ROH, TNT title matches set for AEW Battle of the Belts II
Both a TNT and Ring of Honor World title match have been added to Saturday’s AEW Battle of the Belts II.
ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham will defend against Dalton Castle in what will be the AEW debut for both men. Gresham defeated Bandido to unify the ROH titles at this month’s Supercard of Honor show with AEW/ROH owner Tony Khan saying ROH titles could be defended on AEW TV.
Gresham has been the titleholder since last December’s Final Battle. Castle, a former ROH World Champion, appeared on the Supercard pre-show and picked up a win.
TNT Champion Scorpio Sky will defend against former champion Sammy Guevara in a rematch. Guevara and Tay Conti have been pursuing the rematch since Sky won the title on an early-March Dynamite, busting up Dan Lambert’s car and interrupting promos.
This will be Sky’s second defense while Guevara will be looking for his third TNT title reign.
The two matches join the already announced AEW Women’s title match between champion Thunder Rosa and former champion Nyla Rose.
In a change from the first Battle show, Saturday’s event will be taped, filmed Friday in Garland, Texas, after a live edition of Rampage.
Here’s the card for the one-hour TNT special, airing at 8 PM Eastern:
- AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa defends against Nyla Rose
- ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham defends against Dalton Castle
- TNT Champion Scorpio Sky defends against Sammy Guevara
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