World Champions
Verified data · source: List of AEW World Champions · auto-audited weekly.
21 rows · scroll inside the table (header and first column stay put).
| No. | Champion | Championship change Date | Event | Location | Reign statistics Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Jericho | August 31, 2019 | All Out | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | 182 | Defeated "Hangman" Adam Page to become the inaugural champion. | [1][2] |
| 2 | Jon Moxley | February 29, 2020 | Revolution | Chicago, IL | 1 | 277 | [3] | |
| 3 | Kenny Omega | December 2, 2020 | Dynamite: Winter Is Coming | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 346 | [4] | |
| 4 | "Hangman" Adam Page | November 13, 2021 | Full Gear | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | 197 | This was Page's Casino Poker Chip cash-in match. | [5] |
| 5 | CM Punk | May 29, 2022 | Double or Nothing | Paradise, NV | 1 | 87 | [6] | |
| — | Jon Moxley (Interim) | June 26, 2022 | Forbidden Door | Chicago, IL | — | 59 | Lineal champion CM Punk was originally scheduled to defend the title a | [7][8] |
| 6 | Jon Moxley | August 24, 2022 | Dynamite | Cleveland, OH | 2 | 11 | Defeated lineal champion CM Punk to determine the undisputed champion. | [9] |
| 7 | CM Punk | September 4, 2022 | All Out | Hoffman Estates, IL | 2 | 3 | [10] | |
| — | Vacated | September 7, 2022 | Dynamite | Buffalo, NY | — | — | CM Punk was stripped of the title after being suspended following a le | [11][12][13] |
| 8 | Jon Moxley | September 21, 2022 | Dynamite: Grand Slam | Flushing, Queens, NY | 3 | 59 | Defeated Bryan Danielson in a tournament final for the vacant title. | [14] |
| 9 | MJF | November 19, 2022 | Full Gear | Newark, NJ | 1 | 406 | This was MJF's Casino Poker Chip cash-in match. | [15] |
| 10 | Samoa Joe | December 30, 2023 | Worlds End | Uniondale, NY | 1 | 113 | [16] | |
| 11 | Swerve Strickland | April 21, 2024 | Dynasty | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 126 | [17] | |
| 12 | Bryan Danielson | August 25, 2024 | All In: London | London, England | 1 | 48 | This was a Title vs. Career match. | [18] |
| 13 | Jon Moxley | October 12, 2024 | WrestleDream | Tacoma, WA | 4 | 273 | [19] | |
| 14 | "Hangman" Adam Page | July 12, 2025 | All In: Texas | Arlington, TX | 2 | 133 | This was a Texas Deathmatch. | [20] |
| 15 | Samoa Joe | November 22, 2025 | Full Gear | Newark, NJ | 2 | 35 | This was a Steel Cage match. | [21] |
| 16 | MJF | December 27, 2025 | Worlds End | Hoffman Estates, IL | 2 | 109 | This was a four-way match, also involving Swerve Strickland and "Hangm | [22] |
| 17 | Darby Allin | April 15, 2026 | Dynamite: Spring BreakThru | Everett, WA | 1 | 39 | [23] | |
| 18 | MJF | May 24, 2026 | Double or Nothing | Queens, NY | 3 | 45 | This was a Title vs. Hair match. | [24] |
| 19 | Kenny Omega | July 8, 2026 | Dynamite: Beach Break | Clearwater, FL | 2 | 49+ | This was a Last Chance match. | [25] |