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Kyle Fletcher wins TNT title on AEW Dynamite, first title defense set

Posted on by Josh Nason

Kyle Fletcher is once again the TNT Champion, defeating Tommaso Ciampa on AEW Dynamite to regain the title and set up his first defense.

Fletcher ended the 13-day run for the former WWE star, pinning Ciampa after a brain buster that ended the physical bout.

Afterward, Fletcher took the microphone to say he would defend the title against anyone at this Saturday’s Grand Slam Australia as he is returning home. Former champion Mark Briscoe then came out and called his shot for the seventh match in their unofficial series.

Fletcher agreed, but then said if the seventh match was to happen, Briscoe would have to “reach for the sky” as it will be a ladder match which Briscoe quickly agreed to.

It’s Fletcher’s second run with the title after a 114-day reign that ended at last November’s Full Gear to Briscoe in a no DQ match.

Current AEW Grand Slam Australia card | This Saturday | Sydney, Australia

  • AEW World Champion MJF defends against Brody King
  • Hangman Page vs. Andrade El Idolo World title eliminator
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mark Briscoe in a ladder match
  • Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir in a hair vs. hair tornado tag match
  • AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) defend against MegaBad (Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne)

Tommaso Ciampa debuts on AEW Dynamite, officially under contract

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Weeks after wrapping up with WWE, Tommaso Ciampa made his AEW debut on Wednesday’s Dynamite and already has a title match set to go with a new contract.

After Mark Briscoe successfully defended his TNT title against the previously undefeated El Clon, Briscoe took the microphone and issued an open challenge for this Saturday’s Collision.

Out came the 40-year-old, fully dressed in his gear, to answer the challenge. Ciampa didn’t speak on the microphone but went face-to-face with Briscoe before kissing him on the cheek and departing. Moments later, the match was made official.

Nearly an hour after his debut, AEW head Tony Khan made it official that the veteran is #AllElite.

Ciampa confirmed his exit from WWE last Wednesday after his contract expired and he didn’t re-sign, saying he was excited for what’s next and that he was accepting bookings. In last week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer noted that there is talk he may wrestle for NJPW.

He was in WWE for two runs, the latest lasting ten years. He’s a former two-time NXT Champion and both a former two-time WWE Tag Team Champion and former NXT Tag Team Champion, both with Johnny Gargano.

Of note, he spent four year in Ring of Honor from 2011 through 2015, holding the ROH TV title.

New title match with stipulations set for AEW Full Gear

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The sixth meeting between TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher and Mark Briscoe is official for this month’s AEW Full Gear but with two stipulations added.

Revealed on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite in a backstage segment, Briscoe offered up a no DQ stipulation in order to get the match which Fletcher seemed to like. However, Don Callis wanted to up the stakes and suggested that if Briscoe loses, he most leave The Conglomeration forever and join the Callis Family. Briscoe eventually agreed.

The two last squared off at October’s WrestleDream with Fletcher picking up a win and successful title defense. After Briscoe won the first two matches in their feud, Fletcher now has three straight victories.

Current AEW Full Gear lineup | Saturday, November 22 | Newark, New Jersey

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page defends against Samoa Joe
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Mercedes Mone
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions Brodido (Bandido & Brody King) defend against FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood)
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mark Briscoe in a no DQ match where a Briscoe loss puts him in the Don Callis Family
  • Casino Gauntlet match to crown inaugural AEW National Champion
  • Kenny Omega and Jurassic Express (Jack Perry & Luchasaurus) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Jackson) and Josh Alexander
  • Pre-Show: Big Boom AJ & QT Marshall vs. RPG Vice (Rocky Romero &Trent Beretta)

TNT title match official for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

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Kyle Fletcher’s TNT title challenger for this month’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door is now official following Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite: NJPW’s Hiromu Takahashi.

Days ago on Collision, Fletcher defended his title for the first time against Tomohiro Ishii and then he & Don Callis (in separate segments) challenged NJPW to send their best to confront him on Dynamite.

On Wednesday, Fletcher joined the Young Bucks and Josh Alexander against Ishii, Hologram, Brody King and the surprise addition of Takahashi who picked up the win by pinning Alexander.

It will be Takahashi’s third-ever Forbidden Door and first-ever singles match at the event. Including Wednesday, the two have shared the ring three times prior, but never in singles action. One of those came at 2023’s Forbidden Door.

Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card | Sunday, August 24 | London, England

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against MJF
  • AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Swerve Strickland
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) defend against winner of Tag Team title eliminator tournament
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Athena
  • TBS Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Alex Windsor, CMLL TBD and Stardom TBD
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Hiromu Takahashi
  • Lights out steel cage match: Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd & The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

New TNT Champion crowned on AEW Collision

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Kyle Fletcher has finally won his first AEW title after defeating Dustin Rhodes for the TNT title on Thursday’s AEW Collision.

Held under street fight rules, Fletcher won the bloody affair after kicking out of a small package, hitting a running knee, and then landing his Protoplex brain buster for the win.

That followed a sequence in which Fletcher stabbed Rhodes’ right knee repeatedly with a screwdriver, sticking it in the knee at one point. At Rhodes is wont to do, however, he didn’t give up. After the match, Fletcher further inflicted damage on the knee, wrapping it around the ring post, and then slamming it with a chair.

It’s Fletcher’s first AEW title since debuting with the company in June 2022, then as a tag team wrestler. He and Mark Davis held the ROH Tag Team gold for 37 days in 2023, and then won the ROH TV title in December 2023, holding that title 196 days.

For Rhodes, it ends a brief run that began at July’s All In with his victory in a four-way match for the title vacated due to Adam Cole’s concussion. He had one successful defense, defeating Lee Moriarty last Saturday.

Adam Cole injured, new AEW All In match made for vacant TNT title

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Adam Cole’s run of bad luck with injuries has continued as he is out of today’s AEW All In and has been forced to vacate the TNT title.

Tony Khan announced on Saturday afternoon that Cole was not medically cleared to compete following this past Thursday’s trios match on Collision. Khan didn’t specify what the injury was and how it was suffered, but said he wants Cole to “take some time away” to recover.

Khan than announced the vacant title will be decided in a four-way with Kyle Fletcher, Dustin Rhodes and former TNT Champions Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara. Both Guevara and Rhodes are also competing on the pre-show. Fletcher was scheduled to take on Cole for the title while Garcia wasn’t announced for any match.

Cole held the title for 97 days, defending it three times. He missed an entire year from September 2023 through October 2024 due to a non-contact ankle injury that required two surgeries. He also missed the better part of nine months from June 2022 through March 2023 due to a concussion suffered at Forbidden Door.

Updated AEW All In card | Today | Arlington, Texas:

  • Texas death match: AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Hangman Adam Page
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Mercedes Mone
  • AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. AEW International Champion Kenny Omega in a winner takes all match for the AEW Unified Championship
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin defend against Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey, and Christian Cage & Nick Wayne in a three-way
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. Daniel Garcia for the vacant TNT title
  • AEW Trios Champions Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs defend against Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Gabe Kidd
  • Men’s Casino Gauntlet match for a future World title shot
  • Women’s Casino Gauntlet match for a future World title shot
  • Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland vs. The Young Bucks
  • Zero Hour: FTR vs. The Outrunners
  • Zero Hour: Big Boom AJ, Tomohiro Ishii, Hologram & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Hechicero
  • Zero Hour: Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, The Infantry, and Lee Moriarty) with Anthony Ogogo vs. Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, and The Von Erichs with Kevin Von Erich

Adam Cole wins TNT title at AEW Dynasty

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It took a match with no time limit and no outside interference, but Adam Cole finally bested Daniel Garcia to win the TNT title at Sunday’s AEW Dynasty.

Garcia was firmly in control of the first half of the match, but Cole later hit a nasty looking suplex on the ringside steps following by a Panama Sunrise on the floor to take things over. He later picked up the win after hitting back-to-back Panama Sunrises on the inside of the ring and then his running Boom knee strike for the victory.

It’s the first AEW title of any kind for Cole who held the Ring of Honor Tag Team titles with MJF in 2023. It’s his first singles title since losing the WWE NXT title in July 2020 after a year-plus run.

As noted on commentary, the win came 17 years to the day the 35-year-old began his career.

The two went to a no contest on an early-March Collision followed by a 20-minute draw later in the month, also on Collision. Those situations led to Sunday’s stipulations.

The loss ends the 26-year-old Garcia’s first AEW title run that began at last November’s Full Gear with his win over Jack Perry. He successfully defended the title seven times heading into Sunday.

Ricochet vs. Sammy Guevara, TNT title match added to AEW Dynamite

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Two more matches have been added to AEW Dynamite.

Sammy Guevara will square off against one of AEW’s newest signees, Ricochet. Since arriving in AEW at All In, Ricochet has focused his attention on Will Ospreay, who he faced in a prolific Best of the Super Juniors match during their time in NJPW. Ospreay was successful last weekend at All Out, where he retained the International title by defeating PAC.

Guevara is currently one-half of the ROH Tag Team titles with Dustin Rhodes. Since returning from suspension, he has aligned himself with Rhodes, who is also one-third of the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions with Ross and Marshall Von Erich.

Also added to the show is Jack Perry defending the TNT title against Lio Rush. At All In, Perry was unsuccessful in challenging Bryan Danielson for the title. After the match, Danielson was jumped by members of his own stable, Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli.

AEW Dynamite announced lineup for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 —

  • TNT Championship: Jack Perry defends against Lio Rush
  • Sammy Guevara vs. Ricochet
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May vs. Queen Aminata in a title-eliminator match
  • Jon Moxley to appear live
  • Tag Team Casino Gauntlet match

Lio Rush advances to TNT title ladder match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

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Lio Rush will have his shot at winning the TNT title at next Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door by virtue of his victory over Action Andretti on Friday’s AEW Rampage.

With the win, Rush joins the six-man ladder match for the vacant title alongside Ring of Honor Champion Mark Briscoe, Konosuke Takeshita, Jack Perry and Dante Martin. One more participant has yet to be determined.

Rush got the win over Andretti after a unique rope-assisted stunner followed by his frog splash for the win. He made his surprise return to the company last month as part of the Casino gauntlet match for a future World title shot. The win over Andretti is his first in three bouts since that night.

The title was made vacant after then-champion Adam Copeland broke his leg on a jump gone wrong from the top of a steel cage onto Malakai Black at last month’s Double or Nothing.

Mark Briscoe qualifies for TNT title ladder match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

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Mark Briscoe is the latest to qualify for the Forbidden Door ladder match.

Briscoe defeated Brian Cage on Wednesday, earning himself a spot in the ladder match that will determine a new TNT Champion at Forbidden Door on June 30. Konosuke Takeshita, who appeared in the crowd next to Don Callis, applauded Briscoe’s victory.

Jack Perry, who was watching the match backstage, also applauded but told Briscoe that it didn’t matter because no one is willing to make as big of a sacrifice for AEW than himself. Perry said he is destined to win the TNT title no matter what Tony Khan thinks.

Takeshita was the first to qualify, defeating Penta El 0 Miedo on a recent episode of Rampage. The title was vacated after Adam Copeland suffered a foot injury at Double or Nothing.

Here is the updated lineup for Forbidden Door:

  • AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland defends against Will Ospreay
  • Ladder match for the vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. TBD
  • Title for title: TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • AEW Women’s Championship: Toni Storm defends against Mina Shirakawa

Adam Copeland to defend TNT title against House of Black member on AEW Dynamite

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Adam Copeland will defend the TNT title on Dynamite.

During AEW Collision, The House of Black accepted Copeland’s open challenge for Wednesday’s Dynamite in Winnipeg. However, Buddy Matthews said that Copeland will find out who he will face the same time that the rest of the world does.

Also added to Dynamite is a match between Mariah May and Serena Deeb. On last week’s show, Deeb came out and held up the AEW Women’s title as Storm was making the save for May. On Collision, Deeb said after everything she’s gone through to come back from injury, failure wasn’t an option and it was time to become the AEW Women’s Champion.

Here is the updated lineup for AEW Dynamite:

  • FTW Champion Chris Jericho defends against Katsuyori Shibata
  • Swerve Strickland’s AEW World title challenger for Double or Nothing revealed
  • TNT Champion Adam Copeland defends against a member of The House of Black
  • Serena Deeb vs. Mariah May
  • Kenny Omega appears

Adam Copeland issuing Cope Open challenge for AEW TNT title

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New TNT Champion Adam Copeland wants to defend his title against anyone who’s willing to step up to the challenge.

Copeland won the TNT title by defeating Christian Cage in an “I Quit” match in the main event of Dynamite this Wednesday. In a post-show video, Copeland said he’s ready to move on from Christian and face some new opponents. Copeland announced that he’ll be issuing a Cope Open challenge for the title when AEW Collision takes place from London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, March 30.

That 40-year story, it’s closed. It’s time to move on. It’s time for me to face some different faces. It’s time for me to defend this TNT Championship. I want to be the type of champion who, if you think you deserve a shot, fine – step up. Right now, I’m sore, I’m a bloody mess, but I’ve got the TNT Championship.

So I tell you what, Collision, London – the Cope Open’s back. So anybody who wants to step up, feel free. There’s more at stake now too. There’s this TNT Championship. And I don’t plan on losing it anytime soon. So I wish you luck. And London, see you soon.

The Cope Open started this January during a storyline where Christian was refusing to face Copeland. Copeland had matches against young AEW talent in Griff Garrison, Lee Moriarty, and Dante Martin, along with a match against NJPW legend Minoru Suzuki.

Copeland said in his post-Dynamite interview that he feels like this is his first title reign since 2011. Copeland had a very brief reign as TNT Champion last December, winning the title from Christian at Worlds End and then immediately losing it back right after.

With no episode this weekend, March 30 is the next time that Collision will be airing. There’s no episode of the show this Saturday due to NCAA March Madness.

AEW Collision (Saturday, March 30) —

  • Adam Copeland issues a Cope Open challenge for the TNT Championship
  • AEW Tag Team title tournament quarterfinal match: FTR vs. The Infantry

TNT title match added to AEW Dynamite

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A TNT title match has been added to Wednesday’s Rampage.

Darby Allin will next defend the TNT title against Buddy Matthews of The House of Black In addition, Britt Baker will face Ruby Soho and Toni Storm in a three-way, Ethan Page and Matt Hardy will team up to take on Jungle Boy and Hook, and The Acclaimed and The Gunns will meet in family therapy.

On Friday’s Rampage, a vignette aired with Allin talking about the House of Black, saying the last time they all met, he and Sting took them out for a while. Allin said he would bring the challenge to them and take each of them down, starting with Matthews on Wednesday.

Also on Rampage, it was Matt Hardy that ultimately cost Page a match against Orange Cassidy. Page then issued a challenge against Jungle Hook for this coming Wednesday. 

Dynamite last Wednesday additionally saw Storm and Saraya attack Willow Nightingale after a match, leading to Ruby Soho making the save. Billy Gunn called for a family therapy session on Wednesday’s show after his sons and The Acclaimed argued with one another.

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, January 25 —

  • TNT title match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Buddy Matthews
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Brian Cage
  • Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara  vs. Ricky Starks & Action Andretti
  • Britt Baker vs. Ruby Soho vs. Toni Storm
  • Ethan Page and Matt Hardy vs. Jungle Boy Jack Perry and Hook
  • Family therapy with The Gunns/The Acclaimed

Two title matches added to AEW Battle of the Belts III

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Two new title matches have been added to Battle of the Belts III.

Thunder Rosa will defend the AEW Women’s Championship against Jamie Hayter, while Wardlow will defend the TNT title against Jay Lethal. A third match, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the ROH World Championship, has already been announced. The show will air on Saturday after being taped during Friday’s Rampage event.

On Wednesday’s Dynamite, Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh attacked Orange Cassidy after Lethal beat him in the opening match. Wardlow came out for the save. Dutt then demanded that Wardlow put up the TNT title at Battle of the Belts, with Wardlow accepting.

In a tag team match that took place Wednesday, Hayter and Britt Baker scored a win over Toni Storm and Rosa after miscommunication between Rosa and Storm led to Storm accidentally laying out Rosa with a hip attack in the corner. This allowed Hayter to pin Storm with a short-arm clothesline.

Here is the lineup for Battle of the Belts III:

  • ROH World Championship: Claudio Castagnoli defends against Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW World Women’s Championship: Thunder Rosa defends against Jamie Hayter
  • TNT Championship: Wardlow defends against Jay Lethal

TNT title match added to AEW Fyter Fest

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A TNT title match has been added to Wednesday’s Fyter Fest card.

Tony Khan announced this afternoon that Wardlow would be defending the title in his first defense against Orange Cassidy. Additionally, Chris Jericho will appear on Wednesday’s show.

“In 2022 Wardlow’s won the #FaceOfTheRevolution, became #AllElite at #DoubleOrNothing, + became TNT Champion last week! Now @RealWardlow’s issued an open challenge for #AEWDynamite & his opponent is red hot fresh off back-to-back tv wins,” Khan wrote on Twitter.

Wardlow won the TNT title last week on Dynamite, defeating Scorpio Sky. Orange Cassidy defeated Ethan Page at Blood and Guts back on June 29, then followed that up with a win on Rampage last Friday, defeating Tony Nese.

Jericho will appear on the show after orchestrating an attack on Ruby Soho last week on Dynamite, with Jericho instructing Tay Conti to slam a car door on Soho’s hand. This led Soho’s friend Eddie Kingston to challenge Jericho to another match on Rampage. The two will meet at week two of Fyter Fest in a barbed wire death match, with members of the Jericho Apprecation Society locked in a shark cage suspended above the ring.

Here is the updated lineup for week one of Fyter Fest, which kicks off Wednesday:

  • AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks defend against Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland and Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks in a three-way match
  • Non-title match: AEW Interim World Champion Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • TNT title: Wardlow defends against Orange Cassidy
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Jake Hager
  • Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay
  • Luchasaurus in action
  • Christian Cage speaks
  • Chris Jericho will speak