IWR tag team titles w Kamikaze defeating Anthony Rivera & Truth Martini (August 17, 2002);
MAW tag team titles w Silas Young defeating Col. Blatnick & Farmer Vic (April 9, 2004);
IWR King of Indies title winning a 4-way match (September 24, 2005);
CAPW (Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling) Junior Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Gargano (February 11, 2007);
AAW (All American Wrestling) Tag Team titles w/Krotch defeating Truth Martini and N8 Mattson (April 14, 2007);
BWCW (Blue Water Championship Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Xavier Justice (July 31, 2008);
XICW light heavyweight title winning a 6-way match (February 22, 2009);
3XW heavyweight title defeating Casanova (February 28, 2009);
MACW heavyweight title defeating Jason Harris (July 18, 2010);
XICW light heavyweight title defeating Andy Muscat and Austin Manix (February 10, 2013);
CLASH tag team titles w Gregory Iron defeating Dragon Greed and Gavin Quinn (April 26, 2013);
PRIME tag team titles w Gregory Iron defeating Jeremy Madrox and Marion Fontaine (October 20, 2013);
PWS tag team titles w Gregory Iron defeating Alex and Kyle Reynolds (January 31, 2015);
XICW tag team titles w Jaimy Coxxx winning a 3-way tag match (May 9, 2015);
XICW light heavyweight title defeating Sonjay Dutt (October 18, 2015);
PPW Michigan State Heavyweight Title defeating Ace Evans (April 2, 2016);
XICW Xtreme Intense title defeating Jake Something (April 17, 2016);
PWASD Downriver title defeating Buddy Hanlon (November 4, 2016);
MCPW tag titles w Gregory Iron defeating Adam Sniper & Jack Verville (February 25, 2017);
PWASD tag titles w Gregory Iron winning a 4-way tag match (August 11, 2017);
Career Highlights
In the Beginning:
Zach Gowen lost his left leg to cancer when he was 8, but the amputation has not hindered his wrestling ability at all.
Zach Gowen is the ONE-AND-ONLY one-legged wrestler in the history of wrestling.
Getting into the Business:
May 4, 2002 – IWR: Mark Gjoka defeated Tenacious Z.
June 22, 2002 – IWR: Tenacious Z defeated Kamikaze.
July 26, 2002 – IWF: Tenacious Z defeated American Kickboxer.
July 27, 2002 – IWR: Kamikaze and Tenacious Z defeated CK3 and Frankie The Face to become #1 contenders for the tag team titles.
August 17, 2002 – IWR: Kamikaze and Tenacious Z defeated Anthony Rivera and Truth Martini to win the tag team titles.
August 18, 2002 – IWR: Tenacious Z wrestles in front of 10,000 people. Anthony Rivera and Truth Martini defeated Kamikaze and Tenacious Z to win the tag team titles.
September 21, 2002 – IWR: Bubba MacKenzie and Josh Movado defeated Kamikaze and Tenacious Z to become #1 contenders for the tag team titles.
October 19, 2002 – IWR: Gavin Starr defeated Tenacious Z.
November 16, 2002 – IWR: Kamikaze defeated Jaimy Coxxx and Tenacious Z in a 3-way match.
December 14, 2002 – IWR: Gavin Starr, Jimmy Jacobs and Tenacious Z defeated Frankie The Face, Jaimy Coxxx and Kamikaze.
January 18, 2003 – MMWA: Tenacious Z defeated Matt Maverick.
January 19, 2003 – MXPW: A1 vs. Tenacious Z ended in a no contest. A1 and The Original Sinn defeated Gutter and Tenacious Z.
January 25, 2003 – IWR: Kamikaze defeated Tenacious Z in a I Quit match.
NWA: Total Nonstop Action:
January 29, 2003 – NWA^TNA: Tenacious Z steals the show in a dark match against Truth Martin, wowing the crowd!
July 10, 2003 – SmackDown: Zach Gowen signs a contract and then finds out that he’ll face Vince McMahon at Vengeance 2003.
July 24, 2003 – SmackDown: The Big Show & The World’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) defeated Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle & Zach Gowen.
July 27, 2003 – Vengeance: Vince McMahon defeated Zach Gowen in a match that saw Vince McMahon bleed A LOT!
April 20, 2008 – XICW: Keith Creme and Gavin Starr defeated Jimmy Jacobs and Zach Gowen in Warren, Michigan.
June 13, 2008 – Blue Water Championship Wrestling: Zach Gowen defeated Xavier to win the BWCW Heavyweight title.
July 18, 2008 – Border City Wrestling: Zach Gowen defeated Joe Doering.
July 19, 2008 – Border City Wrestling: Johnny Devine defeated Zach Gowen.
March 14, 2009 – PPW: Zach Gowen defeated Rev. Christopher Saint.
May 31, 2009 – PPW: Chris Korvis defeated Zach Gowen to retain the Franchise title.
July 31, 2009 – Blue Water Championship Wrestling: Xavier Justice defeated Zach Gowen to recapture the BWCW title.
September 13, 2009 – PPW: Jerome Pruitt, Wreckless Youth (Lance Winston & Will Vendetta) and Zach Gowen defeated The Franchise (???, ???, ??? and Chris Korvis).
September 28, 2009 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Christian Able in Warren, Michigan.
October 19, 2008 – XICW: Eddie Venom and Truth Martini defeated Zach Gowen and Jaimy Coxxx in Warren, Michigan.
July 21, 2013 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Chaz Montana.
July 20, 2013 – IWA Mid-South: Zach Gowen and Jimmy Jacobs defeated Trik Davis and Reed Bentley.
August 10, 2013 – JCW: Necro Butcher defeated Zach Gowen.
August 11, 2013 – JCW: Matt Cross defeated Zach Gowen, Bobby Lashley, U-Gene, Chuck Hogan, Jimmy Wang Yang, Kevin Steen and Shane Helms in a 8 man royal rumble match.
September 28, 2013 – XICW: XICW tag team champions Sonny and Vinnie Scarboni defeated Zach Gowen and Jaimy Coxxx & Jacob and Donnie Hallows in a 3-way tag team match to retain the tag team titles.
October 12, 2013 – Remix Pro: Gory and Matt Conrad defeated Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron.
October 13, 2013 – XICW: Jacob Hollows defeated Caleb Stills, Dickie Bronson, Donnie Hollows, Jaimy Coxxx and Zach Gowen in a 6-way match to win the vacant XICW light heavyweight title.
October 20, 2013 – PRIME: Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron defeated Jeremy Madrox and Marion Fontaine to win the PRIME tag team titles.
December 31, 2013 – JCW: Zach Gowen defeated Jimmy Jacobs and Colt Cabana in a 3-way match.
January 18, 2014 – ESW: Hellcat and Rob Sweet defeated Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron.
February 9, 2014 – XICW: Josh Movado defeated Zach Gowen.
March 1, 2014 – ESW: Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron defeated Hellcat and Rob Sweet & Brett Mednik and Ron Falco in a 3-way tag team match.
March 7-8, 2014 – BTW: Zach Gowen defeated Benny Jux.
March 30, 2014 – XICW: Sonny and Vinnie Scarboni defeated Zach Gowen and Jaimy Coxxx.
April 26, 2014 – HRT: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Benny Martinez and Mike Vesta.
April 27, 2014 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Austin Manix.
May 3, 2014 – CLASH: Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron defeated The Dolphin Legends.
May 31, 2014 – BTW: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated John Skyler and Zane Riley.
June 1, 2014 – BTW: Benny Jux and Jake Manning defeated Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen.
June 7, 2014 – PWS: AC Gamble and Anthony Bowens defeated Super Nova and The Blue Meanie, Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen & Amazing Red and Brian XL in a dark 4-way tag match.
July 5, 2014 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Ashley Sixx.
July 26, 2014 – JCW: Hy-Zaya, Shockwave The Robot, The Weedman and Zach Gowen defeated Pauly Thomaselli, and Vito Thomaselli, Breyer Wellington and Jimmy Jacobs.
August 3, 2014 – XICW: Hakim Zane defeated Zach Gowen.
August 8, 2014 – BTW: Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron defeated Cam Zagami and Danny Miles.
September 7, 2014 – PWASD: PWASD champion Rod Street defeated Zach Gowen to retain the title.
September 28, 2014 – Olde Wrestling: Zach Gowen defeated Kaden Assad in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
October 4, 2014 – ESW: James Santel and Sal Muracco defeated Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron.
October 19, 2014 – XICW: Caleb Stills defeated Zach Gowen.
November 9, 2014 – XICW: Jaimy Coxxx, Malcolm Monroe III, Rhino, The DBA and Zach Gowen defeated Hakim Zane, Jimmy Jacobs, Sonny Scarboni, Truth Martini and Vinnie Scarboni in a tag team elimination match.
November 22, 2014 – PWS: Zach Gowen and Gregory Iron defeated Team Espana.
December 14, 2014 – XICW: XICW extreme champion Orlando Christopher defeated Zach Gowen to retain the title.
December 19, 2014 – HOG: Nick Heat and Zach Gowen defeated Good Hank Flanders and Gregory Iron.
December 20, 2014 – PWS: PWS tag team champions Alex and Kyle Reynolds defeated Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen to retain the titles.
January 3, 2015 – Xcite: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Dave and Jake Crist.
January 17, 2015 – XICW: Chris Sabin defeated Zach Gowen.
January 23, 2015 – JCW: Shane Mercer defeated Zach Gowen.
January 31, 2015 – PWS: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Alex and Kyle Reynolds to win the tag team titles.
February 21, 2015 – PWS: PWS tag team champions Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Alex and Kyle Reynolds, Craven Varro and Devon Moore & Beefcake Charlie and Damien Gibbs in a 4-way tag match to retain the titles.
March 1, 2015 – XICW: Jaimy Coxxx and Zach Gowen defeated Sonny and Vinnie Scarboni.
March 17, 2015 – CPW: Malice and Nitro defeated N8 Mattson and Zach Gowen.
March 21, 2015 – XICW: Jaimy Coxxx, Zach Gowen and Veda Scott defeated Leah Von Dutch, Sonny and Vinnie Scarbonie.
March 28, 2015 – PWS: PWS tag team champions Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Alex and Kyle Reynolds, The Heavenly Bodies (Desirable Dustin and Gigolo Justin) & Team Espana (Jos A and Jos B) in a tag team gauntlet match to retain the titles.
April 4, 2015 – 2CW: Jake and Dave Crist defeated Guero Loco and Steve McKenzie & Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen in a 3-way tag team elimination match.
April 12, 2015 – XICW: XICW tag team champions Donnie and Jacob Hallows defeated Jaimy Coxxx and Zach Gowen to retain the titles. Zach Gowen was also in the #1 contenders battle royal for the Midwest heavyweight title won by The DBA.
April 19, 2015 – 2CW: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Biff Busick and Gregory Edwards & Kevin Graham and Brute Van Slyke in a 3-way tag match.
April 25, 2015 – PWS: PWS tag team champions Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Alex and Kyle Reynolds & Team 3D in a 3-way tag to retain the titles.
May 2, 2015 – MCPW: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Adam Sniper and Jack Verville.
May 9, 2015 – XICW: Zach Gowen and Jaimy Coxxx defeated Donnie and Jacob Hallows & DBA and Malcolm Monroe III in a 3-way tag team match to win the tag team titles.
May 23, 2015 – PWS: PWS tag team champions Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Craven Varro and Devon Moore to retain the titles.
May 31, 2015 – XICW: Truth Martini, Sonny and Vinnie Scarboni defeated Father Time, Jaimy Coxxx and Zach Gowen.
June 6, 2015 – PWS: PWS tag team champions Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Beefcake Charlie and Damien Gibbs to retain the titles.
June 13, 2015 – PWASD: Zach Gowen won a battle royal.
June 28, 2015 – XICW: Malcolm Monroe III and DBA defeated Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen to win the tag team titles.
July 25, 2015 – JCW: Gregory Iron & Zach Gowen defeat The Viking War Party (Frank Wyatt, The American Viking & The Little Viking) in a handicap match.
August 21, 2015 – HOG: The Trust (Big Daddy Cruz, Chris Seaton and Smoothe Blackmon) defeated Gregory Iron, Nicky Heat and Zach Gowen.
August 22, 2015 – PWS: PWS tag team champions Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Desirable Dustin and Gigolo Justin to retain the titles.
September 5, 2015 – DREAMWAVE: Zach Gowen was in the Good as Gold royal rumble match won by Mike Hartenbower.
September 12, 2015 – PWS: PWS tag team champions The Handicapped Heroes (Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen) defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Desirable Dustin and Gigolo Justin) to retain the titles.
September 16, 2015 – St. Sebastian Church Benefit Show: The DBA and Zach Gowen defeated Benjamin Boone and James Avery.
October 3, 2015 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated N8 Mattson.
October 17, 2015 – APW: Zach Gowen defeated Jeff Brooks and Maserati Rick in a 3-way match.
October 18, 2015 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Sonjay Dutt to win the vacant light heavyweight title.
October 24, 2015 – PWS: The Jackson Family (Desirable Dustin, Edward Jackson, Fallah Bahh & Gigolo Justin) defeat The Handicapped Heroes (Gregory Iron & Zach Gowen) & Reality Check (Craven Varro & Kevin Matthews).
November 8, 2015 – XICW: XICW light heavyweight champion Zach Gowen defeated Gavin Quinn to retain the title.
November 27, 2015 – UCW: The Police Department (Deputy Dave and Rod Street) defeated MM3 and Zach Gowen.
December 6, 2015 – XICW: XICW light heavyweight champion Zach Gowen defeated Idris Abraham to retain the title.
January 9, 2016 – XICW: XICW light heavyweight champion Zach Gowen defeated Gavin Quinn, Idris Abraham and Willie Watts in a 4-way match to retain the title.
February 21, 2016 – XICW: XICW light heavyweight champion Zach Gowen defeated Gavin Quinn to retain the title.
February 24, 2016 – IWR: Zach Gowen defeated Josh Movado.
February 28, 2016 – XICW: Willie Watts and Zach Gowen defeated Gavin Quinn and Idris Abraham.
March 12, 2016 – XICW: Willie Watts defeated Zach Gowen to win the light heavyweight title.
March 19, 2016 – PPW: Ace Evans defeated Zach Gowen to retain the PPW Michigan States Heavyweight title.
March 26, 2016 – HLW: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Appollo Starr and Remi Wilkins.
April 2, 2016 – PPW: Zach Gowen defeated Ace Evans to win the PPW Michigan States Heavyweight title.
April 17, 2016 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Jake Something to win the Xtreme Intense title.
April 23, 2016 – PPW: Ace Evans defeated Zach Gowen to win the Michigan State heavyweight title.
May 14, 2016 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Jake Something to retain the Xtreme Intense title.
May 21, 2016 – MCPW: Zach Gowen defeated Adam Sniper.
June 4, 2016 – WFW: Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa defeated The Handicapped Heroes (Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen).
June 5, 2016 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated El Ridiculoso to retain the Xtreme Intense title.
June 11, 2016 – PWS: The Handicapped Heroes (Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen) defeated The Urban Legends (Devious and Wes Draven) to retain the tag titles.
July 30, 2016 – MEGA: Zach Gowen defeated Derek Direction by disqualification. Direction retains the MEGA Infinity title.
August 6, 2016 – XICW: Jake Something defeated Zach Gowen to win the Xtreme Intense title.
August 7, 2016 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Jake Something by disqualification. Something retains the Xtreme Intense title.
August 19, 2016 – PPW: Gideon Malice defeated Zach Gowen.
September 11, 2016 – XICW: Gavin Quinn defeated Zach Gowen to retain the Midwest heavyweight title.
September 25, 2016 – XICW: Kyle Maverick and Zach Gowen defeated Jack Price and Orlando Christopher.
October 6, 2016 – IWA Mid-South: Ram Jam defeated Zach Gowen.
November 4, 2016 – PWASD: Zach Gowen defeated Buddy Hanlon to win the Downriver title.
November 25, 2016 – PWASD: Zach Gowen defeated Buddy Hanlon.
December 16, 2016 – PWASD: Atlas Hytower, El Ridiculoso, Jack Thriller, Josh Movado and Zach Gowen defeated The Soul Shooters (Appollo Starr & Drew Johnson), Breyer Wellington, Frank Isaac Anderson and N8 Mattson.
January 6, 2017 – PPW: Zach Gowen defeated Cody Manning.
January 13, 2017 – PWASD: Buddy Hanlon and N8 Mattson defeated Atlas Hytower and Zach Gowen.
February 3, 2017 – PWASD: Buddy Hanlon defeated Zach Gowen to win the Downriver title.
February 12, 2017 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Zachary Wentz.
February 19, 2017 – XICW: Gavin Quinn defeated Zach Gowen to retain the Midwest heavyweight title.
February 25, 2017 – MCPW: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Adam Sniper and Jack Verville to win the tag titles.
March 3, 2017 – PWASD: N8 Mattson defeated El Mano del Diablo and Zach Gowen in a 3-way match to retain the cruisercore title.
March 18, 2017 – XICW: Johnny Devine defeated Zach Gowen to retain the light heavyweight title.
March 24, 2017 – PWASD: Zach Gowen defeated N8 Mattson by disqualification. Mattson retains the cruisercore title.
April 1, 2017 – PPW: Zach Gowen defeated Cody Manning.
April 7, 2017 – PPW: Zach Gowen defeated James Alexander.
April 9, 2017 – XICW: Blake Acumen and Dave Crist defeated Marcus Everette and Zach Gowen.
April 21, 2017 – PWASD: Atlas Hytower and Zach Gowen defeated Breyer Wellington and N8 Mattson.
April 24, 2017 – XICW: Jaimy Coxxx and Zach Gowen defeated Super Future (Palmer Cruise and Xavier Walker).
April 29, 2017 – UWS: Zach Gowen defeated Benjamin Boone.
May 5, 2017 – MCPW: Aaron Orion and Christopher Saint defeated Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen to win the tag titles.
May 13, 2017 – XICW: Malcolm Monroe III and The DBA defeated Jaimy Coxxx and Zach Gowen to retain the tag titles.
June 9, 2017 – PWASD: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Dougie The Creep and Jay Maynard by disqualification. Dougie & Maynard retains the tag titles.
July 16, 2017 – XICW: Petey Williams defeated Zach Gowen.
August 6, 2017 – XICW: Jaimy Coxxx and Travis Titan defeated Marcus Everett and Zach Gowen.
August 11, 2017 – PWASD: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Dougie The Creep and Jay Maynard, Malcolm Monroe III and The Maltese Tiger & El Ridiculoso and Mysterious Movado in a 4-way tag team match to win the tag titles.
September 8, 2017 – PWASD: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated El Ridiculoso and Mysterious Movado to retain the tag titles.
September 23, 2017 – MEGA: The Philly And Marino Experience (Marino Tenaglia and Philly Collins) defeated The Handicapped Heroes (Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen) to retain the tag titles.
October 6, 2017 – PWASD: Zach Gowen defeated Blake Acumen.
October 7, 2017 – XICW: Kongo Kong defeated Zach Gowen.
October 20, 2017 – Freelance: Bucky Collins defeated Zach Gowen.
November 10, 2017 – PWASD: Gavin Quinn and Juntai defeated Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen to win the tag titles.
December 15, 2017 – PWASD: Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen defeated Breyer Wellington and N8 Mattson.
March 23, 2018 – PWASD: Gavin Quinn and Juntai defeated Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen to retain the tag team titles.
May 19, 2018 – MPW: Caleb Stills and Zach Gowen defeated Gavin Quinn and Juntai.
June 28, 2018 – Bar Wrestling 13: The Handicapped Heroes (Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen) defeated PPRay (Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas).
September 7, 2018 – Mondo Lucha: Arik Cannon, Darin Corbin and Zach Gowen defeated Hardcore Impact (Hardcore Craig & Pauly Thomaselli) and Chase McCoy.
October 7, 2018 – BCW: Eli Drake defeated Zach Gowen.
February 20, 2019 – Bar Wrestling 30: The Carnies (Kerry Awful, Nick Iggy and Tripp Cassidy) defeated The Handicap Heroes (Gregory Iron, Joey Ryan and Zach Gowen) in the 1st round.
February 21, 2019 – Bar Wrestling 31: The Handicapped Heroes (Gregory Iron and Zach Gowen) defeated Andy Williams and Pepper Parks, Eli Drake and Ryan Taylor & Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus in a 4-way tag team match.
March 23, 2019 – AML: Zach Gowen defeated Zane Dawson.
May 17, 2019 – Horror Slam: Zach Gowen defeated Peter B. Beautiful.
June 15, 2019 – XICW: Malcolm Monroe III defeated Zach Gowen to retain the Midwest heavyweight title.
November 9, 2019 – MPW: Gregory Iron defeated Zach Gowen.
December 14, 2019 – PPW: Zach Gowen defeated Aaron Orion.
February 8, 2020 – WrestlePro: Bobby Wayward defeated Zach Gowen.
April 2, 2021 – WrestlePro: Zach Gowen defeated Vargas.
April 3, 2021 – WrestlePro: The Nasty Gentlemen (Brody Adams and Jack Windsor) defeated Fallah Bahh and Zach Gowen.
April 7, 2021 – WrestlePro: Elia Baratz defeated Zach Gowen.
April 9, 2021 – WrestlePro: Justin Corino defeated Zach Gowen.
April 10, 2021 – WrestlePro: Zach Gowen defeated Shawn Donovan.
July 31, 2021 – XICW: Adam Wick defeated Zach Gowen to retain the light heavyweight title.
August 29, 2021 – Sanctuary Fight Club: Karam defeated Zach Gowen.
September 4, 2021 – MPWA: Zach Gowen defeated James Alexander.
September 11, 2021 – XICW: Zach Gowen defeated Jaimy Coxxx.
September 25, 2021 – PPW: Zach Gowen defeated James Alexander by disqualification.
October 16, 2021 – WrestlePro: Aaron Rourke defeated Eddie Edwards, Fallah Bah, Kevin Blackwood, World Famous CB and Zach Gowen in a suicidal 6-way match to win the Silver title.