A prominent AEW Championship is getting a name change.
On the March 15, 2023 edition of AEW Dynamite, the AEW All-Atlantic Championship will be officially be transformed into the AEW International Championship. The change was first announced by AEW owner Tony Khan on the March 8 episode of Dynamite. According to Khan, the name change of the championship is in promotion of the new Shazam: Fury Of The Gods movie that is set to release on Friday, March 17. Shazam is a DC Comics property that is owned by Warner Bros Discovery.
Orange Cassidy will remain the current holder of the belt and is set to defend the renamed belt for the first time on March 15 against Jeff Jarrett. Cassidy defeated Jarrett's stable mate, Jay Lethal, in a championship match on the March 8 edition of the show.
Don't miss the #AEW International Championship defense with @RealJeffJarrett challenging the current champ @orangecassidy NEXT WEDNESDAY on #AEWDynamite in honor of the release of SHAZAM! It’s #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/TbPAfC6RTH
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 9, 2023
The AEW All-Atlantic Championship was first introduced at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view back in June 2022. PAC, who was the inaugural champion, dropped the belt to Orange Cassidy on the October 12 episode of AEW Dynamite.
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