Attitude Era Wrestling
From Iwe
| Attitude Era Wrestling | |
| Details | |
| Type | Efed |
| Industry | Efed wrestling |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder(s) | Shane McMahon |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Area served | Internet |
| Key people | Shane McMahon |
| Owner(s) | Shane McMahon (100% Owner) |
| Employees | TBA (as of TBA) |
| Websites | |
Attitude Era Wrestling (also known as AEW) is a Efed professional wrestling company. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia. AEW has one weekly show called Concussion until January 7, 2012 it was the only weekly show until SLAM! with the invasion of Wrestlemania Entertainment started in December of 2012, The company closed in September of 2014.
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Company history
The Beginning (2011)
The beginning was ran by Shane McMahon and part of the 2011 were ran by Taz at the end of 2011. Until Shane McMahon unexpectedly disappeared without a trace of what he was. Chris Jericho became the first-ever Attitude Era Wrestling (AEW) World Heavyweight Championship after winning a Triple tier cage match at Ultimate Ascension and would hold the title belt through 2011.
The new era of AEW (2012)
Beginning the 2012 year, Taz won the AEW Championship from Chris Jericho, until Randy Orton defeated Taz to win the AEW Championship. the AEW Championship continued to change hands from there. After Orton defeated Taz, Taz would return to AEW as the "Director of Authority" from there on Shane McMahon has not been seen in AEW. After months of being away from Attitude Era Wrestling, and after watching Paul Heyman entered the scene of majority owner, Shane McMahon has returned to bring his company back into the right ownership of his own, at the Ultimate Ascension McMahon tried to take his company back from Heyman and Reks, but thanks to Shawn Michaels Taz and McMahon lost, on the December 3 episode of Concussion with the help of Randy Orton, Shane McMahon continued his rampage to gain back control of HIS Attitude Era Wrestling but with the debuting of Rob Van Dam and Val Venis the plan backfired, However at The Last Stand pay-per-view McMahon has challenged Heyman to a Five-on-five Elimination match with Team AEW facing Team wMe, if Team AEW wins Shane gets control back of his company and if Team wMe wins Heyman wins the company.
Wrestlemania Entertainment invasion and closing of company (2012-2013)
In late December of 2012 Paul Heyman forced Taz to sign over his half of the company to Heyman, At Ultimate Ascension with the help of Shawn Michaels, Heyman and Tyler Reks defeated Shane McMahon and Taz to win majority ownership of the company. At the The Last Stand pay-per-view that was moved to January a team of 5-AEW superstars will face off with a team of 5-wMe superstars in a "Winner Take All" match for the company. As of January 14, 2013 there are only four superstars on the roster with no Starlets on the roster, the roster includes; Tyler Reks, Shawn Michaels, and Val Venis.
Shane McMahon returns, AEW returns & Closer (2013-2014)
On December 28, 2013 Shane McMahon announced that he would be taking back the AEW from Taz and delivered a "State of AEW" address to the AEW Universe, also announced that Concussion would now be on the Fox Sports 1, and also announced that three pay-per-views would be live on Fox Sports 1 and in February a Free pay-per-view would be broad casted, the company closed in September 2014.
Return (2014-present)
It was announced that AEW would make a return on October 13, 2014 for the 3 Year Anniversary of Concussion.
Corporate governance
Executive officers
- Shane McMahon (Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer)
- Paul Heyman (Unknown type of name)
Championships and accomplishments
Current Champions
- Main article: List of current champions in AEW Wrestling
| Championship | Current champions(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEW World Heavyweight Championship | Gunner | 1 | July 13, 2014 | 228 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Defeated Damien Sandow in a title for title match at Superclash III. |
| AEW Intercontinental Championship | Gunner | 1 | April 7, 2014 | 325 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Awarded the title after Feast or Fired case. |
| AEW Television Championship | Knux | 1 | February 7, 2015 | 20 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Vacated on January 19, 2015, when Chris Hero was forced to vacant the title due to injury. |
| AEW Light Heavyweight Championship | Adrian Neville | 1 | June 9, 2014 | 262 | London, England | Defeated Petey Williams at Concussion: London Tour. |
| AEW Women's Championship | AJ Lee | 1 | May 26, 2014 | 280 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Maryse at Mayhem. |
| AEW Women's United States Championship | Havok | 1 | November 30, 2014 | 90 | Tampa, Florida | Defeated Eve Gracie in a Steel Cage match at No Escape. |
| AEW Tag Team Championship | MVP and Lashley | 1 | November 30, 2014 | 90 | Tampa, Florida | Defeated Austin Aries and The Miz at No Escape. |
Other accomplishments
| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Previous winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestle War | Gunner | May 11, 2014 | Dolph Ziggler |
| Money in the Bank | TBD | TBA | Eddie Kingston |
| Queen of the Ring | Angelina Love | July 3rd, 2014 | Candice Michelle |
| Feast or Fired | Knux (Television Championship) Cesaro (International) Sami Callihan (Tag Team) Eric Young (Pink Slip) | January 29, 2015 | Gunner (Intercontinental) Zema Ion (Television) Sami Zayn (Tag Team Title) Homicide (Pink Slip) |
Past accomplishments
| Accomplishment | Latest winner | Date won |
|---|---|---|
| Divas Rumble match | The Kat | February 26, 2012 |
| Summer of Destiny | Eric Young | August 26, 2012 |
| Queen of the Ring | Candice Michelle | August 26, 2012 |
