AAW Heavyweight Championship

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AAW Heavyweight Championship
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Promotion AAW Wrestling
Date established2005
Current champion(s)Gnarls Garvin
Date wonJune 8, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Tony Scarpone
Most reigns Sami Callihan (3 reigns)
Longest reign Mance Warner (559 days)
Shortest reign Kevin Steen (28 days)

The AAW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by AAW Wrestling. [1] There have been a total of 34 reigns and one vacancy shared between 25 different champions. The current champion is Gnarls Garvin, who is in his first reign. [2]

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Tony Scarpone2005N/A Berwyn, IL 1N/AIt is unknown how Scarpone was billed as the inaugural champion therefore the length of the reign is uncertain. [3]
2 Robert Anthony July 9, 2005Scars and Stripes Berwyn, IL 1140Anthony defeated Tony Scarpone in a Last Man Standing match. [4]
3 Mike Venom November 26, 2005Windy City Classic Berwyn, IL 1119 [5]
— Vacated March 25, 2006— Berwyn, IL —— Mike Venom was stripped of the championship.
4 Tyler Black March 25, 2006Final Four Berwyn, IL 1245Black defeated Eric Priest, Danny Daniels and Silas Young in a Four Corners Match to win the vacant championship [6]
5Marek BraveNovember 25, 2006Windy City Classic II Berwyn, IL 1175This was a No Ropes Barbed Wire match. [7]
6 Jerry Lynn May 19, 2007Defining Moment Berwyn, IL 1420This was a Best Two out of Three falls match [8]
7 Tyler Black July 12, 2008Scars and Stripes Berwyn, IL 2259 [9]
8 Jay Bradley March 28, 20095th Year Anniversary Show Berwyn, IL 1161This was Final Four Elimination match which also involved Chandler McClure and Egotistico Fantastico. [10]
9 Jimmy Jacobs September 5, 2009Us vs. Them Berwyn, IL 184 [11]
10 Silas Young November 28, 2009Windy City Classic V Berwyn, IL 1469This was a Three Way Elimination match which also involved Shane Hollister. [12]
11Dan LawrenceMarch 12, 20117th Anniversary Berwyn, IL 1133 [13]
12 Silas Young July 23, 2011Scars and Stripes Berwyn, IL 2426 [14]
13 Michael Elgin September 21, 2012Defining Moment Berwyn, IL 1280 [15]
14Shane HollisterJune 28, 2013Bound By Hate Berwyn, IL 1155 [16]
15 Kevin Steen November 30, 2013Windy City Classic Berwyn, IL 128 [17]
16Shane HollisterDecember 28, 2013One Twisted Christmas Berwyn, IL 2258 [18]
17 Eddie Kingston September 12, 2014Defining Moment Berwyn, IL 1231 [19]
18 Josh Alexander May 1, 2015Take No Prisoners Merrionette Park, IL 150This was a three-way match, also involving Samoa Joe. [20]
19 Ethan Page June 20, 2015Vanguard the Uprising Berwyn, IL 1161
20 Eddie Kingston November 28, 2015Windy City Classic XI Chicago, IL 283This was a three-way match, also involving Trevor Lee. [21]
21 Sami Callihan February 19, 2016The Art of War Merrionette Park, IL 1155 [22]
22 Pentagón Jr. July 23, 2016United We Stand Merrionette Park, IL 177 [23]
23 Sami Callihan October 8, 2016Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Day 2 Merrionette Park, IL 2327This was a Lucha de Apuestas tag team match between Callihan (hair) and Jake Crist (career) vs Fénix (mask) and Pentagón Jr. (title). Callihan pinned Pentagón to win the championship. [24]
24 Rey Fenix August 31, 2017Defining Moment Berwyn, IL 1156This was a Lucha de Apuestas, where Fenix wagered his mask. [25]
25 A. C. H. February 3, 2018The Chaos Theory LaSalle, IL 1209 [26]
26 Brody King August 31, 2018Defining Moment Chicago, IL 1120 [27]
27 Sami Callihan December 29, 2018Windy City Classic XIV Merrionette Park, IL 3273This was a steel cage match. [28]
28 Josh Alexander September 28, 2019Defining Moment Chicago, IL 291 [29]
29 Mance Warner December 28, 2019Windy City Classic XV Merrionette Park, IL 1559 [30]
30 Fred Yehi July 9, 2021United We Stand Merrionette Park, IL 1140 [31]
31 Mat Fitchett November 26, 2021Windy City Classic XVI Merrionette Park, IL 1279 [32]
32 Jake Something September 1, 2022Destination Chicago Chicago, IL 1364 [33]
33 Davey Vega August 31, 2023The Art of War 2023 Berwyn, IL 1282 [34]
34Gnarls GarvinJune 8, 2024Day of Defiance 2024 Berwyn, IL 1161+ [2]

Combined reigns

As of November16, 2024

Record longest reigning champion, Mance Warner Mance Warner pro wrestler 2018.png
Record longest reigning champion, Mance Warner
Sami Callihan July 2019.jpg
Sami Callihan records most reigns at three.
Silas Young & The Beer City Bruiser ROH 2018 crop.jpg
Silas Young, record longest combined reigns at 895 days
†Indicates the current champion
¤The exact length of the title reign is uncertain.
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Silas Young 2895
2 Sami Callihan 3755
3 Mance Warner 1559
4 Tyler Black 2504
5 Jerry Lynn 1420
6Shane Hollister2413
7 Jake Something 1364
8 Eddie Kingston 2314
9 Davey Vega 1282
10 Michael Elgin 1280
11 Mat Fitchett 1279
12 A. C. H. 1209
13Marek Brave1175
14Gnarls Garvin †1161+
15 Ethan Page 1161
Jay Bradley 1161
17 Rey Fenix 1156
18 Josh Alexander 2141
19 Fred Yehi 1140
Robert Anthony 1140
21Dan Lawrence1133
22 Brody King 1120
23 Mike Venom 1119
24 Jimmy Jacobs 184
25 Pentagón Jr. 177
26 Kevin Steen 128
27Tony Scarpone1¤N/A

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