Samoa Joe has his next challenger.
Samoa Joe will defend the AEW TNT Championship against Darby Allin on the January 4 episode of AEW Dynamite. Tony Khan made the match official on Thursday afternoon.
Darby attacked Joe with his skateboard at the end of Wednesday's AEW Dynamite after Joe successfully defended the TNT Championship against Wardlow. After the match, Joe cut Wardlow's hair and looked to do more damage before Darby emerged.
Joe previously defeated Allin on the December 7 episode of AEW Dynamite.
Next Wednesday, Jan 4
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) December 29, 2022
Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite
Seattle, WA@TBSNetwork
TNT Championship Match@SamoaJoe vs @DarbyAllin
The King of Television vs. The Longest Reigning TNT Champion Ever!
We'll have exclusive comments on this bout from Darby + @Sting tomorrow on #AEWRampage! pic.twitter.com/b5zLWd0W98
Here is the current lineup for the January 4 episode of AEW Dynamite:
AEW Dynamite (1/4)
- Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks
- AEW TNT Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Darby Allin
Fightful will have live coverage of AEW Dynamite beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
