The Cage of Death is
Combat Zone Wrestling's biggest show since 1999. It always features the Cage of Death match, a
steel cage with various weapons littered in the cage.
Electrified cage walls,
cacti
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,
table
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* Table (landform), a flat area of land
* Table (information), a data arrangement with rows and columns
* Table (database), how the table data ...
s,
light tubes, glass,
thumbtacks
A drawing pin (in British English) or thumb tack (in North American English) is a short nail or pin used to fasten items to a wall or board for display and intended to be inserted by hand, usually using the thumb. A variety of names is used t ...
,
baseball bats
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,
barbed wire
A close-up view of a barbed wire
Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire
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, fire and numerous other weapons and objects have been used in it. The first two were simple either pin and/or submit to win cage matches with weapons littered in and around the cage. The Cage of Death also has different formats and stipulations: singles, tag team, or gauntlet. Each Cage of Death features two or more wrestlers in the cage. For Cage of Death 5, 6, and 7,
WarGames stipulations were used.
Events
History
Cage of Death I
The first Cage Of Death was held on October 16, 1999, in
Mantua Township, New Jersey, where Lobo defeated Justice Pain in the first Cage of Death match for the Iron Man title.
The first Cage of Death that could be a separate built unit or put on a ring with the ropes taken down. Two parallel sides of the cage are made of steel chain link fencing and the two others are made of steel bars. Inside the cage, littered in a ring, and attached to cage walls are full of different weapons (barbed wire, glass panes, cacti, tables, ladders, light tubes, trash cans, etc.) There is a scaffold across the top of the cage and elevated barbed wire boards on the outside of the ring.
Cage of Death II
Cage of Death II took place in
Sewell, New Jersey
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, on September 9, 2000. That night the Cage was host to two matches. In the first match, then CZW World champion
Lobo defeated Zandig to retain his title.
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) wrestler Ryuji Yamakawa had hit the ring during the match and Zandig (who had spent much time that year wrestling for BJW) had lost due to Yamakawa's interference.
The second Cage of Death was same cage as Cage of Death but its explosively electrified.
Cage of Death III
Cage of Death 3 was the third annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 15, 2001. At the
CZW Arena in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania. The event was at the first time in the CZW Arena.
Due to their upcoming annual COD show at the end of 2001, the company needed a bigger venue and made their debut in the
ECW Arena, formerly Viking Hall and currently The Arena. The venue was the first sellout in the building since the era of
ECW ECW may refer to:
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* Extreme Championship Wrestling (originally Eastern Championship Wrestling), a professional wrestling promotion that operated from 1992 to 2001
* The Alliance (professional wrestling) (originally the WCW/E ...
, and hundreds were turned away from the biggest show in the promotions history.
Ty Street wrestled Mongoose to a no-contest. Jeff Rocker ran in and then Nate Hatred and Nick Gage came out and destroyed everyone.
Nick Gage and Nate Hatred defeated a masked team suspiciously looking like Jay and Mark Briscoe (who wrestled under masks presumably to get around the selectively enforced
Pennsylvania
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age restrictions).
NWA Southwest
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* National Wrestling Alliance, a professional wrestling organization
NWA or Nwa may refer to:
Music
* New Weird America, a subgenr ...
workers Joey Corman defeated Samir and Brad Michaels in a 3-Way Dance. Corman pinned Michaels after hitting the spin doctor. In what had been billed as a match with Zandig and Glen Osbourne; Osbourne, Lobo, and Danny Rose all got involved in a big brawl with Zandig until Greg from
Tough Enough made the save.
In an elimination match,
The S.A.T.
The S.A.T. (Spanish Announce Team) is a professional wrestling tag team mostly seen in independent promotions that consisted of brothers Jose Maximo (Kelvin Ramirez, born October 13, 1983) and Joel Maximo (Julio Ramirez, November 28, 1979) who w ...
defeated Chris Divine, Quiet Storm and Brian XL (with Pastor Jim). The stipulation for the match was if Divine, Storm, and XL lose the match, Pastor Jim was out of CZW for good. The order of elimination:
Joel Maximo (by Divine), Divine (by Jose Maximo),
Jose Maximo (by XL), Brian XL (by Red), Quiet Storm (by
Amazing Red
Jonathan Figueroa (born April 26, 1982), better known by his ring name Amazing Red, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler and promoter. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former three-time ...
, after the Spanish Fly by the Maximos and the Infrared Splash).
Jon Dahmer and Fast Eddie Valentine defeated
Chri$ Ca$h
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& GQ.
Trent Acid
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He worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashm ...
defeated Ruckus to win the
CZW/
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship BJW may refer to:
* the IATA code for Bajawa Soa Airport, Indonesia
* Big Japan Pro Wrestling
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History
Big Japan Pr ...
. Initially, both men were counted out, but the match was restarted by
John Zandig
John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Early life
Corson was born in Sewell ...
with a ladder involved. Acid won the match with the Yakuza Kick, but was put through a table by Big Japan's Winger, who then walked off with both belts. Johnny Kashmere defeated Menace with the Cradlebreaker. Mad Man Pondo defeated Z-Barr – The returning Pondo got the pin after hitting Barr with a splash on top of a chair and his patented Stop Sign.
Adam Flash defeated
Nick Berk and
Nick Mondo in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the
CZW Iron Man Championship.
Inside the Cage of Death, were a jackhammer, a cactus, garbage cans, a truck hood, and tables; and was topped by a scaffold.
Justice Pain defeated Wifebeater to retain the CZW World Heavyweight Title as both men crashed through
tables
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in the ring off of the
scaffold that topped of the cage of death.
As the match finished, the Arena lights went out. In a
kayfabe
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angle, former
ECW ECW may refer to:
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* The Alliance (professional wrestling) (originally the WCW/E ...
owner
Tod Gordon, along with
The Blue Meanie,
Pitbull #1,
Rockin' Rebel and
Rocco Rock were in the ring, trashed CZW, with Gordon calling the fans "ingrates" for chanting CZW. After they abused Justice Pain and Wifebeater, the CZW locker room crashed the cage, and the lights went out again. When they came back on,
The Sandman
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Representation in traditional folklore
The Sandman is a traditional charact ...
was standing in the middle of the ring.
Sandman then turned on his former ECW compatriots. At the end Sandman stripped off his ECW T-shirt for a CZW shirt and had a beer with
John Zandig
John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Early life
Corson was born in Sewell ...
.
Cage of Death IV
Cage of Death IV took place on December 13, 2002, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the
Viking Hall
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and saw
John Zandig
John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Early life
Corson was born in Sewell ...
defeat
Lobo in a Cage of Death match for the
ownership
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of CZW. This was the last Cage Of Death to use electricity as a hazard (Lobo was electrocuted early in the match).
Cage of Death V: Suspended
Cage of Death V: Suspended was the fifth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 13, 2003.
The main
feud
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going into the Cage of Death match was between Team Zandig (
John Zandig
John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Early life
Corson was born in Sewell ...
,
Nick Gage, Ian Knoxx,
Wifebeater
Wife-beater, wifebeater, or wife beater is a slang term for a man who commits domestic violence, particularly against his spouse or long term female partner.
It can also refer to:
Items stereotypically associated with perpetrators of domestic ...
, and
Lobo) and the HI-V
The Messiah
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; ,
; ) is a salvation, saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of ''Messiah in Judaism, mashiach'', Messianism#Judaism, messianism, and of a Messianic Age#Judaism, Messianic Age ...
, Adam Flash, Nate Hatred,
Trent Acid
Michael Verdi (November 12, 1980 – June 18, 2010), best known by his ring name Trent Acid, was an American professional wrestler.
He worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashm ...
,
Johnny Kashmere
John Kashmer (born November 6, 1978), better known by the ring name Johnny Kashmere, is an American professional wrestler. Kashmere has competed in Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, and NWA New Jersey, and in J ...
, and
B-Boy
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). Although Team Zandig's sixth member was New Jack, he turned on Team Zandig and joined the HI-V. The Cage match also differed from the previous year, in that there were two rings; one of them was surrounded by the cage, and the other was filled with thumbtacks (which in kayfabe storyline was claimed to be "one million"). Above the two rings was scaffolding walkway on which the wrestlers could walk on. The match started with two members of each team, and every 90 seconds a wrestler, from either team, entered the match according to the number they drew before the match started. Elimination occurred when both a wrestlers' feet hit the floor.
Cage of Death VI
Cage of Death VI took place on December 11, 2004, in the
ECW Arena where there were two Cage Of Death matches. One saw Team Ca$h (
Chri$ Ca$h
Christopher John Bauman Jr. (July 13, 1982 – August 18, 2005) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chri$ Ca$h. Bauman wrestled in many independent promotions, but is known for his time in Combat Zone Wrestling, ...
,
J.C. Bailey
Joseph Carl Bailey Jr. (August 23, 1983 – August 30, 2010) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name J. C. Bailey. He wrestled for numerous American-based professional wrestling promotions including Combat Zone Wrestl ...
, Nate Webb, and
SeXXXy Eddy) defeat Team Blackout (
Ruckus,
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**Mandaeans, Gnostic sect from the marshlands of southern Iraq claiming John the Baptist as their most important prophet
**Sabians of Harran, ...
,
Eddie Kingston, and
Jack Evans). The other match saw the battle of The H8 Club as
Wifebeater
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It can also refer to:
Items stereotypically associated with perpetrators of domestic ...
and
Justice Pain took on Nate Hatred and
Nick Gage. For Cage of Death 6 there were eliminations that would happen when a wrestler would hit the arena floor much like Cage of Death 5 the year before, the difference being that the tag team titles were hanging on a scaffold stretched across the length of the top of the cage overlooking the two rings.
In the 4 on 4 WarGames elimination match, wrestlers were eliminated when they hit the floor. The cage surrounded two rings, weapons littered around two rings, and there was also a scaffold on top of the cage where Maven Bentley and Robbie Mireno were holding the CZW Tag Team belts.
The other Cage of Death match was a Fans Bring the Weapons match inside the cage. Wifebeater and Justice Pain won after Nick Gage turned on Nate Hatred by driving him through a pane of glass covered in salt and thumbtacks. Immediately after the match Pain and Gage turned on Wifebeater.
Cage of Death VII: Living in Sin
Cage Of Death VII took place on December 10, 2005, in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania, at the
New Alhambra Arena
2300 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events. Originally known as Viking Hall, the venue has since been named Alhambra Arena, Th ...
, where H8 Club &
John Zandig
John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Early life
Corson was born in Sewell ...
defeated The Tough Crazy Bastards (
Necro Butcher
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and Toby Klein), and
Joker. This Cage of Death was the large eight-sided cage that surrounds the entire ringside area with a barbed-wire spider net set up on one side and glass set up on another side with tables underneath and two scaffold platforms across the ring from each other. Hardcore and extreme wrestling weapons such as thumbtack turnbuckles, barbed wire bats, staple guns, light tubes, barbed wire, and others littered around for wrestlers to use.
Cage of Death VIII: Coming Undone
Cage of Death VIII took place on December 9, 2006, where in a Loser Must Retire Fans Bring the Weapons Cage of Death match,
Nick Gage pinned
John Zandig
John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Early life
Corson was born in Sewell ...
in a four way that also involved
Lobo and
LuFisto (in a last minute addition). The cage was an all new design made of wood and barbed wire featuring platforms, barbed wire spider nets, glass, barbed wire-wrapped baseball bats, and all other different assorted weapons. This was the first ever four way Fans Bring The Weapons Cage of Death deathmatch, and the first one with a female participant.
Cage of Death IX
Cage of Death IX was the ninth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 8, 2007, at the
CZW Arena in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania. The event was the seventh consecutive Cage of Death at the CZW Arena.
Cage of Death X
Cage of Death X was the tenth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 13, 2008, at the
CZW Arena in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. The event was the eighth consecutive Cage of Death at the CZW Arena.
The show opened with a surprise as old
CZW favorite Ric Blade came back to the promotion for his first in-ring appearance since 2004, as the referee for the Junior Heavyweight Title Match.
The roof for the Cage of Death hung from the ceiling. Also hanging from the ceiling were the tables, ladders, chairs, ropes, rope ladders, and the CZW Junior Heavyweight Title.
Ryan McBride defeated Pinkie Sanchez,
IWS regular Dan Paysan, Insanity Pro Wrestling's Carter Gray, and All-American Wrestling/
IWA Mid-South Wrestling's
Egotistico Fantastico in what may well have been the hottest match of the night to become the new CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion. The finish saw Pinkie Sanchez and Ryan McBride fighting on the ladder – both went to grab the belt and fell down, but McBride was holding the belt when they hit the mat.
Post-match,
John Zandig
John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).
Early life
Corson was born in Sewell ...
brought out
Lobo,
Nick Gage, and
Wifebeater
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It can also refer to:
Items stereotypically associated with perpetrators of domestic ...
to the ring to join Ric Blade, and credited them for being the reason why CZW still existed. Then
New Alhambra Arena
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manager
Roger Artigiani
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surprised Zandig by unveiling the 2008 New Alhambra Arena
Hardcore Hall of Fame
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induction banner on the wall joining
The Sandman
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Representation in traditional folklore
The Sandman is a traditional charact ...
,
Terry Funk
Terrence Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American retired professional wrestler, rapper, disc jockey and actor. Funk is known for the longevity of his career – which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements – a ...
,
Ted "
Rocco Rock" Petty and
Johnny Grunge as inductees.
A video promo followed, with Zandig stating that, "if these five men want the $10,000...they'll have to go through me" – making Zandig the sixth man in the Cage of Death.
In a nice touch, the promotion did its third annual
Toys for Tots toy collection, with uniformed
Marines
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at the collection box at the Arena's front door.
The Arena
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Arena, ARENA, or the Arena may also refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
* Arena, Saskatchewan, Canada
* Arena, Iran
* Arena, Calabria, Italy
* La ...
would continue the collection at the afternoon's
CHIKARA and Velocity Pro Wrestling events. Fans are encouraged to bring a new "unwrapped" toy to the Arena for these shows, as Arena management and the promotions running the venue contribute back to the children of the
Philadelphia
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area.
In a pleasant surprise,
Sonjay Dutt plugged CZW after the match and suggested he might return as he could in 2009 (with everyone waiting for the expected heel swerve that for once wasn't forced on by a promoter).
2 Girls, 1 Cup defeated The Olsens,
Miracle Ultraviolence Connection
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, and Team Andrew to retain the CZW Tag Team Titles.
Given Nick Gage's concussion at the time, expectations for this match weren't what they might have been under other circumstances. Gage won the match for H8 Club, as he hammered Ruckus at the end with at least 7 Chokebreakers at the end of the match.
Ruckus was ruled unable to continue by the referee. Deranged defeated
D. J. Hyde
David John Markland (born March 1, 1978) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known as D. J. Hyde.
Professional wrestling
D. J. Hyde is the owner of Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). Hyde purchased the promotion from its original ...
in a
Fans Bring the Weapons Match. Various toys used included a glass
picture frame, a drum, a boat
oar
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The difference between oars and paddles is that oars are used exclusively for rowing. In rowing the oar is connecte ...
with
thumb tacks
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, hand held plastic guitar,
and a
knife
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.
The Cage of Death was a double cage structure with a four-sided steel wired cage inside the large four-sided wooden cage, a roof made up of a barbed wire spider net, wooden boards, and a scaffold topping the traditional four-sided original Cage of Death. Surrounding the Cage that surrounded the Cage-enclosed ring was a platform surrounding that with
tables
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* Table (landform), a flat area of land
* Table (information), a data arrangement with rows and columns
* Table (database), how the table data ...
, chairs,
lemon juice, salt, ladders, sheets of auto glass and other different goodies enclosed by a large second four-sided wooden cage. In the middle of That platform was a
vertical wall of
glass which exploded after Devon Moore took a "Mother F'n Bomb" through it.
Other sick spots saw Devon Moore doing a shooting star press onto all but Zandig,
Sami Callihan hitting a senton off the
scaffold/spidernet through a barbed wire table on
Brain Damage
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, and
Drake Younger Russian legsweeping
Danny Havoc
Grant Amos Berkland (May 19, 1986 – May 31, 2020), better known by his ring name Danny Havoc, was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and was noted for mixing his technical style w ...
off the side of the cage through a barbed wire board propped up by chairs.
In the end, Zandig got to the top of the structure to win the match. After the match, Zandig stated that he was trying to prove that "his boys" had their
Onita style "fighting spirit" back, and handed out the $10,000 to all five other competitors.
Cage of Death XI
Cage of Death XI was the eleventh annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 8, 2009, at the
CZW Arena in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, Pennsylvania. The event was the ninth consecutive Cage of Death at the CZW Arena.
Cage of Death XII
Cage of Death XII was the twelfth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 11, 2010, at the
CZW Arena in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, Pennsylvania. The event was the tenth consecutive Cage of Death at the CZW Arena.
Cage of Death XIII
Cage of Death XIV
Cage of Death XIV was the fourteenth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 8, 2012, at the Flyers Skate Zone in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey. The main event was Matt Tremont vs CZW Owner
D. J. Hyde
David John Markland (born March 1, 1978) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known as D. J. Hyde.
Professional wrestling
D. J. Hyde is the owner of Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). Hyde purchased the promotion from its original ...
in the Cage of Death. Special appearances by
New Jack and
Colt Cabana
Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980), better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same d ...
happened starting with New Jack putting over CZW and hyping his match against
BLKOUT at
Extreme Rising
Extreme Rising (formerly Extreme Reunion) was an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012. Meant to fill the void of hardcore wrestling left behind by the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Extreme Rising ...
on December 29, and Colt Cabanas' first CZW appearance to challenge Greg Excellent.
Cage of Death XV
Cage of Death XV was the fifteenth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 14, 2013, at the Flyers Skate Zone in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey.
Cage of Death XVI
Cage of Death XVI
was the sixteenth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 13, 2014, at the Flyers Skate Zone in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey.
Cage of Death XVII
Cage of Death XVII was the seventeenth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 12, 2015, at the Flyers Skate Zone in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey.
Cage of Death 18
Cage of Death 18
was the eighteenth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 10, 2016, at the Flyers Skate Zone in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey. CZW founder, John Zandig, made an appearance at this event.
Cage of Death 19
Cage of Death 19 was the nineteenth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 9, 2017, at the Rastelli Complex in
Sewell, New Jersey
Sewell ( ) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community within Mantua Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It is named for United States Senator William Joyce Sewell. Sewell is served as U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 08080.< ...
.
Cage of Death XX
Cage of Death XX was the twentieth annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 9, 2018, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Cage of Death XXI
Cage of Death XXI was the twenty-first annual Cage of Death event produced by the
Combat Zone Wrestling professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling that has little relationship to the rules of the amateur olympic form. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails man ...
. It took place on December 14, 2019, at the 2300 Arena in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey.
See also
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Combat Zone Wrestling
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CZW Best of the Best
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 ...
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CZW Tournament of Death The Tournament of Death is an annual professional wrestling tournament organized by Combat Zone Wrestling since 2002, during which a number of wrestlers compete in various deathmatches in what are mostly single-elimination tournaments similar to Wor ...
References
External links
www.czwrestling.com
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Combat Zone Wrestling shows
Professional wrestling match types
Recurring events established in 1999