Phoenix Rising Championship

Title History
The AWE Phoenix Rising Championship's inauguration started in an 8 man mini tournament through the short lived brand split on the All Heart brand. The tournament consisted of Butch Wagner, Kenna Bengal, War Bacon, Apocalypto, Adam Ultimate, Lujosa Mascara, Tommy Grotto, and Jay Marcantel. The tournament concluded at the PPV Special Neon Genesis AWEvangelion, which had the finals match between Butch Wagner and Lujosa Mascara, in which Butch Wagner became the inaugural champion.

The championship would stay on the All Heart brand until the AWE brand split would dissolve and the new weekly show AWE Immortals debuted. The championship over time would be elevated to be a secondary title compared to the World Championship, especially around the time when Mithra Maenad defeated Brute for the championship at Shock and AWE. The championship would be elevated to be in numerous semi-main event slots in major events as the championship matured, leading it to be in the semi-main event of AWE's biggest flagship show on the calendar year, We Stand In AWE III, where Rabid defeated Jody for the championship.