The CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship was a

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owned by the

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(CZW)

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. The title was introduced on February 5, 2005 at CZW's Only the Strong event. It has since been retired after being unified with the

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. Overall, there have been 18 reigns shared among 12 wrestlers. Title reigns are determined either by

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between wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers are portrayed as either

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as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. Title changes happen mostly at CZW-promoted events, which are usually released on DVD. The inaugural champion was

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, who defeated

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in a Backstage Ultraviolent Underground Barbed Wire Cage of Death Light Tubes Scaffold Death match on February 5, 2005 at CZW's Only the Strong event. Bailey,

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and

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are all tied for the record of most reigns, with 2 each. At 379 days,

's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Younger's combined 2 reigns hold the record for most days as champion at 454.

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's only reign holds the record for shortest reign at less than one day.

Title history

Combined reigns

Explanatory footnotes

References

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Specific

External links

CZWrestling.com
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