AEW World Championship

The AEW World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship[2] created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was unveiled on May 25, 2019 at Double or Nothing, and is the top championship of AEW. The inaugural champion was Chris Jericho. The current champion is Jon Moxley, who is in his first reign.

AEW World Championship
The AEW World Championship
Details
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
Date establishedMay 25, 2019
Current champion(s)Jon Moxley
Date wonFebruary 29, 2020

History
Inaugural champion Chris Jericho

On January 1, 2019, the professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) was founded and its inaugural event, Double or Nothing, was scheduled for May 25.[3][4][5] The unveiling of the promotion's world championship was first teased on AEW's YouTube channel on May 22, where actor and comedian Jack Whitehall humorously attempted to reveal the title belt but struggled to get the championship out of its bag. During that same video, Whitehall revealed that the winner of Double or Nothing's Buy In pre-show battle royal, called the Casino Battle Royale, would face the winner of Double or Nothing's main event at a future date to determine the inaugural AEW World Champion.[6] The Casino Battle Royale was won by Adam Page,[7] while Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega in the main event, setting up the inaugural championship match. During Double or Nothing, pro wrestling veteran Bret Hart unveiled the AEW World Championship belt.[8]

Shortly after Double or Nothing, the inaugural championship match was scheduled for AEW's event All Out on August 31.[9] At the pay-per-view, Jericho defeated Page in the main event to become the inaugural champion.[10] The following day, it was reported by Tallahassee Police that the physical championship belt was stolen from Jericho's limousine while he was travelling.[11] On September 4, the Tallahassee Police Department recovered the belt.[12]

Reigns
Current champion Jon Moxley

As of June 30, 2020, there have been two reigns. Chris Jericho was the inaugural champion. Jon Moxley is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Jericho at Revolution in Chicago on February 29, 2020.

Key
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, Illinois 1 182 Defeated Adam Page to become the inaugural champion. [9][13]
2 Jon Moxley February 29, 2020 Revolution Chicago, Illinois 1 122+ [14]


References
  1. AEW Dynamite: Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley have weigh-in
  2. Killam, Mike (May 26, 2019). "Tony Khan On His Wrestling Fandom Fueling AEW, Weight Classes, Women's Wrestling Diversity & More". ProWrestling.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019. Question: Will AEW have weight divisions? Khan: No. I'm not planning on weight divisions. ... I want to have a world championship, and that's going to be the world championship – not the heavyweight [championship].
  3. Ghosh, Pratyay (January 2, 2019). "All Elite Wrestling News: AEW officially announced, Cody Rhodes confirms his role". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. Pratt, Emily (January 1, 2019). "The Young Bucks And Cody Officially Announced All Elite Wrestling And Released Some Details". Uproxx. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  5. Fritz, Brian (January 8, 2019). "Shad and Tony Khan comment on launch of All Elite Wrestling". Sportingnews. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. All Elite Wrestling (May 22, 2019). Actor & comedian Jack Whitehall reveals Huge AEW World Championship Final Eliminators #AEWDoN. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  7. Powell, Jason. "AEW The Buy In pre-show results: Powell's live review of the Casino Battle Royale, Kip Sabian vs. Sammy Guevara". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  8. Powell, Jason. "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr. and Fenix for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  9. 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.
  10. Staszewecki, Joseph. "AEW got it right by crowning Chris Jericho champ at All Out". New York Post. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  11. Currier, Joseph (September 3, 2019). "AEW World Champion Chris Jericho reports title belt stolen". f4wonline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  12. Brookhouse, Brent (September 4, 2019). "Chris Jericho's missing AEW world championship belt retrieved by police in Florida". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  13. Powell, Jason (August 31, 2019). "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Hangman 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.
  14. 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.
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