Another title showdown has joined this weekend’s pay-per-view lineup.
Tommaso Ciampa will put his AEW National Championship on the line against recent signing Ilja Dragunov this Saturday. The matchup is joining a stacked Full Gear card from the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Shortly after Ciampa defended his title for the first time on Wednesday night, taking down Speedball Mike Bailey, Dragunov came to the ring and went face-to-face with the champ. After a prolonged stare-down, Dragunov pointed to the screen in the venue, where it was revealed that a showdown between them has been made official for Full Gear.
The upcoming booking will be Dragunov’s first time working a PPV match since signing with AEW earlier this year. The ex-WWE name had his signing revealed at the company’s last PPV, WrestleDream.
Ciampa will be looking to win a third title showdown in the span of 8 days. He won the National belt on last weekend’s episode of Collision off Andrade El Idolo, beat Bailey on Wednesday, and now could possibly hand Dragunov his first AEW loss.
Along with the National title showdown, it was revealed on Wednesday that a TBS title match will take place on Saturday. As part of a one-hour Tailgate Brawl pre-show broadcasting on TBS, defending champ Queen Aminata will face Persephone and Maya World in a three-way.
Here’s an updated look at this weekend’s Full Gear lineup:
- Queen Aminata vs. Persephone vs. Maya World (TBS Championship) (Pre-Show)
- Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ilja Dragunov (AEW National Championship)
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Adam Copeland (AEW International Championship)
- Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson vs. Jake Doyle & Mark Davis (AEW World Tag Team Championships)
- Alex Windsor & Jamie Hayter vs. Harley Cameron & Kris Statlander (AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championships)
- Hangman Adam Page, Bandido & Brody King vs. Swerve Strickland, Austin Creed & Kofi (AEW World Trios Championships) (Texas Death Match)
- Death Riders & The Conglomeration vs. The Cut (Anarchy in the Arena)
- Mercedes Moné vs. Marina Shafir (AEW Women’s World Championship)
- Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher (AEW World Championship)
