It began life because the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, then it leveled as much as the AEW Worldwide Championship, and now because of Maxwell Jacob Friedman, the AEW American Championship is across the waist of the “Salt of the Earth.” MJF defeated Will Ospreay on the 250th version of “AEW Dynamite” for the title, earlier than rechristening it as a belt to signify, in MJF’s thoughts, the one nation that issues. Friedman already has a rematch with Ospreay at All In on August 25, however will he truly be the champion by then?
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The reason is is that he shall be touring to the UK two weeks earlier than All In to defend the AEW American Championship at RevPro’s Summer season Sizzler occasion in London, England, on August 11. His opponent shall be none aside from the present RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Michael Oku, whose title will not be on the road for this match.
Friedman additionally despatched a video to RevPro through social media to hype up the match, calling Oku “indie trash,” “a bum,” and “spineless.” He then threw a jab on the complete nation of England by saying that the nationwide soccer workforce being spineless is the rationale they misplaced within the closing of Euro 2024 to Spain.
What have we simply seen?!?!?
Sunday August eleventh. York Corridor, Bethnal Inexperienced.
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MICHAEL OKU VS MJF🎟️ https://t.co/JIWNjfxprp pic.twitter.com/nvlMGuwsoG
— Revolution Professional (@RevProUK) July 28, 2024
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Whereas the match is being billed as an AEW American Championship match on the time of writing, that may not be the case by the point August 11 rolls round. MJF has already agreed to a match in CMLL on August 2, the place he’ll defend the title in opposition to Templario in Area Mexico. Nevertheless, RevPro have confirmed that even when MJF loses to Templario, the match with Oku will nonetheless go forward with none championships on the road.
