AEW International title eliminator tournament to begin on Dynamite
A new tournament to decide Kenny Omega’s first AEW International Championship contender will begin on this week’s Dynamite.
AEW’s Tony Khan announced in a social media post that the International title eliminator tournament will begin on the Wednesday, March 12 Dynamite with two first round matchups, and continue on the Saturday, March 15 Collision with two more first round bouts.
The winners of the first round matches will compete in a four-way on the Wednesday, March 19 Dynamite, with the winner of that bout advancing to a title match against Omega at the Dynasty pay-per-view set for Philadelphia on Sunday, April 6.
The first round matches for Dynamite are Orange Cassidy vs. CMLL’s Hechicero, plus a mystery wildcard opponent taking on The Beast Mortos.
The first round matches for Collision will be Ricochet vs. Katsuyori Shibata, plus Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis.
Omega defeated Konosuke Takeshita for the International title at Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view. He is also set to speak on Wednesday’s Dynamite.
The AEW International title eliminator tournament:
AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, March 12 —
- Orange Cassidy vs. Hechicero
- The Beast Mortos vs. mystery wildcard opponent
AEW Collision, Saturday, March 15 —
- Ricochet vs. Katsuyori Shibata
- Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis
AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, March 19 —
- Winners of first round matches compete in a four-way
AEW Dynasty, Sunday, April 6 —
- AEW International Champion Kenny Omega defends against tournament winner
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