AAW Heavyweight Championship
Professional wrestling championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professional wrestling championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The AAW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by AAW Wrestling.[1] There have been a total of 34 reigns and one vacancy shared between 25 different champions. The current champion is Gnarls Garvin, who is in his first reign.[2]
AAW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | |||||||||||
Details | |||||||||||
Promotion | AAW Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | 2005 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Gnarls Garvin | ||||||||||
Date won | June 8, 2024 | ||||||||||
|
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 | 84+ | [2] |
As of August 31, 2024
† | 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 | Marek Brave | 1 | 175 |
14 | Ethan Page | 1 | 161 |
Jay Bradley | 1 | 161 | |
15 | Rey Fenix | 1 | 156 |
16 | Josh Alexander | 2 | 141 |
17 | Fred Yehi | 1 | 140 |
Robert Anthony | 1 | 140 | |
18 | Dan Lawrence | 1 | 133 |
19 | Brody King | 1 | 120 |
20 | Mike Venom | 1 | 119 |
21 | Gnarls Garvin † | 1 | 84+ |
22 | Jimmy Jacobs | 1 | 84 |
23 | Pentagón Jr. | 1 | 77 |
24 | Kevin Steen | 1 | 28 |
25 | Tony Scarpone | 1 | ¤N/A |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.