All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American

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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. 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

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are also occasionally defended on AEW programming; its titles can be found at the Ring of Honor article. As of , , 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

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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 Bryan Danielson, who defeated Swerve Strickland in a

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at All In on August 25, 2024. Secondary titles for male wrestlers include the AEW TNT Championship, the

AEW International Championship The AEW International Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a secondary championship for male wrestlers, and unlike AEW's other titles, which are ...

, and the

AEW Continental Championship The AEW Continental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on November 18, 2023, the title has a special attribute in that it is defende ...

. 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

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, who is in his first reign. He won the vacant title by defeating Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Briscoe,

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, Lio Rush, and El Phantasmo in a

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at Forbidden Door on June 30, 2024; previous champion Adam Copeland was stripped of the title due to injury. The International Championship is held by record-tying two-time title holder Will Ospreay, who defeated MJF at All In on August 25, 2024. The Continental Championship is held by first-time champion Kazuchika Okada, who defeated Eddie Kingston on the March 20, 2024, episode of ''Dynamite''. The FTW Championship is a tertiary level hardcore championship, considered (in storyline) as an unsanctioned "outlaw" title, with many matches held under "FTW Rules". It is held by record three-time champion Hook, who defeated Chris Jericho in an FTW Rules Last Chance match at All In on August 25, 2024; had Hook lost, he would have never been able to challenge for the title again for as long as Jericho was champion.

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

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at Dynasty on April 21, 2024, which was a tournament final for the vacant title. Previous champions

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and Darby Allin vacated the title due to Sting's retirement. 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 the team of

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and Blackpool Combat Club ( Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta), who are in their first reign as a team, while individually, it is the first for Castagnoli and Yuta and record-tying second for Pac. They defeated previous champions The Patriarchy ( Christian Cage,

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, and Nick Wayne), Bang Bang Gang ( Juice Robinson,

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, and Colten Gunn), and

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( Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) in a four-way London

at All In on August 25, 2024.

Women

At the top of AEW's championship hierarchy for female wrestlers is the

AEW Women's World Championship The AEW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on June 18, 2019, the inaugural champion was Riho. The current champion ...

. It is held by first-time champion "The Glamour" Mariah May, who defeated "Timeless" Toni Storm at All In on August 25, 2024. The secondary title for female wrestlers is the

AEW TBS Championship 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 fem ...

, which is also a television championship. It is held by first-time champion Mercedes Moné, who defeated Willow Nightingale at Double or Nothing on May 26, 2024.

Current champions

Men's division

Singles Tag Team

Women's division

References

External links

Official All Elite Wrestling Website
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