AAW Heritage Championship

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AAW Heritage Championship
Details
Promotion All American Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 17, 2005
Current champion(s)Joe Alonzo
Date wonFebruary 23, 2024
Other name(s)
  • AAW Cruiserweight Championship
    (2005 - 2006)
  • AAW Heritage Championship
    (2006 - present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Dan Lawrence
Most reignsA. C. H., Ace Austin, Arik Cannon, DJZ, Jimmy Jacobs, Davey Vega and Hakim Zane (2 reigns)
Longest reign Hakim Zane (462 days)
Shortest reign Ace Austin and Hartenbower (<1 day)

The AAW Heritage Championship (previously known as AAW Cruiserweight Championship) is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion All American Wrestling. [1]

Contents

Title history

As of July6, 2024, there have been a total of thirty-eight reigns and one vacancy shared between 30 different wrestlers. The inaugural champion was Dan Lawrence. The current champion is Joe Alonzo, who is in his first reign. He defeated Levi Everett on February 23, 2024, at Legacy - The 20th Anniversary Event in Berwyn, Illinois.

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
1Dan LawrenceN/AN/AN/A1N/ABilled as the first-ever champion. The circumstances under which he won the title and the length of the reign are unknown.
2Danny DanielsDecember 17, 2005Hardcore Holiday Berwyn, IL 1147Daniels defeated Dan Lawrence in an "I quit" match. Renamed AAW Heritage Championship on January 14, 2006.
3 Silas Young May 13, 2006Point of No Return Berwyn, IL 1133
4 Jimmy Jacobs September 23, 2006Day of Reckoning Berwyn, IL 1168
5Eric PriestMarch 10, 20073rd Anniversary Show Berwyn, IL 1336
6 Jimmy Jacobs February 9, 2008My Bloody Valentine Berwyn, IL 2133This was a dog collar chain match
7KrotchJune 21, 2008Point of No Return Berwyn, IL 177
8 Arik Cannon September 6, 2008Hostile Intentions Berwyn, IL 1448
9 Colt Cabana November 28, 2009Windy City Classic Berwyn, IL 191
10 Arik Cannon February 27, 2010My Bloody Valentine Berwyn, IL 2209
11Shane HollisterSeptember 24, 2010Defining Moment Berwyn, IL 1204
12Mason BeckApril 16, 2011Point of No Return Berwyn, IL 1195
13 Michael Elgin October 28, 2011War is Coming Merrionette Park, IL 1406
— Vacated December 7, 2012————The championship was vacated due to Michael Elgin winning the AAW Heavyweight Championship.
14 A. C. H. March 1, 2013Path of Redemption Merrionette Park, IL 1274 A. C. H. defeated Samuray del Sol in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship. [2]
15Matt CageNovember 30, 2013Windy City Classic IX Berwyn, IL 1258 [3]
16 Heidi Lovelace August 15, 2014All Hail Berwyn, IL 184This title marks the first time a woman has held the championship. It also marks the first time a woman has held any championship in AAW. [4]
17 Christian Faith November 7, 2014A Monster's Rage Merrionette Park, IL 1224
18Louis LyndonJune 19, 2015Killers Among Us Merrionette Park, IL 1190 [5]
19Davey VegaDecember 26, 2015Unstoppable Merrionette Park, IL 120 [6]
20 A. R. Fox January 15, 2016The Chaos Theory Merrionette Park, IL 1350 [7]
21 A. C. H. December 30, 2016Unstoppable Merrionette Park, IL 277 [8]
22 Penta el 0M March 17, 2017Homecoming Berwyn, IL 1253 [9]
23 Zema Ion November 25, 2017Unstoppable Chicago, IL 184 [10]
24 Trevor Lee February 17, 2018Showdown Chicago, IL 1294This was a WRSTLING Rules Match. [11]
25 DJ Z December 8, 2018Last Call LaSalle, IL 2125Previously known as Zema Ion [12]
26 Maxwell Jacob Friedman April 12, 2019EPIC 2019: The 15th Anniversary Show Merrionette Park, IL 129 [13]
27 Jake Something May 11, 2019Take No Prisoners Chicago, IL 1203 [14]
28PacoNovember 30, 2019Unstoppable 2019 Chicago, IL 128 [15]
29 Hakim Zane December 28, 2019Windy City Classic XV Merrionette Park, IL 1462 [16]
29 Myron Reed April 3, 2021AAW Alive #6 Villa Park, IL 1152 [17]
30 Ace Austin September 2, 2021AAW Destination Chicago Chicago, IL 1<1 [18]
31 Hakim Zane September 2, 2021AAW Destination Chicago Chicago, IL 2119 [18]
32 Ace Austin December 30, 2021Unosstopable Chicago, IL 2245This was a three-way match which involves Myron Reed [19]
33Davey VegaSeptember 1, 2022Destination Chicago Chicago, IL 2422 [20]
36HartenbowerOctober 28, 2023Unstoppable Berwyn, IL 1<1Hartenbower performed a Fingerpoke of Doom to acquire the title from his stable-mate Vega
37Levi EverettOctober 28, 2023Unstoppable Berwyn, IL 1118
38Joe AlonzoFebruary 23, 2024Legacy - The 20th Anniversary Event Berwyn, IL 1134+

Combined reigns

As of July6, 2024

†Indicates the current champions
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest length is considered.
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1 Arik Cannon 2657
2 Hakim Zane 2581
3 Michael Elgin 1406
4 A. C. H. 2351
5 A. R. Fox 1350
6Eric Priest1336
7 Jimmy Jacobs 2301
8 Trevor Lee 1294
9Davey Vega2442
10Matt Cage1258
11 Penta el 0M 1253
12 Ace Austin 2245
13Christian Faith1224
14 DJ Z/Zema Ion 2209
15Shane Hollister1204
16 Jake Something 1203
17Mason Beck1195
18Louis Lyndon1190
19 Myron Reed 1152
20Danny Daniels1147
21Joe Alonzo †1134+
22 Silas Young 1133
23Levi Everett1118
24 Colt Cabana 191
25 Heidi Lovelace 184
26Krotch177
27 Maxwell Jacob Friedman 129
28Paco128
29Hartenbower1<1
30Dan Lawrence1¤N/A

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