by
Alex Bodensteiner
Introduction:In going back and talking about CZW’s past and present, we look back at the show
that shaped (in my opinion) CZW’s future with the most prestigious Deathmatch tournament in North America,
Tournament of Death I! Now there have been other deathmatch tournaments such as IWA Mid South’s King of the
Deathmatches, Mid-American Wrestling’s Hardcore Cup, IWA East Coast’s Masters of Pain etc. This one though
set the standard in the coming years for quality of matches and some innovative stipulations that came about as
the brain child of one man in storyline and real life John Zandig.