International title match announced for AEW Collision

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Konosuke Takeshita poses with the AEW International Championship. (Image credit: JJ Williams)

On AEW Collision this Saturday night, Konosuke Takeshita will make the first defense of his International Championship reign.

Takeshita became a two-time International Champion when he defeated Kazuchika Okada for the belt at Double or Nothing. Less than a week into his reign, Takeshita is set to defend against Daniel Garcia on Collision. The match was announced by Tony Khan on social media today.

“After The Alpha regained the International belt at #AEWDoN, Takeshita will collide vs former TNT Champion Daniel Garcia in a big title fight TOMORROW!,” Khan wrote.

Though Garcia is his first challenger, Takeshita is locked into a feud with Kyle Fletcher after the returning Fletcher targeted him at Double or Nothing. Takeshita, now a babyface, has linked up with The Conglomeration against his former faction mates in the Don Callis Family.

A Trios Championship match with The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) defending against Don Callis Family’s Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta & Lance Archer is among the other matches set for Saturday’s Collision. The show is being held at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

AEW Collision (Saturday, May 30) —

  • AEW Trios Champions The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly) defend against Don Callis Family (Rocky Romero, Trent Beretta & Lance Archer)
  • AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) vs. TayJay (Tay Melo & Anna Jay) in an AEW Women’s Tag Team title five-minute eliminator match
  • Hazuki vs. Maya World (with Persephone on commentary)
  • Future of the vacant TBS Championship will be addressed
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