Konosuke Takeshita Wins First AEW Title at WrestleDream

AEW is all set for one more huge evening of wrestling motion with WrestleDream, which may have at least 7 Titles up for grabs between the Zero Hour preshow and the principle pay-per-view. The cardboard is stacked throughout the board with a number of main standouts, although one of the vital anticipated matches coming into the occasion was the AEW Worldwide Championship match, which tasked Will Ospreay with defending his Championship towards Konosuke Takeshita and AEW’s newest free agent signing Ricochet. Ricochet and Ospreay ship a enjoyable begin to their in-ring rivalry on Dynamite’s five-year anniversary, however tonight is when followers actually acquired to see the 2 stars hit one other gear.

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Ospreay has been rolling since changing into Worldwide Champion, and whereas Ricochet continues to be early on in his AEW tenure, he’s already accrued some wins too. In the meantime, Takeshita has been circling a number of Championships, together with Okada’s Intercontinental Championship, however he’s now been introduced into the Worldwide Title fold as properly due to Ospreay’s tenuous relationship with Don Callis. Tonight the three stars delivered a thrill trip from starting to finish with a bunch of close to falls, however standing tall on the finish of it was Takeshita.

After a hard-hitting match that appeared like it might be unending, Ospreay’s long-time greatest buddy Kyle Fletcher turned up in a hoodie with a screwdriver in hand to make sure he wouldn’t stroll out of this match victorious. Him turning on his pal helped his Don Callis Household stablemate choose up the win. So as to add much more insult to harm, he used the Tiger Driver, a transfer that Ospreay banned from his skillset after his match towards Bryan Danielson for being “too harmful.”

The results of this match isn’t fully shocking. Latest experiences appeared to point AEW is excessive on “The Alpha,” and Fletcher stepping out of the shadow of his fellow United Kingdom member Ospreay is the subsequent apparent step. That is Takeshita’s first title win in AEW. He signed to the promotion in November of 2022 the place he noticed fairly reasonable success however after impressing AEW personnel, notably along with his run within the G1 Climax this yr, the push was coming before later.

Takeshita is the most recent face of the Don Callis Household after Callis betrayed each Kenny Omega and Ospreay. “The Aerial Murderer” was champion for simply in need of 50 days in his second reign, nevertheless it seems like he’ll now be transferring into the world title scene after a dominating mixed run of 101 days as AEW Worldwide Champion.

A Lengthy-Awaited Reunion

The truth that this match is occurring in any respect is a dream state of affairs, as beforehand it wasn’t doable. Ricochet has been signed with WWE since 2018, and that took any follow-ups to his earlier matches towards Ospreay off the desk until one thing modified. In 2023 Ospreay signed with AEW, although he needed to end a couple of earlier commitments earlier than becoming a member of All Elite Wrestling full-time. That modified in 2024, and that’s when rumors began hitting that Ricochet’s contract was coming up soon in WWE.

Ricochet was nonetheless busy although, even successful the Pace Championship after it was first launched, however then an increasing number of indicators pointed to him leaving the corporate. He was written off TV after an assault from Bron Breakker, and while it was rumored he was heading to AEW, it was made official at AEW All In.

• Zero Hour – ROH World TV Championship: Brian Cage (C) vs Atlantis Jr.
• Zero Hour – MxM Assortment vs The Acclaimed
• Zero Hour – Harley Cameron vs Anna Jay
• AEW World Championship: Bryan Danielson (C) vs Jon Moxley
• AEW Worldwide Championship: Will Ospreay (C) vs Ricochet vs Konosuke Takeshita
• AEW Ladies’s World Championship: Mariah Might (C) vs Willow Nightingale
• TNT Championship: Jack Perry (C) vs Katsuyori Shibata
• AEW World Tag Group Championship: Younger Bucks (C) vs Personal Celebration
• ROH World Championship: Mark Briscoe (C) vs Chris Jericho
• 2 Out of three Falls: Hologram vs The Beast Mortos
• Darby Allin vs Brody King
• Hangman Adam Web page vs Jay White

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