AEW International Championship

The AEW International Championship is a professional wrestling championship in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a secondary championship in the men's division of AEW. The championship is allowed to be fought for in other wrestling companies.^[1]

AEW International Championship
Record two-time and longest reigning champion, Orange Cassidy
Details
Promotion	All Elite Wrestling
Date established	June 8, 2022
Current champion(s)	Konosuke Takeshita
Date won	October 12, 2024
Other name(s)
AEW All-Atlantic Championship (2022–2023) AEW International Championship (2023–present) AEW American Championship (unofficial; 2024)
Statistics First champion(s) Pac Most reigns Orange Cassidy (2 reigns) Longest reign Orange Cassidy (1st reign, 326 days) Shortest reign Jon Moxley (17 days) Oldest winner Roderick Strong (40 years, 221 days) Youngest winner Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) (28 years, 124 days) Heaviest champion Konosuke Takeshita (231 lb (105 kg)) Lightest champion Orange Cassidy (161 lb (73 kg))

History

First champion Pac with the 2022–2023 design of the belt

The title was introduced as the AEW All-Atlantic Championship on the June 8, 2022 episode of Dynamite by commentator Tony Schiavone. He said that it represents the AEW fans watching in over 130 countries. He also revealed there would be a tournament to become the first champion.^[2]

The first champion was Pac. He defeated Clark Connors, Miro, and Malakai Black in a four-way match at Forbidden Door.

AEW changed the name to AEW International Championship on March 15, 2023. They said this was a new championship and said that then-champion Orange Cassidy was the final All-Atlantic Champion and the first International Champion. They later changed this and said that Cassidy's reign was the same reign for both names.^[3]

At Dynamite: Blood & Guts on July 24, 2024, reigning champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) unofficially renamed the title to AEW American Championship. He also introduced his own title belt design that features the colors of the American flag.^[4] It was changed back to the International Championship after he lost the title.

Right now the champion is Konosuke Takeshita, who is in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Will Ospreay and Ricochet in a three-way match at WrestleDream on October 12, 2024, in Tacoma, Washington.^[5]

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	Pac	June 26, 2022	Forbidden Door	Chicago, IL	1	108	Defeated Clark Connors, Malakai Black, and Miro in a four-way tournament final to become the first AEW All-Atlantic Champion.	[6]
2	Orange Cassidy	October 12, 2022	Dynamite	Toronto, ON, Canada	1	326	The championship was renamed the AEW International Championship on March 15, 2023.	[7]
3	Jon Moxley	September 3, 2023	All Out	Chicago, IL	1	17		[8]
4	Rey Fénix	September 20, 2023	Dynamite: Grand Slam	Flushing, Queens NY	1	389		[9]
5	Orange Cassidy	October 10, 2023	Dynamite: Title Tuesday	Independence, MO	2	145		[10]
6	Roderick Strong	March 3, 2024	Revolution	Greensboro, NC	1	84		[11]
7	Will Ospreay	May 26, 2024	Double or Nothing	Paradise, NV	1	52		[12]
8	Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF)	July 17, 2024	Dynamite: 250	North Little Rock, AR	1	88	On July 24, 2024, MJF unofficially renamed the title to "AEW American Championship".	[13]
9	Will Ospreay	August 25, 2024	All In	London, England	2	48	When he won the title back, Ospreay renamed it back to the AEW International Championship.	[14]
10	Konosuke Takeshita	October 12, 2024	WrestleDream	Tacoma, WA	1	1+	This was a three-way match, also including Ricochet.	[5]

References

1. "Tony Khan Says AEW All-Atlantic Title Will Be Defended Differently Than Other Belts". 411Mania. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
2. "AEW Dynamite live results: Casino Battle Royale, winner faces Jon Moxley". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
3. "AEW To 'Level Up' All-Atlantic Championship Into AEW International Championship On 3/15 Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
4. Russell, Skylar (July 24, 2024). "MJF Throws Away International Championship, Introduces American Championship On 7/24 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
5. Powell, Jason (October 12, 2024). "AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
6. "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Interim AEW World Title, Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP U.S. Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
7. "10/12 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson for the ROH Championship, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Luchasaurus, Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter, Swerve Strickland vs. Billy Gunn". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
8. "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW International Title, Luchasaurus vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks in a strap match, Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
9. "AEW Dynamite results (9/20): Powell's live review of MJF vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW World Title, Saraya vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston in a title vs. title match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
10. "AEW Dynamite results (10/10): Powell's live review of Adam Copeland vs. Luchasaurus, Rey Fenix vs. Adam Copeland for the AEW International Title, Jay White vs. Hangman Page, Chris Jericho vs. Powerhouse Hobbs". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
11. Powell, Jason (March 3, 2024). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles in Sting's final match, Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
12. Powell, Jason (May 26, 2024). "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Christian Cage for the AEW World Championship, Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Mone for the TBS Title, Anarchy in the Arena". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
13. Powell, Jason (July 17, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (7/17): Powell's live review of Will Ospreay vs. MJF for the AEW International Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Kazuchika Okada in a champion vs. champion match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
14. "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women's Championship". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

Other websites

• Official website