CZW Best of the Best
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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
| Winner | Date | Location | Best of the Best | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winger | May 19, 2001 | Sewell, New Jersey | I | Trent Acid |
| Trent Acid | June 8, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | II | Jody Fleisch |
| B-Boy | April 12, 2003 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | III | Sonjay Dutt |
| Sonjay Dutt | July 10, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | IV | Roderick Strong |
| Mike Quackenbush | May 14, 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | V | B-Boy, Super Dragon, and Kevin Steen |
| Ruckus | May 13, 2006 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | VI | Sabian
|
| Joker | July 14, 2007 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | VII | B-Boy |
Sabian
|
May 10, 2008 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 8 | Chuck Taylor |
| Egotistico Fantastico | June 13, 2009 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 9 | Sami Callihan |
| Adam Cole | April 9, 2011 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | X | Sami Callihan |
| Sami Callihan | April 14, 2012 | Voorhees, New Jersey
|
11 | A. R. Fox
|
| Alex Colon | April 13, 2013 | Voorhees, New Jersey
|
12 | A. R. Fox
|
Drake Younger
|
April 12, 2014 | Voorhees, New Jersey
|
XIII | Biff Busick |
| Mike Bailey | April 11, 2015 | Voorhees, New Jersey
|
14 | Jonathan Gresham |
| Jonathan Gresham | April 9, 2016 | Voorhees, New Jersey
|
15 | David Starr |
| Dave Crist | April 1, 2017 | Orlando, Florida
|
16 | Shane Strickland
|
| David Starr | April 18, 2018 | Voorhees, New Jersey
|
17 | Zachary Wentz
|
| John Silver | April 13, 2019 | Voorhees, New Jersey
|
18 | David Starr |
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 | |||
| |||
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 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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- 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 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” (
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 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 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 | 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” (
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and featured the first female competitor for a Best of the Best tournament in LuFisto
.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 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 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Voorhees, New Jersey | |||
| Venue | Flyer's Skate Zone | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
| |||
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 dark match |
|---|
- ^ 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Voorhees, New Jersey | |||
| Venue | Flyer's Skate Zone | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Orlando, Florida | |||
| Venue | Wyndham Orlando Resort | ||
| Attendance | 400 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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The 16th Best of the Best took place on April 1, 2017, in
Orlando, Florida
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Voorhees, New Jersey | |||
| Venue | The Coliseum | ||
| Attendance | 400 | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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The 17th Best of the Best took place on April 14, 2018, at The Coliseum in
Voorhees, New Jersey
.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Wentz | Best of the Best 17 final match | ||
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Best of the Best 18
| Best of the Best 18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Voorhees, New Jersey | |||
| Venue | Colossal Sports Academy | ||
| Best of the Best chronology | |||
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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 | |||
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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 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 |
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