The Tournament of Death is an annual professional wrestling tournament organised by Combat Zone Wrestling

Combat Zone Wrestling

Combat Zone Wrestling is a independent wrestling promotion. In 1999, John Zandig and four of his students, Ric Blade, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain began to run backyard wrestling shows in New Jersey and Delaware, showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as "ultraviolence"...

 since 2002, during which a number of wrestlers compete in various deathmatches in (for the most part) a single-elimination tournament which is similar to World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...

's King of the Ring

King of the Ring

King of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. The tournament was held annually from 1985 to 2002, with the exception of 1990 and 1992, and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event....

 tournament. These tournaments include the typical weapons used in hardcore wrestling

Hardcore wrestling

Hardcore 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...

 such as barbed wire

Barbed wire

Barbed wire, also known as barb wire , is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand. It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property...

, nails, thumbtack

Thumbtack

A drawing pin , thumbtack , or push pin is a short nail or pin with a circular, sometimes domed, head, used to fasten items such as documents to a wall or board for display. Various designs and names are used. They are inserted and removed by hand, hence the terms "thumbtack" and "push pin"...

s, fire

Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....

, and light tube

Light tube

Light tubes or light pipes are used for transporting or distributing natural or artificial light. In their application to daylighting, they are also often called sun pipes, sun scopes, solar light pipes, sky lights or daylight pipes.Generally speaking, a light pipe or light tube may refer to:* a...

s, and are known for their large amount of blood loss.

Notable entrants in the Tournament of Death have included Necro Butcher

Necro Butcher

Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...

, Ian Rotten

Ian Rotten

John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...

, Corporal Robinson, Nick Mondo

Nick Mondo

Matthew "Matt" Burns better known by his ring name "Sick" Nick Mondo is a retired American professional wrestler. Burns is best known for his appearances with Combat Zone Wrestling...

, Ruckus

Claude Marrow

Claude Marrow is an American independent professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ruckus. Marrow current performs in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...

, Eddie Kingston

Eddie Kingston

Edward "Eddie" Moore is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston. He is best known for competing in Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South and Ring of Honor...

 and Mickie Knuckles

Mickie Knuckles

Mickie Lee Knuckles is an American professional wrestler who has worked for a number of major independent promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling. She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Moose...

 (the only female entrant to date) and Japanese deathmatch legend Abdullah Kobayashi

Abdullah Kobayashi

, is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his stage name Abdullah Kobayashi after Abdullah the Butcher, who was his trainer. He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling and has wrestled for Big Japan Pro Wrestling throughout most of his career....

. Many of the cards have also included non-tournament matches featuring top independent wrestlers such as Sonjay Dutt

Sonjay Dutt

Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian Punjabi descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent...

, Nick Berk

Nick Berk

Nicholas K. "Nick" Berk , also known by his ring name Nicky Benz, is an American independent professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight and Iron Man Champion....

, Trent Acid

Trent Acid

Michael Verdi was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Trent Acid. Verdi had worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several independent promotions in America, including Combat Zone Wrestling,...

, The Blackout and B-Boy.

List of winners

• ToD I (2002) Wifebeater
  Matt Prince
  Matt Prince, better known as ring name Wifebeater, is a former Marine and a semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling from 1999 to 2004...
  
  
• ToD II (2003) Nick Mondo
  Nick Mondo
  Matthew "Matt" Burns better known by his ring name "Sick" Nick Mondo is a retired American professional wrestler. Burns is best known for his appearances with Combat Zone Wrestling...
  
  
• ToD III (2004) Wifebeater
  Matt Prince
  Matt Prince, better known as ring name Wifebeater, is a former Marine and a semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling from 1999 to 2004...
  
  
• ToD IV (2005) Necro Butcher
  Necro Butcher
  Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...
  
  
• ToD V (2006) Nick F'n Gage
  Nick Gage
  Nicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone...
  
  
• ToD VI (2007) Drake Younger
  Drake Younger
  Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara...
  
  
• ToD:FF (2007) Brain Damage
• ToD VII (2008) Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:...
  
  
• ToD VIII (2009) DJ Hyde
• ToD:REWIND (2009) Thumbtack Jack
  Thumbtack Jack
  Alexander Bedranowsky , better known by his ring name Thumbtack Jack and its abbreviation TJ, is a retired German professional wrestler, best known for his work in westside Xtreme wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and IWA East Coast. He is well known for his hardcore style of wrestling.He held the...
  
  
• ToD IX (2010) Scotty Vortekz
• ToD vs Gorefest (2010) Nick F'n Gage
  Nick Gage
  Nicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone...
  
  
• ToD X (2011) Masada
  Masada (wrestler)
  Not to be confused with Kazuhiko Masada, who also wrestles under the ring name MASADA.Brigham Paul Doane , better known by his ring name MASADA, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, NWA Wildside, and his...
  
  

Tournament of Death I

August 31, 2002 saw the first annual CZW Tournament of Death Tournament, held in Dover, Delaware

Dover, Delaware

The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...

. Non-tournament matches included a tag scramble match which saw The Backseat Boyz defeat Derek Frasier & Sonjay Dutt

Sonjay Dutt

Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian Punjabi descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent...

, Jon Dahmer & Towel Boy and The New School, as well as a Three Way Dance in which Ruckus

Claude Marrow

Claude Marrow is an American independent professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ruckus. Marrow current performs in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...

 defeated Justice Pain and Nick Berk

Nick Berk

Nicholas K. "Nick" Berk , also known by his ring name Nicky Benz, is an American independent professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight and Iron Man Champion....

.
On winning the tournament, Wifebeater became the CZW Death Match Champion

CZW Death Match Championship

The CZW Death Match Championship was a title contested for in the North American independent professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling . The title belt was known as the Big Japan Pro Wrestling Death Match Championship until John Zandig defeated Mitsuhiro Matsunaga on December 2, 2001...

, however, the title was vacated on November 9, 2002 upon his retirement.

Competitors

John Zandig John Zandig John Corson was an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name, John Zandig. He is the founder and former owner of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling .-Biography:... Nate Hatred Nate Hatred Nate Hatred is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his current tenure in the Philadelphia-based hardcore wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling where he is a member of the H8 Club... Wifebeater Matt Prince Matt Prince, better known as ring name Wifebeater, is a former Marine and a semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling from 1999 to 2004... Necro Butcher Necro Butcher Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,... The Messiah William Welch William C. Welch is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah.-Professional wrestling career:...

"Sick" Nick Mondo Nick Mondo Matthew "Matt" Burns better known by his ring name "Sick" Nick Mondo is a retired American professional wrestler. Burns is best known for his appearances with Combat Zone Wrestling... Homeless Jimmy Nick Gage Nick Gage Nicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone... "Mr. Insanity" Toby Klein Toby Klein Toby Klein is a professional wrestler well known for deathmatches in Combat Zone Wrestling and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. He is a member of the Tough Crazy Bastards with Necro Butcher, due to their very similar styles in that their characters are both wild brawlers.-Career:Toby...

Round One

1. Zandig vs. Nate Hatred - Barbed Wire Boards^†
2. Wifebeater def. Necro Butcher - Staple Gun & Mousetraps & Falls Count Anywhere
3. Nick Gage def. Toby Klein - Barbed Wire Boards & Wooden Strips with Nails
4. Nick Mondo def. Homeless Jimmy - Weapons

Semi Finals

1. Wifebeater def. Nick Gage - Panes of Glass, Lightube And Ultraviolent Barbed Wire Match
2. Nick Mondo def. The Messiah
   William Welch
   William C. Welch is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah.-Professional wrestling career:...
   
    - Fans Bring The Weapons

Final

1. Wifebeater def. Nick Mondo - Barbed Wire Ropes, 200 Light Tubes, Weedwacker And Panes Of Glass Match

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

Danny Rose (wrestler)

"Doomsday" Danny Rose is an American professional wrestler and trainer. A mainstay on the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic region since the mid-1990s, he has worked for a number of independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, the Future Wrestling Alliance, Bad Crew's Hardway Wrestling,...

. Lobo then entered Flash into the tournament and challenged anyone in the locker room. The Messiah returned and defeated Flash with Carlito's Way

Tournament of Death II

July 26, 2003 saw the second CZW Tournament of Death, again held in Dover, Delaware

Dover, Delaware

The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...

. Non-tournament matches included Trent Acid

Trent Acid

Michael Verdi was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Trent Acid. Verdi had worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several independent promotions in America, including Combat Zone Wrestling,...

 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

CZW Iron Man Championship

The CZW Iron Man Championship was a professional wrestling title in the Philadelphia-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling . It was established in 1999 at CZW's first show, Opening Night with Derek Domino as the first champion. Despite the name, the Iron Man title is not exclusively defended in...

 afterwards.

Competitors

Zandig "Spyder" Nate Webb Nate Webb Nathan "Nate" Webb is an American professional wrestler and semi-pro football player, best known for his appearances in Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Ring of Honor and MTV's Wrestling Society X. On April 22, 2008, Webb was notified that he had made the roster... "Sick" Nick Mondo JC Bailey

Necro Butcher Corporal Robinson Steve Robinson (wrestler) Steve Robinson, known by the ring name Corporal Robinson, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style. Robinson has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling, and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South... Ian Rotten Ian Rotten John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"... Nick Gage

Round One

1. Zandig def. Nate Webb - Panes of Glass Match
2. Nick Mondo def. JC Bailey - Light Tubes & Ladders Match
3. Necro Butcher def. Corporal Robinson - 4 Corners of Pain Match
4. Ian Rotten def. Nick Gage - Barbed Wire Boards & Light Tube Table Match

Semi Finals

1. Ian Rotten def. Necro Butcher - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
2. Nick Mondo def. Zandig - 2/3 Light Tube Log Cabins Match

Tournament of Death III

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

Smyrna, Delaware

Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. 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

International Wrestling Syndicate

International Wrestling Syndicate was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It was formerly known as the Internet Wrestling Syndicate and before that as World Wrestling Syndicate. It was also home base to many independent wrestlers, such as Kevin Steen, El...

).

Competitors

Arsenal Evil Ninja #2 Nick Gage Ruckus Claude Marrow Claude Marrow is an American independent professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ruckus. Marrow current performs in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling... ↑

Wifebeater Mad Man Pondo Kevin Canady Kevin Canady , better known by his ring name Mad Man Pondo, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style. Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,... Sexxxy Eddy Eddy Dorozowsky Eddy Dorozowsky is a Canadian professional wrestler and former promoter, best known by his ring name SeXXXy Eddy. He has competed several in North American independent promotions including Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Northern Championship Wrestling, Pro... Ian Knoxx

Necro Butcher The Green Phantom JC Bailey Chri$ Ca$h Christopher Bauman Christopher J. Bauman, Jr. was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chri$ Ca$h. Bauman wrestled in many independent promotions, but is known for his time in Combat Zone Wrestling, where he was a former CZW World Tag Team Champion...

^↑ Ruckus entered as a substitute for John Zandig

Round One

1. Arsenal def. Evil Ninja #2 - 2/3 Light Tube Log Cabins Match
2. Nick Gage def. Ruckus - Barbed Wire Boards Match
3. Wifebeater def. Mad Man Pondo - Fans Bring the Weapons Match
4. Sexxxy Eddy def. Ian Knoxx - Thumbtacks, Carpet Strips & Board Match
5. Necro Butcher def. The Green Phantom - Fans Bring the Weapons Match
6. JC Bailey def. Chri$ Ca$h - Light Tubes & Ladders Match

Semi Finals

1. Sexxxy Eddy def. Arsenal - Light Tube Ropes & Light Tube Corners Match^‡
2. Wifebeater def. JC Bailey - Fans Bring the Weapons Match
3. Necro Butcher def. Nick Gage - Panes of Glass Match

Final

1. Wifebeater def. Necro Butcher - Barbed Wire Ropes, Fans Bring The Weapons, Light Tube Cage Part, Barbed Wire Cage Part & Falls Count Anywhere Match

^‡ Sexxxy Eddy was taken to hospital following the match after suffering a wound to the arm, and so could not compete in the final

Tournament of Death IV

On July 30, 2005, the fourth CZW Tournament of Death took place in New Castle, Delaware

New Castle, Delaware

New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...

. This year's show included a non-tournament Ultraviolent Student Battle Royal, won by WHACKS, as well as featuring Gypsy Joe

Gilberto Melendez

Gilberto Melendez is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler better known under the ring name Gypsy Joe. Currently he wrestles for the Southern Wrestling Federation in Tullahoma, Tennessee.-Professional wrestling career:...

 as special guest referee for the tournament final. After the final, as Necro Butcher had eliminated the then CZW Ultraviolent Underground Champion

CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship

The CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship is a professional wrestling hardcore wrestling championship owned by the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on February 5, 2005 at CZW's Only the Strong event....

 Zandig, he was awarded the title.

Competitors

JC Bailey Sexxxy Eddy Toby Klein Mad Man Pondo

Nick Gage Nate Webb Zandig Robbie Mireno & Eddie Kingston Eddie Kingston Edward "Eddie" Moore is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston. He is best known for competing in Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South and Ring of Honor... ↑

Beef Wellington Brain Damage Necro Butcher Ian Rotten

^↑ Robbie Mireno and Eddie Kingston entered as one, losing to Zandig in a first round handicap match

Round One

1. JC Bailey def. Sexxxy Eddy - Barbed Wire Madness Match
2. Toby Klein def. Mad Man Pondo - Light Tube Ropes & Light Tube Corners Match
3. Brain Damage def. Beef Wellighton - 2/3 Ultraviolent Tables Match
4. Necro Butcher def. Ian Rotten - Home Run Derby Deathmatch
5. Nick Gage def. Nate Webb - Ladders And Lighttubes Match
6. Zandig def. Robbie Mireno and Eddie Kingston - Fans Bring The Weapons Match

Semi Finals

1. Necro Butcher def. Brain Damage - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
2. Zandig def. Toby Klein - 2/3 Light Tube Log Cabins Match
3. Nick Gage def. JC Bailey - Panes Of Glass Match

Final

1. Necro Butcher def. Zandig and Nick Gage - Ultraviolent Boxes, Squared Circle Of Fear & Whatever The F@#k Is Left Match

Tournament of Death V

The fifth CZW Tournament of Death was held in Smyrna, Delaware on July 29, 2006. The format changed slightly for this show, with the first round matches being three-way elimination matches, the second round matches being 4-way double elimination matches, and the final being a single elimination 4 way match. Non-tournament matches included The Blackout (Ruckus & Robbie Mireno) defeating Drew Gulak & Jimmy Dream, and Kylie defeating former ECW

Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...

 star Chad Austin.

Competitors

Brandon Prophet Nick Gage Andy Sumner JC Bailey

Drake Younger Drake Younger Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara... Lobo Lobo (wrestler) Joe Eubanks is an American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Lobo. He wrestled primarily in Combat Zone Wrestling , where he won every major championship and was the first inductee into the CZW Hall of Fame in 2004... Brain Damage Necro Butcher

Toby Klein Danny Havoc Danny Havoc Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:... DJ Hyde Zandig

Round One

1. Brandon Prophet and Nick Gage elim. Andy Sumner - Barbed Wire Ropes & Light Tubes Match
2. JC Bailey and Drake Younger elim. Lobo - Light Tubes & Barbed Wire Spider Webs Match
3. Brain Damage and Necro Butcher elim. Toby Klein - Barbed Wire Ropes, Fans Bring The Weapons Match
4. Danny Havoc and DJ Hyde elim. John Zandig - Barbed Wire Ropes, Barbed Wire Boards & Panes Of Glass Match

Semi Finals

1. Nick Gage and Brain Damage elim. Brandon Prophet and Necro Butcher - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
2. Drake Younger and JC Bailey elim. DJ Hyde and Danny Havoc - Light Tubes, Ladders & Lemons Match

Final

1. Nick Gage def. Brain Damage, Drake Younger and JC Bailey - Light Tubes, Panes of Glass & Fans Bring The Weapons Match

Tournament of Death VI

Tournament of Death VI returned to Smyrna, Delaware on June 9, 2007. This was a 12 man tournament, with non-tournament matches including Team AnDrew (Andy Sumner & Drew Gulak) defeating the then CZW Tag Team Champions

CZW World Tag Team Championship

The CZW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and copyrighted by the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. It was created and debuted on February 13, 1999 at CZW's Opening Night event, where Jon Dahmer...

 The Blackout (Ruckus & Sabian) in a non-title match.

Competitors

Danny Havoc Scotty Vortekz Insane Lane Freakshow

DJ Hyde Mad Man Pondo Brain Damage Toby Klein

Drake Younger Dustin Lee Necro Butcher Zandig

Round One

1. Danny Havoc def. Scotty Vortekz - Light Tubes, Ladders, & Light Tube Log Cabin Match
2. Insane Lane def. Freakshow - Home Run Derby Match
3. DJ Hyde (with Maven Bentley) def. Mad Man Pondo - Shattered Dreams Match
4. Brain Damage (with Maven Bentley) def. Toby Klein (with Billy Graham) - Barbed Wire Boards, Fans Bring the Weapons Match
5. Drake Younger def. Dustin Lee - Light Tubes & Light Tube Table Match
6. Necro Butcher def. John Zandig† - No Rope Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Boards, Panes of Glass & Barbed Wire Spider Web Match

†Necrobutcher was originally scheduled to face Mitch Ryder but he could not make it due to travel issues

Semi Finals

1. Drake Younger def. Danny Havoc and DJ Hyde - 3-Way Weedwhackers Elimination Match
2. Brain Damage def. Insane Lane and Necro Butcher - 3-Way Fans Bring the Weapons Elimination Match

Final

1. Drake Younger def. Brain Damage - Ultraviolent Divide & Conquer, 200 Light Tubes & Lumberjack Match

Tournament of Death: Fast Forward

Tournament of Death: Fast Forward took place September 15, 2007. It was a mini-TOD for the vacant Ultraviolent Underground title.

Competitors

Brain Damage Hellaware Assassin Scotty Vortekz Danny Demento

Danny Havoc Danny Havoc Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:... Drake Younger Drake Younger Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara... Diehard Dustin Lee JC Bailey

First Round

1. Brain Damage def. Hellaware Assassin in a Weapons Match
2. Scotty Vortekz def. Danny Demento in a 4 Corners of Pain Match
3. Danny Havoc def. Diehard Dustin Lee in a Barbed Wire Tables, Lightubes, and Staple Gun Match
4. JC Bailey def. Drake Younger in a Pane of Glass and Lightubes Match

Final Round

1. 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 Match

Tournament of Death VII

Tournament of Death VII took place for the third year in a row in Smyrna, Delaware, on May 17, 2008 and marked the first time a female competitor had entered the tournament. It included a non-tournament match between The Blackout (Ruckus & Sabian) and Joe Gacy & Alex Colon. Attendance was reported as 527.

Competitors

Pinkie Sanchez Danny Demanto Scotty Vortekz Mickie Knuckles Mickie Knuckles Mickie Lee Knuckles is an American professional wrestler who has worked for a number of major independent promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling. She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Moose...

WHACKS Dustin Lee DJ Hyde Andy Sumner

Nick Gage Drake Younger Drew Blood Devon Moore

Greg Excellent Ryan McBride Danny Havoc Necro Butcher Necro Butcher Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...

Round One

1. Pinkie Sanchez def. Danny Demanto - Ladder & Light Tubes Match
2. Scotty Vortekz def. Mickie Knuckles - Light Tubes Match
3. WHACKS def. Dustin Lee - Barbed Wire Boards & Light Tubes Match
4. DJ Hyde def. Andy Sumner - Falls Count Anywhere Match
5. Nick Gage vs. Drake Younger led to a no-contest after interference from Drew Blood and Devon Moore, leading to A VERY Bloody Match
6. Nick Gage & Drake Younger def. Drew Blood & Devon Moore - Panes of Glass Match
7. Greg Excellent def. Ryan McBride - Barbed Wire Madness Match
8. Danny Havoc def. Ram - Light Tube Bundles Match^↑

^↑Ram was Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films....

's stunt double

Stunt double

A stunt double is a type of body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in movies and television , and for other sophisticated stunts...

 during the taping of "The Wrestler" movie and served as Dylan Summer's stunt double in this match

Semi Finals

1. Scotty Vortekz and Drake Younger def. DJ Hyde and WHACKS - Fish Hook Death Match
2. Nick Gage and Danny Havoc def. Greg Excellent and Pinkie Sanchez - Fans Bring The Weapons and Panes Of Glass Match

Final

1. 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

Tournament of Death VIII took place on June 6, 2009 at the Ultraviolent Underground in Townsend, Delaware. Attendance was around 800.

Competitors

Nick Gage Nick Gage Nicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone... Deranged Deranged Deranged is a Canadian/American horror film made in 1974 and directed by Alan Ormsby and Jeff Gillen. It is also known by the title Deranged: The Confessions of a Necrophile in the USA... Brain Damage Jon Moxley Jon Moxley Jonathan Good is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Jon Moxley. He is signed to WWE, wrestling in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Dean Ambrose...

DJ Hyde Toby Klein Toby Klein Toby Klein is a professional wrestler well known for deathmatches in Combat Zone Wrestling and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. He is a member of the Tough Crazy Bastards with Necro Butcher, due to their very similar styles in that their characters are both wild brawlers.-Career:Toby... Dysfunction WHACKS

Danny Havoc Danny Havoc Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:... Thumbtack Jack xOMGx Scotty Vortekz Drake Younger

First Round

1. Nick Gage def. Deranged - Fire Death Match (No Rope Flaming Barbed Wire)
2. Jon Moxley def. Brain Damage - Dining Death Match
3. Whacks def. Toby Klein - Barbed Wire Boards & Light Tube Bundles Match
4. Danny Havoc def. Dysfunction - Pane in the Glass Death Match (Barbed Wire Glass, Light Tube Glass & Panes of Glass)
5. Scotty Vortekz def. xOMGx and Drake Younger - Thumbtack Kickpads Match
6. Thumbtack Jack def. DJ Hyde - Jack In The Box Death Match (Pane of Glass, Cinder Blocks, Light Tubes & Syringes)

Semi-Final Round

1. Nick Gage def. John Moxley and Scotty Vortekz - Fans Bring The Weapons Match
2. Thumbtack Jack def. Whacks and Danny Havoc - Fans Bring The Weapons Match

Final Round

1. 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" match
2. 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

1. DJ Hyde def. Thumbtack Jack, John Moxley, and Danny Havoc

Tournament of Death: Rewind

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. The Ultraviolent Underground title was on the line throughout the tournament. Attendance was about 150.

Competitors

• Nick Gage
  Nick Gage
  Nicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone...
  
  
• Thumbtack Jack
  Thumbtack Jack
  Alexander Bedranowsky , better known by his ring name Thumbtack Jack and its abbreviation TJ, is a retired German professional wrestler, best known for his work in westside Xtreme wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and IWA East Coast. He is well known for his hardcore style of wrestling.He held the...
  
  
• John Zandig
  John Zandig
  John Corson was an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name, John Zandig. He is the founder and former owner of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling .-Biography:...
  
  
• Masada (wrestler)
  Masada (wrestler)
  Not to be confused with Kazuhiko Masada, who also wrestles under the ring name MASADA.Brigham Paul Doane , better known by his ring name MASADA, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, NWA Wildside, and his...
  
  
• Brain Damage
  Brain Damage (wrestler)
  Marvin Lambert is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Brain Damage.Brain Damage has competed for a number of different promotions throughout his career, but is best known for his work in Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South and Combat Zone Wrestling...
  
  
• Jon Moxley
  Jon Moxley
  Jonathan Good is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Jon Moxley. He is signed to WWE, wrestling in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Dean Ambrose...
  
  
• Sami Callihan
  Sami Callihan
  Sam Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "The New Horror" Sami Callihan. He competes for promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, NWA Force One Pro Wrestling, EVOLVE Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Absolute Intense Wrestling, and Insanity Pro...
  
  
• Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:...
  
  

First Round

1. Sami Callihan def. Danny Havoc in a Caribbean Pits of Death Match (Caribbean Spider Web Style: Carpet Strips/Broken Glass, Barbed Wire/Broken Glass & Barbed Wire Light Tube Platform) to become the new Ultraviolent Underground champion
2. Thumbtack Jack def. "Streetdog" Jon Moxley in a Four Corners of Fun Dog Collar Match (Lego Bricks, Staple Gun, Mouse Trap Board & Cinder Blocks)
3. Masada def. Brain Damage in a New Age Texas Death Match
4. Nick Gage def. Zandig in a Pane in the Glass Match

Second Round

1. Thumbtack Jack def. Sami Callihan in a Transylvania Death Match (Light Tube Casket) to become the new Ultraviolent Underground champion
2. Masada def. Nick Gage in a Home Run Derby Death Match

Finals

1. Thumbtack Jack def. Masada In A House Of Pain Deathmatch (Barbed Wire Ropes, Light Tube Ropes, Cinder Blocks, Barbed Wire Platform & Home Run Derby Weapons)

Tournament of Death IX

Tournament of Death 9 was held on June 26, 2010, at the Ultraviolent Underground in Townsend, Delaware.Non Tournamentmatches were Brain Damage defeated Drake Younger in a "sit and hit" deathmatch and Sami Callihan and Joe Gacy defeated Greg Excellent and DJ Hyde. Attendance was around 1,000.

Competitors

• Masada (wrestler)
  Masada (wrestler)
  Not to be confused with Kazuhiko Masada, who also wrestles under the ring name MASADA.Brigham Paul Doane , better known by his ring name MASADA, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, NWA Wildside, and his...
  
  
• Devon Moore
• Abdullah Kobayashi
  Abdullah Kobayashi
  , is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his stage name Abdullah Kobayashi after Abdullah the Butcher, who was his trainer. He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling and has wrestled for Big Japan Pro Wrestling throughout most of his career....
  
  
• JC Bailey
• Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:...
  
  
• Dysfunction
• Nick Gage
  Nick Gage
  Nicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone...
  
  
• Scotty Vortekz

Round One

1. JC Bailey def. Danny Havoc in a Havoc's Happyland Death Match†
2. Abdullah Kobayashi def. Nick Gage in a Weapons of Mass Destruction Death Match ‡
3. Scotty Vortekz def. Dysfunction in a Thumbtack Kickpads and Panes of Glass Death Match
4. Masada def. Devon Moore in a Fans Bring the Weapons Death Match

Round Two

1. JC Bailey def. Abdullah Kobayashi in a 3 out of 5 Light Tube Log Cabin Death Match
2. Scotty Vortekz def. Masada in a Boards of Death Match

Finals

1. Scotty Vortekz def. JC Bailey in a Tables, Ladders, Light Tubes, and anything else they can find Death Match

†Havoc's Happyland involves Light tube bundles and structures.

‡Weapons of Mass Destruction involves Japanese kenzan and much more!

Tournament of Death vs. Gorefest

Tournament of Death vs. Gorefest was held on November 11, 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 (wrestler)
  Masada (wrestler)
  Not to be confused with Kazuhiko Masada, who also wrestles under the ring name MASADA.Brigham Paul Doane , better known by his ring name MASADA, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, NWA Wildside, and his...
  
  
• Adam Polak
• Drake Younger
  Drake Younger
  Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara...
  
  
• DJ Hyde
• Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:...
  
  
• Jon Ryan
• Nick Gage
  Nick Gage
  Nicholas W. "Nick" Wilson is a hardcore professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling. Along with being the first-ever CZW World Heavyweight Champion, he has wrestled at nearly every CZW show and has competed in more CZW matches than anyone...
  
  
• Jimmy Havoc

Round One

1. Jon Ryan defeats Danny Havoc in a Thumbtack Stuff Death match
2. Drake Younger defeats DJ Hyde in a Cinderblocks & Barbed Wire board Death match
3. Masada defeats Jimmy Havoc in a Ultraviolent Tables Death match
4. Nick Gage† defeats Adam Polak in a Polish Punishment Death Match

Round Two

1. Masada defeated Drake Younger in a 2/3 log Cabins Death match
2. Nick Gage‡ defeated Jon Ryan in an Unlucky 13 Death match

Round Three

1. Nick Gage± defeated Masada in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Death match

†Nick Gage received the Ultraviolent Underground Title after defeating Adam Polak

‡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
  Jaki Numazawa
  , is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his stage name "Kokutenshi" Jaki Numazawa (born June 7, 1977), is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his stage name "Kokutenshi" Jaki Numazawa (born June 7, 1977), is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his stage name...
  
  
• Masada
  Masada (wrestler)
  Not to be confused with Kazuhiko Masada, who also wrestles under the ring name MASADA.Brigham Paul Doane , better known by his ring name MASADA, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, NWA Wildside, and his...
  
  
• Dysfunction
• Necro Butcher
  Necro Butcher
  Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...
  
  
• "Bulldozer" Matt Tremont
• Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc
  Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:...
  
  
• Scotty Vortekz

Round 1

1. Fans Bring the Weapons: Masada def. Dysfunction (10:10)
2. Get Hit Match (Water Jug Bats & Anything You Can Swing at Your Opponent): “Bulldozer” Matt Tremont def. Necro Butcher (15:33)
3. Light Tube Celebration (Light Tube Bundles & Pits of Christmas Bulbs): Jaki Numazawa def. Danny Havoc (09:30)
4. Thumbtack Kickpads and Taipei Glass Match: Masashi Takeda def. Scotty Vortekz (09:20)

Round 2

1. Kenzans, Whips and Whatever the Fuck We Can Find in the Back Match: Masada def. "Bulldozer" Matt Tremont (14:49)
2. Barbed Wire Boards, Light Tubes, and Thumbtacks Match: Masashi Takeda def. Jaki Numazawa (07:58)

Non-Tournament Matches

1. Sami Callihan def. Greg Excellent (04:23)
2. Philly's Most Wanted (Joker & BLK Jeez) def. Devon Moore & Rory Mondo (13:40)

Final Round

1. Barbed Wire, Light Tubes and Panes of Glass Match: Masada def. Masashi Takeda (14:00)

External links

• CZW Official Website
• CZW Results