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| Trading name | All Elite Wrestling |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Professional wrestling Sports Entertainment |
| Founded | January 1, 2019 |
| Founders | Shahid Khan Tony Khan |
| Headquarters | 1 TIAA Bank Field Dr., Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Key people | Tony Khan (Founder, President, CEO, Promoter, Booker) Megha Parekh (Chief Legal Counsel) Michael Mansury (Senior Vice President and Co-Executive Producer) Jeff Jarrett (Director of Business Development) Chris Jericho (Executive Vice President) Christopher Daniels (Executive Vice President) |
| Products | Publishing Merchandise Pay-per-view Live events |
| Services | Licensing |
| Owner | Shahid Khan |
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. It is considered to be one of the two biggest wrestling promotions in the world, the other being WWE. AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and ran by his son, Tony. Its headquarters is at EverBank Stadium, the home of the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars, a team also owned by Shahid Khan. CBS Sports described AEW as "the first company with major financial backing to take a swing at beginning to compete with WWE on a major level in nearly two decades".
Since October 2, 2019, AEW has produced a two-hour weekly television show, Dynamite, which is considered their flagship program and it airs live, with some exceptions. The show aired on TNT until December 2021, moving to TNT's sister channel, TBS, on January 5, 2022. The company also has two other weekly television shows, both on TNT: Rampage, a one-hour program airing since August 13, 2021, and Collision, a two-hour program that premiered on June 17, 2023. The company also has a quarterly special on TNT titled Battle of the Belts. AEW previously had two weekly YouTube-exclusive shows, Dark and Dark: Elevation - these were canceled with the addition of Collision. The company also produces a number of pay-per-view (PPV) and television specials throughout the year, with Double or Nothing considered their flagship PPV.
History[]
Formation[]
On November 5, 2018, several trademarks were filed in Jacksonville, Florida, that indicated the launch of All Elite Wrestling. Names filed for trademark included: All Elite Wrestling, AEW All Out, All Out, AEW, Double or Nothing, Tuesday Night Dynamite, AEW Double or Nothing, and several logos. In December 2018, Cody and several other wrestlers left ROH. The official announcement of AEW's creation came at midnight Pacific Time on January 1, 2019. Also announced was Double or Nothing, AEW's inaugural event and sequel to All In. On January 2, 2019, Cody officially signed with the promotion as competitors as well as serving as AEW's co-Executive Vice Presidents, while entrepreneur, football executive, and longtime wrestling fan Tony Khan was announced as the president of the company. Tony and his father, Shahid, were reportedly backing the promotion as lead investors. The Khans are billionaires and part of the ownership group of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C.
Cody's wife, Brandi Rhodes, was announced as the company's Chief brand officer on January 3, 2019. On January 8, 2019, the company held its inaugural press conference on the forecourt of the TIAA Bank Field, where they announced talents that were going to perform as part of the promotion, including former ROH wrestlers the team of SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Scorpio Sky, and Frankie Kazarian), "Hangman" Adam Page; independent wrestlers Joey Janela, and former WWE wrestler Chris Jericho. They also announced a working relationship with Chinese professional wrestling promotion Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE). On February 7, 2019, the group held a press conference where tickets were released for Double or Nothing. Other big announcements included the signings of Best Friends (Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor), and a partnership with Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).
Personnel[]
- Main article: List of All Elite Wrestling personnel
Championships and Accomplishments[]
Championships[]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEW World Championship | MJF | 1 | November 19, 2022 | 690 | Newark, NJ | Defeated Jon Moxley at Full Gear. |
| AEW International Championship | Bryan Danielson | 1 | September 20, 2023 | 385 | Queens, NY | Defeated Jon Moxley at Dynamite: Grand Slam |
| AEW TNT Championship | Christian Cage | 1 | September 23, 2023 | 382 | Grand Rapids, MI | Defeated Luchasaurus and Darby Allin in a three-way match on Collision. |
| FTW Championship | Hook | 2 | August 27, 2023 | 409 | London, England | Defeated Jack Perry in an FTW Rules match on the All In Zero Hour pre-show. |
| AEW Women's World Championship | Saraya | 1 | August 27, 2023 | 409 | London, England | Defeated previous champion Hikaru Shida and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. in a three-way match at All In. |
| AEW TBS Championship | Kris Statlander | 1 | May 28, 2023 | 500 | Paradise, NV | Defeated Jade Cargill at Double or Nothing. |
| AEW World Tag Team Championship | FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) |
2 | April 5, 2023 | 553 | Elmont, NY | Defeated The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) in a Title vs. Career match on Dynamite. |
| AEW Trios Championship | Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) |
1 | August 27, 2023 | 409 | London, England | Defeated The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver and Preston Vance) No Holds Barred six-man tag team match at All In. |
Accomplishments[]
| Accomplishment | Latest winner | Date won | Location | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casino Battle Royale (men) | "Hangman" Adam Page | May 25, 2019 | Paradise, Nevada | Last eliminated MJF at Double or Nothing to win, earning a match for the inaugural AEW World Championship at All Out. | |
| Casino Battle Royale (women) | Nyla Rose | August 31, 2019 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | Last eliminated Tenille Dashwood at All Out to win, earning a match for the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship on the debut episode of Dynamite. | |
| Dynamite Diamond Ring | MJF | November 27, 2019 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | The two winners of the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale faced each other in a singles match for the Dynamite Diamond Ring. MJF won the battle royal alongside Adam Page and then defeated Page on Dynamite to win the ring. | |
| Casino Ladder Match | Brian Cage | May 23, 2020 | Jacksonville, Florida | Defeated Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, Kip Sabian, Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy, Colt Cabana, Joey Janela, and Luchasaurus at Double or Nothing to win, earning a future AEW World Championship match. | |
| AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament | TBD | TBD | TBD | Tournament final of an eight-team, single-elimination tournament |