Wardlow became AEW TNT Champion on the July 6 episode of AEW Dynamite when he defeated Scorpio Sky in a street fight.
After winning the title, Wardow said he wanted to bring back the open challenge, which has yet to happen consistently. At AEW All Out, Wardlow won't be defending the title as he'll be in trios action, teaming with FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) against Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) & Jay Lethal.
Speaking to Stephanie Chase, Wardlow explained his goals following AEW All Out.
"My focus is All Out right now, I haven't really thought past that. Thinking about it, after All Out, I told fans I wanted to bring some respect back to the TNT Title. The fact that it's in my possession, the respect level is already up. The fact that Wardlow is the TNT Champion makes the TNT Championship important. Realistically, I haven't done anything to really say that I've done that. I would like to...beating Jay Lethal is a huge accomplishment, I feel he's one of the best wrestlers in the world. That I feel is important and an accomplishment. Beyond that, I haven't done anything since being TNT champ. I'm ready for some real competition. Yeah, I'll go in the ring and powerbomb somebody ten times, put my foot on their chest, and pin them, but guess what I'll go in there and work with whoever thinks they are the hardest worker. Step in the ring with me. I'm not just squash matches. I can perform. I'm ready to show that," he said.
Wardlow has made three successful title defenses since winning the AEW TNT Championship. He most recently defeated Ryan Nemeth on the August 26 episode of AEW Rampage.
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