Defeated Nate Hatred in a three-way match involving The Messiah.

Defeated Nick Mondo and John Zandig it in a Fans Bring the Weapons match to win vacant championship. Since then, the CZW Death Match championship was officially known as a separate championship belt from the BJW Death Match championship in terms of championship lineages.

Defeated Nick Mondo in the Tournament of Death 1 Finals to become the first CZW Death Match Champion. Later, he retired on November 9 of the same year and vacated the championship.