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ROH World title match part of updated AEW Dynamite lineup

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The ROH World Championship is on the line this coming Wednesday.

During AEW Collision, a segment took place where Sammy Guevara confronted Bandido, challenging him for Wednesday. Guevara promised he’d do something so heinous he’d take out the ROH Champion so he could face MJF and get the AEW Championship match Bandido earned. Bandido responded by asking Guevara why he was so angry and agreed to the Dynamite title match.

Bandido became the first person other than MJF to win the Dynamite Diamond Ring last month, defeating Ricochet to win the ring and the title match. After MJF won the title at Worlds End, the title match was confirmed for AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage on January 14.

At the very end of Collision, a match was also made between Toni Storm and Marina Shafir. After the latter attempted to help Wheeler Yuta in his match against Darby Allin, Toni Storm came out for the save, attacking Shafir. 

AEW Dynamite lineup | January 7th, 2026 | Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Lights Out match: The Opps (Hook & Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland
  • AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley vs. Shelton Benjamin in a title eliminator match
  • ROH World Championship: Bandido defends against Sammy Guevara
  • Toni Storm vs. Marina Shafir
  • Jim Ross returns

ROH World title bout set for AEW Fright Night Collision

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Saturday’s special Fright Night episode of AEW Collision will include an ROH World Championship match.

Bandido defending the ROH World title against Mascara Dorada was one of two new matches added to Saturday’s lineup during Wednesday’s Fright Night Dynamite episode.

It will be Bandido’s first defense on ROH or AEW programming since Death Before Dishonor in August, although he defended the title on October 3 against Hechicero in CMLL.

Also added to Fright Night Collision, Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita will try to coexist as partners in a tag match against Max Caster and Anthony Bowens. A Don Callis Family summit on Dynamite failed to ease the storyline tensions between Okada and Takeshita.

Already announced for the show, Mercedes Mone puts the CMLL World Women’s title on the line against Olympia.

Spoilers for Saturday’s Collision episode taped Wednesday night in Texas are available here.

The announced lineup for the show to this point:

AEW Fright Night Collision, Saturday, November 1, 8 p.m. Eastern time on TNT and HBO Max —

  • CMLL World Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Olympia
  • ROH World Champion Bandido defends against Olympia
  • Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita vs. Max Caster and Anthony Bowens

ROH World title match set for Friday’s CMLL event

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The next ROH World title defense is in a matter of days.

CMLL has revealed the card for their upcoming show in Mexico City this Friday in Arena Mexico. In the semifinal, Bandido will defend the ROH World Championship against Hechicero. This will be a rematch from Death Before Dishonor in August that saw Bandido retain the championship in a match of the year contender.

Since returning from injury, Bandido has kept a busy schedule, wrestling not only for AEW and ROH but also CMLL, where he has become a regular. Alongside Brody King, Brodido successfully defended the AEW Tag Team titles against Difunto and Zandokan Jr. on September 12. A few days later, they also successfully defended the titles in a four-way ladder match at All Out.

This Friday’s Arena Mexico show will be headlined by a women’s trios match that will see Olympia team up with India Sioux and La Catalina to take on Lluvia, Princesa Sugehit, and Candela.

CMLL for Friday, October 3

  • Olympia, India Sioux, and La Catalina vs. Lluvia, Princesa Sugehit, and Candela
  • ROH World Championship: Bandido defends against Hechicero
  • Atlantis, Templario, and Atlantis Jr. vs. Ultimo Guerrero, Difunto, and Okumura
  • La Jarochita, Skadi, and Tabata vs. Zeuxis, Persephone, and Sanely
  • Rey Cometa, Fuego, and Espiritu Negro vs. Raider, Espanto Jr., and El Gallero

Bandido keeps mask, wins ROH World title at AEW Dynasty

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A new ROH Champion was crowned at AEW Dynasty.

Bandido defeated Chris Jericho to win the championship for a second time. The finish originally had Jericho pinning Bandido after striking him with a bat as Bryan Keith distracted the referee. Per the stipulations of the match, Bandido would have to unmask.

As fans reacted to the shock finish, Bandido’s mother and sister at ringside alerted referee Aubrey Edwards about the bat, which was hidden in the steel steps nearby. Edwards identified the bat and immediately restarted the match. As Jericho reacted to the news, Bandido struck Jericho with the twenty-one plex and pinned him to win the championship.

Bandido celebrated with his family inside the ring as a despondent Jericho retreated to the back.

After Jericho initially defeated Bandido to retain the ROH World title in February, he continued to target Bandido and his family by attacking his brother Gravity and stealing his mask. After weeks of taunting, Bandido was able to get the mask back from Jericho on an episode of Collision after laying him out with a punch and snatching it before Big Bill or Bryan Keith could intervene.

Chris Jericho wins ROH World title on AEW Dynamite

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Chris Jericho has scored the nueve.

Jericho defeated Mark Briscoe in a ladder war match to win the Ring of Honor World Championship for a second time, earning his ninth world championship win. The finish had Bryan Keith attempt to interfere, but Rocky Romero chased him away with a kendo stick. Mark hit the Jay Driller and went to climb the ladder, but Big Bill ran in through the crowd and laid out Briscoe with a chokeslam off the ladder through tables on the outside. Bill then placed Jericho on his shoulders and climbed the ladder, allowing Jericho to grab the title for the win.

After the match, Tomohiro Ishii appeared with Romero. Announcers brought up that it was Jericho and the Learning Tree who took out Ishii weeks ago.

Briscoe had held the title for 202 days, winning it back at Supercard of Honor on April 5 where he defeated Eddie Kingston. Despite his long tenure in Ring of Honor, it was his first World title win.

Jericho in recent weeks has had his sights set on the Conglomeration, particularly Briscoe and his ROH World Championship. Jericho turned the rivalry personal when he brought up Briscoe’s brother Jay’s name in a promo, causing Briscoe to shove Jericho in response. Briscoe successfully defended the title at WrestleDream, defeating Jericho with the Jay Driller, his brother’s finishing move.

World title match official for next week’s Ring of Honor TV

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Mark Briscoe will defend the ROH World title on the Thursday, August 22 episode of Ring of Honor TV.

ROH authority figure Paul Wight officially announced during this week’s Ring of Honor TV on Honor Club show that Briscoe will defend against The Beast Mortos on next week’s episode.

Briscoe’s defense will come after he successfully retained the World title on this week’s show with a win over Johnny TV.

Tony Nese approached Wight and demanded a title shot against Briscoe, but Wight awarded the bout to Mortos instead. He told Nese to defeat Lio Rush on an upcoming Ring of Honor TV show, and then the two will discuss title shots further.

Briscoe is in the midst of his first ROH World title reign after defeating Eddie Kingston to win the bet at Supercard of Honor on April 5. He has since successfully defended against Kyle Fletcher, Roderick Strong, and Johnny TV.

Next week’s title match was taped on August 11 as part of the AEW/ROH Summer Series residency in Arlington, Texas.

MJF agrees to team with Samoa Joe at AEW Full Gear Zero Hour

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The end of Rampage saw MJF agreeing to defend the ROH Tag Team titles with Samoa Joe at AEW Full Gear Zero Hour against The Gunns.

MJF jumped Jay White, who was giving a sit-down interview during Friday’s Rampage. Juice Robinson attacked MJF during the brawl, but was thrown into a TV by MJF. The confrontation between MJF and White eventually made its way to the ring. The Gunns jumped MJF as he gained back the AEW World title belt. White was about to attack MJF with the belt when Joe’s music hit. Bullet Club Gold bailed as Samoa Joe extended his hand to MJF. The two shook hands to end the segment.

Samoa Joe previously told MJF that he would help defend the ROH Tag Team titles against The Gunns if he would give Joe an AEW World Championship match. MJF had dismissed the idea.

A match for the ROH World Championship between champion Eddie Kingston and Jay Lethal was also made official for Saturday’s pre-show. On Friday’s Rampage, Lethal informed Kingston that he had one day left in his championship reign, accusing Kingston of ducking him. The two exchanged words before Lethal and the rest of his group walked away. Once they left, Ortiz appeared next to Kingston.

Also added to Zero Hour is a match between Claudio Castagnoli and Buddy Matthews. After Matthews defeated Wheeler Yuta on Friday’s Collision, Matthews continued to assault Yuta until Castagnoli came down for the save. Castagnoli said he was tired of the House of Black and the darkness and wanted to challenge Matthews in the light. Matthews accepted the challenge.

Here is the updated card for Saturday’s Full Gear:

AEW Full Gear, Saturday, November 18, 8 p.m. Eastern time on pay-per-view —

  • AEW World Champion MJF defends against Jay White
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida defends against Toni Storm
  • AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Jon Moxley
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Ricky Starks & Big Bill defend against FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) and LFI (Rush & Dralistico) in a ladder match
  • TBS Champion Kris Statlander defends against Julia Hart & Skye Blue in a three-way
  • Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland in a Texas Death Match
  • Sting, Darby Allin & Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne
  • The Golden Jets (Kenny Omega & Chris Jericho) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) — Winner gets an AEW Tag Team title shot, Golden Jets disband if they lose

Zero Hour pre-show, 7 p.m. Eastern time on AEW’s YouTube & social media channels —

  • ROH Tag Team Champions MJF & Samoa Joe defend against The Gunns (Austin & Colten Gunn)
  • ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston defends against Jay Lethal
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Buddy Matthews

Kingston vs. Castle World title match to air on next Ring of Honor TV

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Eddie Kingston vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship will air on the Thursday, November 16 Ring of Honor TV episode. 

Following Kingston successful title defense against Angelico in the main event of this week’s show, Castle cut a promo in a backstage segment challenging Kingston for his World title. A graphic made the bout official for next week’s episode. 

The Kingston vs. Castle title bout was announced by AEW on Wednesday this week prior to the Dynamite taping in Portland, Oregon, and the match was taped following Dynamite’s airing on Wednesday night. 

Spoilers from the match can be found here. 

Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli to win the ROH title at Dynamite Grand Slam on September 20 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He has since successfully defended the title against Katsuyori Shibata at WrestleDream, Komander on Collision, Minoru Suzuki on Dynamite, and Angelico on Ring of Honor TV. 

Our full report from Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV episode can be found here.

Angelico to face Eddie Kingston for ROH World Championship

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Eddie Kingston’s next Ring of Honor World Championship challenger is set following this week’s ROH TV. 

After a Proving Ground match on this week’s episode where Kingston defeated Serpentico, Angelico stepped forward to challenge Kingston to a future title match. Kingston accepted the challenge, and the match is set for a date yet to be announced. 

Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli in a double title match where Kingston’s NJPW Strong Openweight Championship was also on the line at Dynamite Grand Slam on September 20. He has since successfully defended the ROH title against Katsuyori Shibata, Komander, and Minoru Suzuki. 

Angelico has a 1-3 record in singles matches in AEW & ROH this year, with his first singles victory coming on Thursday’s ROH TV episode against Marty Casaus. As a part of the Spanish Announce Project tag team, Angelico has a 3-9 record in tag and trios bouts in ROH & AEW this year. 

Elsewhere in ROH, a singles match between Tony Nese and Ethan Page is official for the Thursday, October 19  episode after the events of this week’s show. Mark Sterling offered Page a spot in Nese’s Premier Athlete brand, but Page declined and challenged Nese to a match instead. 

Sterling’s client Josh Woods will also be in action on next week’s show in a Pure Rules match against Pat Buck. 

Next week’s announced card: 

Ring of Honor TV, Thursday, October 19 —

  • Ethan Page vs. Tony Nese
  • Pure Rules match: Josh Woods vs. Pat Buck

AEW adds Buy-In title match to Dynamite Title Tuesday

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Tony Khan isn’t done making announcements for Tuesday’s AEW Dynamite.

After announcing that the first 30 minutes of AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday will air commercial free on Monday, Khan followed shortly after with the announcement that there will be a 30-minute Buy In prior to Dynamite, with a match announced between Eddie Kingston and Minoru Suzuki for both the NJPW Strong and ROH World titles.

WWE and AEW have been stacking their cards for this week’s NXT and Dynamite, with Dynamite airing on a special night due to MLB coverage this Wednesday on TBS. NXT is set to feature appearances by John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Asuka, and Paul Heyman. It will also be commercial-free for the first 30 minutes.

Here is the current lineup for AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday:

  • Adam Copeland vs. Luchasaurus
  • Christian Cage will explain his recent actions toward Adam Copeland
  • TNT Championship number one contender’s match: Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Saraya defends against Hikaru Shida
  • AEW International Champion Rey Fenix defends against Jon Moxley
  • Jay White vs. Hangman Page
  • Chris Jericho vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
  • MJF will appear
  • ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm is ready for her close-up
  • Buy-In: Eddie Kingston defends the NJPW Strong Openweight and ROH World titles against Minoru Suzuki

ROH World title match, Adam Copeland promo official for AEW Collision

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An ROH World title match, a promo from Adam Copeland, plus Bryan Danielson in action have been added to Saturday’s AEW Collision lineup. 

Komander won a four-way number one contender’s match on Friday’s Rampage episode to earn an ROH World Championship match against Eddie Kingston. It was announced later in the show that the match will take place on Saturday’s Collision. 

Adam Copeland’s Collision debut has also been confirmed for the show, as he will respond to Christian Cage with a promo. Copeland’s appearance was first announced by Tony Khan at the post-WrestleDream media scrum. Copeland is set for his in-ring debut with AEW at Dynamite Title Tuesday on October 10 against Luchasaurus. 

Prior to facing Swerve Strickland in a TNT Championship number one contender’s match at Title Tuesday, Bryan Danielson will be in singles competition on Collision against Aussie Open’s Kyle Fletcher. 

Already announced for Collision are a Tag Team Championship match with FTR defending against Big Bill & Ricky Starks, plus Toni Storm vs. Kiera Hogan. 

The updated lineup for Saturday’s Collision which has a special 7 p.m. Eastern start time on TNT: 

  • AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Ricky Starks & Big Bill
  • ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston defends against Komander
  • Adam Copeland responds to Christian Cage
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Kyle Fletcher
  • Toni Storm vs. Kiera Hogan

Four-way for ROH World title match confirmed for AEW Rampage

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A four-way match for a shot at the ROH World Championship will take place on Rampage this Friday.

Johnny TV, Komander, Lince Dorado, and Penta El 0 Miedo will battle it out to determine the first challenger for Eddie Kingston’s ROH World Championship. On Dynamite, Stokely Hathaway, who is on the ROH Board of Directors, appeared and announced that Kingston would be doing commentary for the match.

This will mark the AEW debut of Lince Dorado, formerly of WWE, who has appeared in MLW, Impact, and CMLL recently.

Also announced for Rampage is a tag match with Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida teaming up to take on Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. An eight-man tag team match will also take place, with Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker taking on The Hardys and The Best Friends.

Here is the updated lineup for Friday’s Rampage:

  • Four-way match for ROH Championship shot: Johnny TV vs. Komander vs. Lince Dorado vs. Penta El 0 Miedo
  • Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir
  • Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia vs. The Hardys and The Best Friends

Eddie Kingston wins ROH World title at AEW Dynamite Grand Slam

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Eddie Kingston is now the ROH World Champion.

Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli in the opening match of Wednesday’s Dynamite Grand Slam event. Despite Castagnoli kicking out of a northern lights bomb, Kingston eventually picked up the win after connecting with a backfist and a press powerbomb, winning the ROH World Championship for the first time and retaining the NJPW Strong Openweight title.

After the match, Castagnoli extended his hand. Kingston paused for a moment before the two eventually did shake hands as Castagnoli gave the ROH title to Kingston and walked away. Castagnoli had been champion since December of 2022, defeating Chris Jericho at Final Battle.

Kingston cut a promo that aired on X following his title win, saying he shook Castagnoli’s hand because he was a great ROH World Champion, but doesn’t like him as a person. He dedicated the match to former ROH Champion Xavier and thanked him for his contributions to the business. 

The two’s rivalry stems from Kingston feeling disrespected by Castagnoli’s actions prior to leaving the independent scene and heading to WWE in the 2010s. The two first met in ROH back at Supercard of Honor in March, where Castagnoli retained the championship. In the weeks leading to Grand Slam, Kingston and Castagnoli agreed to a match where both the ROH and Kingston’s New Japan Strong championships would be on the line.

ROH World title match announced for AEW Rampage

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Claudio Castagnoli is set to defend the ROH World Championship on Friday’s AEW Rampage episode. 

As announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite, Castagnoli will defend the Ring of Honor World title against Komander on Friday’s show. Komander has an 0-5 record in AEW competition, and 3-2 in ROH, with his only singles win in either company coming on the May 4 Ring of Honor TV episode against Angelico. 

Also announced for Friday, Hikaru Shida will face Taya Valkyrie in a women’s division contest. Valkyrie is coming off a singles defeat in a TBS title match against Kris Statlander on last week’s Dynamite. 

Canada’s Shawn Spears will be in action on Friday’s Rampage in a match being taped Wednesday in Hamilton, Ontario. Spears will face The Blade in singles competition. 

In a tag match set for Rampage, Matt Hardy will team with Brother Zay against QT Marshall & Johnny TV (John Morrison). 

The lineup for Rampage airing Friday, June 30 at 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT: 

  • ROH World Championship: Claudio Castagnoli defends against Komander
  • Hikaru Shida vs. Taya Valkyrie
  • Shawn Spears vs. The Blade (w/The Butcher)
  • Matt Hardy & Brother Zay vs. QT Marshall & Johnny TV

Castagnoli vs. Kingston ROH World title match official for Supercard of Honor

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Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston for the ROH World Championship is official for Supercard of Honor. 

On Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV episode, Castagnoli accepted the previously-issued challenge from Kingston, adding that Kingston is “the biggest waste of potential he’s ever seen.” 

Kingston “quit” AEW in an angle shot for social media channels on March 1, then appeared on the first Ring of Honor TV episode the next day to issue a challenge to Castagnoli. 

In addition to the World title bout being made official, the lineup for the Reach for the Sky ladder match for the vacant ROH World Tag Team titles was also finalized during Thursday’s Ring of Honor TV show. 

The Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix), The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett), Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis), Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin), and Rush & Dralistico will be the five teams squaring off the the vacant Tag titles on next Friday’s PPV. 

Two additional title matches are expected to be announced for the PPV — Athena vs. Yuka Sakazaki for the ROH Women’s World title, plus Wheeler Yuta vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the ROH Pure title — but are not official as of yet.

The updated lineup for the show: 

ROH Supercard of Honor, Friday, March 31, 7 p.m. Eastern time on pay-per-view —

  • ROH World Championship: Claudio Castagnoli defends against Eddie Kingston
  • AAA Mega Championship: El Hijo del Vikingo defends against Komander
  • Reach for the Sky ladder match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship: Lucha Bros vs. Top Flight vs. The Kingdom vs. Aussie Open vs. Rush & Dralistico
  • ROH World Television Championship: Samoa Joe defends against Mark Briscoe