Kevin Knight wins TNT title at AEW Dynasty
A new TNT Champion has been crowned.
Kevin Knight emerged as the surprise winner of the Casino Gauntlet match and the vacant TNT title during Sunday’s AEW Dynasty, scoring the pinfall over Daniel Garcia after hitting the UFO splash.
Knight’s win cements him as a singles champion 24 hours after he, Mistico, and Speedball Mike Bailey lost the Trios titles to The Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, and Clark Connors) on AEW Collision.
After the match, Knight celebrated his title win while his tag team partner Mike Bailey appeared dejected at ringside, failing to win the title in his home country.
Former champion Tommaso Ciampa and Rush started the match Over time Bandido, Bailey, El Clon, PAC, Daniel Garcia, Anthony Bowens, Knight, and Wheeler Yuta emerged. Knight scored the win over Garcia while Bailey was on the apron.
The title was declared vacant after former champion Kyle Fletcher suffered an injury to his foot late last month on an episode of Collision. The TNT title was soon declared vacant and the Casino Gauntlet match was announced.
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