. Andy Sumner - Falls Count Anywhere Match
- Nick Gage vs. Drake Younger led to a no-contest after interference from Drew Blood and Devon Moore, leading to A VERY Bloody Match
- Nick Gage & Drake Younger def. Drew Blood & Devon Moore - Panes of Glass Match
- Greg Excellent def. Ryan McBride - Barbed Wire Madness Match
- Danny Havoc def. Ram - Light Tube Bundles Match↑
Semi Finals
- Scotty Vortekz and Drake Younger def. DJ Hyde and WHACKS - Fish Hook Death Match
- Nick Gage and Danny Havoc def. Greg Excellent and Pinkie Sanchez - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
Final
- Danny Havoc def. Nick Gage, Scotty Vortekz and Drake Younger - No Rope Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Table, Panes of Glass, 200 Light Tubes Match
Tournament of Death VIII
Competitors
First Round
- Nick Gage def. Deranged - Fire Death Match
- Jon Moxley def. Brain Damage - Dining Room Deathmatch
- WHACKS def. Toby Klein - Barbed Wire Boards & Light Tube Bundles Match
- Danny Havoc def. Dysfunction - Panes of Glass Death Match
- Scotty Vortekz def. xOMGx and Drake Younger - Thumbtack Kickpads Match
- Thumbtack Jack def. DJ Hyde - Jack In The Box Death Match
Semi-Final Round
- Nick Gage def. Jon Moxley and Scotty Vortekz - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
- Thumbtack Jack def. WHACKS and Danny Havoc - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
Final Round
- Thumbtack Jack vs. Nick Gage went to a no contest. Gage was seriously cut under his armpit after being thrown through lighttubes which were propped between the ropes and had to be air lifted out for emergency surgery - "200 Light Tubes, Panes of Glass, and All the Other Shit in the Back We Could Find" deathmatch
- Zandig def. Thumbtack Jack, Jon Moxley, Sami Callihan, DJ Hyde, Brain Damage, Dysfunction, xOMGx, Drake Younger, and Scotty Vortekz - Ultraviolent Battle Royal. After the match, Zandig awarded the win to Thumbtack Jack.
TOD Championship Defense @ BOTB 2009
- DJ Hyde def. Thumbtack Jack, Jon Moxley, and Danny Havoc
Tournament of Death: Rewind
Competitors
- Nick Gage
- Thumbtack Jack
- John Zandig
- Masada
- Brain Damage
- Jon Moxley
- Sami Callihan
- Danny Havoc
First Round
- Sami Callihan def. Danny Havoc in a Caribbean Pits of Death Deathmatch to become the new Ultraviolent Underground champion
- Thumbtack Jack def. "Streetdog" Jon Moxley in a Four Corners of Fun Dog Collar Death Match
- Masada def. Brain Damage in a New Age Texas Death Match
- Nick Gage def. Zandig in a Panes of Glass Match
Second Round
- Thumbtack Jack def. Sami Callihan in a Transylvania Death Match to become the new Ultraviolent Underground champion
- Masada def. Nick Gage in a Home Run Derby Death Match
Finals
- Thumbtack Jack def. Masada In A House Of Pain Deathmatch
Tournament of Death IX
Competitors
- Masada
- Devon Moore
- Abdullah Kobayashi
- JC Bailey
- Danny Havoc
- Dysfunction
- Nick Gage
Round One
- JC Bailey def. Danny Havoc in a Havoc's Happyland Death Match †
- Abdullah Kobayashi def. Nick Gage in a Weapons of Mass Destruction Death Match ‡
- Scotty Vortekz def. Dysfunction in a Thumbtack Kickpads and Panes of Glass Death Match
- Masada def. Devon Moore in a Fans Bring the Weapons Death Match
Round Two
- JC Bailey def. Abdullah Kobayashi in a 3 out of 5 Barbed wire board and Light Tube Log Cabin Death Match
- Scotty Vortekz def. Masada in a Boards of Death Deathmatch
Finals
- Scotty Vortekz def. JC Bailey Tables, Ladders, Light Tubes, and Anything Else Still Left in the Back Death Match
Tournament of Death vs. Gorefest
Tournament of Death vs. Gorefest was held on November 7, 2010, in Oberhausen, Germany. Non Tournament matches were Jon Moxley defeated Devon Moore in a match for the CZW World Heavyweight Title, Big van Walter defeated 2-Face in a match for the wXw World Heavyweight Title, Adam Cole, Drew Gulak, Karsten Beck & Blk Jeez defeat Zack Sabre Jr., Greg Excellent, Bernd Föhr & Rich Swann in an 8-man tag inter-promotional showcase, and Sami Callihan defeated Carnage. Attendance was around 356.Competitors
- Masada
- Adam Polak
- Drake Younger
- DJ Hyde
- Danny Havoc
- Jon Ryan
- Nick Gage
- Jimmy Havoc
Round One
- Jon Ryan defeats Danny Havoc in a Thumbtack Stuff Death match
- Drake Younger defeats DJ Hyde in a Cinderblocks & Barbed Wire board Death match
- Masada defeats Jimmy Havoc in a Ultraviolent Tables Death match
- Nick Gage† defeats Adam Polak in a Polish Punishment Death Match
Round Two
- Masada defeated Drake Younger in a 2/3 log Cabins Death match
- Nick Gage‡ defeated Jon Ryan in an Unlucky 13 Death match
Round Three
- Nick Gage± defeated Masada in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Death match
‡Nick Gage successfully defended the Ultraviolent Underground title against Jon Ryan
±Nick Gage successfully defended the Ultraviolent Underground title against Masada
Tournament of Death X
Tournament of Death X took place on June 25, 2011 at the Ultraviolent Underground in Townsend, Delaware. Non tournament action saw Devon Moore and Little Mondo lose to Philly's Most Wanted, and DJ Hyde vs. Greg Excellent vs. Sami Callihan became Sami Callihan def. Greg Excellent the loser became DJ's slave.Competitors
- Masashi Takeda
- Jaki Numazawa
- Masada
- Dysfunction
- Necro Butcher
- "Bulldozer" Matt Tremont
- Danny Havoc
- Scotty Vortekz
Round 1
- Fans Bring the Weapons: Masada def. Dysfunction
- Get Hit... With Shit Match : "Bulldozer" Matt Tremont def. Necro Butcher
- Light Tube Celebration : Jaki Numazawa def. Danny Havoc
- Barbed Wire Boards,Thumbtack Kickpads and Taipei Glass Death Match: Masashi Takeda def. Scotty Vortekz
Round 2
- Kenzans, Whips and "Anything Else Whatever the Fuck We Can Find in the Back" Match: Masada def. "Bulldozer" Matt Tremont
- Barbed Wire Boards, Light Tubes, and Thumbtacks Match: Masashi Takeda def. Jaki Numazawa
Non-Tournament Matches
- Sami Callihan def. Greg Excellent
- Philly's Most Wanted def. Devon Moore & Rory Mondo
Final Round
- Barbed Wire Ropes, Light Tubes and Panes of Glass Match: Masada def. Masashi Takeda
Tournament of Death XI
Competitors
- Abdullah Kobayashi
- Matt Tremont
- Rory "Little" Mondo
- Devon Moore
- Drake Younger
- Lucky
- Danny Havoc
- "Mr. Showtime" Scot Summers
- Masada
First Round
- Drunken Scaffold Match: Danny Havoc def. Devon Moore and Lucky
- Ultraviolent Ladders and Light Tubes Match: Drake Younger def. Rory Mondo
- Panes of Glass Match: MASADA def. Scott Summers
- Light Tube Bundles and Ultraviolent Bats Match: Abdullah Kobayashi def. Matt Tremont
Non-Tournament Matches
- Fans Bring the Weapons Match: 'Chainsaw' Joe Gacy def. Ryan Slater
Second Round
- Caribbean Spiderwebs of Death & Light Tubes Match: Drake Younger def. Danny Havoc
- Big Japan Death Match : MASADA def. Abdullah Kobayashi
Finals
- Non-Sanctioned Ultraviolent Double Hell Death Match : MASADA def. Drake Younger
Tournament of Death: Europe
Competitors
- Matt Tremont
- Jimmy Havoc
- DJ Hyde
- Mike Schwarz
- MASADA
- Greg Excellent
- Toby Blunt
- Drake Younger
Round 1
- Light Tube Hell Death Match: Drake Younger def. Jimmy Havoc
- Ruhrpott Death Match: Matt Tremont def. Mike Schwarz
- Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match: DJ Hyde def. Toby Blunt
- Fans Bring the Weapons Match: MASADA def. Greg Excellent
Finals
Tournament of Death 12
Happened June 8, 2013 in Townsend, DE @ the Ultraviolent Underground. 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, & Sami Callihan vs. Greg Excellent ended with DJ Hyde getting a watermelon smashed over his head and was Callihan's last match in CZW.Competitors:
Round 1
- Fans Bring the Weapons Dog Collar Match: Ron Mathis def. Joe Gacy
- Mummified in Barbed Wire Match: Danny Havoc def. Rory Mondo
- Ultraviolent Ladders Match: Scotty Vortekz def. Lucky tHURTeen
- International Panes of Glass: Takumi Tsukamoto def. DJ Hyde
Round 2
- Fans Bring the Weapons Match: Scotty Vortekz def. Ron Mathis
- Light Tube Madness: Danny Havoc def. Takumi Tsukamoto
Round 3
- 444 Light Tube Match: Danny Havoc def. Scotty Vortekz
Tournament of Death XIII
Competitors:
- Jun Kasai
- Danny Havoc
- Aero Boy
- MASADA
- Jaki Numazawa
- Matt Tremont
- Masashi Takeda
- Lucky 13
Round 1
- Fans Bring the Dildos Death Match : Lucky 13 def. Jaki Numazawa
- Barbed Wire Madness Death Match: MASADA def. Aero Boy
- Ultraviolent Pits of Hell Death Match: Danny Havoc def. Masashi Takeda
- Light Tube Bundles Death Match: Jun Kasai def. Matt Tremont
Round 2
- Panes of Glass Death Match: MASADA def. Lucky 13
- Light Tubes, Gusset Plates and Razorboard Death Match: Jun Kasai def. Danny Havoc
Finals
- No Ropes Barbed Wire, Light Tube Bundles & Scaffold Death Match: Jun Kasai def. MASADA
Tournament of Death 14
Announced Competitors:
Round One
- Fans Bring The Weapons Match: Conor Claxton def. DJ Hyde & Nick Gage
- Pits & Strips Match: Matt Tremont def. Josh Crane
- Barbed Wire Boards Match: Jake Crist def. Ron Mathis
- Light Tube Bundles & Ultraviolent Boards Match: Danny Havoc def. Rickey Shane Page
Round Two
- Carsenogenic Carnage: Matt Tremont def. Danny Havoc
- Panes of Glass: Conor Claxton def. Jake Crist
Finals
- No Ropes Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Death Webs & Panes of Glass Match: Matt Tremont def. Conor Claxton
Tournament of Death XV
This Tournament of Death was featured in the Vice documentary "Bloodlust: Tournament of Death".
Announced Competitors:
Non-Tournament Matches
- Rockstar Death Match: Aaron Williams defeats Ron Mathis
- Devon Moore Invitational Scaffold Match: Dale Patricks Vs. Devon Moore - No Contest
- Tag Team Tornado Scaffold Match: Nation Of Intoxication defeats Dale Patricks and G-Raver
- Panes Of Glass Match: Josh Crane defeats DJ Hyde
Round One
- Fans Bring the Weapons/Falls Count Anywhere Match Match: Rickey Shane Page defeats Tim Donst
- Barbed Wire Madness Match: Conor Claxton defeats Masada
- Lightubes Bundles Match: Alex Colon defeats Danny Havoc
- Home Run Derby Match: Matt Tremont defeats Jeff Cannonball
Round Two
- Barefoot Rites of Passage Match: Rickey Shane Page defeats Connor Claxton
- Sharp Shit Death Match: Matt Tremont defeats Alex Colon
Finals
- Ring of Fire and Wire Deathmatch: Rickey Shane Page defeats Matt Tremont
Tournament of Death 16
Non-Tournament Match
- Four Corners Of Pain: Dan O'Hare defeats George Gatton and Jimmy Loyd and Kit Osbourne
- Fans Bring The Weapons Match: Matt Tremont defeats Mad Man Pondo
- Scaffold Match: Danny Havoc & Alex Colon defeats Notorious Inc
First Round
- Pain in the Glass Match: Jimmy Havoc defeats John Wayne Murdoch and Rickey Shane Page
- Lightubes and Cinder Blocks Death Match: Jeff Cannonball defeats G-Raver
- Doorway To Hell Death Match: Masada defeats Shlak
- Barbed Wire Craziness Death Match: Conor Claxton defeats Clint Margera
Round Two
- Summertime Fun Death Match: Conor Claxton defeats Jeff Cannonball
- Light Tubes Treachery Match: Jimmy Havoc defeats Masada
Finals
- No Ropes, No Canvas, Barbed Wire & Light Tube Deathmatch Match: Jimmy Havoc defeats Conor Claxton
Tournament of Death 17
Non-Tournament Match
- Fans Bring The Weapons Match: Matt Tremont def. Jeff Cannonball and Toby Klein
First Round
- Blocks, Bats and Bundles Elimination Death Match: Jimmy Lloyd def. Casanova Valentine, SHLAK, Stockade and G-Raver.
- 4 Corners of Pain Elimination Death Match: Mance Warner def. Dale Patricks and Josh Crane
- Lotsa Lotsa Light Tubes Death Match: Rickey Shane Page def. Drew Parker
- 4 Corners of Pain & Barbed Wire Madness Elimination Death Match: Brandon Kirk def. Conor Claxton and Dan O'Hare and Kit Osbourne
Round Two
- Saw Death Match: Jimmy Lloyd def. Mance Warner
- Death Match: Rickey Shane Page def. Brandon Kirk
Finals
- Barbed Wire No Ropes Lightube Death Match: Jimmy Lloyd def. Rickey Shane Page
Tournament of Death 18
Non-Tournament Matches
- Home Run Derby Death Match: The Rep def. Murder By Kicks
- Fans Bring The Weapons Match: Matt Tremont def. Mance Warner
First Round
- Doors Of Death Match: Dan O'Hare def. SHLAK
- Summer Funtime Death Match: Conor Claxton def. Jimmy Chondo Lyon
- Shattered Dreams Panes Of Glass Death Match: Jimmy Lloyd def. John Wayne Murdoch
- Bundles and Boards Death Match: Casanova Valentine def. Big F'n Joe
Round Two
- Exploding Bat and Light Tubes Death Match: Conor Claxton def. Jimmy Lloyd
- Texas Tangled Web Death Match: Dan O'Hare def. Casanova Valentine
Finals
- Light Tube Madness Death Match: Conor Claxton def. Dan O'Hare