AEW Trios Championship
The AEW World Trios Championship: where three become one.
The AEW World Trios Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a specialized tag team championship, being contested by teams of three wrestlers, referred to as trios. The reigning champions are Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Kofi and Austin Creed), who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by lastly eliminating Gabe Kidd and the Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli and Pac) simultaneously in a seven-team Trios Roulette Royale at All In on August 30, 2026; previous champions "Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) were eliminated earlier in the match. The match started on the Buy In pre-show and concluded after the start of the pay-per-view.
- Debut Event
- AEW All Out (2022)
- First Champions
- The Elite (Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks)
Lore & Background
The title was established on July 27, 2022, and the inaugural champions were The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson). From April until July 2024, the AEW World Trios Championship was held and defended together with the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship of sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) as the Unified World Trios Championship.
In Their Own Story
The arena lights dimmed as the bell rang for the main event, the air thick with anticipation. Three men stood in each corner, eyes locked on their opponents across the ring. As the referee stepped back, chaos erupted; a clothesline from one side met a dropkick from another. The crowd roared as the Trios Champions defended their gold not just with strength, but with perfect synchronization, turning every near-fall into a moment of pure theatrical brilliance.
Reader's Guide
The professional wrestling championship was introduced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) for its men's division on July 27, 2022. During that night's Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen special, AEW announced a tournament for the inaugural AEW World Trios Championship, which would culminate at the All Out pay-per-view on September 4, 2022. Unlike the AEW World Tag Team Championship, which is a standard world tag team championship contested by teams of two wrestlers, the Trios Championship is contested by teams of three wrestlers, referred to as trios. At All Out, The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions. Following berating comments made by reigning AEW World Champion CM Punk at the All Out post-event media scrum on September 5, a legitimate physical altercation occurred between Punk and The Elite. As a result, AEW president Tony Khan suspended all involved. On the September 7 episode of Dynamite, Khan announced that both the World Championship and Trios Championship were vacated. Khan then announced that the episode's scheduled six-man tag team match between Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero M, and Rey Fénix) and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, and Orange Cassidy) would be for the vacant Trios Championship, which was won by Death Triangle. During Dynasty: Zero Hour on April 21, 2024, Ring of Honor (ROH) World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn) defeated The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens, Max Caster, and Billy Gunn) to win the AEW World Trios Championship in a winners take all championship unification match to unify the titles and become recognized as the Unified World Trios Champions. When Bullet Club Gold (who since became known as the Bang Bang Gang) were stripped of the Unified Trios Titles on July 10, 2024 (aired July 13), the AEW and ROH titles were separated, thus ending the unification.
Did You Know?
- The standard AEW World Trios Championship belts were made by Ron Edwardsen of Red Leather Belts.
- The Elite's inaugural reign is the shortest at three days, although AEW officially recognizes that The Dogs (Clark Connors, David Finlay, and Gabe Kidd) have the shortest reign at one day due to tape delay (their actual
- Billy Gunn is the oldest champion, winning the title at 59, while Nick Wayne is the youngest at 19.
- At 274 days (276 days as recognized by AEW due to tape delay), The Opps's (Katsuyori Shibata, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Samoa Joe) sole reign is the longest in the title's history.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did the AEW Trios Championship debut?
The title was officially introduced at the All Out pay-per-view event in 2022. This launch created a dedicated world championship specifically for six-man tag teams.
Who were the first champions to hold the belts?
Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks won the inaugural tournament as a group known as The Elite. They set the standard for performance and chemistry right from the beginning.
What are the rules for competing in Trios matches?
Unlike standard tag wrestling, all three members of a team are legal participants at once. This unique rule set encourages chaotic spots and strategic teamwork that two-on-two matches lack.
Why was this championship created by All Elite Wrestling?
AEW established this belt to give higher prestige to three-person teams and their unique style. It serves as the ultimate test for groups looking to prove dominance through superior coordination.
Can a Trios team have more or fewer than three members?
Holders must always consist of exactly three active competitors at all times. Deviating from this number violates the specific conditions required to hold the gold.
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