Katsuyori Shibata Challenging Eddie Kingston For NJPW STRONG And ROH World Titles At AEW WrestleDream

Katsuyori Shibata will be taking on Eddie Kingston at AEW WrestleDream for both of Eddie Kingston's title belts.

Katsuyori Shibata had previously stated that he planned on wrestling at AEW WrestleDream. Still, now the ROH Pure Champion has the opportunity to become a Triple Champion as Eddie Kingston has voluntarily put his Ring of Honor World Championship and his NJPW Strong Openweight Title on the line in order to face Shibata in a match at AEW WrestleDream.

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Eddie Kingston announced the match on the September 23 AEW Saturday Collision, saying he wanted to pay tribute to Antonio Inoki.

Coming off his monumental win at #AEWDynamite Grand Slam, the NEW #ROH World Champ & NJPW Strong Openweight Champ #EddieKingston will put BOTH Titles on the line against #ROH Pure Champ @K_Shibata2022 next Sunday at #AEWWrestleDream LIVE on PPV!
Watch #AEWCollision LIVE on TNT! pic.twitter.com/t8sFM6GQys

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 24, 2023

Kingston recently announced that he was no longer taking independent wrestling bookings in the spirit of wanting to be a fighting champion. Learn more here.

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