Claudio Castagnoli challenges Kazuchika Okada for 8/21 AEW Dynamite in Cardiff
After earning a title shot at reigning AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada on last Saturday’s Collision, Claudio Castagnoli has called his shot for the match: the first-ever Dynamite in Cardiff, Wales.
Castagnoli issued the challenge during this Saturday’s Collision in a backstage segment, saying he wanted to win the title before this year’s Continental Classic and had the perfect place: the first-ever Dynamite in Europe on Wednesday, August 21st.
Okada will get the chance to respond on this Wednesday’s Dynamite when he and Castagnoli come face-to-face. When they do square off, it will be their first-ever singles match.
Castagnoli bested Tomohiro Ishii and Ring of Honor Pure Champion Lee Moriarty in a three-way to earn the opportunity. While he has held the ROH World title in the Tony Khan era, AEW gold has eluded him during his multi-year run in the company.
For Okada, it will be just the third defense of the title he won back in March from Eddie Kingston and his first since mid-May.