Darby Allin will defend the AEW World Championship for the first time just one week after capturing it when he faces Tommaso Ciampa on this Wednesday’s Dynamite in Portland, Oregon. The match was announced on Friday in a first-time-ever pairing between the two.
Ciampa earned the opportunity by defeating Dezmond Xavier on the Spring BreakThru Dynamite and immediately calling out the winner of the Allin versus MJF main event. He enters on a five-match singles winning streak. MJF’s attendance at the show has not been confirmed, though his recent social media activity suggests he may have something to say about the championship he believes was taken from him under questionable circumstances. The full Dynamite card for Portland also features Will Ospreay versus Mark Davis and Mina Shirakawa versus Hikaru Shida.