AEW World Championship History Quiz

• The AEW World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling.

• The AEW World Championship is the top championship for male singles competitors in the promotion.

• The inaugural champion of the championship was Chris Jericho, who defeated Kenny Omega in the main event of Double or Nothing.

• Shortly after Double or Nothing, the inaugural championship match was scheduled for AEW's event All Out.

• At the pay-per-view, Jericho defeated Page in the main event to become the inaugural champion.

• The following day, it was reported by Tallahassee Police that the physical championship belt was stolen from Jericho's limousine while he was traveling.

• On the June 3, 2022, episode of Rampage, reigning champion CM Punk, who had won the title just days prior at Double or Nothing, announced that he was injured and required surgery.

• He initially wanted to relinquish the title; however, AEW president Tony Khan decided that an interim champion would be crowned until Punk's return, after which, Punk would face the interim champion to determine the undisputed champion.

• To determine the interim champion, AEW set up the AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Series that would culminate in a match at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door on June 26, a co-promoted event between AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

• The first two matches took place on the June 8 episode of Dynamite.

• A Casino Battle Royale opened the show, which Kyle O'Reilly won. O'Reilly then faced the number one ranked singles competitor Jon Moxley in the main event of the episode, which Moxley won.

• The third match took place on June 12 at NJPW's Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hirooki Goto, which Tanahashi won; Tanahashi was originally scheduled to face Punk at Forbidden Door for the title before Punk's injury.

• At Forbidden Door, Moxley defeated Tanahashi to become the interim AEW World Champion.

• Punk made his return in early August and Moxley defeated Punk on the August 24 episode of Dynamite to become the undisputed champion.

• After the All Out post-event media scrum on September 5, CM Punk, who had just won his second AEW World Championship at the event, got into a legitimate physical altercation with AEW executive vice presidents Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), following berating comments he had made about them and others during the scrum.

• As a result, AEW president Tony Khan suspended all involved.

• On the September 7 episode of Dynamite, Khan announced that both the World Championship and Trios Championship, held by Omega and the Bucks, were vacated.

• Khan then announced that the

• The AEW World Championship is a professional wrestling championship title in the promotion AEW.

• The title has been defended in various promotions, most notably in the promotion AEW.

• As of January 8, 2023, there are six champions and one vacancy.

• The inaugural champion was Chris Jericho.

• Jon Moxley has the most reigns at three and has the longest combined reign at 347 days.

• Kenny Omega's reign is the longest at 346 days, while Punk's second reign is the shortest at 3 days.

• Jericho is the oldest champion when he won it at 48 years old, while MJF is the youngest champion at 26 years old.

• MJF is the current champion in his first reign.

Test your knowledge of the AEW World Championship history, from inaugural champions to vacated titles, and everything in between. Learn about the reigns, lengths, and notable events surrounding the championship.