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Claudio Castagnoli’s next CMLL World title defense set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Claudio Castagnoli will have two challengers when he makes his next CMLL World Heavyweight Championship defense.

CMLL has confirmed that Castagnoli will defend his title against Euforia and Akuma in a three-way match at Arena Mexico this Friday night. The match was set up by Euforia and Akuma both answering an open challenge that was issued by Castagnoli.

This will be Castagnoli’s fifth defense since winning the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship from Gran Guerrero in November 2025. So far, the AEW star has successfully retained against Ultimo Guerrero, Roderick Strong, Xelhua, and Josh Alexander during his reign.

“I know I’m the best CMLL World Heavyweight Champion that you’ve ever seen,” Castagnoli said in the promo where he issued this open challenge. “Now I want to know who is going to step up when I come back to Arena Mexico next Friday, February 27 to defend this prestigious title.”

Friday night’s Arena Mexico show is still scheduled despite civil unrest in Mexico forcing CMLL to cancel an event that was supposed to be held in Guadalajara tonight. Along with Castagnoli working the show, AEW’s Johnny TV is set to compete in a hair vs. hair match in the main event against Angel de Oro.

CMLL airs its Friday night shows on YouTube for subscribers at the two highest subscription levels.

Blue Panther Sr., other CMLL wrestlers to debut at AEW Dynamite & ROH taping

Posted on by Josh Nason

The run of CMLL talent working AEW and Ring of Honor shows will continue next week with a slew of legends making their promotional debuts.

Announced Saturday, ROH Women’s World Champion Athena will defend against La Catalina at this Wednesday’s Dynamite and ROH combo taping in Oceanside, California. It will be their first ever match.

Also announced is a CMLL trios showcase as the 64-year-old Blue Panther Sr., Blue Panther Jr. and Dark Panther will battle Valiente, Gran Guerrero and Euforia.

For Catalina, Panther Sr., Panther Jr., Valiente, Guerrero and Euforia, it will be their AEW/ROH debuts. It’s assumed both matches will be part of the ROH portion of the show.

The news comes a day after Mistico was announced for the March 1st Collision/ROH taping in Oakland, California, and follows recent Texas AEW/ROH events that also featured CMLL talent.

AEW and CMLL have had a partnership for more than a year with talent working in both organizations with another example being the news that AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita and Taya Valkyrie will debut in Arena Mexico in the near future.