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AEW Unveils National Championship, Inaugural Title Set for Full Gear Casino Gauntlet

Critics object to AEW’s historical framing of the new traveling prize.

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)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: A detail view of the AEW World Tag Team Championship during a visit of celebrities at SiriusXM Studios on September 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Tony Khan announced the AEW National Championship with the first titleholder to be crowned in a Casino Gauntlet match at Full Gear on November 22.
  • Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and Ricochet were confirmed on Dynamite as early entrants for the multi-entrant gauntlet match.
  • AEW says the championship will be defended internationally as a traveling title, citing potential appearances in ROH, NJPW, and CMLL in addition to AEW events.
  • Khan and Tony Schiavone tied the concept to past National Championship history on TBS, calling it the first such title on the network since 1986.
  • NWA National Champion Mike Mondo publicly asserted the NWA belt holds the legitimate National lineage, with commentators criticizing AEW’s presentation as misleading.