AEW TBS Championship

{{short description|Women's professional wrestling championship}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox pro wrestling championship |name = AEW TBS Championship |image = AEW TBS Championship.png |image_size = |caption = The TBS Championship belt |promotion = All Elite Wrestling |currentholder = |won = |aired =  |vacated = May 20, 2026 |created = October 6, 2021 |firstchamp = Jade Cargill |longestreign = Mercedes Moné (584 days) |shortestreign = Willow Nightingale (1st reign, 35 days) |oldest = Mercedes Moné ({{age in years and days|January 26, 1992|May 26, 2024}}) |youngest = Julia Hart ({{age in years and days|November 8, 2001|November 18, 2023}}) |heaviest = Willow Nightingale ({{convert|183|lb|kg|abbr=on}}) |lightest = Mercedes Moné ({{convert|115|lb|kg|abbr=on}}) |mostreigns = Willow Nightingale (2) }} The '''AEW TBS Championship''' is a women's professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 6, 2021, it is the secondary championship of the promotion's female division, and the inaugural champion was Jade Cargill. It is named after the TBS television network, which airs AEW's flagship program, ''Dynamite''. {{As of|2026|5|20|df=US}}, the title is vacant, as previous champion Willow Nightingale relinquished it on that night's episode of ''Dynamite'' due to injury. The next champion will be determined by a Survival of the Fittest match on the July 1 episode of ''Dynamite''.

==History== [[File:JC TBS Champion (cropped).jpg|thumb|Inaugural champion Jade Cargill]]

In March 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) established the AEW TNT Championship as a television championship for the men's division, named after the TNT television network, owned by WarnerMedia (now Warner Bros. Discovery).<ref name="f4w">{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-introducing-tnt-championship-tournament-begin-april-8-307711|title=AEW introducing TNT Championship, tournament to begin on April 8|date=March 30, 2020|last=Currier|first=Joseph|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401103244/https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-introducing-tnt-championship-tournament-begin-april-8-307711|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2021, it was announced that AEW's flagship program, ''Dynamite'', would be moving from TNT to the network's sister channel, TBS, also owned by Warner, in January 2022, while AEW's other core program at the time, ''Rampage'', would remain on TNT.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-dynamite-moving-tbs-january-5-rampage-staying-tnt-354311|title=AEW Dynamite moving to TBS on January 5, Rampage staying on TNT|date=September 23, 2021|last=Nason|first=Josh|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125091318/https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-dynamite-moving-tbs-january-5-rampage-staying-tnt-354311|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/aew-dynamite-tbs-premiere-date-rampage-tnt-1235072280/|title='AEW: Dynamite' Sets January Date for TBS Move, 'Rampage' to Remain on TNT|work=Variety.com|author=Joe Otterson|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035319/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/aew-dynamite-tbs-premiere-date-rampage-tnt-1235072280/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite ''Dynamite'' moving to TBS, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer reported that the TNT Championship would not be renamed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Report: AEW TNT Championship Won't Undergo Name Change Despite Move To TBS|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-aew-tnt-championship-won-t-undergo-name-change-despite-move-tbs|website=Fightful|access-date=May 24, 2021|date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026212356/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/report-aew-tnt-championship-won-t-undergo-name-change-despite-move-tbs|url-status=live}}</ref> Then-AEW executive and wrestler Cody Rhodes also affirmed that there were no plans to rename the championship and that there were no plans for a separate TBS Championship for male wrestlers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nason|first=Josh|title=Cody Rhodes AEW media call audio: in-fighting rumors, new titles, more|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/cody-rhodes-aew-media-call-audio-fighting-rumors-new-titles-more-342501|website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=June 1, 2021|date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009021838/https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/cody-rhodes-aew-media-call-audio-fighting-rumors-new-titles-more-342501|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later reported that the promotion would introduce a secondary women's championship and it would instead be called the TBS Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/more-details-on-rumored-secondary-title-for-aew-womens-division/|title=More Details On Rumored Secondary Title For AEW Women's Division|date=September 23, 2021|last=Lee|first=Joseph|work=411Mania|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023215709/https://411mania.com/wrestling/more-details-on-rumored-secondary-title-for-aew-womens-division/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to the October 6, 2021, second anniversary episode of ''Dynamite'', AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan said there would be a major announcement made on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/tony-khan-make-huge-announcement-aew-dynamite-355521|title=Tony Khan to make 'huge announcement' on AEW Dynamite|date=October 6, 2021|last=Russell|first=Skylar|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126113903/https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/tony-khan-make-huge-announcement-aew-dynamite-355521|url-status=live}}</ref> During the episode, AEW commentator Tony Schiavone and referee Aubrey Edwards officially unveiled the AEW TBS Championship as a television championship for the women's division.<ref name="TBSbelt">{{cite tweet|author=All Elite Wrestling|user=AEWonTNT|number=1445917395189600256|title=Two years of #AEWDynamite and one more belt to add to @AEW: The TBS Championship|date=October 6, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> AEW announced that the inaugural champion would be determined by a single-elimination tournament.<ref name="TBS-title-reveal">{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-introducing-tbs-championship-tournament-begin-january-5-355566|title=AEW introducing TBS Championship, tournament to begin on January 5|date=October 6, 2021|last=Renner|first=Ethan|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008052624/https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-introducing-tbs-championship-tournament-begin-january-5-355566|url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament bracket was revealed on the October 22 episode of ''Rampage'' with a 12-woman field. The tournament itself began on the October 23 episode of ''Dynamite'' and concluded on the January 5, 2022, episode, the show's debut broadcast on TBS.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aguilar|first1=Matthew|title=AEW Reveals TBS Women's Championship Bracket|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/aew-reveals-tbs-womens-championship-bracket/|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=October 24, 2021|date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201214026/https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/aew-reveals-tbs-womens-championship-bracket/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TBS-title-reveal"/> In the tournament final, Jade Cargill defeated Ruby Soho to become the inaugural TBS Champion.<ref name="Dynamite01052022">{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Jake|title=1/5 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Hangman Page vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix vs. Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus for the AEW Tag Titles, Ruby Soho vs. Jade Cargill to become the first TBS Champion, Malakai Black vs. Brian Pillman Jr.|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/01/05/1-5-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-hangman-page-vs-bryan-danielson-for-the-aew-world-championship-penta-el-zero-miedo-and-rey-fenix-vs-jungle-boy-and-luchasaurus-for-the-aew-t/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106010641/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/01/05/1-5-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-hangman-page-vs-bryan-danielson-for-the-aew-world-championship-penta-el-zero-miedo-and-rey-fenix-vs-jungle-boy-and-luchasaurus-for-the-aew-t/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== TBS Championship Tournament === On the October 22, 2021, episode of ''Rampage'', the participants of the inaugural TBS Championship Tournament were revealed.<ref>{{cite web|title=AEW Rampage Results: October 22, 2021|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-results/aew-rampage-live-results-pac-vs-andrade-el-idolo-ii-356861|url-status=live|date=October 22, 2021|last=Collins|first=Joseph|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225553/https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-results/aew-rampage-live-results-pac-vs-andrade-el-idolo-ii-356861|archive-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref> Tony Khan announced on ''Busted Open Radio'' that the tournament would have a 12-woman field with four of them receiving a first round bye.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=SiriusXM Busted Open|user=BustedOpenRadio|number=1451578311080128516|title=🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS: @TonyKhan announces on 'Tony Time' w/ @davidlagreca1 that a twelve women field for the #TBSChampionship will start TOMORROW on #AEWDynamite 👀 The Tournament will include four First Round byes 😲|date=October 22, 2021|access-date=October 24, 2021}}</ref>  {{Round16-Byes||||6=November 3, 2021|7=Anna Jay|8=5:52|9='''Jamie Hayter'''|10=Pin|11=|12=|13=|14=|15=||16=November 5, 2021|17=The Bunny|18=3:31|19='''Red Velvet'''|20=Pin|26=October 27, 2021|27=Serena Deeb|28=11:04|29='''Hikaru Shida'''|30=Pin|36=October 23, 2021|37=Penelope Ford|38=8:46|39='''Ruby Soho'''|40=Pin|41=November 24, 2021|42='''Thunder Rosa'''|43=Pin|44=Jamie Hayter|45=10:33|46=November 17, 2021|47='''Jade Cargill'''|48=Pin|49=Red Velvet|50=9:47|51=November 17, 2021|52='''Nyla Rose'''|53=Sub|54=Hikaru Shida|55=11:27|56=December 1, 2021|57=Kris Statlander|58=10:12|59='''Ruby Soho'''|60=Pin|RD1=First round|61= December 29, 2021 {{0}}|62=Thunder Rosa|63=11:00|64='''Jade Cargill'''|65=Pin|66=December 22, 2021|67=Nyla Rose|68=14:36|69='''Ruby Soho'''|70=Pin|71=January 5, 2022|72= '''Jade Cargill'''|73=Pin|74=Ruby Soho|75=11:22}}

==Belt design== The TBS Championship belt design is nearly identical to the men's TNT Championship, with a couple of notable differences. The belt has six plates on a black leather strap. The center plate prominently features a relief TBS network logo at the center. Above the TBS logo is AEW's logo, while below the TBS logo is a blue banner that says "CHAMPION" (countering the red banner on the TNT title). The two inner side plates are the same as the TNT Championship, featuring "Tara on Techwood", 1050 Techwood Drive in Atlanta, the building that was the original home of both TNT and TBS. Also like the TNT title, the two outer side plates feature AEW's logo, while a third smaller side plate on the far right side also features the promotion's logo.<ref name="TBSbelt"/> This and the original TNT belt it was based on were originally commissioned by AEW and designed by Red Leather, and the actual construction of the belt was completed by Rey Rey Championship Belts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/450216655139770/posts/1875050072656414/|title=Big ups to Reinaldo Horday on a belt collaboration for the AEW TBS WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP!!! You killed it bro!|date=October 6, 2021|author=RED Leather|publisher=Facebook|access-date=October 9, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301122721/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F450216655139770%2Fposts%2F1875050072656414%2F|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reigns== [[File:Willow Nightingale, Jan 2023 02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|268x268px|Former and record-setting two-time champion Willow Nightingale]] As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}, there have been six reigns between five champions. Jade Cargill was the inaugural champion. Willow Nightingale has the most reigns at two. Mercedes Moné's sole reign is the longest at 584 days, while Nightingale's first reign is the shortest at 35 days. Moné is also the oldest champion, winning the title at 32, while Julia Hart is the youngest at 22, also making her the youngest female champion in AEW's history. Only two women have held the title for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more: Jade Cargill and Mercedes Moné.

{{As of|2026|5|20|df=US}}, the title is vacant, as previous champion Willow Nightingale relinquished it on that night's episode of ''Dynamite'' due to injury.<ref name=Vacant05202026/> The next champion will be determined by a Survival of the Fittest match on the July 1 episode of ''Dynamite''.<ref name=SurvivaloftheFittest>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/survival-of-the-fittest-match-to-determine-next-aew-tbs-champion/|title=Survival of the Fittest match to determine next AEW TBS Champion|date=May 30, 2026|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|access-date=June 1, 2026}}</ref>

{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes}} {{PWtitlereign |number = 1 |champion = {{sortname|Jade|Cargill}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|January 5, 2022}} |days = {{age in days nts|January 5, 2022|May 28, 2023}} |location = Newark, NJ |event = ''Dynamite'' |notes = Defeated Ruby Soho in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. |ref = <ref name="Dynamite01052022"/> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 2 |champion = {{sortname|Kris|Statlander}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|May 28, 2023}} |days = {{age in days nts|May 28, 2023|November 18, 2023}} |location = Paradise, NV |event = Double or Nothing |notes = |ref = <ref name="DoN2023">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the AEW World Championship, The Elite vs. BCC in Anarchy in the Arena, Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title, Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/05/28/aew-double-or-nothing-results-powells-live-review-of-mjf-vs-darby-allin-vs-jack-perry-vs-sammy-guevara-in-a-four-way-for-the-aew-world-championship-the-elite-vs-bcc-in-anarchy-in-the-arena-ja/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=May 28, 2023|access-date=May 28, 2023|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528221037/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/05/28/aew-double-or-nothing-results-powells-live-review-of-mjf-vs-darby-allin-vs-jack-perry-vs-sammy-guevara-in-a-four-way-for-the-aew-world-championship-the-elite-vs-bcc-in-anarchy-in-the-arena-ja/|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 3 |champion = {{sortname|Julia|Hart|dab=wrestler}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|November 18, 2023}} |days = {{age in days nts|November 18, 2023|April 21, 2024}} |location = Inglewood, CA |event = Full Gear |notes = This was a three-way match that also involved Skye Blue, whom Hart pinned. |ref = <ref name="FG2023">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Willie Finsse vs. Steven Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/11/18/aew-full-gear-results-powells-live-review-of-mjf-vs-jay-white-for-the-aew-world-championship-hikaru-shida-vs-toni-storm-for-the-aew-womens-title-swerve-strickland-vs-hangman-page-in-a-texas/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=November 18, 2023|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121223214/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/11/18/aew-full-gear-results-powells-live-review-of-mjf-vs-jay-white-for-the-aew-world-championship-hikaru-shida-vs-toni-storm-for-the-aew-womens-title-swerve-strickland-vs-hangman-page-in-a-texas/|archive-date=November 21, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> }}{{PWtitlereign |number = 4 |champion = {{sortname|Willow|Nightingale}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|April 21, 2024}} |days = {{age in days nts|April 21, 2024|May 26, 2024}} |location = St. Louis, MO |event = Dynasty |notes = This was a "House Rules" match. 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== Combined reigns == [[File:Mercedes_Mone_DYNAMITE_2024_10_02_004_(cropped).jpg|thumb|240x240px|Longest-reigning champion Mercedes Moné, shown with the AEW TBS Championship on her right shoulder and the NJPW Strong Women's Championship on her left shoulder]] As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

{|class="wikitable" |- !style="background-color: #ffe6bd"|† |Indicates the current champion |} {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number"|No. of reigns !data-sort-type="number"|Combined days |- !1 |{{sortname|Mercedes|Moné}} || 1 || 584 |- !2 |{{sortname|Jade|Cargill}} || 1 || 508 |- !3 ||{{sortname|Willow|Nightingale}} || 2 || 175 |- !4 |{{sortname|Kris|Statlander}} || 1 || 174 |- !5 |{{sortname|Julia|Hart|dab=wrestler}} || 1 || 155 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.allelitewrestling.com/aew-tbs-championship-history Official AEW TBS Championship Title History] *{{commonscatinline}} {{AEW TBS Championship}} {{All Elite Wrestling}} Category:2022 introductions Category:All Elite Wrestling championships Category:Television wrestling championships Category:Women's professional wrestling championships