AEW National Championship
men's professional wrestling championship
The AEW National Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on November 5, 2025, the championship is not exclusive to AEW, as it can also be defended in other promotions across the United States, such as Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) American branch, NJPW Strong. The inaugural champion was Ricochet. The current champion is Andrade El Ídolo. He won the title by defeating previous champion Mark Davis at Redemption on July 26, 2026.
History
The professional wrestling championship was established by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on November 5, 2025. Prior to that night's episode of AEW's weekly television program Dynamite on TBS, the company's president Tony Khan and commentator Tony Schiavone went live on X to announce the creation of the AEW National Championship. Similar to the AEW International Championship, it was revealed that it could be defended in other promotions. To determine the inaugural AEW National Champion, a Casino Gauntlet match was scheduled for AEW's Full Gear pay-per-view event on November 22, 2025. The 12-man match was won by Ricochet, who pinned Kevin Knight to win.
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