AEW World Championship is the primary title in the professional wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling. The championship was unveiled by the legendary Britt Hart at AEW's inaugural event, Double or Nothing 2019. Chris Jericho was the first-ever AEW Champion, winning the title at All Out 2019. Bryan Danielson is the current champion in his first reign with the title.
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Current AEW World Champion
Jon Moxley is the current AEW World Champion in his fourth reign with the title. He won the title at AEW WrestleDream on October 12, 2024, by defeating the former champion Bryan Danielson. Moxley, the leader of the Blackpool Combat Club has IWGP World Heavyweight and IWGP United States Heavyweight Title to his name. He defeated Danielson to win the title at AEW WrestleDream on October 12, 2024. Following this win, Moxley created a record by winning the title for the fourth time.
List of AEW World Champions
| Champion | Date | Event | Reign |
| Chris Jericho | August 31, 2019 | All Out | 1 |
| Jon Moxley | February 29, 2020 | Revolution | 1 |
| Kenny Omega | December 2, 2020 | Dynamite: Winter is Coming | 1 |
| Hangman Page | November 13, 2021 | Full Gear | 1 |
| CM Punk | May 29, 2022 | Double or Nothing | 1 |
| Jon Moxley | August 24th, 2022 | Dynamite | 2 |
| CM Punk | September 4th, 2022 | All Out | 2 |
| Vacated | September 7th, 2022 | AEW Dynamite | - |
| Jon Moxley | September 21st, 2022 | Dynamite Grand Slam | 3 |
| MJF | November 19, 2022 | Full Gear | 1 |
| Samoa Joe | December 30, 2023 | World's End | 1 |
| Swerve Strickland | April 21, 2024 | AEW Dynasty | 1 |
| Bryan Danielson | August 25, 2024 | AEW All In | 1 |
| Jon Moxley | October 12, 2024 | AEW WrestleDream | 4 |
History of the AEW World Championship
AEW was introduced as a promotion on January 1, 2019, and fans knew that the first title to be introduced in the promotion was to be the world title. Not complicating things much, the promotion simply named it the AEW World Championship, and was unveiled by the iconic wrestler Bret 'The Hitman' Hart at AEW Double or Nothing in May, which was also the first-ever PPV and the first-ever event by All Elite Wrestling.
At the event, Hangman Page won the Casino Battle Royal, and Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega to qualify for the tournament finals. A few weeks later, Jericho defeated Page at AEW All Out, becoming the first wrestler to hold the championship. Since then, the title has changed hands numerous times. It has been held by already established stars like Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Samoa Joe, Kenny Omega, and rising names like MJF and Swerve Strickland.
Jon Moxley was the first wrestler to win the title twice and then became the first to win it thrice. MJF held the title for 406 days, which is the longest in the title's history. He is also the youngest champion of the belt, at 26, while his former mentor Chris Jericho won the title at the age of 48, and is the oldest champion. The title has only been vacated once so far after CM Punk was suspended from the AEW after a post-conference.
FAQs on the AEW World Championship
Jon Moxley is the current AEW World's Champion.
Chris Jericho was the inaugural AEW World Champion.
MJF is the longest reigning AEW World Champion who held the belt for 406 days.
Swerve Strickland held the AEW Championship for 126 days.
Chris Jericho was the first wrestler to hold the AEW World Title.
