AAW Heritage Championship
Professional wrestling championship
AAW Heritage Championship
Details
PromotionAll American Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 17, 2005
Current championIsaiah Moore
Date wonSeptember 13, 2025
Other names
  • AAW Cruiserweight Championship
    (2005–2006)
  • AAW Heritage Championship
    (2006–present)
Statistics
First championDan Lawrence
Most reignsA. C. H., Ace Austin, Arik Cannon, DJZ, Jimmy Jacobs, Davey Vega and Hakim Zane (2 reigns)
Longest reignHakim Zane (462 days)
Shortest reignAce Austin and Hartenbower (<1 day)

The AAW Heritage Championship (previously known as AAW Cruiserweight Championship) is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion All American Wrestling.[1]

Title history

As of January 16, 2026, there have been a total of 39 reigns and 1 vacancy shared between 30 different wrestlers. The inaugural champion was Dan Lawrence. The current champion is Robert Anthony, who is in his first reign. He defeated Joe Alonzo on February 28, 2025, at Epic in Berwyn, Illinois.

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 Dan Lawrence N/A N/A N/A 1 N/A Billed as the first-ever champion. The circumstances under which he won the title and the length of the reign are unknown.
2 Danny Daniels December 17, 2005 Hardcore Holiday Berwyn, IL 1 147 Daniels defeated Dan Lawrence in an "I quit" match. Renamed AAW Heritage Championship on January 14, 2006.
3 Silas Young May 13, 2006 Point of No Return Berwyn, IL 1 133
4 Jimmy Jacobs September 23, 2006 Day of Reckoning Berwyn, IL 1 168
5 Eric Priest March 10, 2007 3rd Anniversary Show Berwyn, IL 1 336
6 Jimmy Jacobs February 9, 2008 My Bloody Valentine Berwyn, IL 2 133 This was a dog collar chain match
7 Krotch June 21, 2008 Point of No Return Berwyn, IL 1 77
8 Arik Cannon September 6, 2008 Hostile Intentions Berwyn, IL 1 448
9 Colt Cabana November 28, 2009 Windy City Classic Berwyn, IL 1 91
10 Arik Cannon February 27, 2010 My Bloody Valentine Berwyn, IL 2 209
11 Shane Hollister September 24, 2010 Defining Moment Berwyn, IL 1 204
12 Mason Beck April 16, 2011 Point of No Return Berwyn, IL 1 195
13 Michael Elgin October 28, 2011 War is Coming Merrionette Park, IL 1 406
— Vacated December 7, 2012 — — — — The championship was vacated due to Michael Elgin winning the AAW Heavyweight Championship.
14 A. C. H. March 1, 2013 Path of Redemption Merrionette Park, IL 1 274 A. C. H. defeated Samuray del Sol in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship. [2]
15 Matt Cage November 30, 2013 Windy City Classic IX Berwyn, IL 1 258 [3]
16 Heidi Lovelace August 15, 2014 All Hail Berwyn, IL 1 84 This title marks the first time a woman has held the championship. It also marks the first time a woman has held any championship in AAW. [4]
17 Christian Faith November 7, 2014 A Monster's Rage Merrionette Park, IL 1 224
18 Louis Lyndon June 19, 2015 Killers Among Us Merrionette Park, IL 1 190 [5]
19 Davey Vega December 26, 2015 Unstoppable Merrionette Park, IL 1 20 [6]
20 A. R. Fox January 15, 2016 The Chaos Theory Merrionette Park, IL 1 350 [7]
21 A. C. H. December 30, 2016 Unstoppable Merrionette Park, IL 2 77 [8]
22 Penta el 0M March 17, 2017 Homecoming Berwyn, IL 1 253 [9]
23 Zema Ion November 25, 2017 Unstoppable Chicago, IL 1 84 [10]
24 Trevor Lee February 17, 2018 Showdown Chicago, IL 1 294 This was a WRSTLING Rules Match. [11]
25 DJ Z December 8, 2018 Last Call LaSalle, IL 2 125 Previously known as Zema Ion [12]
26 Maxwell Jacob Friedman April 12, 2019 EPIC 2019: The 15th Anniversary Show Merrionette Park, IL 1 29 [13]
27 Jake Something May 11, 2019 Take No Prisoners Chicago, IL 1 203 [14]
28 Paco November 30, 2019 Unstoppable 2019 Chicago, IL 1 28 [15]
29 Hakim Zane December 28, 2019 Windy City Classic XV Merrionette Park, IL 1 462 [16]
29 Myron Reed April 3, 2021 AAW Alive #6 Villa Park, IL 1 152 [17]
30 Ace Austin September 2, 2021 AAW Destination Chicago Chicago, IL 1 <1 [18]
31 Hakim Zane September 2, 2021 AAW Destination Chicago Chicago, IL 2 119 [18]
32 Ace Austin December 30, 2021 Unosstopable Chicago, IL 2 245 This was a three-way match which involves Myron Reed [19]
33 Davey Vega September 1, 2022 Destination Chicago Chicago, IL 2 422 [20]
36 Hartenbower October 28, 2023 Unstoppable Berwyn, IL 1 <1 Hartenbower performed a Fingerpoke of Doom to acquire the title from his stable-mate Vega
37 Levi Everett October 28, 2023 Unstoppable Berwyn, IL 1 118
38 Joe Alonzo February 23, 2024 Legacy - The 20th Anniversary Event Berwyn, IL 1 371 [21]
39 Robert Anthony February 28, 2025 Epic Berwyn, IL 1 197 [22]
40 Isaiah Moore September 13, 2025 Bond of Hate Berwyn, IL 1 125+

Combined reigns

As of January 16, 2026

† Indicates the current champions
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest length is considered.
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Arik Cannon 2 657
2 Hakim Zane 2 581
3 Davey Vega 2 442
4 Michael Elgin 1 406
5 Joe Alonzo 1 371
6 A. C. H. 2 351
7 A. R. Fox 1 350
8 Eric Priest 1 336
9 Jimmy Jacobs 2 301
10 Trevor Lee 1 294
11 Matt Cage 1 258
12 Penta el 0M 1 253
13 Ace Austin 2 245
14 Christian Faith 1 224
15 DJ Z/Zema Ion 2 209
16 Shane Hollister 1 204
17 Jake Something 1 203
18 Robert Anthony 1 197
19 Mason Beck 1 195
20 Louis Lyndon 1 190
21 Myron Reed 1 152
22 Danny Daniels 1 147
23 Silas Young 1 133
24 Isaiah Moore † 1 125+
25 Levi Everett 1 118
26 Colt Cabana 1 91
27 Heidi Lovelace 1 84
28 Krotch 1 77
29 Maxwell Jacob Friedman 1 29
30 Paco 1 28
31 Hartenbower 1 <1
32 Dan Lawrence 1 ¤N/A

See also

References

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