International title match set for AEW Battle of the Belts IX
AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy will defend his title against Preston Vance as part of Saturday’s Battle of the Belts IX from Norfolk, Virginia.
Cassidy, in his second run with the title, will be gunning for his eighth defense and his second one of the month while Vance is still in search of his first taste of AEW gold.
Both men were on the same team in an eight-man tag team match on this past Wednesday’s Dynamite — one that saw Vance score the winning pin.
The two have gone one-on-one just once back in September 2020 when Vance was known as Ten. Cassidy defended the formerly named All-Atlantic title against Vance and Rush in a three-way in October 2022.
The new bout joins the previously announced title matches between AEW Tag Team Champions Big Bill & Ricky Starks against Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara, and TBS Champion Julia Hart defending against Anna Jay.
The show will air following Collision at 10 PM Eastern on TNT:
- AEW Tag Team Champions Big Bill & Ricky Starks defend against Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara
- TBS Champion Julia Hart defends against Anna Jay
- AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Preston Vance
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