Kyle Fletcher wins TNT title on AEW Dynamite, first title defense set
Kyle Fletcher is once again the TNT Champion, defeating Tommaso Ciampa on AEW Dynamite to regain the title and set up his first defense.
Fletcher ended the 13-day run for the former WWE star, pinning Ciampa after a brain buster that ended the physical bout.
Afterward, Fletcher took the microphone to say he would defend the title against anyone at this Saturday’s Grand Slam Australia as he is returning home. Former champion Mark Briscoe then came out and called his shot for the seventh match in their unofficial series.
Fletcher agreed, but then said if the seventh match was to happen, Briscoe would have to “reach for the sky” as it will be a ladder match which Briscoe quickly agreed to.
It’s Fletcher’s second run with the title after a 114-day reign that ended at last November’s Full Gear to Briscoe in a no DQ match.
Current AEW Grand Slam Australia card | This Saturday | Sydney, Australia
- AEW World Champion MJF defends against Brody King
- Hangman Page vs. Andrade El Idolo World title eliminator
- TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mark Briscoe in a ladder match
- Toni Storm & Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta & Marina Shafir in a hair vs. hair tornado tag match
- AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Konosuke Takeshita
- AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron) defend against MegaBad (Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne)
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