The following champion history features the AAW Heavyweight Championship.
Champion history[]
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | Defences: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Anthony | 1 | July 9, 2005 | Berwyn, Illinois | Defeated Tony Scarpone in a Last Man Standing Match at AAW Scars And Stripes 2005 | 3 |
| Mike Venom | 1 | November 26, 2005 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Windy City Classic I | 2 |
| Championship vacated | |||||
| Tyler Black | 1 | March 25, 2006 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match involving Danny Daniels, Eric Priest, and Silas Young at AAW Final Four 2006 | 8 |
| Marek Brave | 1 | November 25, 2006 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in a No Rope Barbed Wire Match at AAW Windy City Classic II | 7 |
| Jerry Lynn | 1 | May 19, 2007 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in a 2/3 Falls Match at AAW Defining Moment 2007 | 11 |
| Tyler Black | 2 | July 12, 2008 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Scars And Stripes 2008 | 7 |
| Jay Bradley | 1 | March 28, 2009 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match involving Tyler Black, Chandler McClure, and Egotistico Fantastico at AAW 5 Year Anniversary Show | 4 |
| Jimmy Jacobs | 1 | September 5, 2009 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Us Vs. Them | 1 |
| Silas Young | 1 | November 28, 2009 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in a 3-Way Elimination match involving Jimmy Jacobs and Shane Hollister at AAW Windy City Classic V | 5 |
| Dan Lawrence | 1 | March 12, 2011 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in a No DQ 3-Way Elimination match involving Silas Young and Jimmy Jacobs at AAW 7th Anniversary | 3 |
| Silas Young | 2 | July 23, 2011 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in a 2/3 Falls Match at AAW Scars And Stripes 2011 | 11 |
| Michael Elgin | 1 | September 21, 2012 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won in an "I Quit" match at AAW Defining Moment 2012. The AAW Heritage Championship was also being contested | 7 |
| Shane Hollister | 1 | June 28, 2013 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Bound By Hate 2013 | 6 |
| Kevin Steen | 1 | November 30, 2013 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Windy City Classic IX | 0 |
| Shane Hollister | 2 | December 28, 2013 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW One Twisted Christmas 2013 | 8 |
| Eddie Kingston | 1 | September 12, 2014 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Defining Moment 2014 | 7 |
| Josh Alexander | 1 | May 1, 2015 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won in a 3-Way Elimination match involving Eddie Kingston and Samoa Joe at AAW Take No Prisoners 2015 | 0 |
| Ethan Page | 1 | June 20, 2015 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Vanguard The Uprising | 3 |
| Eddie Kingston | 2 | November 11, 2015 | Chicago, Illinois | Won in a 3-Way Elimination match involving Ethan Page and Trevor Lee at AAW Windy City Classic XI | 2 |
| Sami Callihan | 1 | February 19, 2016 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won at AAW The Art of War 2016 | 4 |
| Pentagon Jr. | 1 | July 23, 2016 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won at AAW United We Stand 2016 | 2 |
| Sami Callihan | 2 | October 8, 2016 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won in a Title Vs. Career Vs. Hair Vs. Mask tag team match involving his partner Jake Crist (Career) against Fenix (Mask) & Pentagon Jr. (Title) at AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament 2016 - Night 2 | 10 |
| Rey Fenix | 1 | August 31, 2017 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Defining Moment 2017 | 6 |
| ACH | 1 | February 3, 2018 | LaSalle, Illinois | Won at AAW The Chaos Theory 2018 | 7 |
| Brody King | 1 | August 31, 2018 | Chicago, Illinois | Won at AAW Defining Moment 2018 | 2 |
| Sami Callihan | 3 | December 29, 2018 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won at AAW Windy City Classic XIV | 7 |
| Josh Alexander | 2 | September 28, 2019 | Chicago, Illinois | Won at AAW Defining Moment 2019 | 1 |
| Mance Warner | 1 | December 28, 2019 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won at AAW Windy City Classic XV | 8 |
| Fred Yehi | 1 | July 7, 2021 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won at AAW United We Stand 2021 | 5 |
| Mat Fitchett | 1 | November 26, 2021 | Merrionette Park, Illinois | Won at AAW Windy City Classic XVI | 6 |
| Jake Something | 1 | September 26, 2022 | Chicago, Illinois | Won at AAW Destination Chicago 2022 | 5 |
| Davey Vega | 1 | August 31, 2023 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW The Art Of War 2023 | 5 |
| Gnarls Garvin | 1 | June 8, 2024 | Berwyn, Illinois | Won at AAW Day Of Defiance 2024 | |
