AEW TBS Championship
| AEW TBS Championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The TBS Championship belt | |||||
| Details | |||||
| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||||
| Date established | October 6, 2021 | ||||
| Current champion(s) | Jade Cargill | ||||
| Date won | January 5, 2022 | ||||
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The AEW TBS Championship is a women's professional wrestling 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. It is named after the TBS television network, which currently airs AEW's flagship program, Dynamite. The current and inaugural champion is Jade Cargill, who is in her first reign.
History[]
In March 2020, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) established the AEW TNT Championship as a secondary championship for the men's division, named after the TNT television network, owned by WarnerMedia.[1] 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 WarnerMedia, in January 2022, while AEW's other core program, Rampage, would remain on TNT.[2][3] Despite Dynamite moving to TBS, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer reported that the TNT Championship would not be renamed.[4] 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.[5] It was later reported that the promotion would introduce a secondary women's championship and it would instead be called the TBS Championship.[6]
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.[7] During the episode, AEW commentator Tony Schiavone and referee Aubrey Edwards officially unveiled the AEW TBS Championship as a secondary championship for the women's division.[8] AEW announced that the inaugural champion would be determined by a single-elimination tournament.[9] 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.[10][9] In the tournament final, Jade Cargill defeated Ruby Soho to become the inaugural TBS Champion.[11]
TBS Championship Tournament[]
On the October 22, 2021, episode of Rampage, the participants of the inaugural TBS Championship Tournament were revealed.[12] 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.[13]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| November 24, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Thunder Rosa | Pin | |||||||||||||
| November 3, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Hayter | 10:33 | |||||||||||||
| Anna Jay | 5:52 | |||||||||||||
| December 29, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Hayter | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Thunder Rosa | 11:00 | |||||||||||||
| Jade Cargill | Pin | |||||||||||||
| November 17, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Jade Cargill | Pin | |||||||||||||
| November 5, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Red Velvet | 9:47 | |||||||||||||
| The Bunny | 3:31 | |||||||||||||
| January 5, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Red Velvet | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jade Cargill | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | 11:22 | |||||||||||||
| November 17, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Nyla Rose | Sub | |||||||||||||
| October 27, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Hikaru Shida | 11:27 | |||||||||||||
| Serena Deeb | 11:04 | |||||||||||||
| December 22, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Hikaru Shida | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Nyla Rose | 14:36 | |||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | |||||||||||||
| December 1, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Kris Statlander | 10:12 | |||||||||||||
| October 23, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Penelope Ford | 8:46 | |||||||||||||
| Ruby Soho | Pin | |||||||||||||
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.[8] The belt was designed by Ron Edwardsen of Red Leather, who also designed the TNT Championship, and the actual dual plating in gold/nickel, paint work, and leather were completed by Reinaldo Horday of Rey Rey Championship Belts.[14]
Title history[]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Jade Cargill | January 5, 2022 | Dynamite | Newark, NJ | 1 | 70+ | Defeated Ruby Soho in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [11] |
References[]
- ^ Currier, Joseph (March 30, 2020). "AEW INTRODUCING TNT CHAMPIONSHIP, TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN ON APRIL 8". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Nason, Josh (September 23, 2021). "AEW DYNAMITE MOVING TO TBS ON JANUARY 5, RAMPAGE STAYING ON TNT". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Joe Otterson (September 23, 2021). "'AEW: Dynamite' Sets January Date for TBS Move, 'Rampage' to Remain on TNT". Variety.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 20, 2021). "Report: AEW TNT Championship Won't Undergo Name Change Despite Move To TBS". Fightful. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Nason, Josh (May 27, 2021). "CODY RHODES AEW MEDIA CALL AUDIO: IN-FIGHTING RUMORS, NEW TITLES, MORE". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (September 23, 2021). "More Details On Rumored Secondary Title For AEW Women's Division". 411mania. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Russell, Skylar (October 6, 2021). "TONY KHAN TO MAKE 'HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT' ON AEW DYNAMITE". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ a b All Elite Wrestling [@AEWonTNT] (October 6, 2021). "Two years of #AEWDynamite and one more belt to add to @AEW: The TBS Championship" (Tweet). Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Renner, Ethan (October 6, 2021). "AEW INTRODUCING TBS CHAMPIONSHIP, TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 5". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (October 22, 2021). "AEW Reveals TBS Women's Championship Bracket". ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Barnett, Jake (January 5, 2022). "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". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Collins, Joseph (October 22, 2021). "AEW Rampage Results: October 22, 2021". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ SiriusXM Busted Open [@BustedOpenRadio] (October 22, 2021). "