List of current champions in All Elite Wrestling

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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida, and is considered the second largest wrestling promotion in the United States behind WWE. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines.

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There are currently nine total championships in AEW, with five singles championships, one traditional tag team championship, and one six-man tag team championship for male wrestlers, and two singles championships for female wrestlers. Championships from AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor are also occasionally defended on AEW programming; its titles can be found at the Ring of Honor article.

As of April30, 2024, 12 wrestlers hold AEW's championships. This list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout.

Overview

The American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotes several professional wrestling championships for its men's and women's divisions. AEW often broadcasts championship matches on their weekly television programs— Wednesday Night Dynamite , Friday Night Rampage , and Saturday Night Collision —as well as television specials, including Battle of the Belts . Championship defenses also occur at the promotion's periodic pay-per-view events.

Men

Singles

At the top of AEW's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers is the AEW World Championship. It is held by first-time champion Swerve Strickland, who defeated Samoa Joe at Dynasty on April 21, 2024. [1]

Secondary titles for male wrestlers include the AEW TNT Championship, the AEW International Championship, and the AEW Continental Championship. The TNT Championship is a television championship, the International Championship has a special attribute in which it can be defended in other promotions globally (although the majority of defenses have been held in AEW), while the Continental Championship is defended under Continental Rules in which no one is allowed at ringside and outside interference is strictly prohibited.

The TNT Championship is held by two-time champion Adam Copeland, who defeated Christian Cage in an "I Quit" match on March 20, 2024; the match started on Dynamite and concluded on Rampage, which aired back-to-back. [2] The International Championship is held by first-time title holder Roderick Strong, who defeated Orange Cassidy at Revolution on March 3, 2024. [3] The Continental Championship is held by first-time champion Kazuchika Okada, who defeated Eddie Kingston on the March 20, 2024, episode of Dynamite. [4]

The FTW Championship is a tertiary level hardcore championship, considered (in storyline) as an unsanctioned "outlaw" title, with many matches for the belt held under "FTW Rules". It is held by first-time champion Chris Jericho, who defeated Hook in an FTW Rules match at Dynasty on April 21, 2024. [5]

Tag Team

The AEW World Tag Team Championship is AEW's traditional tag team title, being contested by teams of two wrestlers. It is held by The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson), who are in their record third reign, both as a team and individually. They defeated FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) in a Ladder match at Dynasty on April 21, 2024, which was a tournament final for the vacant title. Previous champions Sting and Darby Allin vacated the title due to Sting's retirement. [6]

The AEW World Trios Championship is a six-man tag team championship, contested by teams of three wrestlers, referred to as trios. It is held by first-time champions Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn), who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating The Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn) in a Winners Take All unification match also for Bullet Club Gold's ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship during Dynasty: Zero Hour on April 21, 2024. With both sets of titles, Bullet Club Gold are referred to as the Unified World Trios Champions. [7]

Women

At the top of AEW's championship hierarchy for female wrestlers is the AEW Women's World Championship. It is held by record-tying three-time champion "Timeless" Toni Storm, who defeated Hikaru Shida at Full Gear on November 18, 2023. [8]

The secondary title for female wrestlers is the AEW TBS Championship, which is also a television championship. It is held by first-time champion Willow Nightingale, who 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. [9]

Current champions

Men's division

Singles

ChampionshipCurrent championReignDateDaysLocationNotesRef.
AEW World Championship Swerve Strickland at AEW Dynamite- April 10, 2024.jpg Swerve Strickland 1April 21, 20249 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Samoa Joe at Dynasty. [10]
AEW TNT Championship Adam Copeland July 2023.jpg Adam Copeland 2March 20, 202441 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Defeated Christian Cage in an "I Quit" match, which started on Dynamite and concluded on Rampage , which aired back-to-back. [11]
AEW International Championship Roderick Strong 2016 (cropped).png Roderick Strong 1March 3, 202458 Greensboro, North Carolina Defeated Orange Cassidy at Revolution. [12]
AEW Continental Championship 2023.11.04-okada.jpg Kazuchika Okada 1March 20, 202441 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Defeated Eddie Kingston on Dynamite . [11]
FTW Championship Chris Jericho - Forbidden Door (AEW x NJPW) (52291670982) (cropped).jpg Chris Jericho 1April 21, 20249 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Hook in an FTW Rules match at Dynasty. [10]

Tag Team

ChampionshipCurrent championsReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
AEW World Tag Team Championship WMC AEWBUCKS-CHAMP.jpg The Young Bucks
(Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson)
3April 21, 20249 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) in a Ladder match at Dynasty, which was a tournament final for the vacant title. Previous champions Sting and Darby Allin vacated the title due to Sting's retirement. [10]
AEW World Trios Championship Forbidden Door (AEW x NJPW) (52292915864).jpg
Austin Gunn, June 2022.jpg
Colten Gunn, June 2022 (cropped).jpg
Bullet Club Gold
(Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn)
1April 21, 20249 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated The Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn) in a Winners Take All unification match also for Bullet Club Gold's ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship during Dynasty: Zero Hour. With both sets of titles, Bullet Club Gold are referred to as the Unified World Trios Champions. [13]

Women's division

ChampionshipCurrent championReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
AEW Women's World Championship Toni Storm, September 2023 (cropped).jpg "Timeless" Toni Storm 3November 18, 2023164 Inglewood, California Defeated Hikaru Shida at Full Gear. [14]
AEW TBS Championship Willow Nightingale, January 2020 (cropped).jpg Willow Nightingale 1April 21, 20249 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Julia Hart in a House Rules match at Dynasty; Nightingale's "House Rules" stipulation was that Skye Blue and Kris Statlander were barred from ringside. [10]

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