AEW TBS Championship

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AEW TBS Championship
AEW TBS Championship.png
The TBS Championship belt
Details
Promotion All Elite Wrestling
Date establishedOctober 6, 2021
Current champion(s) Willow Nightingale
Date wonApril 21, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s) Jade Cargill
Longest reign Jade Cargill
(508 days)
Shortest reign Julia Hart
(155 days)
Oldest champion Willow Nightingale
(30 years, 87 days)
Youngest champion Julia Hart
(22 years, 10 days)
Heaviest champion Willow Nightingale
(183 lb (83 kg))
Lightest champion Kris Statlander
(143 lb (65 kg))

The AEW TBS Championship is a women's professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 6, 2021, it is the secondary championship of the promotion's female division, and the inaugural champion was Jade Cargill. It is named after the TBS television network, which currently airs AEW's flagship program, Dynamite . The current champion is Willow Nightingale, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating previous champion Julia Hart in a House Rules match at Dynasty on April 21, 2024.

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History

Inaugural and longest-reigning champion Jade Cargill, who held the title for 508 days, the longest reign for any AEW championship JC TBS Champion (cropped).jpg
Inaugural and longest-reigning champion Jade Cargill, who held the title for 508 days, the longest reign for any AEW championship

In March 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) established the AEW TNT Championship as a television championship for the men's division, named after the TNT television network, owned by WarnerMedia. [1] In May 2021, it was announced that AEW's flagship program, Dynamite , would be moving from TNT to the network's sister channel, TBS, also owned by WarnerMedia, in January 2022, while AEW's other core program, Rampage , would remain on TNT. [2] [3] Despite Dynamite moving to TBS, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer reported that the TNT Championship would not be renamed. [4] Then-AEW executive and wrestler Cody Rhodes also affirmed that there were no plans to rename the championship and that there were no plans for a separate TBS Championship for male wrestlers. [5] It was later reported that the promotion would introduce a secondary women's championship and it would instead be called the TBS Championship. [6]

Prior to the October 6, 2021, second anniversary episode of Dynamite, AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan said there would be a major announcement made on the show. [7] During the episode, AEW commentator Tony Schiavone and referee Aubrey Edwards officially unveiled the AEW TBS Championship as a television championship for the women's division. [8] AEW announced that the inaugural champion would be determined by a single-elimination tournament. [9] The tournament bracket was revealed on the October 22 episode of Rampage with a 12-woman field. The tournament itself began on the October 23 episode of Dynamite and concluded on the January 5, 2022, episode, the show's debut broadcast on TBS. [10] [9] In the tournament final, Jade Cargill defeated Ruby Soho to become the inaugural TBS Champion. [11]

TBS Championship Tournament

On the October 22, 2021, episode of Rampage, the participants of the inaugural TBS Championship Tournament were revealed. [12] Tony Khan announced on Busted Open Radio that the tournament would have a 12-woman field with four of them receiving a first round bye. [13]

First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
November 24, 2021
  
  Thunder Rosa Pin
November 3, 2021
  Jamie Hayter 10:33
  Anna Jay 5:52
December 29, 2021 0
  Jamie Hayter Pin
  Thunder Rosa 11:00
  Jade Cargill Pin
 
November 17, 2021
 
  Jade Cargill Pin
November 5, 2021
  Red Velvet 9:47
  The Bunny 3:31
January 5, 2022
  Red Velvet Pin
  Jade Cargill Pin
 
  Ruby Soho 11:22
   
November 17, 2021
   
  Nyla Rose Sub
October 27, 2021
  Hikaru Shida 11:27
  Serena Deeb 11:04
December 22, 2021
  Hikaru Shida Pin
  Nyla Rose 14:36
 
  Ruby Soho Pin
   
December 1, 2021
   
  Kris Statlander 10:12
October 23, 2021 
  Ruby Soho Pin
  Penelope Ford 8:46   
  Ruby Soho Pin   

Belt design

The TBS Championship belt design is nearly identical to the men's TNT Championship, with a couple of notable differences. The belt has six plates on a black leather strap. The center plate prominently features a relief TBS network logo at the center. Above the TBS logo is AEW's logo, while below the TBS logo is a blue banner that says "CHAMPION" (countering the red banner on the TNT title). The two inner side plates are the same as the TNT Championship, featuring "Tara on Techwood", 1050 Techwood Drive in Atlanta, the building that was the original home of both TNT and TBS. Also like the TNT title, the two outer side plates feature AEW's logo, while a third smaller side plate on the far right side also features the promotion's logo. [8] This and the original TNT belt it was based on were originally commissioned by AEW and designed by Red Leather, and the actual construction of the belt was completed by Rey Rey Championship Belts. [14]

Reigns

Current champion Willow Nightingale Willow Nightingale, January 2020 (cropped).jpg
Current champion Willow Nightingale

As of May15, 2024, there have been four reigns between four champions. Jade Cargill was the inaugural champion and has the longest reign at 508 days, which is also the longest reign of any AEW championship. Julia Hart has the shortest reign at 155 days. Willow Nightingale is also the oldest champion, winning the title at 30, while Hart is the youngest at 22, also making her the youngest champion in AEW's history.

Willow Nightingale is the current champion in her first reign. She defeated previous champion Julia Hart in a House Rules match at Dynasty on April 21, 2024. Nightingale's "House Rules" stipulation was that Skye Blue and Kris Statlander were barred from ringside. [15]

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
1 Jade Cargill January 5, 2022 Dynamite Newark, NJ 1508Defeated Ruby Soho in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [11]
2 Kris Statlander May 28, 2023 Double or Nothing Paradise, NV 1174 [16]
3 Julia Hart November 18, 2023 Full Gear Inglewood, CA 1155This was a three-way match that also involved Skye Blue, who Hart pinned. [17]
4 Willow Nightingale April 21, 2024 Dynasty St. Louis, MO 124+This was a "House Rules" match. Nightingale's stipulation was that Skye Blue and Kris Statlander were barred from ringside. [15]

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