AAW Heavyweight Championship

The AAW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by AAW Wrestling.^[1] There have been a total of 35 reigns and one vacancy shared between 26 different champions. The current champion is Matt Riddle, who is in his first reign.^[2]

AAW Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	AAW Wrestling
Date established	2005
Current champion(s)	Ren Jones
Date won	January 31, 2025
Statistics First champion(s) Tony Scarpone Most reigns Sami Callihan (3 reigns) Longest reign Mance Warner (559 days) Shortest reign Kevin Steen (28 days)

Title history

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
1	Tony Scarpone	2005	N/A	Berwyn, IL	1	N/A	It is unknown how Scarpone was billed as the inaugural champion therefore the length of the reign is uncertain.	[3]
2	Robert Anthony	July 9, 2005	Scars and Stripes	Berwyn, IL	1	140	Anthony defeated Tony Scarpone in a Last Man Standing match.	[4]
3	Mike Venom	November 26, 2005	Windy City Classic	Berwyn, IL	1	119		[5]
—	Vacated	March 25, 2006	—	Berwyn, IL	—	—	Mike Venom was stripped of the championship.
4	Tyler Black	March 25, 2006	Final Four	Berwyn, IL	1	245	Black defeated Eric Priest, Danny Daniels and Silas Young in a Four Corners Match to win the vacant championship	[6]
5	Marek Brave	November 25, 2006	Windy City Classic II	Berwyn, IL	1	175	This was a No Ropes Barbed Wire match.	[7]
6	Jerry Lynn	May 19, 2007	Defining Moment	Berwyn, IL	1	420	This was a Best Two out of Three falls match	[8]
7	Tyler Black	July 12, 2008	Scars and Stripes	Berwyn, IL	2	259		[9]
8	Jay Bradley	March 28, 2009	5th Year Anniversary Show	Berwyn, IL	1	161	This was Final Four Elimination match which also involved Chandler McClure and Egotistico Fantastico.	[10]
9	Jimmy Jacobs	September 5, 2009	Us vs. Them	Berwyn, IL	1	84		[11]
10	Silas Young	November 28, 2009	Windy City Classic V	Berwyn, IL	1	469	This was a Three Way Elimination match which also involved Shane Hollister.	[12]
11	Dan Lawrence	March 12, 2011	7th Anniversary	Berwyn, IL	1	133		[13]
12	Silas Young	July 23, 2011	Scars and Stripes	Berwyn, IL	2	426		[14]
13	Michael Elgin	September 21, 2012	Defining Moment	Berwyn, IL	1	280		[15]
14	Shane Hollister	June 28, 2013	Bound By Hate	Berwyn, IL	1	155		[16]
15	Kevin Steen	November 30, 2013	Windy City Classic	Berwyn, IL	1	28		[17]
16	Shane Hollister	December 28, 2013	One Twisted Christmas	Berwyn, IL	2	258		[18]
17	Eddie Kingston	September 12, 2014	Defining Moment	Berwyn, IL	1	231		[19]
18	Josh Alexander	May 1, 2015	Take No Prisoners	Merrionette Park, IL	1	50	This was a three-way match, also involving Samoa Joe.	[20]
19	Ethan Page	June 20, 2015	Vanguard the Uprising	Berwyn, IL	1	161
20	Eddie Kingston	November 28, 2015	Windy City Classic XI	Chicago, IL	2	83	This was a three-way match, also involving Trevor Lee.	[21]
21	Sami Callihan	February 19, 2016	The Art of War	Merrionette Park, IL	1	155		[22]
22	Pentagón Jr.	July 23, 2016	United We Stand	Merrionette Park, IL	1	77		[23]
23	Sami Callihan	October 8, 2016	Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Day 2	Merrionette Park, IL	2	327	This was a Lucha de Apuestas tag team match between Callihan (hair) and Jake Crist (career) vs Fénix (mask) and Pentagón Jr. (title). Callihan pinned Pentagón to win the championship.	[24]
24	Rey Fenix	August 31, 2017	Defining Moment	Berwyn, IL	1	156	This was a Lucha de Apuestas, where Fenix wagered his mask.	[25]
25	A. C. H.	February 3, 2018	The Chaos Theory	LaSalle, IL	1	209		[26]
26	Brody King	August 31, 2018	Defining Moment	Chicago, IL	1	120		[27]
27	Sami Callihan	December 29, 2018	Windy City Classic XIV	Merrionette Park, IL	3	273	This was a steel cage match.	[28]
28	Josh Alexander	September 28, 2019	Defining Moment	Chicago, IL	2	91		[29]
29	Mance Warner	December 28, 2019	Windy City Classic XV	Merrionette Park, IL	1	559		[30]
30	Fred Yehi	July 9, 2021	United We Stand	Merrionette Park, IL	1	140		[31]
31	Mat Fitchett	November 26, 2021	Windy City Classic XVI	Merrionette Park, IL	1	279		[32]
32	Jake Something	September 1, 2022	Destination Chicago	Chicago, IL	1	364		[33]
33	Davey Vega	August 31, 2023	The Art of War 2023	Berwyn, IL	1	282		[34]
34	Gnarls Garvin	June 8, 2024	Day of Defiance 2024	Berwyn, IL	1	203		[2]
35	Matt Riddle	December 28, 2024	Windy City Classic XIX	Berwyn, IL	1	34		[35]
36	Ren Jones	January 31, 2025	Chi-Town Rumble	Berwyn, IL	1	11+		[36]

Combined reigns

As of February 11, 2025

Record longest reigning champion, Mance Warner

Sami Callihan records most reigns at three.

Silas Young, record longest combined reigns at 895 days

†	Indicates the current champion
¤	The exact length of the title reign is uncertain.

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Silas Young	2	895
2	Sami Callihan	3	755
3	Mance Warner	1	559
4	Tyler Black	2	504
5	Jerry Lynn	1	420
6	Shane Hollister	2	413
7	Jake Something	1	364
8	Eddie Kingston	2	314
9	Davey Vega	1	282
10	Michael Elgin	1	280
11	Mat Fitchett	1	279
12	A. C. H.	1	209
13	Gnarls Garvin	1	203
14	Marek Brave	1	175
15	Ethan Page	1	161
	Jay Bradley	1	161
17	Rey Fenix	1	156
18	Josh Alexander	2	141
19	Fred Yehi	1	140
	Robert Anthony	1	140
21	Dan Lawrence	1	133
22	Brody King	1	120
23	Mike Venom	1	119
24	Jimmy Jacobs	1	84
25	Pentagón Jr.	1	77
26	Matt Riddle	1	35
27	Kevin Steen	1	28
28	Ren Jones †	1	11+
29	Tony Scarpone	1	¤N/A

See also

• AAW Heritage Championship
• AAW Tag Team Championship
• AAW Women's Championship

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External links

• AAW Official Website Title History
• AAA Heavyweight Championship