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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Defeats Malakai Black, Miro, and Clark Connors (substituting the injured Ishii Tomohiro) in a tournament 4-way final to become the first champion.
Orange Cassidy
2022-10-12
Toronto, ON
Renamed the International Title in 23-03; Cassidy defeats Jeff Jarrett on 23-03-15 and is announed as "still" being the champion after the match.
Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose)
2023-09-03
Chicago, IL
Rey Fenix
2023-09-20
Flushing, NY
Orange Cassidy [2]
2023-10-10
Independence, MO
Roderick Strong
2024-03-03
Greensboro, NC
Will Ospreay
2024-05-26
Las Vegas, NV
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
2024-07-17
N. Little Rock, AR
Unofficially renames to AEW American Title.
Will Ospreay [2]
2024-08-25
London, ENG, GBR
Takeshita Kōnosuke
2024-10-12
Tacoma, WA
Defeats Ospreay and Ricochet in a 3-way match; also wins NEVER Openweight Title, defeating Takagi Shingo in double title match on 25-01-04 in Tōkyō, JPN.
Kenny Omega
2025-03-09
Los Angeles, CA
Okada Kazuchika
2025-07-12
Arlington, TX
Continental Champion, wins a double title match to be recognized as AEW Unified Champion.
