GCW World Championship

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.

GCW World Championship
Current design of the title (2021-present)
Details
PromotionGame Changer Wrestling
Date establishedApril 14, 2000
Current champion(s)Blake Christian
Date wonJune 4, 2023
Other name(s)
  • JCW Championship
    (2000–2004, 2013–2015)
  • GCW World Championship
    (2015–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Andrew Anderson
Most reignsNick Gage
(3 reigns)
Longest reignNick Gage
(722 days)
Shortest reignAJ Gray
(<1 day)
Oldest championNick Gage
(42 years, 16 days)
Youngest championLow Ki
(20 years, 229 days)
Heaviest championDon Montoya
(299 lbs)
Lightest championMasha Slamovich
(136 lbs)

Title history

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. 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 Masha Slamovich and Rina at "Cage of Survival 2" cashing in his right to challenge for the title on June 4, 2023 in Atlantic City, NJ.

Key
No. Overall reign number
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.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW)
1 Andrew Anderson April 14, 2000 JCW Garfield, NJ 1 8 Defeated Nick Maddox in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [2]
2 Low Ki April 22, 2000 JCW 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 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 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 Barnegat Township, NJ 1 168 [12]
13 Joey Janela November 21, 2014 JCW 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 During his reign, Cardona referred 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 (2023) Atlantic City, NJ 1 136+ [25]

Combined reigns

As of October 18, 2023

Record-setting three-time champion Nick Gage; he has the longest singular reign for the title at 722 days, and he also has the longest combined reign at 988 days
Current champion, Blake Christian.
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Nick Gage3988
2 Rickey Shane Page1488
3 Jon Moxley1399
4 Reckless Youth1379
5 Kyle the Beast1350
6 Inferno1322
7 Matt Tremont1294
8 Slyck Wagner Brown1217
9 Damien Darling1207
10 Joey Janela1204
11 Homicide1187
12 Tama Tonga1182
13 Low Ki1181
14 Q. T. Marshall1168
15 Ace Darling1147
16 Lance Diamond1141
17 Blake Christian †1136+
18 Don Montoya1112
19 Masha Slamovich179
20 Matt Cardona142
21 Crowbar128
22 Andrew Anderson18
23 AJ Gray1<1

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