AAW Heavyweight Championship

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AAW Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionAAW Wrestling
Date established2005
Current champion(s)Davey Vega
Date wonAugust 31, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Tony Scarpone
Most reignsSami Callihan (3 reigns)
Longest reignMance Warner (559 days)
Shortest reignKevin Steen (28 days)

The AAW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by AAW Wrestling.[1] There have been a total of 32 reigns and one vacancy shared between 25 different champions. The current champion is Davey Vega, who is in his first reign.[2]

Title history[edit]

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 1 226+ [34]

Combined reigns[edit]

As of April 13, 2024

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 Michael Elgin 1 280
10 Mat Fitchett 1 279
11 A. C. H. 1 209
12 Marek Brave 1 175
13 Davey Vega † 1 226+
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 Jimmy Jacobs 1 84
22 Pentagón Jr. 1 77
23 Kevin Steen 1 28
24 Tony Scarpone 1 ¤N/A

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 25, 2006). "AAW Windy City Classic II - Event @ Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 28, 2009). "AAW 5 Year Anniversary Show - Event @ Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 28, 2009). "AAW Windy City Classic V - Event @ Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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  34. ^ "Davey Vega Wins AAW Heavyweight Championship, Becomes Triple Crown Champion". September 2023.

External links[edit]

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