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Promotion | Game Changer Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
Date established | April 14, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Blake Christian | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | June 4, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The GCW World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). It is the promotion's top championship for singles competitors. [1] The current champion is Blake Christian, who is in his first reign with the championship.
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match.
Name | Years |
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JCW Championship | 2000–2004, 2013–2015 |
GCW World Championship | 2015 – present |
There have been a total of 25 reigns shared between 23 different champions and three vacancies. Andrew Anderson was the inaugural champion. Nick Gage has the most reigns at three. Nick Gage's first reign is the longest at 722 days, while AJ Gray's reign is the shortest at less than a day. Gage is the oldest champion when he won it at 42 years old, while Low Ki is the youngest champion at 20 years old.
Blake Christian is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated champion Masha Slamovich and Rina Yamashita at Cage of Survival 2 by cashing in his right to challenge for the title on June 4, 2023 in Atlantic City, NJ.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | ||||||||||
1 | Andrew Anderson | April 14, 2000 | JCW House show | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 8 | Defeated Nick Maddox in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [2] | ||
2 | Low Ki | April 22, 2000 | JCW House show | Elmwood Park, NJ | 1 | 181 | [3] | |||
3 | Reckless Youth | October 20, 2000 | Battle at Becton | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 142 | [4] | |||
— | Vacated | November 3, 2001 | — | — | — | — | Reckless Youth vacated the championship due to inactivity. | |||
4 | Inferno | November 3, 2001 | JCW House show | South River, NJ | 1 | 322 | Inferno was awarded the vacant championship. | [5] | ||
5 | Crowbar | September 21, 2002 | It's the Big One | Elizabeth, NJ | 1 | 28 | [6] | |||
6 | Lance Diamond | October 19, 2002 | JCW House show | Elizabeth, NJ | 1 | 141 | ||||
7 | Don Montoya | March 9, 2003 | Skin to Win | Paramus, NJ | 1 | 112 | This was a No Disqualification match. | [7] | ||
8 | Ace Darling | June 29, 2003 | For Family and Friends | Paramus, NJ | 1 | 147 | [8] | |||
9 | Slyck Wagner Brown | November 23, 2003 | Crazy 8 | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 217 | [9] | |||
10 | Homicide | June 27, 2004 | Jersey J-Cup | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 187 | [10] | |||
— | Deactivated | December 31, 2004 | — | — | — | — | Homicide was no longer listed as the JCW Champion after the company shut down in 2004. | |||
11 | Damien Darling | November 9, 2013 | Playas Club Collide | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 1 | 209 | Defeated Erik Andretti to win the vacant championship. | [11] | ||
12 | Q. T. Marshall | June 6, 2014 | JCW House show | Barnegat Township, NJ | 1 | 168 | [12] | |||
13 | Joey Janela | November 21, 2014 | JCW House show | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 204 | [13] | |||
14 | Tama Tonga | June 13, 2015 | JCW Six Flags event | Jackson, NJ | 1 | 182 | During Tama Tonga's reign, Jersey Championship Wrestling was renamed to Game Changer Wrestling, so their respective championships were also renamed. | [14] | ||
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | December 12, 2015 | — | — | — | — | Tama Tonga vacated the championship due to inactivity. | |||
15 | Kyle the Beast | March 12, 2016 | To Crown A Champion | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 350 | Defeated Joe Gacy, Joey Janela and Pinkie Sanchez in a tournament final four-way match to win the vacant championship. | [15] | ||
16 | Matt Tremont | February 25, 2017 | The New Face of War | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 294 | This was a Last Man Standing match. | [16] | ||
17 | Nick Gage | December 16, 2017 | Ready to Die: The 2nd Anniversary | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 722 | This was a Three Layers of Hell match. | [17] | ||
18 | AJ Gray | December 8, 2019 | Long. Live. GCW. | Nashville, TN | 1 | <1 | [18] | |||
19 | Rickey Shane Page | December 8, 2019 | Long. Live. GCW. | Nashville, TN | 1 | 488 | [18] | |||
20 | Nick Gage | April 9, 2021 | rSpring Break Presented by 44OH! | Ybor City, FL | 2 | 106 | This was a Death match. | [19] | ||
21 | Matt Cardona | July 24, 2021 | Homecoming Night 1 |
Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 42 | This was a
Death match. During his reign, Cardona referred to the title as the "GCW Universal Championship". |
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22 | Jon Moxley | September 4, 2021 | The Art of War Games | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | 399 | [22] | |||
23 | Nick Gage | October 8, 2022 |
Fight Club Night 1 |
Atlantic City, NJ | 3 | 160 | This was a Title vs. Career match. | [23] | ||
24 | Masha Slamovich | March 17, 2023 | Eye for an Eye | New York, NY | 1 | 79 | Slamovich became the first woman to win the championship. | [24] | ||
25 | Blake Christian | June 4, 2023 | Cage of Survival 2 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 345+ | This was a Cage of Survival match also featuring Rina Yamashita. | [25] |
As of May 14, 2024
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Nick Gage | 3 | 988 |
2 | Rickey Shane Page | 1 | 488 |
3 | Jon Moxley | 1 | 399 |
4 | Reckless Youth | 1 | 379 |
5 | Kyle the Beast | 1 | 350 |
6 | Inferno | 1 | 322 |
7 | Blake Christian † | 1 | 345+ |
8 | Matt Tremont | 1 | 294 |
9 | Slyck Wagner Brown | 1 | 217 |
10 | Damien Darling | 1 | 207 |
11 | Joey Janela | 1 | 204 |
12 | Homicide | 1 | 187 |
13 | Tama Tonga | 1 | 182 |
14 | Low Ki | 1 | 181 |
15 | Q. T. Marshall | 1 | 168 |
16 | Ace Darling | 1 | 147 |
17 | Lance Diamond | 1 | 141 |
18 | Don Montoya | 1 | 112 |
19 | Masha Slamovich | 1 | 79 |
20 | Matt Cardona | 1 | 42 |
21 | Crowbar | 1 | 28 |
22 | Andrew Anderson | 1 | 8 |
23 | AJ Gray | 1 | <1 |
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Promotion | Game Changer Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
Date established | April 14, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Blake Christian | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | June 4, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The GCW World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). It is the promotion's top championship for singles competitors. [1] The current champion is Blake Christian, who is in his first reign with the championship.
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match.
Name | Years |
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JCW Championship | 2000–2004, 2013–2015 |
GCW World Championship | 2015 – present |
There have been a total of 25 reigns shared between 23 different champions and three vacancies. Andrew Anderson was the inaugural champion. Nick Gage has the most reigns at three. Nick Gage's first reign is the longest at 722 days, while AJ Gray's reign is the shortest at less than a day. Gage is the oldest champion when he won it at 42 years old, while Low Ki is the youngest champion at 20 years old.
Blake Christian is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated champion Masha Slamovich and Rina Yamashita at Cage of Survival 2 by cashing in his right to challenge for the title on June 4, 2023 in Atlantic City, NJ.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | ||||||||||
1 | Andrew Anderson | April 14, 2000 | JCW House show | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 8 | Defeated Nick Maddox in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [2] | ||
2 | Low Ki | April 22, 2000 | JCW House show | Elmwood Park, NJ | 1 | 181 | [3] | |||
3 | Reckless Youth | October 20, 2000 | Battle at Becton | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 142 | [4] | |||
— | Vacated | November 3, 2001 | — | — | — | — | Reckless Youth vacated the championship due to inactivity. | |||
4 | Inferno | November 3, 2001 | JCW House show | South River, NJ | 1 | 322 | Inferno was awarded the vacant championship. | [5] | ||
5 | Crowbar | September 21, 2002 | It's the Big One | Elizabeth, NJ | 1 | 28 | [6] | |||
6 | Lance Diamond | October 19, 2002 | JCW House show | Elizabeth, NJ | 1 | 141 | ||||
7 | Don Montoya | March 9, 2003 | Skin to Win | Paramus, NJ | 1 | 112 | This was a No Disqualification match. | [7] | ||
8 | Ace Darling | June 29, 2003 | For Family and Friends | Paramus, NJ | 1 | 147 | [8] | |||
9 | Slyck Wagner Brown | November 23, 2003 | Crazy 8 | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 217 | [9] | |||
10 | Homicide | June 27, 2004 | Jersey J-Cup | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 187 | [10] | |||
— | Deactivated | December 31, 2004 | — | — | — | — | Homicide was no longer listed as the JCW Champion after the company shut down in 2004. | |||
11 | Damien Darling | November 9, 2013 | Playas Club Collide | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 1 | 209 | Defeated Erik Andretti to win the vacant championship. | [11] | ||
12 | Q. T. Marshall | June 6, 2014 | JCW House show | Barnegat Township, NJ | 1 | 168 | [12] | |||
13 | Joey Janela | November 21, 2014 | JCW House show | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 204 | [13] | |||
14 | Tama Tonga | June 13, 2015 | JCW Six Flags event | Jackson, NJ | 1 | 182 | During Tama Tonga's reign, Jersey Championship Wrestling was renamed to Game Changer Wrestling, so their respective championships were also renamed. | [14] | ||
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | December 12, 2015 | — | — | — | — | Tama Tonga vacated the championship due to inactivity. | |||
15 | Kyle the Beast | March 12, 2016 | To Crown A Champion | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 350 | Defeated Joe Gacy, Joey Janela and Pinkie Sanchez in a tournament final four-way match to win the vacant championship. | [15] | ||
16 | Matt Tremont | February 25, 2017 | The New Face of War | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 294 | This was a Last Man Standing match. | [16] | ||
17 | Nick Gage | December 16, 2017 | Ready to Die: The 2nd Anniversary | Howell Township, NJ | 1 | 722 | This was a Three Layers of Hell match. | [17] | ||
18 | AJ Gray | December 8, 2019 | Long. Live. GCW. | Nashville, TN | 1 | <1 | [18] | |||
19 | Rickey Shane Page | December 8, 2019 | Long. Live. GCW. | Nashville, TN | 1 | 488 | [18] | |||
20 | Nick Gage | April 9, 2021 | rSpring Break Presented by 44OH! | Ybor City, FL | 2 | 106 | This was a Death match. | [19] | ||
21 | Matt Cardona | July 24, 2021 | Homecoming Night 1 |
Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 42 | This was a
Death match. During his reign, Cardona referred to the title as the "GCW Universal Championship". |
[20] [21] | ||
22 | Jon Moxley | September 4, 2021 | The Art of War Games | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | 399 | [22] | |||
23 | Nick Gage | October 8, 2022 |
Fight Club Night 1 |
Atlantic City, NJ | 3 | 160 | This was a Title vs. Career match. | [23] | ||
24 | Masha Slamovich | March 17, 2023 | Eye for an Eye | New York, NY | 1 | 79 | Slamovich became the first woman to win the championship. | [24] | ||
25 | Blake Christian | June 4, 2023 | Cage of Survival 2 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 345+ | This was a Cage of Survival match also featuring Rina Yamashita. | [25] |
As of May 14, 2024
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Nick Gage | 3 | 988 |
2 | Rickey Shane Page | 1 | 488 |
3 | Jon Moxley | 1 | 399 |
4 | Reckless Youth | 1 | 379 |
5 | Kyle the Beast | 1 | 350 |
6 | Inferno | 1 | 322 |
7 | Blake Christian † | 1 | 345+ |
8 | Matt Tremont | 1 | 294 |
9 | Slyck Wagner Brown | 1 | 217 |
10 | Damien Darling | 1 | 207 |
11 | Joey Janela | 1 | 204 |
12 | Homicide | 1 | 187 |
13 | Tama Tonga | 1 | 182 |
14 | Low Ki | 1 | 181 |
15 | Q. T. Marshall | 1 | 168 |
16 | Ace Darling | 1 | 147 |
17 | Lance Diamond | 1 | 141 |
18 | Don Montoya | 1 | 112 |
19 | Masha Slamovich | 1 | 79 |
20 | Matt Cardona | 1 | 42 |
21 | Crowbar | 1 | 28 |
22 | Andrew Anderson | 1 | 8 |
23 | AJ Gray | 1 | <1 |