List of AEW World Champions
The AEW World Championship is a men's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Unveiled on May 25, 2019, it is the promotion's top championship and is presented as being AEW's most prestigious title.
As of December 14, 2024, there have been 13 reigns between nine champions and one vacancy, as well as one interim champion. Chris Jericho was the inaugural champion. Jon Moxley has the most reigns at four, also served as the interim champion in mid-2022 while reigning lineal champion CM Punk was out with an injury (this is not counted as one of Moxley's four reigns) and has the longest combined reign at 410+ days. MJF's singular reign is the longest at 406 days, while Punk's second reign is the shortest at 3 days. Jericho is the oldest champion when he won it at 48 years old, while MJF is the youngest, winning it at 26 years old.
Jon Moxley is the current champion in his record-setting fourth reign. He won the title by defeating Bryan Danielson at WrestleDream on October 12, 2024.
Title history
[edit]| 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 | ||||
| 1 | Chris Jericho | August 31, 2019 | All Out | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | 182 | Defeated "Hangman" Adam Page to become the inaugural champion. | [1][2] |
| 2 | Jon Moxley | February 29, 2020 | Revolution | Chicago, IL | 1 | 277 | [3] | |
| 3 | Kenny Omega | December 2, 2020 | Dynamite: Winter Is Coming | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 346 | [4] | |
| 4 | "Hangman" Adam Page | November 13, 2021 | Full Gear | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | 197 | This was Page's Casino Poker Chip cash-in match. | [5] |
| 5 | CM Punk | May 29, 2022 | Double or Nothing | Paradise, NV | 1 | 87 | [6] | |
| — | Jon Moxley (Interim) | June 26, 2022 | Forbidden Door | Chicago, IL | — | 59 | Lineal champion CM Punk was originally scheduled to defend the title against Hiroshi Tanahashi at this event, but was pulled due to suffering a foot injury. Moxley defeated Tanahashi in a tournament final to become the interim champion. | [7][8] |
| 6 | Jon Moxley | August 24, 2022 | Dynamite | Cleveland, OH | 2 | 11 | Defeated lineal champion CM Punk to determine the undisputed champion. AEW officially recognizes this as the start of Moxley's second reign. | [9] |
| 7 | CM Punk | September 4, 2022 | All Out | Hoffman Estates, IL | 2 | 3 | [10] | |
| — | Vacated | September 7, 2022 | Dynamite | Buffalo, NY | — | — | CM Punk was stripped of the title after being suspended following a legitimate backstage altercation that occurred during the All Out post-event media scrum.[a] | [11][12][13] |
| 8 | Jon Moxley | September 21, 2022 | Dynamite: Grand Slam | Flushing, Queens, NY | 3 | 59 | Defeated Bryan Danielson in a tournament final for the vacant title. | [14] |
| 9 | MJF | November 19, 2022 | Full Gear | Newark, NJ | 1 | 406 | This was MJF's Casino Poker Chip cash-in match. | [15] |
| 10 | Samoa Joe | December 30, 2023 | Worlds End | Uniondale, NY | 1 | 113 | [16] | |
| 11 | Swerve Strickland | April 21, 2024 | Dynasty | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 126 | [17] | |
| 12 | Bryan Danielson | August 25, 2024 | All In | London, England | 1 | 48 | This was a Title vs. Career match. | [18] |
| 13 | Jon Moxley | October 12, 2024 | WrestleDream | Tacoma, WA | 4 | 63+ | [19] | |
Combined reigns
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Inaugural champion Chris Jericho
One-time, youngest, and longest-reigning champion MJF, who held the title for 406 days.
As of December 14, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Moxley † | 4[b] | 410+[c] |
| 2 | MJF | 1 | 406 |
| 3 | Kenny Omega | 1 | 346 |
| 4 | "Hangman" Adam Page | 1 | 197 |
| 5 | Chris Jericho | 1 | 182 |
| 6 | Swerve Strickland | 1 | 126 |
| 7 | Samoa Joe | 1 | 113 |
| 8 | CM Punk | 2 | 90 |
| 9 | Bryan Danielson | 1 | 48 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ After Punk's return the following year, he was billed as the "Real World Champion"; however, this was storyline not recognized by AEW, and after Punk was released on August 27, 2023, the "Real World Championship" was dropped.
- ^ 5 with his interim championship reign.
- ^ 469+ days with his interim championship reign.
References
[edit]- ^ AEW Staff (May 31, 2019). "Hangman Page vs. Chris Jericho For The AEW World Championship Officially Set For All Out". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 31, 2019). "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Adam Page to become the first AEW Champion, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Shawn Spears, Kenny Omega vs. Pac". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 29, 2020). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW Championship, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles, Cody vs. MJF, Nyla Rose vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Championship, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (December 2, 2020). "12/02 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship, Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal, Chris Jericho vs. Frankie Kazarian, Darby Allin and Cody Rhodes vs. Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks, Britt Baker vs. Leyla Hirsch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (November 13, 2021). "AEW Full Gear results: Barnett's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship, Bryan Danielson vs. Miro in the eliminator tournament finals, Penta and Rey Fenix vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston, Britt Baker vs. Tay Conti for the AEW Women's Title, Darby Allin vs. MJF". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 29, 2022). "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page vs. CM Punk for the AEW Championship, MJF vs. Wardlow, Thunder Rosa vs. Serena Deeb for the AEW Women's Title, Owen Hart Cup tournament finals, The Hardys vs. The Young Bucks, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (June 4, 2022). "AEW Announces Multi-Stage Interim World Championship Eliminator Series". Fightful. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (June 26, 2022). "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Interim AEW World Title, Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP U.S. Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (August 24, 2022). "8/24 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley for the unified AEW World Championship, Death Triangle vs. Will Ospreay and Aussie Open in an AEW Trios Title tournament match, Dax Harwood vs. Jay Lethal, Billy Gunn vs. Colten Gunn, Britt Baker vs. KiLynn King, Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia meeting". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 4, 2022). "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. CM Punk for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage, Casino Ladder Match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (September 8, 2022). "9/7 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Tony Khan addressing the status of the AEW World Championship and AEW Trios Titles, MJF's return promo, Wheeler Yuta vs. Daniel Garcia for the ROH Pure Rules Title, Death Triangle vs. Best Friends, Interim AEW Women's Champ Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford in an eliminator match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (July 29, 2023). "CM Punk Takes His 'Real' AEW World Championship Out Of The Bag, Spray Paints It With An 'X'". Fightful. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (September 2, 2023). "Breaking: CM Punk Finished In AEW". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 21, 2022). "9/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH Title, Toni Storm vs. Athena vs. Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (November 19, 2022). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (December 30, 2023). "AEW Worlds End results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship, Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley to become the first AEW Triple Crown Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 21, 2024). "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson, FTR vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 25, 2024). "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (October 12, 2024). "AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 12, 2024.