5 Superstars who became Double Champions over two major promotions

At tonight's AEW Revolution pay-per-view, Jon Moxley made history by winning the AEW World Championship from Chris Jericho in the main event of the show. With AEW once again outdoing themselves courtesy of another amazing pay-per-view, it is safe to say that the promotion has gotten off to a perfect start in 2020 and will look forward to capitalizing on the momentum they built on tonight.

However, that being said, the night certainly belonged to the new AEW World Champion Jon Moxley, who now not only is the second-ever world champion in All Elite Wrestling history but also has the rightful claim to declare himself a Double Champion, as 'The Death Rider' is also in possession of the IWGP United States Championship over in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

With Moxley having won the IWGP US Championship back at Wrestle Kingdom 14, the former WWE superstar now joins an elusive list of names who have won two championships simultaneously over two different promotions.

With that being said, in this list, I'll take an in-depth look at five superstars who have held two major championships for two major promotions at the same time and without further ado, let's get straight into it.

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#5 Jon Moxley

The only right decision would be to start off my list with the newest addition in the form of Jon Moxley. Since marking his departure from WWE last year, Jon Moxley shocked the world when he made his debut for All Elite Wrestling at their first-ever PPV, Double or Nothing, and attacked Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega to end the night.

Since then, Moxley has been on the rise and it is safe to say that his stock in the wrestling business is higher than ever. However, it didn't take too long for Moxley to drop the next big announcement when he revealed himself as the mysterious 'Death Rider' and announced his arrival in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

What followed next was sheer dominance from the WWE Champion who won the IWGP US Championship in his first match in NJPW but despite being forced to vacate the title initially, MOX reclaimed the gold at this year's Wrestle Kingdom 14 by defeating Lance Archer in a Texas Deathmatch.

With Moxley winning the AEW World Championship, 'The Death Rider' has written his name in the history books as the first man to hold both the AEW World Championship and the IWGP United States Championship at the same time.

#4 Jeff Cobb

All Elite Wrestling fans are pretty familiar with Jeff Cobb by this point. The former Lucha Underground sensation made his AEW debut a few weeks back on Dynamite and worked an angle as The Inner Circle's henchman as he attacked Jon Moxley in his first night under the promotion.

The following week, Cobb made his in-ring debut for AEW, as he faced Moxley, in what was also a rematch from last year's G1 Climax when MOX and Cobb had initially squared-off against each other.

Nevertheless, Cobb also remains as one of the few superstars to have held two major titles from two different promotions. As seen at last year's NJPW/ROH co-produced G1 Supercard at the Madison Square Garden, Cobb faced-off against NJPW sensation Will Ospreay in a match that truly lived up to all of its expectations.

With Cobb eventually pinning Ospreay to win the match, the former also walked out of the iconic MSG with not one but two titles, as he became the new NEVER Openweight Champion and being already in possession of the ROH TV Title, Cobb earned the accolade of calling himself a Double Champion.

#3 The Young Bucks

The Bucks are former ROH and IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Champions

Since the inception of All Elite Wrestling, The Young Bucks are yet to taste championship victory under the AEW banner. Yes, the duo of Matt and Nick Jackson sure did win the AAA Tag Team Championships but that was in a different promotion.

However, that hasn't always been the case for Matt and Nick, as The Jackson Brothers are usually known for holding one or the other championship belt in the business. Prior to signing with AEW, The Bucks dominated the scene on the Independent Circuit and also worked for both Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Having started out as a Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team, The Bucks established themselves as one of the most dominant tag teams in New Japan's Jr. Heavyweight Tag Division and being a 7-time IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions is no joke.

During one of their reigns as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, The Young Bucks also held the ROH World Tag Team Championships and also declared themselves as the first and only Superkick Party Tag Team Champions (Making them a Triple Champion in the process).

#2 Kenny Omega

Kenny Omega challenging Dragon Lee to a match for the AAA Mega Championship

According to some critics, Kenny Omega's singles career may not have gotten off to the best of starts in All Elite Wrestling but there is surely no doubt in the fact that the former 'Best Bout Machine' has been dominant than ever in the AEW tag team division. And tonight at AEW Revolution, the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion once again proved why he is considered as one of the best of all time inside the squared circle.

Successfully defending the AEW World Tag Team Championships once again alongside his tag partner Hangman Page, Omega has surely taken the AEW Tag Division forward with the tremendous amount of work he and his co-workers have been putting in.

That being said, Omega, who won the AEW Tag Team Titles at Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea II, is also currently a Double Champion. Going back to AAA Triplemania XXVII, Omega made his debut for Triple A alongside The Young Bucks in a losing effort against Pentagon Jr., Laredo Kid, and Fenix, whom Omega went on to challenge for his AAA Mega Championship right after the match.

As seen at Heroes Inmortales XIII, Omega won the AAA Mega Championship and after winning the AEW World Tag Team Titles alongside Hangman Page, the former leader of the Bullet Club entered the list of superstars who have simultaneously held two titles over different promotions.

#1 Cody Rhodes

Cody with the IWGP US and NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Cody Rhodes has enjoyed an illustrious career in the pro-wrestling business so far and ever since departing from WWE, Cody has been on an immense rise in the industry.

Shortly after his departure from WWE, the former WWE Intercontinental Champion was revealed as the newest member of the Bullet Club and marked his arrival in New Japan Pro Wrestling at Wrestle Kingdom 11 when he defeated Juice Robinson in his first-ever match under the promotion.

'The American Nightmare' continued his dominance as a member of the Bullet Club, as he fit right in with the group and picked up vital wins over the likes of Michael Elgin and also elevated himself to challenge Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at the G1 Special in the USA.

So much so, Cody went to an extent where he even turned his back on Kenny Omega in his greed to become the leader of the Bullet Club and following the dissension between The Elite and The BC, Cody shifted his attention towards the IWGP US Championship.

At Fighting Spirit Unleashed, Cody faced Robinson for the IWGP US Title and walked into the event as the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Having defeated Nick Aldis in one of the most dramatic matches of all time at All In, Cody was on quest to become a Double Champion and that's exactly what he did when he once again defeated Juice and won the IWGP US Championship from the former WWE superstar.

In doing so, Cody technically became a Triple Champion, as he was also 1/3rd of the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions alongside The Young Bucks at that point in time.

Edited by Shruti Sadbhav