It was announced on Friday night’s episode of AEW Rampage that Ring of Honor World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will defend his title against Konosuke Takeshita at the Battle of the Belts event.
This is the first match announced for the show, which takes place on August 6 on TNT.
Hot off his first singles World Title win at #DeathBeforeDishonor, newly crowned @ringofhonor World Champion @ClaudioCSRO puts the title on the line for the first time ever, against rising Japanese star @takesoup at #AEWBattleOfTheBelts III on Saturday August 6 at 8/7c on TNT! pic.twitter.com/QLtENBq1w2
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 30, 2022
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