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AEW Introduces National Championship, Inaugural Title To Be Decided in Full Gear Casino Gauntlet

AEW positions the new belt as a traveling prize to be defended in partner promotions worldwide.

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 26: Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole holds an AEW championship belt before a game against the Party Animals at Memorial Stadium on April 26, 2025 in Clemson, South Carolina. A record-breaking crowd of 80,000 reportedly attended the game, the first of ten Savannah Bananas baseball games to be broadcast this summer by ESPN, and the first of three Banana Ball games to be played in football stadiums. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Tony Khan announced the creation of the AEW National Championship, with the first champion to be crowned on November 22 at Full Gear.
  • The inaugural champion will emerge from a Casino Gauntlet match that AEW says will spotlight a National title on TBS for the first time since the mid-1980s.
  • Initial entrants named on Dynamite are Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and Ricochet, with additional participants expected to be confirmed.
  • AEW describes the championship as a cross-promotional title to be defended against global challengers, including in NJPW and Ring of Honor.
  • Commentary framed the belt as an homage to the NWA National Championship, noting past holders and the lineage that last featured on TBS decades ago.