From Ross Blair:
As CEW’s biggest show ever (Legends of the Lowcountry 3 on July 25th) draws near, I thought it would be an opportune time to pause & analyze the company’s history of champions. I gathered this data via sitting through countless hours of every major CEW show, all of which is currently available on their YouTube channel. Let’s start off with some facts & figures…
- No wrestler has been able to achieve CEW triple crown status, but the following have held two different CEW titles: Bryce Cannon (heavyweight & tag titles), Zach Mosely (heavyweight & tag titles), Cornelius Pepperbottom (Coastal Chaos & tag titles), Michael Walker (heavyweight & Coastal Chaos titles), Sergeant Scratch (Coastal Chaos & tag titles), Simon Sermon (Coastal Chaos & tag titles), and Karl Hager (Coastal Chaos & tag titles).
- The following wrestlers have held the SAME title twice: Hunter James (heavyweight), Randy Reno (heavyweight), Karl Hager (Coastal Chaos), Zach Mosely (tag title), and Cornelius Pepperbottom (3x tag champ).
- Bryce Cannon was both the inaugural heavyweight champ & inaugural tag champ (with Peps).
- Longest CEW Heavyweight title reign: Bryce Cannon at 337 days. The second longest champ, Matt Odam, was well on his way to becoming the record holder here, but he suffered a broken back outside the ring. He was CEW Heavyweight champ for 323 days when he vacated the belt due to injury. The “Pretty Boy” just recently made his return to the company last December, as a surprise entrant in the Casino Rumble.
- Longest tag title reign: Joe Black & Murder One at 183 days. The second longest title reign goes to Robert & Steve Allen at 182 days — just a one day difference!
- Longest Coastal Chaos title reign: Hakeem Young at 392 days, which is also the longest title reign period in CEW. The second longest Coastal Chaos title reign goes to inaugural champ Scratch at 331 days.
- The following are the shortest title reigns for each championship…
Heavyweight: CT Keys at 36 days. Coastal Chaos: Mr. Wright at 49 days. Tag titles: Zach Mosely & Cornelius Pepperbottom, who won & lost the titles in the same evening. However, Zach & Peps won them back a few months later and held onto them for an additional 154 days.
Profile of the current Coastal Chaos champion: Cornelius Pepperbottom broke Hakeem Young’s record 392-day reign in January upon coming off a 6-month break from the business. This is his very first singles title. Thus far in his reign, he has successfully defended against Jay Alpha Miller, Simon Sermon, & Kevin Kantrell. Peps is the only wrestler to hold the same title (CEW tag) on 3 separate occasions. This, along with his current Coastal Chaos reign, makes him the most decorated wrestler in CEW history with 4 total title reigns. The team of Peps & Zach Mosely is the only duo to hold the tag title twice. Peps also had a tag title reign with Bryce Cannon. Peps, Mosely, & Bryce make up the “Exotic Youth” stable.
Profile of the current CEW tag champs: The Saturday Night Temptations (Karl Hager & CJ Shine) are day one CEW guys who finally won the CEW tag titles this past April by defeating Exodus. The Temps recently defeated Funny Money (CJ Valentine & Tyson Malrick) in their first title defense. Hager is a former Coastal Chaos champion. As a matter of fact, Hager is the only wrestler to hold the Coastal Chaos belt twice. The Temps are also the current Kraken Pro Wrestling (based in Tifton, GA) tag champs. They are currently defending their Kraken titles on excursion in the UK. The duo beholds a magic top hat that, when placed upon one’s head, makes one involuntarily act like a dancing fool. Rumor has it that they attained the hat from a mystical street vendor in the infamous city of Parts Unknown.
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HISTORY OF THE CEW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: There have been 9 title changes since the creation of the title in 2021.
1. 5/14/21: “Frat Daddy” BRYCE CANNON defeated Matt Odam in a bloody ladder match to become the inaugural CEW champ.
2. 4/16/22: “Pretty Boy” MATT ODAM defeated Cannon. Odam vacated the title on 3/5/23 after sustaining a broken back outside the ring.
3. 6/24/23: “Lowcountry Lunatic” ZACH MOSELY defeated Ehren Black in a match for the vacant CEW Title.
4. 2/24/24: “Beacon of Bravado” RANDY RENO defeated Mosely.
5. 7/27/24: CT KEYS defeated Reno.
6. 8/31/24: RANDALL RENO III defeated Keys to become the first 2-time champ.
7. 2/22/25: “Hollywood” HUNTER JAMES defeated Reno. This was actually a handicap match that included Reno’s manager Simon Sermon. Hollywood stacked Sermon on top of Reno and pinned both for a definitive title victory.
8. 7/26/25: “Flying Fro” MICHAEL WALKER defeated Hollywood.
9. 5/30/26: “Hollywood” HUNTER JAMES defeated Walker. Hollywood is the current champ.
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History of the CEW TAG TEAM TURMOIL CHAMPIONSHIP: There have been 10 title changes since the creation of the titles in 2023.
1. 6/24/23: BRYCE CANNON & CORNELIUS PEPPERBOTTOM defeated Mr. Wright & Jordan Kingsley in the finals of a 1-nighttournament to become the inaugural CEW tag champs.
2. 12/9/23: JOE BLACK & MURDER ONE defeated Cannon & Pepperbottom.
3. 6/9/24: “Probable Cause” SGT SCRATCH & LT LAMPLEY won a 3-way match for the vacant titles over Karl Hager & CJ Shine and Kayjay Impala & Frankie Filto. Murder One & Joe Black were previously stripped of the titles when they left the territory.
4. 7/27/24: ZACH MOSELY & CORNELIUS PEPPERBOTTOM defeated Sgt Scratch & Chief David Raines. Raines subbed for his fellow Probable Cause teammate Lt Lampley (Freebird rule).
5. 7/27/24: SIMON SERMON & CHIP SKYLER defeated Mosely & Pepperbottom immediately following their title win over Probable Cause. Sermon, abusing his power as CEW owner, called for this impromptu match after watching his rivals (Exotic Youth) win the tag straps.
6. 10/26/24: ZACH MOSELY & CORNELIUS PEPPERBOTTOM defeated Sermon & Skyler in a brutal Body Bag Match. A wild match that spilled outside the venue & saw Mosely perform a moonsault off the roof of a building! This marks the 3rd tag title reign for the “Exotic Youth” stable.
7. 3/29/25: SUGE D & TYLER STEVENS defeated 3 teams (Mosely & Pepperbottom, Tommy Mars & Jimmy Wild, and Robert & Mason Allen) in a wild “Simon’s Slaughterhouse” match. Stipulations included a 4-way tornado rule.
8. 8/30/25: THE ALLEN BROTHERS (Robert, Mason, & Steve) defeated The Good Hand (Suge D, Tyler Stevens, & Kasey Owens) in a 6-man Elimination Match with the tag titles on the line. Robert & Steve Allen went on to defend the titles (Mason was injured shortly after this match).
9. 2/28/26: EXODUS (Body Bundy & Jacked Josh) defeated Robert & Steve Allen. 10. 4/25/26: THE SATURDAY NIGHT TEMPTATIONS (Karl Hager & CJ Shine) defeated Exodus. The Temps are the current champs.
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History of the CEW COASTAL CHAOS CHAMPIONSHIP: There have been 8 title changes since the creation of the title in 2021.
1. 7/16/21: SCRATCH defeated AM Pain in the finals of a 1-night tournament to become the inaugural Coastal champ.
2. 6/12/22: “Saturday Night Scream” KARL HAGER defeated Scratch in a casket match.
3. 2/18/23: MR. WRIGHT defeated Hager.
4. 4/8/23: KARL HAGER defeated Mr. Wright to become the first & only 2-time Coastal champ.
5. 8/19/23: “Boss Daddy” SIMON SERMON defeated Hager.
6. 1/20/24: “Flying Fro” MICHAEL WALKER defeated Sermon.
7. 11/30/24: HAKEEM YOUNG defeated Walker in a Last Man Standing match.
8. 12/27/25: CORNELIUS PEPPERBOTTOM defeated Hakeem Young. Peps is the current champ.


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