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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
Participants
Results
Best of the Best
| Best of the Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 19, 2001 | ||
| City | Sewell, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Champs Arena | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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CZW's first Best of the Best tournament took place on May 19, 2001, at the
Champs Soccer Arena in
Sewell, New Jersey.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazing Red and Winger defeated Ric Blade | Best of the Best first round 3-Way match | 7:07 |
| 2 | Mark Briscoe and Jay Briscoe defeated Nick Mondo | Best of the Best first round 3-Way match | 9:52 |
| 3 | Minoru Fujita and Nick Berk defeated Jose Maximo | Best of the Best first round 3-Way match | 3:10 |
| 4 | Trent Acid and Ruckus [Note 1] defeated Joel Maximo | Best of the Best first round 3-Way match | 5:42 |
| 5 | Ruckus and VD ( Eddie Valentine and Jon Dahmer) (with Big Mac Smack) defeated Jeff Rocker and The Rachies ( Adam Flash and Danny Rose) | Six-man tag team match | 12:49 |
| 6 | Winger defeated Amazing Red | Best of the Best quarterfinal match | 4:34 |
| 7 | Jay Briscoe defeated Mark Briscoe | Best of the Best quarterfinal match | 14:50 |
| 8 | Minoru Fujita defeated Nick Berk | Best of the Best quarterfinal match | 7:11 |
| 9 | Trent Acid defeated Juventud Guerrera | Best of the Best quarterfinal match | 6:17 |
| 10 | Winger defeated Minoru Fujita | Best of the Best semifinal match | 12:31 |
| 11 | Trent Acid defeated Jay Briscoe | Best of the Best semifinal match | 11:57 |
| 12 | Justice Pain, Lobo, and Wifebeater defeated Nick Mondo and H8 Club (Nate Hatred and Nick Gage) | Six-man tag team match | 13:47 |
| 13 | Winger defeated Trent Acid | Best of the Best final match | 11:32 |
- ^ Ruckus was a stand in for Juventud Guerrera as he was late to arrive.
Best of the Best II
| Best of the Best II | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | June 8, 2002 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | Viking Hall | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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CZW's second Best of the Best tournament took place on June 8, 2002, at the “CZW Arena” (
Viking Hall) in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Acid and M-Dogg 20 defeated Gabriel | Best of the Best II first round 3-Way match | 6:06 | ||
| 2 | Super Dragon and B-Boy defeated Nick Berk | Best of the Best II first round 3-Way match | 7:59 | ||
| 3 | Ruckus and Tony Mamaluke defeated Maxx Fuery | Best of the Best II first round 3-Way match | 6:03 | ||
| 4 | Jodie Fleisch and Jonny Storm defeated Johnny Kashmere | Best of the Best II first round 3-Way match | 4:43 | ||
| 5 | Justice Pain won | 19-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the CZW Iron Man Championship | 16:11 | ||
| 6 | Trent Acid defeated M-Dogg 20 | Best of the Best II quarterfinal match | 20:01 | ||
| 7 | B-Boy defeated Super Dragon | Best of the Best II quarterfinal match | 15:12 | ||
| 8 | Ruckus defeated Tony Mamaluke | Best of the Best II quarterfinal match | 11:32 | ||
| 9 | Jodie Fleisch defeated Jonny Storm | Best of the Best II quarterfinal match | 12:20 | ||
| 10 | Lobo vs. Wifebeater ended in a no-contest | Barbwire boards match | 0:00 | ||
| 11 | Trent Acid defeated B-Boy | Best of the Best II semifinal match | 6:53 | ||
| 12 | Jodie Fleisch defeated Ruckus | Best of the Best II semifinal match | 6:49 | ||
| 13 | Justice Pain defeated Nick Mondo (c) and The Messiah (c) [Note 1] | Three way match for the CZW Iron Man Championship and CZW World Heavyweight Championship with Adam Flash as special guest referee | 13:37 | ||
| 14 | Trent Acid defeated Jodie Fleisch | Best of the Best II final match | 9:27 | ||
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- ^ Mondo was the Iron Man Champion and the Messiah was the World Heavyweight Champion
Best of the Best III
| Best of the Best III | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 12, 2003 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | Viking Hall | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruckus and Sonjay Dutt defeated Chri$ Ca$h | Best of the Best III first round 3-Way match | 10:06 | ||
| 2 | Ric Blade and Trent Acid defeated Tony Mamaluke | Best of the Best III first round 3-Way match | 8:22 | ||
| 3 | B-Boy and Lil Cholo defeated Deranged | Best of the Best III first round 3-Way match | 8:50 | ||
| 4 | Jimmy Rave and Jay Briscoe defeated AJ Styles and Jason Cross | Best of the Best III first round 4-Way match | 7:16 | ||
| 5 | Nate Hatred won by last eliminating Tank [Note 1] | 29-man Title Shot of Your Choice battle royal | 30:41 | ||
| 6 | Sonjay Dutt defeated Mark Briscoe to advance [Note 2] | Best of the Best III quarterfinal match | 8:40 | ||
| 7 | Trent Acid defeated Ric Blade to advance | Best of the Best III quarterfinal match | 10:43 | ||
| 8 | B-Boy defeated Lil Cholo to advance | Best of the Best III quarterfinal match | 8:53 | ||
| 9 | Jay Briscoe defeated Jimmy Rave to advance | Best of the Best III quarterfinal match | 8:42 | ||
| 10 | Sonjay Dutt defeated Trent Acid to advance | Best of the Best III semifinal match | 6:39 | ||
| 11 | B-Boy defeated Jay Briscoe to advance | Best of the Best III semifinal match | 10:27 | ||
| 12 | The Messiah (c) defeated Nick Gage | Singles match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | 11:57 | ||
| 13 | B-Boy defeated Sonjay Dutt | Best of the Best III final match | 11:12 | ||
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- ^ Order of elimination: John House, The Hurricane Kid, Salvatore Rinauro, WHACKS, Krystian Wolf, Shane Golden, Jude, Rick Feinberg, The Towel Boy, Niles Young, Cory Kastle, Nick Gage, The Messiah, GQ, Johnny Kashmere, Chris Stylz, Nick Berk, Ian Knoxx, Z-Barr, Derek Frazier, Rockin' Rebel, Zandig, Danny Rose, Jon Dahmer, Tank
- ^ Briscoe subbed for Ruckus.
Best of the Best IV
| Best of the Best IV | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 10, 2004 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center | ||
| Attendance | 750 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homicide and Jack Evans defeated Chri$ Ca$h | Best of the Best IV first round 3-Way match | 3:50 |
| 2 | B-Boy and Roderick Strong defeated Jimmy Rave | Best of the Best IV first round 3-Way match | 9:48 |
| 3 | Alex Shelley and Bobby Quance defeated Ruckus (with Maven Bentley, Robby Mireno, and Sabian) via countout to advance | Best of the Best IV first round 3-Way match | 7:54 |
| 4 | Petey Williams and Sonjay Dutt defeated Nate Webb | Best of the Best IV first round 3-Way match | 9:16 |
| 5 | Chris Hero defeated Hotstuff Hernandez | Xtreme Strong Style Tournament first round match | 12:04 |
| 6 | Homicide defeated Jack Evans | Best of the Best IV quarterfinal match | 8:28 |
| 7 | Roderick Strong defeated B-Boy | Best of the Best IV quarterfinal match | 12:24 |
| 8 | Bobby Quance defeated Alex Shelley | Best of the Best IV quarterfinal match | 9:19 |
| 9 | Sonjay Dutt defeated Petey Williams | Best of the Best IV quarterfinal match | 16:08 |
| 10 | Dan Maff defeated Nick Gage | Xtreme Strong Style Tournament first round match | 12:33 |
| 11 | Roderick Strong defeated Homicide | Best of the Best IV semifinal match | 12:15 |
| 12 | Sonjay Dutt defeated Bobby Quance | Best of the Best IV semifinal match | 6:34 |
| 13 | Jimmy Rave defeated Chri$ Ca$h, Nate Webb, and Ruckus (with Maven Bentley, Robby Mireno, and Sabian) | 4-Way match | 9:37 |
| 14 | Sonjay Dutt defeated Roderick Strong | Best of the Best IV final match | 16:29 |
Best of the Best V: I Can Feel It in the Air Tonight
| Best of the Best V: I Can Feel It in the Air Tonight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 14, 2005 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center | ||
| Attendance | 750 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Dragon defeated Chris Bosh | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 9:04 | ||
| 2 | El Generico defeated Excalibur | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 7:46 | ||
| 3 | Chris Hero defeated Brandon Thomaselli | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 9:36 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Steen defeated Kenny the Bastard | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 7:49 | ||
| 5 | Mike Quackenbush defeated Arik Cannon | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 10:04 | ||
| 6 | Claudio Castagnoli defeated Derek Frazier | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 9:01 | ||
| 7 | B-Boy defeated Sabian | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 10:43 | ||
| 8 | Ebessan defeated Nate Webb | Best of the Best V quarterfinal match | 10:58 | ||
| 9 | Super Dragon defeated El Generico | Best of the Best V semifinal match | 14:39 | ||
| 10 | Kevin Steen defeated Chris Hero | Best of the Best V semifinal match | 13:11 | ||
| 11 | Mike Quackenbush defeated Claudio Castagnoli | Best of the Best V semifinal match | 14:14 | ||
| 12 | B-Boy defeated Ebessan to advance | Best of the Best V semifinal match | 8:10 | ||
| 13 | H8 Club ( Justice Pain and Nick Gage) (c) defeated D. J. Hyde and Toby Klein | Tag team match for the CZW World Tag Team Championship | 15:13 | ||
| 14 | Nate Webb and SeXXXy Eddy defeated BLKOUT ( Eddie Kingston and Ruckus) (with Robby Mireno) | Tag team match | 18:31 | ||
| 15 | Mike Quackenbush defeated B-Boy, Kevin Steen, and Super Dragon | Best of the Best V 4-Way final match | 25:50 | ||
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Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH
| Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 13, 2006 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | New Alhambra Arena | ||
| Attendance | 500 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Aries and B-Boy defeated Jigsaw | Best of the Best VI quarterfinal 3-Way match | 5:38 | ||
| 2 | Roderick Strong and Claudio Castagnoli defeated Jay Lethal | Best of the Best VI quarterfinal 3-Way match | 8:58 | ||
| 3 | Sabian and Matt Sydal defeated Sonjay Dutt | Best of the Best VI quarterfinal 3-Way match | 4:59 | ||
| 4 | Christopher Daniels and Ruckus (c) defeated Derek Frazier to advance [Note 1] | Best of the Best VI quarterfinal Three Way for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | 9:11 | ||
| 5 | Team AnDrew (Andy Sumner and Drew Gulak) defeated Pelle Primeau and Rhett Titus | Tag team match | 8:08 | ||
| 6 | Up in Smoke ( Cheech and Cloudy) defeated Ravage and The Heretic | Tag tea match | 10:11 | ||
| 7 | Austin Aries defeated B-Boy to advance | Best of the Best VI semifinal match | 11:57 | ||
| 8 | Claudio Castagnoli defeated Roderick Strong to advance | Best of the Best VI semifinal match | 12:08 | ||
| 9 | Sabian defeated Matt Sydal to advance | Best of the Best VI semifinal match | 11:16 | ||
| 10 | Ruckus (c) defeated Christopher Daniels to advance | Best of the Best VI semifinal for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | 10:21 | ||
| 11 | BLKOUT ( Eddie Kingston and Joker) (c) defeated Necro Butcher and Super Dragon | Tag team match for the CZW World Tag Team Championship | 16:30 | ||
| 12 | Niles Young (c) defeated Cloudy | Singles match for the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship | 4:50 | ||
| 13 | H8 Club ( Justice Pain and Nick Gage) defeated Christopher Bishop & Lionel Knight | Tag team match | 16:10 | ||
| 14 | Ruckus (c) defeated Austin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli and Sabian | Best of the Best VI final 4-Way match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | 24:15 | ||
| 15 | Chris Hero defeated Ruckus (c) | Singles match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | 5:09 | ||
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- ^ Daniels pinned Frazier to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, but said he didn't want to win the title that way.
Best of the Best VII
| Best of the Best VII | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 14, 2007 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | New Alhambra Arena | ||
| Attendance | 500 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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Best of the Best 7 took place on July 14, 2007, at the “CZW Arena” (
New Alhambra Arena) in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human Tornado defeated Ruckus | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 2 | Ricochet defeated Chuck Taylor | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 3 | B-Boy defeated Cheech | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 4 | Ricky Reyes defeated Sal Thomaselli | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 5 | Jigsaw defeated Grim Reefer | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 6 | Brandon Thomaselli defeated Vito Thomaselli | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 7 | Scotty Vortekz defeated Cloudy | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 8 | Joker defeated Drake Younger | Best of the Best VII quarterfinal match | ||
| 9 | Ruckus defeated Justice Pain (c) | Singles match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 10 | Joker defeated Human Tornado, Ricky Reyes, and Scotty Vortekz | Best of the Best VII semifinal Four Corners Elimination match | ||
| 11 | B-Boy defeated Ricochet, Jigsaw and Brandon Thomaselli | Best of the Best VII semifinal Four Corners Elimination match | ||
| 12 | CJ O'Doyle defeated Jon Dahmer | Singles match | ||
| 13 | Team AnDrew (Andy Sumner and Drew Gulak) defeated Javi-Air and Ryan McBride | tag team match | ||
| 14 | Brain Damage, D. J. Hyde, and Mitch Ryder defeated Danny Havoc and The Tough Crazy Bastards ( Necro Butcher and Toby Klein) | Six-man tag team match | ||
| 15 | Joker defeated B-Boy | Best of the Best VII final match | ||
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Best of the Best 8
| Best of the Best VIII | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 10, 2008 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | New Alhambra Arena | ||
| Attendance | 500 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up In Smoke ( Cheech and Cloudy) defeated Beef Wellington and Player Uno | Tag team match | ||
| 2 | LuFisto defeated Josh Prohibition & Scotty Vortekz to advance [Note 1] | Best of the Best 8 quarterfinal 4-Way Elimination match | ||
| 3 | Drew Gulak defeated Pinkie Sanchez & Spyral BKNY to advance [Note 2] | Best of the Best 8 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | ||
| 4 | Sabian defeated Drake Younger, and The Best Around ( Bruce Maxwell and TJ Cannon) to advance [Note 3] | Best of the Best 8 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | ||
| 5 | Chuck Taylor defeated Ricochet and Stupefied to advance [Note 4] | Best of the Best 8 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | ||
| 6 | Andy Sumner defeated Dustin Lee, Mickie Knuckles, and WHACKS | Ultraviolent Four Way | ||
| 7 | Danny Havoc defeated Nicky Benz | Tables match | ||
| 8 | Chuck Taylor defeated LuFisto to advance | Best of the Best 8 semifinal match | ||
| 9 | Sabian defeated Drew Gulak to advance | Best of the Best 8 semifinal match | ||
| 10 | Brodie Lee defeated Greg Excellent (with Kylie Pierce) | Hardcore match | ||
| 11 | Nick Gage (c) defeated D. J. Hyde | Singles match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 12 | Sabian defeated Chuck Taylor | Best of the Best 8 final match | ||
| 13 | Chuck Taylor defeated Sabian (c) | Singles match for the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||
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Best of the Best 9
| Best of the Best VII | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | June 13, 2009 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | The Arena | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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Best of the Best 9 took place on June 13, 2009, at the “CZW Arena” (
The Arena) in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan McBride defeated B-Boy | Best of the Best 9 quarterfinal match | ||
| 2 | Carter Gray defeated Scotty Vortekz | Best of the Best 9 quarterfinal match | ||
| 3 | Sami Callihan (c) defeated Greg Excellent | Best of the Best 9 quarterfinal match for the CZW Iron Man Championship | ||
| 4 | Devon Moore defeated Pinkie Sanchez | Best of the Best 9 quarterfinal match | ||
| 5 | Shiima Xion defeated Sabian | Best of the Best 9 quarterfinal match | ||
| 6 | Egotistico Fantastico defeated Drew Blood | Best of the Best 9 quarterfinal match | ||
| 7 | Sami Callihan (c) defeated Carter Gray and Ryan McBride | Best of the Best 9 semifinal Three Way for the CZW Iron Man Championship | ||
| 8 | Egotistico Fantastico defeated Devon Moore and Shiima Xion | Best of the Best 9 semifinal Three Way match | ||
| 9 | Rich Swann defeated Chris Halo | Singles matches | ||
| 10 | D. J. Hyde defeated Danny Havoc, Jon Moxley, and Thumbtack Jack | Four Way Bring Your Weapon match | ||
| 11 | Drake Younger (c) defeated Trent Acid | Singles match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 12 | Egotistico Fantastico defeated Sami Callihan (c) | Best of the Best 9 final match for the CZW Iron Man Championship | ||
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Best of the Best X
| Best of the Best X | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 9, 2011 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | Asylum Arena | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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The tenth Best of the Best took place on April 9, 2011, at the
Asylum Arena in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Jonathan Gresham and Akuma (with Kimber Lee) [Note 1] | Best of the Best X quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 9:43 | ||
| 2 | Adam Cole (with Mia Yim) defeated Johnny Gargano and Kyle O'Reilly [Note 2] | Best of the Best X quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 10:59 | ||
| 3 | Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Chuck Taylor (with Larry Dallas) and Brandon Gatson [Note 3] | Best of the Best X quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 7:56 | ||
| 4 | Sami Callihan defeated A. R. Fox and Jake Crist [Note 4] | Best of the Best X quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 8:15 | ||
| 5 | Devon Moore and The Briscoes ( Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) defeated Robert Anthony (c) and Philly's Most Wanted ( BLK Jeez & Joker) (with Jon Moxley) [Note 5] | Six-man tag team match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship and CZW World Tag Team Championship | 19:46 | ||
| 6 | Adam Cole (with Mia Yim) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. | Best of the Best X semifinal match | 11:21 | ||
| 7 | Sami Callihan defeated Daisuke Sekimoto | Best of the Best X semifinal match | 11:20 | ||
| 8 | Danny Havoc defeated Jun Kasai (c) | Ragnarok 'n Roll Glass Crush Death Match for the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship | 18:12 | ||
| 9 | Adam Cole (with Mia Yim) (c) defeated Sami Callihan | Best of the Best X final match for the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship | 14:36 | ||
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- ^ Jonathan Gresham eliminated Akum at 6:44. Zack Sabre Jr. eliminated Gresham at 9:43.
- ^ Kyle O'Reilly eliminated Johnny Gargano at 8:30. Adam Cole eliminated Kyle O'Reilly at 10:59.
- ^ Daisuke Sekimoto eliminated Brandon Gatson at 5:49 then elimated Chuck Taylor at 7:56.
- ^ Sami Callihan eliminated Jake Crist at 6:28 then eliminated A. R. Fox at 8:15.
- ^ Devin Moore pinned Robert Anthony to become the CZW World Heavyweight Championship.
Best of the Best 11
| Best of the Best 11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 14, 2012 | ||
| City | Voorhees, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Flyer's Skate Zone | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Adam Cole defeated Tony Nese (with D. J. Hyde) | Singles match | — | ||||
| 2 | Sami Callihan defeated Drake Younger, MK McKinnan, and Trent Seven [Note 1] | Best of the Best 11 quarterfinal 4-Way Elimination match | 17:16 | ||||
| 3 | Alex Colon (with Chrissy Rivera) defeated Greg Excellent and Willie Mack [Note 2] | Best of the Best 11 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 12:02 | ||||
| 4 | Samuray del Sol defeated Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano [Note 3] | Best of the Best 11 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 6:30 | ||||
| 5 | A. R. Fox defeated A. C. H. and Lince Dorado [Note 4] | Best of the Best 11 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 12:48 | ||||
| 6 | Dave Crist defeated Jake Crist (c) | Singles match for the CZW Wired TV Championship | 5:23 | ||||
| 7 | Sami Callihan defeated Alex Colon | Best of the Best 11 semifinal match | 6:15 | ||||
| 8 | A. R. Fox defeated Samuray del Sol | Best of the Best 11 semifinal match | 10:06 | ||||
| 9 | Matt Tremont defeated Clint Margera (with D. J. Hyde) | Ultraviolent match | 11:15 | ||||
| 10 | Sami Callihan defeated A. R. Fox | Best of the Best 11 final match | 14:49 | ||||
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- ^ Drake Younger and MK McKinnan were both eliminated via count out at 12:10. Sami Callihan eliminated Trent Seven at 17:16.
- ^ Willie Mack eliminated Greg Excellent 10:27. Alex Colon eliminated Mack.
- ^ Chuck Taylor eliminated Johnny Gargano at 6:09. Samuray del Sol eliminated Taylor at 6:30.
- ^ ACH eliminated Lince Dorado at 9:14. A. R. Fox eliminated ACH at 12:48.
Best of the Best 12
| Best of the Best 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 13, 2013 | ||
| City | Voorhees, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Flyer's Skate Zone | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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Took place April 13, 2013, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in
Voorhees, New Jersey.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Gresham defeated Biff Busick and Caleb Konley [Note 1] | Best of the Best 12 quarterfinal 4-Way Elimination match | 12:20 |
| 2 | Tommy End defeated Shane Hollister and Alex Reynolds [Note 2] | Best of the Best 12 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 7:30 |
| 3 | Alex Colon defeated Shane Strickland and Rich Swann [Note 3] | Best of the Best 12 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 9:21 |
| 4 | A. R. Fox defeated Uhaa Nation and Andrew Everett [Note 4] | Best of the Best 12 quarterfinal Three Way Elimination match | 16:43 |
| 5 | Ron Mathis defeated Rory Mondo | Fans Bring the Weapon match | 7:09 |
| 6 | D. J. Hyde defeated Michael Dante | Singles match | 7:02 |
| 7 | Alex Colon defeated Jonathan Gresham | Best of the Best 12 semifinal match | 11:20 |
| 8 | A. R. Fox defeated Tommy End | Best of the Best 12 semifinal match | 11:44 |
| 9 | Adam Cole defeated Sami Callihan | Singles match | 16:28 |
| 10 | Alex Colon defeated A. R. Fox | Best of the Best 12 final match | 10:21 |
- ^ Biff Busick eliminated Caleb Konely 9:09. Jonathan Gresham eliminated Busick at 12:20.
- ^ Shane Hollister eliminated Alex Reynolds at 7:07. Tommy End eliminated Hollister at 7:30
- ^ Alex Colon eliminated Rich Swann at 8:33 then eliminated Shane Strickland at 9:21.
- ^ Uhaa Nation eliminated Andrew Everett at 10:13. A. R. Fox eliminated Uhaa Nation at 16:43.
Best of the Best XIII
| Best of the Best XIII | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 12, 2014 | ||
| City | Voorhees, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Flyer's Skate Zone | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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The 13th Best of the Best took place on April 12, 2014, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in
Voorhees, New Jersey.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [10] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Taylor defeated Buxx Belmar and Lucky 13 | Best of the Best XIII quarterfinal 3-Way match | 6:17 | ||
| 2 | Biff Busick defeated Azerial and Caleb Konley | Best of the Best XIII quarterfinal 3-Way match | 6:17 | ||
| 3 | Drake Younger defeated Papadon and Timothy Thatcher | Best of the Best XIII quarterfinal 3-Way match | 9:04 | ||
| 4 | A. R. Fox defeated Andrew Everett and Mike Bailey | Best of the Best XIII quarterfinal 3-Way match | 10:45 | ||
| 5 | Shane Strickland (c) defeated Devon Moore | Ladder match for the CZW Wired TV Championship | 15:30 | ||
| 6 | Biff Busick defeated Chuck Taylor | Best of the Best XIII semifinal match | 9:58 | ||
| 7 | Drake Younger defeated A. R. Fox | Best of the Best XIII semifinal match | 6:56 | ||
| 8 | The Juicy Product ( David Starr and J. T. Dunn) defeated Ohio Us for Killers ( Dave Crist and Jake Crist) | Tag team match to determine the #1 contender for the CZW World Tag Team Championship | 8:25 | ||
| 9 | Drake Younger defeated Biff Busick | Best of the Best XIII final match | 13:59 | ||
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Best of the Best 14
| Best of the Best 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 11, 2015 | ||
| City | Voorhees, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Flyer's Skate Zone | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [11] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy End defeated Aaron Williams and Caleb Konley [Note 1] | Best of the Best 14 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 8:05 | ||
| 2 | Jonathan Gresham defeated Trevor Lee and Tracy Williams [Note 2] | Best of the Best 14 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 7:08 | ||
| 3 | CJP defeated Joe Gacy (with Tim Donst) and Joey Janela [Note 3] | Best of the Best 14 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match | 8:08 | ||
| 4 | Mike Bailey defeated Andrew Everett and Buxx Belmar | Best of the Best 14 quarterfinal 3-Way Elimination match [Note 4] | 9:06 | ||
| 5 | Devon Moore defeated Conor Claxton | Conor Claxton's Death Match Trial Series Ultraviolent Scaffold Death Match | 13:44 | ||
| 6 | Jonathan Gresham defeated Tommy End | Best of the Best 14 semifinal match | 13:34 | ||
| 7 | Mike Bailey defeated CJP | Best of the Best 14 semifinal match | 13:37 | ||
| 8 | The Nation Of Intoxication ( Danny Havoc and Lucky 13) defeated Ohio Is for Killers ( Dave Crist and Jake Crist) (c) via disqualification | Tag team match for the CZW World Tag Team Championship | 12:06 | ||
| 9 | Mike Bailey defeated Jonathan Gresham | Best of the Best 14 final match | 16:58 | ||
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- ^ Aaron Williams eliminated Caleb Konley at 7:05. Tommy End eliminated Williams at 8:05.
- ^ Trevor Lee eliminated Tracy Williams at 6:05. Jonathan Gresham eliminated Lee at 7:08.
- ^ Joe Gacy eliminated Joey Janela at 5:54. CJP eliminated Gacy at 8:08
- ^ Andrew Everett eliminated Buxx Belmar at 9:00. Mike Bailey defeated Everett at 9:06.
Best of the Best 15
| Best of the Best 15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 9, 2016 | ||
| City | Voorhees, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Flyer's Skate Zone | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
| |||
The 15th Best of the Best took place on April 9, 2016, at the Flyer's Skate Zone in
Voorhees, New Jersey.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rickey Shane Page defeated Ethan Page and Ryan Galeone (with Veda Scott) | Best of the Best 15 quarterfinal Best of the Best 11 quarterfinal 3-Way match | 6:01 |
| 2 | Jonathan Gresham defeated Joey Janela and Lio Rush | Best of the Best 15 quarterfinal 3-Way match | 0:55 |
| 3 | Shane Strickland defeated Anthony Henry and Curt Robinson | Three Way Elimination match | 11:54 |
| 4 | David Starr defeated Dave Crist and Dezmond Xavier | Best of the Best 15 quarterfinal 3-May match | 7:22 |
| 5 | Brittany Blake defeated Aaron Williams, Chip Day, Ethan Case, Jason Cade, and Tony Nese | Six Way Scramble match | 12:38 |
| 6 | Jonathan Gresham defeated Rickey Shane Page | Best of the Best 15 semifinal match | 8:49 |
| 7 | David Starr defeated Shane Strickland | Best of the Best 15 semifinal match | 9:54 |
| 8 | The Amazing Gulaks ( Drew Gulak and Rory Gulak) defeated Conor Claxton and Devon Moore | Tag team match | 12:00 |
| 9 | Tim Donst defeated Danny Havoc | No Disqualification match | 8:23 |
| 10 | Jonathan Gresham defeated David Starr | Best of the Best 15 final match | 26:53 |
Best of the Best 16
| Best of the Best 16 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 1, 2017 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | Wyndham Orlando Resort | ||
| Attendance | 400 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
| |||
The 16th Best of the Best took place on April 1, 2017, in
Orlando,
Florida
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [13] [14] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Strickland defeated Joey Janela, Lio Rush, and Dezmond Xavier | Best of the Best 16 quarterfinal 4-Way match | 7:14 | ||
| 2 | A. R. Fox defeated David Starr, Ricochet, and Jason Cade (with Veda Scott) | Best of the Best 16 quarterfinal 4-Way match | 7:16 | ||
| 3 | Michael Elgin defeated Anthony Henry (with Amber Young), Scorpio Sky, and Zachary Wentz | Best of the Best 16 quarterfinal 4-Way match | 9:00 | ||
| 4 | Dave Crist (with JT Davidson) defeated Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, and Rey Fenix | Best of the Best 16 quarterfinal 4-Way match | 6:12 | ||
| 5 | Joe Gacy (c) defeated Brian Cage | Singles match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | 9:30 | ||
| 6 | Rickey Shane Page defeated Ace Austin, Alexander James, Caleb Konley, Ethan Case, Flip Gordon, Mascarita Dorada, and Tony Deppen | Ultimate Opportunity 8-Way match | 9:39 | ||
| 7 | Dave Crist (with JT Davidson) defeated Michael Elgin | Best of the Best 16 semifinal match | 11:05 | ||
| 8 | Shane Strickland defeated A. R. Fox | Best of the Best 16 semifinal match | 10:55 | ||
| 9 | Father Matthew Tremont (with Stockade) defeated Penta el Zero M | Deathmatch with Kevin Sullivan as special guest referee | 13:44 | ||
| 10 | Dave Crist defeated Shane Strickland | Best of the Best 16 final match | 14:53 | ||
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Best of the Best 17
| Best of the Best 17 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 14, 2018 | ||
| City | Voorhees, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | The Coliseum | ||
| Attendance | 400 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
| |||
The 17th Best of the Best took place on April 14, 2018, at The Coliseum in
Voorhees, New Jersey.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Riddle defeated Wheeler Yuta and Curt Stallion | Best of the Best 17 quarterfinal 3-Way match | ||
| 2 | Zachary Wentz defeated Myron Reed and Trey Miguel | Best of the Best 17 quarterfinal 3-Way match | ||
| 3 | David Starr and Tessa Blanchard defeated Peter Avalon | Best of the Best 17 quarterfinal 3-Way match | ||
| 4 | Joe Gacy defeated Brandon Kirk, Joey Janela, and Rich Swann | Best of the Best 17 quarterfinal 4-Way match | ||
| 5 | Zachary Wentz defeated Joe Gacy (with Blackwater) | Best of the Best 17 semifinal match | ||
| 6 | David Starr defeated Tessa Blanchard and Matt Riddle | Best of the Best 17 semifinal 3-Way match | ||
| 7 | The REP (Dave McCall and Nate Carter) (with Maven Bentley) (c) defeated The Storm Of Entrails (Dan O'Hare and SHLAK) | Tag team match for the CZW World Tag Team Championship | ||
| 8 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeated Rickey Shane Page (c) | Singles match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 9 | David Starr defeated Zachary Wentz | Best of the Best 17 final match | ||
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Best of the Best 18
| Best of the Best 18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 13, 2019 | ||
| City | Voorhees, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Colossal Sports Academy | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
| |||
The 18th Best of the Best took place on April 13, 2019, at Colossal Sports Academy in
Voorhees, New Jersey.
[15]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Greene defeated B-Boy, Anthony Gangone, and Mance Warner (c) | Best of the Best 18 quarterfinal 4-Way match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 2 | David Starr defeated Darius Lockhart, Joey Lynch, and Jimmy Rave | Best of the Best 18 quarterfinal 4-Way match | ||
| 3 | John Silver defeated Gary Jay, Kris Statlander (WSU Spirit (c)), and Fred Yehi | Best of the Best 18 quarterfinal 4-Way match | ||
| 4 | Jordan Oliver defeated Matt Travis and Myron Reed and Sammy Guevara | Best of the Best 18 quarterfinal 4-Way match | ||
| 5 | David Starr defeated Anthony Greene (c) | Best of the Best 18 semifinal match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 6 | John Silver defeated Jordan Oliver | Best of the Best 18 semifinal match | ||
| 7 | Leyla Hirsch defeated Shazza McKenzie | Women's Single match | ||
| 8 | Young Dumb N Broke (Charlie Tiger & Ellis Taylor) (w/Griffin McCoy & Valentina Vazquez) defeated IFHY (Johnathan Wolf & Shawn Kemp) | Tag Team match | ||
| 9 | John Silver defeated David Starr (c) | Best of the Best 18 final match for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship | ||
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Best of the Best 19
| Best of the Best 19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Combat Zone Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 20, 2023 | ||
| City | Havre de Grace, Maryland | ||
| Venue | State Theater | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
| |||
The 19th Best of the Best took place on May 20, 2023, at State Theater in
Havre de Grace, Maryland.
[16]
| No. | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Shay Edwards defeated Alex Kane and Eran Ashe | Best of the Best 19 first round 3-Way match |
| 2 | Rich Swann defeated Kidd Bandit and Myles Hawkins | Best of the Best 19 first round 3-Way match |
| 3 | Fred Yehi defeated Isaiah Wolf and Jaden Newman | Best of the Best 19 first round 3-Way match |
| 4 | Griffin McCoy defeated Ken Broadway and Myron Reed | Best of the Best 19 first round 3-Way match |
| 5 | Rich Swann defeated Desean Pratt and O'Shay Edwards | Best of the Best 19 semifinal 3-Way match |
| 6 | Fred Yehi defeated Griffin McCoy | Best of the Best 19 semifinal match |
| 7 | The REP (Dave McCall and Nate Carter) defeated EN Bush and Matt Quay | Tag team match |
| 8 | Team Post Game (Brando Lee, Kris Bishop, Mike Walker, Ruthless Lala and Vinny Talotta) defeated Team Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts, JC Storm, Randy Summers, Richard King and Troy Parker) | Eight-man tag team match |
| 9 | Rich Swann defeated Fred Yehi | Best of the Best 19 final match for the vacant CZW World Heavyweight Championship |
References
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- ^ "CZW Best of the Best III". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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- ^ "CZW Best of the Best V: I Can Feel It in the Air Tonight". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "CZW Best of the Best VI: CZW vs. ROH". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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- ^ "CZW Best of the Best 14". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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