Darby Allin To Defend AEW Title Against Tommaso Ciampa On 4/22 AEW Dynamite
Darby Allin gets his first title defense.
Tony Khan announced that Darby will defend the AEW World Title against Tommaso Ciampa on the April 22 episode of AEW Dynamite.
Darby won the title this past Wednesday on Dynamite, defeating MJF in the main event. Earlier in the night, Ciampa defeated Dezmond Xavier. After this victory, he stated he was coming after the AEW Title. Ciampa is a former AEW TNT Champion.
This will be the first-ever meeting between Allin and Ciampa.
Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite
LIVE nationwide: 8/7c/6m/5p
THIS WEDNESDAY!AEW World Title@DarbyAllin vs @MrTommasoCiampa
After his win Wednesday,
Tommaso Ciampa made a challenge to the World Champion!
Darby Allin has accepted:
Darby vs Ciampa for the World Title
THIS WEDNESDAY! pic.twitter.com/9aGzwF5alI— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 17, 2026
Here is the current lineup for Wednesday’s Dynamite:
AEW Dynamite (4/22)
- Mina Shirakawa vs. Hikaru Shida
- Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis
- AEW World Champion Darby Allin to speak
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa
Fightful will have coverage of Dynamite beginning at 8 p.m. ET followed by a post-show podcast.
