Darby Allin wins Royal Rampage, challenging for AEW World title at Grand Slam

Darby Allin has earned a future AEW World Championship match.

Allin won the Royal Rampage battle royale on Friday’s taped AEW Rampage episode, earning a shot at the AEW World Championship at Dynamite Grand Slam set for Wednesday, September 25.

Allin last eliminated Claudio Castagnoli of the Blackpool Combat Club to win the Royal Rampage. It is the second consecutive Royal Rampage victory for Allin, who won the 2023 edition to earn a TNT title shot at last year’s All Out pay-per-view. Brody King won the inaugural Royal Rampage in 2022 for a shot at the Interim AEW World Championship then held by Jon Moxley.

Current AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland is set to defend the title against 2024 Owen Hart Foundation tournament winner Bryan Danielson at All In next month, and Allin is likely next in line for the winner of that bout.

Brian Cage and Jeff Jarrett were the other members of the final four in the Royal Rampage match, with Castagnoli eliminating Cage, and Jarrett being eliminated by an interfering Hangman Page.