List of All Elite Wrestling tournaments

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This is a list of All Elite Wrestling professional wrestling tournaments competed for by professional wrestlers that are part of their roster.

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Regular tournaments

Dynamite Diamond Ring

Since 2019, AEW has held a mini-tournament held late in the year to determine that year's recipient of the Dynamite Diamond Ring. The first round consists of the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale, a twelve-man battle royal in which twelve wrestlers compete for the right to challenge for the ring. Between 2019 and 2021, the battle royale had two co-winners, who qualified for a final singles match to determine the ring's winner; since 2022, the ring holder has received a bye to the final. In 2024, the battle royale returned to a two-winner format, with the co-winners then facing each other for the right to challenge for the ring. MJF is the sole, six-time winner of the ring.

YearWinnerRunner-upFinals match
Date and eventVenue
2019 MJF "Hangman" Adam Page November 27, 2019
Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite 		Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Sears Centre Arena
2020 Orange Cassidy December 9, 2020
Dynamite		 Jacksonville, Florida
Daily's Place
2021 Dante Martin December 15, 2021
Winter is Coming 		Garland, Texas
Curtis Culwell Center
2022 [i] Ricky Starks December 14, 2022
Winter is Coming
2023 Juice Robinson October 25, 2023
Dynamite		 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Liacouras Center
2024 Adam Cole [ii] December 28, 2024
Worlds End 		Orlando, Florida
Addition Financial Arena
  1. ↑ This was a Winner Takes All match for both MJF's AEW World Championship and Dynamite Diamond Ring.
  2. ↑ Kyle O'Reilly was the second winner of the 2024 Dynamite Dozen battle royale

Owen Hart Cup

The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, also known as the Owen Hart Cup, or simply, the Owen, is AEW's first regular major tournament. Held annually in the mid-year in collaboration with the Owen Hart Foundation, it consists of two eight-wrestler single-elimination tournaments – one for each gender – with the winner receiving a commemorative championship belt and, beginning in 2024, a world championship match at All In, AEW's biggest show of the year.

YearWinnersFinalLosing finalistWorld title matchNotes
EventDateVenue
2022 Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. Double or Nothing May 29, 2022 T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, Nevada 		Ruby Soho None [a]
Adam Cole Samoa Joe [b]
2023 Willow Nightingale Collision July 15, 2023 Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, Alberta 		Ruby Soho None [c] —
Ricky Starks CM Punk None [d]
2024 Mariah May Dynamite July 10, 2024 Willow Nightingale Defeated "Timeless" Toni Storm at All In London
Bryan Danielson "Hangman" Adam Page Defeated Swerve Strickland in a Title vs. Career match at All In London
2025 Mercedes Moné Double or Nothing May 25, 2025 Desert Diamond Arena
Glendale, Arizona 		Jamie Hayter Was defeated by "Timeless" Toni Storm at All In Texas
"Hangman" Adam Page Will Ospreay Defeated Jon Moxley at All In Texas
  1. ↑ 15-woman tournament; Maki Itoh received a bye to the quarter-finals.
  2. ↑ 15-man tournament; Johnny Elite received a bye to the quarter-finals.
  3. ↑ As a result of defeating ROH Women's World Champion Athena in the semi-finals, Nightingale was given a title shot at Death Before Dishonor; she was unsuccessful.
  4. ↑ Due to Starks' cheating in the tournament final, Punk demanded a rematch on the August 5, 2023 Collision with Punk's "Real World Championship" on the line; Starks was unsuccessful.

Continental Classic

The Continental Classic (C2) is AEW's second major regular tournament. Held annually at the end of the year, it is a round-robin tournament not unlike New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax; two blocks of six wrestlers (twelve in total) wrestle each other to qualify for a short play-off tournament which culminates at the final pay-per-view of the year, Worlds End. The prize for winning the tournament in 2023 and 2024 is the AEW Continental Championship.

Tournament results
YearWinnerRunner upOther participants
2023 B Eddie Kingston (9)G Jon Moxley (12)Blue Bryan Danielson (10), Andrade El Idolo (9), Claudio Castagnoli (7), Brody King (6), Daniel Garcia (3)
Gold Swerve Strickland (12), Jay White (12), Rush (6), Mark Briscoe (3), Jay Lethal (0)
2024 B Kazuchika Okada (c; 10)G Will Ospreay (9)Blue Kyle Fletcher (12), Mark Briscoe (9), Daniel Garcia (7), Shelton Benjamin (6), The Beast Mortos (0)
Gold Ricochet (10), Claudio Castagnoli (9), Darby Allin (7), Brody King (6), Komander (3), Juice Robinson (0)
(c) – the Continental Champion at the beginning of the tournament
Numbers in brackets indicate how many points were won by each participant
Italics indicate losing league finalists
Struckthrough text indicates participants replaced due to injury

Sporadic tournaments

TournamentPrizeDatesFinalWinnerNotes
World Tag Team Championship Tournament The inaugural World Tag Team Championship October 9–30, 2019 Dynamite: Halloween Eve SoCal Uncensored The Dark Order received a bye to the semi-finals.
World Championship #1 Contender Tournament A World Championship matchJanuary 15–22, 2020 Bash at the Beach: Night 2 Jon Moxley Defeated Chris Jericho at Revolution.
TNT Championship Tournament The inaugural TNT Championship April 8 – May 23, 2020 Double or Nothing Cody
Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly DrawNoneAugust 3–22, 2020Saturday Night Dynamite Diamante and Ivelisse
World Championship Eliminator Tournament A World Championship matchOctober 21 – November 7, 2020 Full Gear Kenny Omega Defeated Jon Moxley at Winter is Coming.
Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament A World Championship matchFebruary 10 – March 3, 2021Dynamite: The Crossroads Ryo Mizunami Lost to Hikaru Shida at Revolution.
World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament A World Tag Team Championship matchAugust 20–27, 2021 Rampage Lucha Brothers Defeated The Young Bucks at All Out.
World Championship Eliminator Tournament A World Championship matchOctober 22 – November 13, 2021 Full Gear Bryan Danielson Took "Hangman" Adam Page to a time limit draw at Winter is Coming; lost a rematch on the January 8, 2022 Dynamite.
TBS Championship Tournament The inaugural TBS Championship October 23, 2021 – January 5, 2022Dynamite Jade Cargill Thunder Rosa, Jade Cargill, Nyla Rose and Ruby Soho received byes to the quarter-finals.
Interim World Championship Eliminator Series The interim World Championship June 8–26, 2022 Forbidden Door Jon Moxley New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a qualifying match at Dominion to determine their representative for the match, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Moxley won the World Championship from lineal champion CM Punk on the August 24 Dynamite.
All-Atlantic Championship Tournament The inaugural All-Atlantic Championship Pac New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a preliminary qualifying tournament to determine its two representatives to the into the tournament, Clark Connors and Tomohiro Ishii.
World Trios Championship Tournament The inaugural World Trios Championship August 17 – September 4, 2022 All Out The Elite
Grand Slam Tournament of Champions The vacant World Championship September 7–21, 2022 Grand Slam Jon Moxley Moxley and Chris Jericho received byes into the semi-final.
World Championship Eliminator Tournament A World Championship matchNovember 9–23, 2022Dynamite Ricky Starks Lost to MJF at Winter Is Coming.
Four Pillars Tournament A World Championship matchApril 19–26, 2023Dynamite Sammy Guevara Darby Allin received a bye into the final. Allin and "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry defeated MJF and Guevara on the May 3 Dynamite to turn the match at Double or Nothing into a four-way match, which MJF won.
Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament A World Tag Team Championship matchJuly 5–19, 2023 Blood and Guts Adam Cole and MJF Lost to FTR on the July 29 Collision.
Women's World Championship Tournament Women’s World Championship August 9–27, 2023 All In Saraya Hikaru Shida defended her championship throughout the tournament. Toni Storm used her rematch clause to receive a bye into the final.
Grand Slam World Championship Eliminator Tournament A World Championship matchSeptember 6–13, 2023Dynamite Samoa Joe Lost to MJF at Grand Slam.
World Tag Team Championship Tournament The vacant World Tag Team Championship March 16 – April 21, 2024 Dynasty The Young Bucks Best Friends, Don Callis Family, The Infantry, and House of Black were designated as wildcards.
FTW Contenders Series A FTW Championship matchMay 18–22, 2024Dynamite Hook and Katsuyori Shibata Hook and Shibata simultaneously submitted Bryan Keith in the final of the tournament. Both men lost to Chris Jericho at Double or Nothing.
World Tag Team Championship Full Gear 4-Way Contender Series World Tag Team Championship November 9–23, 2024 Full Gear Private Party Private Party, who received a bye to the final, successfully defended their championship at Full Gear.
International Women’s Cup A women’s championship matchNovember 27, 2024 – January 5, 2025 Wrestle Dynasty Momo Watanabe Cross-promoted tournament with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Ring of Honor, and World Wonder Ring Stardom. Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Mercedes Moné for the AEW TBS Championship at Revolution.
International Championship Eliminator Tournament An International Championship matchMarch 12–19, 2025Dynamite "Speedball" Mike Bailey and Ricochet Ricochet successfully pinned Bailey as Bailey successfully pinned Mark Davis, resulting in both men qualifying. Kenny Omega successfully defended the International Championship at Dynasty.
International Championship Tournament International Championship May 28 – June 4, 2025 Fyter Fest Kenny Omega Omega, who received a bye to the final, successfully defended his championship at Fyter Fest.
Unified Championship Tournament Unified Championship September 11–20, 2025 All Out TBD
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