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International title match official for next AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Orange Cassidy has advanced in the International Championship Series and will challenge for the title on next week’s AEW Dynamite.

Cassidy defeated Roderick Strong on Wednesday’s Dynamite in the show’s main event in the first match of the International Championship Series, advancing to next week’s title match against current champ Konosuke Takeshita.

After his victory on Dynamite, Cassidy was confronted and attacked by The Don Callis Family group of Callis, Takeshita, and Mark Davis. Kenny Omega made the save for Cassidy, holding up the title as a staredown ensued between Cassidy, Takeshita, and Omega.

Omega will face the winner of next week’s title match for the International Championship at Revolution on March 9 in the conclusion of the International Championship Series.

Wednesday’s Dynamite featured two new matches finalized for the Revolution card. Our full report from this week’s Dynamite is available here.

The current lineup for the Wednesday, February 26 AEW Dynamite:

  • AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita defends against Orange Cassidy

International Championship Series begins, Big Bill vs. Powerhouse Hobbs added to AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A series of matches to determine Kenny Omega’s opponent for Revolution will begin this coming Wednesday.

It was announced during Grand Slam Australia that the International Championship Series will kick off on Dynamite when Orange Cassidy takes on Roderick Strong. The winner of that match will move on to face current champion Konosuke Takeshita the following week in Oceanside, California. Whoever emerges as champion will then defend the title against Omega at Revolution on March 9.

Also announced for Dynamite is Big Bill taking on Powerhouse Hobbs in a street fight. In recent weeks, Hobbs has been targeting members of The Learning Tree, coming face-to-face several times with Bill. Already set for Wednesday is a face-to-face between MJF & Hangman Page as well as The Opps taking on The Patriarchy.

Here is the updated lineup for Dynamite:

  • AEW International Championship series: Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong
  • Street fight: Big Bill vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
  • MJF and Hangman Page face-to-face
  • The Ops (Samoa Joe, Hook, Katsuyori Shibata) vs. The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Nick Wayne, Kip Sabian)