List of World Heavyweight Champions (AEW)
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The AEW Championship (also known as AEW World Heavyweight Championship) is a efed wrestling world heavyweight championship in AEW. It is the first world title established in AEW, The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches. The first champion was Chris Jericho, who won the championship in 2011.
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[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| AEW Championship | 2011-present |
| AEW World Heavyweight Championship | 2011-present |
[edit] Reigns
As of September 6, 2024.
| Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
|---|---|
| Location | The city in which the title was won |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
| † | Indicates the title change is not recognized by AEW |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily (If I remember to change) |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Jericho | 1 | November 27, 2011 | 64 | Boston, Mass. | Ultimate Ascension | This was a Triple Tier Cage Match also including Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, Petey Williams, Cactus Jack, Zack Ryder and Mr. Anderson to become the inaugural champion. |
| 2 | Taz | 1 | January 29, 2012 | 44 | Chicago, Illinois | New Year's Revenge | |
| 3 | Randy Orton | 1 | March 12, 2012 | 14 | Madison, Wisconsin | March Madness: Concussion | This was also a Career Threatening match for Taz |
| 4 | The Miz | 1 | March 25, 2012 | 35 | Orlando, Florida | No Escape | This was a Elimination Chamber match |
| 5 | Colt Cabana | 1 | April 29, 2012 | 147 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Boiling Point | This was a Two Fall Triple Threat Match for both AEW Intercontinental & AEW Championships |
| 6 | Bray Wyatt | 1 | September 23, 2012 | 28 | Memphis, TN. | Rapture | This was a Three Stages of Hell match |
| 7 | Colt Cabana | 2 | October 31, 2012 | 0 | Atlanta, Georgia | Devil's Night: Concussion | |
| 8 | Damien Sandow | 1 | October 31, 2012 | 95 | Atlanta, Georgia | Devil's Night: Concussion | Sandow cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase to win the title. |
| 9 | Eric Young | 1 | February 3, 2013 | 35 | Seattle, Washington | The Last Stand | This was a Last Man Standing match. |
| 10 | Scott Steiner | 1 | March 10, 2013 | 42 | Detroit, Michigan | No Escape | This match was an Elimination Chamber Match, also involving Bobby Roode, Eric Young, James Storm, Sterling James Keenan & Abyss. |
| 11 | Sterling James Keenan | 1 | April 21, 2013 | 43 | St. Louis, MO | Wrestle War | |
| 12 | Colt Cabana | 3 | May 26, 2012 | 44 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Mayhem | |
| 13 | CM Punk | 1 | June 30, 2012 | 315 | Sydney, Australia | Superclash | |
| 14 | Samoa Joe & Chris Jericho | 1 2 | May 11, 2014 | 30 | Baltimore, Maryland | Wrestle War (2014) | After the War Games match, Shane McMahon announced Jericho and Joe Co-Champions. |
| 15 | Samoa Joe | 2 | June 9, 2014 | 0 | London, England | Concussion | Joe defeated Jericho to become the Undisputed AEW World Champion, The Rock served as special guest referee. |
| 16 | Damien Sandow | 2 | April 9, 2014 | 96 | London, England | Concussion | Sandow cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. |
| 17 | Gunner | 1 | July 13, 2014 | 246 | New Orleans, LA | Superclash III | |
| — | Vacated | — | March 16, 2015 | — | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | The Last Stand (2015) | Title declared vacant due to Gunner's retirement. |
| 18 | Roman Reigns | 1 | May 3, 2015 | 63 | Boston, Massachusetts | Wrestle War | This was a 60-Man Wrestler War match. |
| 19 | Damien Sandow | 3 | July 5, 2015 | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Superclash IV | This was a Fatal four way match also involving, Montel Vontavious Porter and Hiroshi Tanahashi Title declared vacant due to Damien Sandow left the company.. |
| — | Vacated | — | July 2015 | — | |||
| 20 | Knux | 1 | December 20, 2015 | 1 | Boston, Massachusetts | Ultimate Ascension | This was a Triple Tier Cage match also including Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, Bram, John Cena, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns. |
| 21 | John Cena | 1 | 50+ | Cena cashed in Goldust's Money in the Bank contract. |
[edit] Combined reigns
| + | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM Punk | 1 | 315 |
| 2 | Gunner | 1 | 246 |
| 3 | Colt Cabana | 3 | 191 |
| Damien Sandow | 2 | 191 | |
| 5 | Chris Jericho | 2 | 94 |
| 6 | Roman Reigns | 1 | 63 |
| 7 | John Cena | 1 | 50+ |
| 8 | Sterling James Keenan | 1 | 43 |
| 9 | Scott Steiner | 1 | 42 |
| 10 | Eric Young | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | The Miz | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | Samoa Joe | 2 | 30 |
| 13 | Bray Wyatt | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Randy Orton | 1 | 16 |
| 15 | Knux | 1 | 1 |
