Konosuke Takeshita walked out of AEW WrestleDream as the brand new AEW Worldwide Champion after defeating each Will Ospreay and Ricochet with the assistance of The Don Callis Household. It is the primary title Takeshita has gained since signing with AEW in 2022, and he is losing no time placing it on the road — simply not in AEW. PWInsider has realized that Takeshita will make his first protection of the AEW Worldwide Championship in opposition to former TNA World Champion Josh Alexander on the second evening of Maple Leaf Wrestling’s Cast In Excellence occasion in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on October 20.
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Takeshita was already introduced for the occasion, and his match with “The Strolling Weapon” had already been booked earlier than he gained the AEW Worldwide Championship, however the stakes for his or her bout have now been elevated. The 2 males have solely crossed paths as soon as earlier than at a Backyard State Professional Wrestling occasion in July 2022; their match resulted in a 20-minute time restrict draw. Alexander will not be the one man Takeshita faces over MLP’s debut weekend, because the occasion’s first evening on October 19 will see him face “Speedball” Mike Bailey in a rematch from the PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2023 remaining, which Takeshita misplaced.
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A number of stars from AEW and ROH will seem over the 2 day occasion that may relaunch the Canadian promotion that may now be backed by former TNA President Scott D’Amore. ROH Girls’s World Champion Athena will defend her championship in opposition to Gisele Shaw, QT Marshall will tackle Bhupindar Gujjar, and there will likely be appearances from Harley Cameron, Rocky Romero, and Don Callis. The occasion will likely be streamed stay on TrillerTV.
