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AEW WORLD TITLE

CURRENT CHAMPION Will Ospreay 59 DAYS
Established2019
Total reigns20
Champions11
StatusActive
Will Ospreay AEW WORLD TITLE
The championship

Overview

The most prestigious title in All Elite Wrestling, established at the promotion's inception in 2019. Unveiled by Bret Hart and first held by Chris Jericho, the AEW World Championship has been carried by some of the biggest names in modern wrestling. Explore every reign, title change, and defining moment in the history of AEW's top prize.

Fast facts

  • 11 different champions have shared 20 reigns since May 2019.
  • Jon Moxley holds the record for most reigns with 4.
  • The average reign lasts 130 days, and 1 reign has passed the one-year mark.
  • 2 reigns ended inside 30 days.
  • Full Gear has hosted more title changes than any other event (3).
  • 2022 was the busiest year, with 5 title changes.
  • Will Ospreay needs 348 more days to break the record of 406 days set by MJF.
Total reigns20+ 1 vacancy
Champions116 multi-time
Average reign130daysMedian 98 days
Longest reign406daysMJF
Most reigns4Jon Moxley
Combined days2,601Across 8 years
Reign in progress

Will Ospreay

Won the title at All In on 30 Aug 2026, defeating Kenny Omega.

59Days & counting
1stReign
#12Of 20 by length
Chasing the record 59 / 406 days · MJF
Complete history

Championship Lineage

Every reign since May 2019. Hover the map to trace a champion; select a reign to jump to it.

Current reign Longest reign Other reigns Vacant

21 entries

  1. 20

    Will Ospreay

    Current

    30 Aug 2026 – Present All In
    59 days
    DefeatedKenny Omega
  2. 19

    Kenny Omega

    2nd reign

    8 Jul 2026 – 30 Aug 2026 Dynamite: Beach BreakSingles
    53 days
    DefeatedMjf
  3. 18

    MJF

    3rd reign

    24 May 2026 – 8 Jul 2026 Double or NothingTitle Vs Hair
    45 days
    DefeatedDarby Allin
  4. 17
    15 Apr 2026 – 24 May 2026 Dynamite: Spring BreakThru
    39 days
    DefeatedMjf
  5. 16

    MJF

    2nd reign

    27 Dec 2025 – 15 Apr 2026 Worlds End4 Way
    109 days
    DefeatedSamoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, 'hangman' Adam Page
  6. 15

    Samoa Joe

    2nd reign

    22 Nov 2025 – 27 Dec 2025 Full GearSingles
    35 days
    Defeated'hangman' Adam Page
  7. 14
    12 Jul 2025 – 22 Nov 2025 All InTexas Death
    133 days
    DefeatedJon Moxley
  8. 13

    Jon Moxley

    4th reign

    12 Oct 2024 – 12 Jul 2025 WrestleDreamSingles
    273 days
    DefeatedBryan Danielson
  9. 12
    25 Aug 2024 – 12 Oct 2024 All InSingles
    48 days
    DefeatedSwerve Strickland
  10. 11
    21 Apr 2024 – 25 Aug 2024 DynastySingles
    126 days
    DefeatedSamoa Joe
  11. 10

    Samoa Joe

    1st reign

    30 Dec 2023 – 21 Apr 2024 Worlds EndSingles
    113 days
    DefeatedMjf
  12. 9

    MJF

    Record 1st reign

    19 Nov 2022 – 30 Dec 2023 Full GearSingles
    406 days
    DefeatedJon Moxley
  13. 8

    Jon Moxley

    3rd reign

    21 Sep 2022 – 19 Nov 2022 Dynamite: Grand SlamSingles
    59 days
    DefeatedBryan Danielson
  14. —

    Title vacated

    SUSPENSION

    7 Sep 2022 – 21 Sep 2022 Dynamite
    14 days
    —
  15. 7

    CM Punk

    2nd reign

    4 Sep 2022 – 7 Sep 2022 All OutSingles
    3 days
    DefeatedJon Moxley
  16. 6

    Jon Moxley

    2nd reign

    24 Aug 2022 – 4 Sep 2022 DynamiteSingles
    11 days
    DefeatedCm Punk
  17. 5

    CM Punk

    1st reign

    29 May 2022 – 24 Aug 2022 Double or NothingSingles
    87 days
    Defeated'hangman' Adam Page
  18. 4
    13 Nov 2021 – 29 May 2022 Full GearSingles
    197 days
    DefeatedKenny Omega
  19. 3

    Kenny Omega

    1st reign

    2 Dec 2020 – 13 Nov 2021 Dynamite: Winter Is Coming
    346 days
    DefeatedJon Moxley
  20. 2

    Jon Moxley

    1st reign

    29 Feb 2020 – 2 Dec 2020 RevolutionSingles
    277 days
    DefeatedChris Jericho
  21. 1

    Chris Jericho

    31 Aug 2019 – 29 Feb 2020 All OutSingles
    182 days
    DefeatedAdam Page
The record book

Championship Records

Longest reign

MJF

406 days
Most combined days

Jon Moxley

620 days
Most reigns

Jon Moxley

4 reigns
Shortest reign

CM Punk

3 days
Longest wait between reigns

Kenny Omega

1,698 days
Inaugural champion

Chris Jericho

31 Aug 2019
By the numbers

Champion Rankings

Every titleholder ranked by total days as champion.

  1. 1 Jon MoxleyLongest reign 277 days 4reigns 62023.8%
  2. 2 MJFLongest reign 406 days 3reigns 56021.5%
  3. 3 Kenny OmegaLongest reign 346 days 2reigns 39915.3%
  4. 4 "Hangman" Adam PageLongest reign 197 days 2reigns 33012.7%
  5. 5 Chris JerichoLongest reign 182 days 1reign 1827.0%
  6. 6 Samoa JoeLongest reign 113 days 2reigns 1485.7%
  7. 7 Swerve StricklandLongest reign 126 days 1reign 1264.8%
  8. 8 CM PunkLongest reign 87 days 2reigns 903.5%
  9. 9 Will OspreayLongest reign 59 days 1reign 592.3%
  10. 10 Bryan DanielsonLongest reign 48 days 1reign 481.8%
  11. 11 Darby AllinLongest reign 39 days 1reign 391.5%

Title changes by year

Busiest: 2022 (5)
'19
'20
'21
5 '22
'23
'24
'25
'26

Where the title changes hands

  1. Full Gear3
  2. All In3
  3. All Out2
  4. Double or Nothing2
  5. Worlds End2
  6. Revolution1
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